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ABC eyes ‘pod’ treatment for ‘V’
Despite rave reviews for the pilot from fans and surprisingly, critics, the unofficial word on “V” is that it is in trouble. Although the network confirmed that the Sci-fi drama would launch as planned on Tuesday, November 3rd at 8 p.m, its decision to split this seasons episodes into 2 pods has everyone questioning the…
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CW cancels ‘The Beautiful Life’
The first cancellation this fall has been CW’s ‘The Beautiful Life: TBL’ following a number of fairly bad ratings. Details that the production had been halted were confirmed in late September 2009. Inside sources were quoted as saying that repeats of dramas to the likes of Melrose Place would fill the freed up timeslot from…
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Stephen King chills tube again
Stephen King is to try out the small screen once again, signing up to take his book ‘The Colorado Kid’ into an hour long series for E1 Entertainment. The project, titled ‘Haven’, centres around a spooky little town in Maine inhabited by cursed folk who live normal lives, but in exile. FBI agent Audrey Parker…
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CW gives full-season order to ‘Tree Hill’
The CW has given a full season order for the much loved TV series One Tree Hill and has also ordered additional scripts for the Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place. Although One Tree Hill had an order for just 13 episodes the early pickup ensures the drama a full seventh season. As for Vampire Diaries…
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Primeval’ saved from extinction
Pay TV Operator UKTV and BBC America have stepped in to save the dinosaur franchise Primeval from extinction. A few months ago British TV station ITV stated that it plans on axing the series after 3 seasons, mainly due to costs. However after a groundbreaking deal to share costs, the new partners have said that…
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Dexter’ off to a killer start
Dexter’s fourth season is off to a “killer” start with its debut show bringing in 1.52 million viewers. Up by 25%, its third season opener in 2008 brought in 1.21 million viewers. This makes it a series high for this serial killer drama. Starring Michael C. Hall, this makes it Showtime’s most-watched telecast since 2004.…
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‘Big Bang’ blasts off in ratings
The Big Bang Theory hit series highs last week and now boasts a higher profile time slot. Big Bang was in top form against its ‘not-so-hot’ competition including drama premieres – NBC’s new ‘Trauma’ and Fox’s second year ‘Lie to Me’. The show built on its ‘Two and a Half Men’ lead-in by its largest…
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‘Lord of War’
A 2005 political crime thriller, Lord of War was written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Nicola Cage. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2005. In this movie, Cage plays the illegal arms dealer with similarities to Russian arms dealers Viktor Bout and Leonid Minin. Lord of War was officially endorsed…