Doctor Who
- David Tennant's on Top Gear on Sunday (here's another picture for you)…
- …and denies he's leaving the show next year…
- …although Rhys Ifans (he's Welsh you know) might be next in line apparently, assuming Jennifer Saunders doesn't get the job
- Sarah Jane's future in doubt
- And there's a new remix of the theme tune on the way
Film
- Peter Jackson to produce a two-part Hobbit
- Chow Yun-Fat joins the cast of Dragonball
- Sean Penn (and Brad Pitt?) to star in Terrence Malick's Tree of Life
- Now Edward Norton is leaving State of Play and Ben Affleck might replace him
Audio plays
- No more audio plays of The Tomorrow People
Technology
- Jerry Bruckheimer signs a deal with MTV to produce video games
British TV
- New series of Shameless to debut on MySpace
US TV
- Monk and Psych to be re-run on NBC
- Clips from volume 3 of Heroes
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December 19, 2007 | Reply
Rhys Ifans would be a good Doctor, but I have a feeling they're going to go for someone physically different from DT, and Ifans is another tall, skinny gangly type with mad hair.
I bet SJA gets recomissioned. It's not so much in doubt, more not recommissioned yet. That's RTD's way of kicking the BBC...
What the hell's going on in State of Play?
December 19, 2007 | Reply
The only way I can see SJA not getting re-commissioned is on the grounds of cost. With children's TV plummeting to its doom and the BBC making cutbacks everywhere, even though SJA is the top-rated children's BBC show, it might just be too expensive for the Beeb to justify making it any more. On the other hand, it does make a lot of money in merchandising.
As for State of Play, I imagine that Ed Norton took it on to work with Brad Pitt again and when Pitt pulled out and Crowe took over, Norton decided it was time to leg it. I actually think Affleck might do quite a good job, although not as good as Simm did.
December 19, 2007 | Reply
1) thanks for the pictures (what is it with DT and those velvet suits??!)
2) State of Play: hmmm... my ambivalence about remakes continues. Agreed on why Norton would hop off once Pitt was off the project and though that pairing had distinct promise, the most recent casting may yet prove better than we may expect...
December 19, 2007 | Reply
ROB.
I'm sorry I keep giving you things, but...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEQL4oe0t14
OHDEARLORD. IT'S SO OVERLY-EDITED AND DRAMATIC BUT I HONESTLY DON'T CARE. HURRAH! SQUEEEEEEE!
Ahem. Sorry. But, thought you might be interested.
*feebly waves her teenage Get out of scorn free card*
December 20, 2007 | Reply
No, no, keep 'em coming. I was aware of the trailer already thanks to Behind the Sofa and Television Without Pity, but next time that might not be true.