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Can a show recover from the loss of its creator?
22 May 2012 4:58 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Community fans have been left reeling by the firing of the show's creator Dan Harmon. But is there any hope for the cult sitcom, or do shows inevitably decline when their creators depart?
The news that Dan Harmon, creator of cult sitcom Community, had been fired last week caused shockwaves. Programmes lose their writers and producers all the time – but few are as important to the show as Harmon. Just as it's hard to imagine Mad Men without Matthew Weiner or The Sopranos missing David Chase, so it seems as though NBC and Sony – respectively the network and production company behind the show – have failed to understand that Harmon's idiosyncratic brain is central to Community's success.
The obscure references were all his, along with the format risks and multiple timelines: Community was adored by its fans because of Harmon's vision. Its difficult to imagine that the unfortunate David Guarascio and Moses Port, »
- Sarah Hughes
News Nuggets: 'Doctor Who,' 'Sherlock' writer Steven Moffat wins special BAFTA honor
20 May 2012 11:02 AM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Steven Moffat to receive a special BAFTA honor: "Recognising his 'outstanding creative writing contribution to television,' the award will be presented on 27 May at London's Royal Festival Hall. Previous recipients include Russell T Davies, who preceded the 50-year-old Scot as 'Doctor Who's' head writer. 'Blimey! A special award!' said Moffat, 'I didn't even know I was ill.' The accolade follows the writing prize he received at last Sunday's Bafta Craft Awards for 'A Scandal in Belgravia,' the first episode of 'Sherlock's' second series." BBC Sherlock Holmes breaks the record as the most portrayed literary character in TV and film history: "Sherlock Holmes, who has been portrayed by actors like Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Baker and many others, has broken the record for having more film and TV portrayals than any other literary character. The super sl. »
Blue Peter: has the BBC made the right decision to drop it from BBC1?
16 May 2012 5:29 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
It's arguably sensible to put all children's output in one place but will this bring an end to family viewing?
Children's programmes are to be entirely expunged from the BBC1 and BBC2 schedules as soon as digital switchover is complete – to roars of knee-jerk disapproval from many. In particular, the news that Blue Peter will be shipped off to the Cbbc channel has infuriated several generations of adults who have grown up with the show since its launch in 1958.
It was bad enough when they moved Blue Peter out of Television Centre to its new home in Salford and uprooted Percy Thrower's lovely sunken garden – but now executives have decided the flagship brand is no longer suitable for broadcast on the channel that launched it. That's bound to provoke an emotional reaction from an audience brought up on sticky-back plastic and erroneously incontinent elephants.
There's no doubt Blue Peter »
- Julia Raeside
AfterElton Briefs: "Gay Pirates: Extended Cut," The Wanted Diss Christina, and James Franco Climbs "The Broken Tower"
27 April 2012 1:33 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Here is last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."
Thanks to Miz Liz for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Harry Shum Jr. (above) is 30, Jenna Ushkowitz is 26, Russell T. Davies is 49, Ann-Margret is 71, Penelope Cruz is 38, Jessica Alba is 31, Kate Mulgrew is 57, Leslie Jordan is 57, Daniel Day-Lewis is 55, Michelle Pfeifer is 54, Eve Plumb is 54, Carnie Wilson is 44, and the faboo Sheena Easton is 53. What are your fave Sheena songs? Here are mine: 10. "Sugar Walls." 9. "Machinery," 8. "When He Shines," 7. "Modern Girl," 6. "For Your Eyes Only" 5. "Do It For Love," 4. "Telefone," 3. "Almost Over You," 2. "Strut," 1. "You Could Have Been With Me"
For you Mass Effect fans: »
- snicks
First look at Wizards Vs Aliens
27 April 2012 9:16 AM, PDT | ScreenTerrier | See recent ScreenTerrier news »
Earlier this month, Screenterrier reported on the casting of two young newcomers Scott Haran and Percelle Ascott in Cbbc’s new action adventure drama, created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford (The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who), Wizards Vs Aliens.
And now here's a first look at Scott as Tom Clarke, and Percelle as Benny Sherwood.
Wizards Vs Aliens brings magic and sci-fi together to tell an epic tale. Aliens are intent of devouring all the magic on Earth - one 16-year-old boy stands in their way.
Tom Clarke is a seemingly ordinary boy who loves football. He lives with his dad Michael and grandmother Ursula in an ordinary house in an ordinary street - but there’s something different about Tom. He has an astonishing secret - his family are Wizards! When the alien Nekross arrive on Earth hungry for magic, there’s big, big trouble in store for all wizardkind. »
- noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
Titanic: there are lessons to be learned from its early plunge
16 April 2012 3:09 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The ITV series has failed to be the promised drama event of the year – what does this mean for co-funded projects?
"I just felt sick," says Nigel Stafford-Clark, producer of Titanic, on the moment he realised audiences had dived for the second episode of the miniseries, promoted as ITV's drama event of the year.
Simon Vaughan, the deal-maker who helped raise the funds needed, adds that he "thought the format [having Titanic strike the iceberg in each episode] was inspired". But British viewers have disagreed, and neither did it win critical appreciation. All of which focuses attention on whether there is an inherent flaw in trying to make programmes with global appeal.
A disaster in its own right or not, though, Titanic is already in handsome profit. Julian Fellowes's £12m drama has been sold to 96 countries, with America's ABC and Germany's Zdf joining early as co-funders. While the drama was entirely shaped in the UK, the main filming took place in Hungary, »
- Maggie Brown
This much I know: Lesley Sharp
16 April 2012 3:03 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The 47-year-old star of Scott & Bailey on adoption, acting and Russell T Davies
People can't place me. I'll be in the supermarket and they'll say, "Are you the woman who goes to the gym with my sister?" And I'll say, "I don't know. Probably." You can choose to go about your life attracting attention or deflecting it. I'm very happy to do my work and then slip into my private life.
I would go anywhere and do anything for Russell T Davies. We did some great work 10 years ago – the TV series Bob & Rose and The Second Coming. It's not true that he wanted me to be the first female Doctor Who, but I would if he asked, obviously.
Being adopted is different for everybody. For me it has always meant that at some level I don't belong anywhere. It wasn't my adoptive parents who created that feeling – they were »
- Megan Conner
The Doctor Who Column: Five ways to fix the Daleks
11 April 2012 7:11 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
As reported by Calvin earlier this week, the Daleks are due back in the next series of Doctor Who. Apparently, it's not just your run-of-the-mill Dalek return either – no sir, the production team are apparently bringing back a range of past Dalek types. For instance, a promotional picture has been issued featuring what appears to be a '60s era Dalek posing with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan – Gillan incidentally appears to have been snapped in the middle of practising some weird sci-fi Tai Chi.
And in fact, thinking about it, the prospect of bringing back the deadly pepperpots does raise a few issues. The problem with the Daleks is that their iconic status can lead to that small feeling of disappointment if their latest story falls short of expectations. There has been a string of Dalek classics over the years – Genesis Of The Daleks. The Evil Of The Daleks. »
Russell T. Davies Loans Dalek To 'Doctor Who'
10 April 2012 6:52 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
It's a reunion that Terry Nation would be proud of ... probably as long as the colorful iDaleks stay home. Steven Moffat is bringing every Dalek ever shown in "Doctor Who" to a single episode, the season premiere that kicks off this fall. And Moffat had to turn back to his old boss, former showrunner Russell T. Davies, for help. Instead of building all the Daleks from over the years from scratch, producers risked the spoiler getting out by doing a casting call for about 20 to 30 prop Daleks, especially those that were used in the television show over the last 49 years. Davies provided a grey and black Dalek that he has kept in his Manchester home since leaving the series in 2009. That joined a bunch of other Daleks, primarily coming from the Doctor Who Experience. That attraction, »
Doctor Who: All Daleks to return for real, not CGI
10 April 2012 4:54 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
The producers want to bring back the physical Daleks who’ve previously featured in Doctor Who, rather than using CGI. It’s like The Avengers of Daleks! Of course, Steven Moffat’s done a similar Doctor Who supervillain team-up before (and not just with Daleks), when the Doctor’s enemies converged on the Pandorica at the end of Season 5. That was epic, but what made those episodes even more brilliant was the startling plot twist at the end of the penultimate episode, which if you haven’t seen, I won’t spoil for you.
Maybe the Daleks see themselves as superheroes (though in Doctor Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog terms, they’re the Bad Horse Chorus). Maybe the Dalek equivalent of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury goes round recruiting them all for the Exterminators Initiative or something. In Doctor Who terms, they’d be like Martha Jones at the end »
Doctor Who bosses need 30 'real' Daleks
10 April 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | Virgin Media - TV | See recent Virgin Media - TV news »
'Doctor Who' producers need 30 ''real'' Daleks to battle the Time Lord in a new episode. The Doctor's most famous foes are returning to try to exterminate their nemesis in Series 7 and rather than use CGI versions of the metal-encased aliens bosses want Daleks that have featured in the BBC sci-fi show before. Executive producer Caroline Skinner has confirmed several generations of the monsters are required, saying: ''We're collecting every Dalek known to man, it's going to be great.'' One Dalek that has already been drafted in to fight Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith is one called Russell T. Davies, which belongs to »
‘Torchwood’ Season 5 Won’t Air For ‘A While’
9 April 2012 8:35 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Captain Jack Harkness has never been a man to set your watch by, but patiently waiting fans of Torchwood are going to have to wait awhile longer, and not for the rogue time agent, but for series creator Russell T. Davies.
Following the general success of Torchwood: Miracle Day, Starz has expressed interest in the idea of a fifth season of the Doctor Who spin off–but in a recent interview Chris Albrecht, CEO of Starz gave some insight regarding the shows future and showrunner Russell T Davies:
You know, Russell is so busy. Obviously, we’re in touch with the BBC all the time. They are our partners on DaVinci’s Demons and the Harem project. We told them, we stand by ready for any news, but I think it would be a while before Russell came back to Torchwood.
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- Scott Stoute
Meet the young stars of Wizards Vs Aliens
8 April 2012 2:45 AM, PDT | ScreenTerrier | See recent ScreenTerrier news »
Filming started last week in Newport on the new Cbbc sci-fi adventure drama Wizards Vs Aliens which has been created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies and Phil Ford. Announced in January as Aliens Vs. Wizards, the name had to be changed after threatened legal action from the Us.
Wizards Vs Aliens tells the tale of two 16-year-old boys, Tom a secret wizard and Benny his scientist friend, who try to stop aliens destroying the earth.
Two young newcomers lead the cast:
21 year old Scott Haran (represented by Robert Kelly Associates) from London stars as Tom. Scott plays Teddy Skinner in an episode of this season's Upstairs Downstairs.
Tom Clarke lives a seemingly ordinary life with his dad and grandmother. However he hides a deep secret – Tom’s family are wizards and when the Nekross arrive, hungry for magic, they find themselves on the menu.
The Nekross may be equipped with ray guns, »
- noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
Wizards vs Aliens starts filming
2 April 2012 1:17 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
The BBC had a gap in their schedule following the end of The Sarah Jane Adventures due to the untimely death of Elisabeth Sladen. However, the popular Doctor Who spin-off is to be replaced by a show from many of the same writers, Wizards vs Aliens, a show which reportedly does exactly what it says on the tin.
Writer and co-creator Phil Ford (The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctor Who, Torchwood, the new Captain Scarlet) has just tweeted:
“Principal photography on Wizards vs Aliens has just begun!! Hooray! Best of luck to everyone involved!”
Only a few days before, he tweeted:
“Just done the first full cast read-through for Wizards vs Aliens. So excited. Very happy!”
Ford's enthusiasm is infectious, though no doubt completely warranted based on the high-concept title alone.
As his co-creator Russell T. Davies says, "it was called Aliens vs Wizards until a lawyer stepped in, but there we go. »
David Yates is Still Planning his Doctor Who Movie
30 March 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
A few months ago it was reported that Harry Potter director David Yates was planning to develop a big screen adaptation of of the classic sci-fi BBC series Doctor Who. Yates envisions the film as a complete reboot, with a recast Doctor. Shortly after this was announced the shows current showrunner Steven Moffat said that "any Doctor Who movie would be made by the BBC team, star the current TV Doctor and certainly Not be a Hollywood reboot." I guess that's what Moffat would like to see, but it doesn't look like his vision is going to happen. Yates has once again confirmed after Moffat's statement that he is definitely making his Doctor Who movie, but not for a very long time. Here's what he had to say:
Yes, I'm definitely doing a Doctor Who movie. But I think where everyone got confused was that we're not making it for five years, »
- Venkman
Morning Meme: Mark Bingham's Mom Fires Back At Carson Daly, James Van Der Beek Loves BJs, and Matt Bomer Talks Gotye and "Glee"
30 March 2012 4:59 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Big news! Gavin Creel will be headlining the national tour of The Book of Mormon as Elder Price. The tour kicks off August 14th in Denver and will hit 15 cities during the run. A second tour is planned beginning December 12th.
The latest polls in North Carolina show Amendment 1 passing easily, banning both marriage equality and civil unions. The troubling thing is that a significant portion of the population doesn't even know what the amendment does. Some think it actually legalizes marriage equality, and some think it brings about civil unions.
Not helping of course is the National Organization for Marriage, who actually budgeted " $120,000 for a project to locate children of gay households willing to denounce their parents on camera." I'll be sharing oxygen with Maggie Gallagher next week for the second time in two years, and I'm not looking forward to it.
I don't even know what to say about AOL's new Mandatory. »
- lostinmiami
Starz Leaves Door Open For 'Torchwood' Return
28 March 2012 5:50 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
It might not have produced the viewership Starz had hoped for when it first picked up the "Doctor Who" spinoff from Fox's un-produced pilot cemetery, but there is still a chance that "Torchwood" could come back. All it will take is creator Russell T. Davies to signal he's ready for a return. Chris Albrecht, the chief executive officer of Starz, told Multichannel News that the show is far from dead, thanks in part to the ongoing relationship Starz has with BBC Worldwide. "You know, Russell is so busy," Albrecht said. "Obviously, we're in touch with the BBC all the time. They are our partners on 'DaVinci's Demons' and the 'Harem' project. We told them we stand by ready for any news, but I think it will be a while before Russell came back to 'Torchwood.'" It's a bit of a softer tone »
Geek Gossip: Netflix fails to save Terra Nova; Torchwood still in limbo
28 March 2012 3:37 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Dinosaur drama Terra Nova is reported to be extinct following the failure of a rescue bid by Netflix.
The series was cancelled earlier this month and there was talk of the digital distributor stepping in to save it.
But reports say a deal could not be reached between 20th Century Fox TV and Netflix - and it now looks like Terra Nova is being consigned to the fossil record.
TV Guide says a major sticking point was the worry that Netflix doesn't have the same clout as a broadcast or cable network.
But cable companies would be unlikely to stump up the $4million cost of every episode.
No official statement has been issued by either Fox or Netflix to clarify the position.
The future of Torchwood has also been left in limbo.
Chris Albrecht, boss of Starz, which co-produced fourth series Miracle Day with the BBC, told Multichannel News: "You know, »
- David Bentley
Is It Time To Reboot Doctor Who?
21 March 2012 4:27 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Easy there tiger, I’m not proposing that we reboot the entire series and its carefully cherished history, so please put down the pitch folks and douse the burning torches. Rather, I’m suggesting we draw a line under some of the poorer decisions from the Russell T Davies years that have seemingly restricted the story options available to later writers, or required ridiculous use of a Deus Ex Machina to get around them.
Case and point was the Time War and its subsequent Time Lock, where the only way for the Daleks and Time Lords to feature was through Davies creating various caveats to get them out of the Time Lock.
It’s not that these haven’t provided for some interesting episodes, but to a large extent, they’re also limiting the direction future series can go in. For instance, it’s difficult to explore the Doctor’s »
- Gwynn Compton
The Doctor Who Column: How to celebrate the 50th anniversary..?
19 March 2012 11:14 PM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
We human beings have a strange way of dealing with getting older. It happens at the point of milestone birthdays, so when the Big 40 morphs ominously into the Big 50 it's a hell of a shock, and then worse still, it turns devilishly into 65. And so on. Someone asked me the other day how I'd be celebrating my next milestone birthday, which is only a couple of years away – at which point I just started bawling so loudly the sobs could be heard 100 miles away.
Slightly less wussy people tend to forget about the misery of big birthdays by inviting the world and his wife to a great big party. More often than not, these events are not so much the happy-go-lucky kiddy parties from golden ages gone by, more one long booze-up with enough alcohol to make even Phil Mitchell raise his eyebrows. Friends and family congregate in a musty »
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