William Shatner speaks on writers and actors strikes

William Shatner spoke on the WGA (screenwriters) and SAG-AFTRA (actors) strikes ongoing in America and how they affected his convention appearance at Fan Expo Boston on Saturday, August 5, 2023. The convention organizers reassured fans that the the celebrity talks, meet-and-greets, autograph signings, photo ops and panels would still occur with this official statement: “As … >

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The Woman in the Wall

The Woman in the Wall – first-look images from new gothic thriller

The show, a psychologically and emotionally compelling detective story, stars Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack.  With The Woman in the Wall billed as coming soon, the BBC have released a series of first-look images. Starring Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials) and Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters), the gothic thriller comes from writer Joe Murtagh. The story … >

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Liberation of the Daleks

‘Doctor Who: Liberation of the Daleks’ coming to paperback in November

Doctor Who: Liberation of the Daleks, the comic-strip adventure first published in Doctor Who Magazine, will be available as a collated paperback comic release this November. Picking up from where the previous Doctor Who TV series left off with The Power of the Doctor, Liberation of the Daleks is the Fourteenth Doctor’s first official adventure. … >

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Ghosts Series 4

Ghosts UK to get a US airing on CBS

In a surprising twist of fate, American views are getting a run of the UK version of the show.  The glorious Ghosts continues to be a homegrown sitcom delight, with its fifth and final series airing later this year. Starring Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Alison and Mike, who inherit the tumbledown Button House, … >

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Gladiator - Russell Crowe

Those About To Die – Prime Video picks up international rights

The show comes from producer/director Roland Emmerich, based on the book of the same name.  Fans of bloody gladiatorial combat rejoice! Via THR, we’ve learned that Those About To Die is coming to Prime Video. Commissioned by US streamer Peacock, the show draws on the same non-fiction text as the movie Gladiator. Across 10 episodes, … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures continue with Travel in Hope (updated)

Christopher Eccleston’s next box set of audio adventures promises an encounter with Alpha Centauri. Updated 03/08/23: The audio adventures of the Ninth Doctor continue today with three more stories, released under the title Travel in Hope. To celebrate its arrival, producers Big Finish have released another of their special video trailers. This one leans towards … >

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Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghosts and The Gravestone

Paranormal – new BBC Three documentary series

Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone investigates a Welsh farmhouse widely considered to be the most haunted house in Britain.  In a joint commission between BBC Three and BBC Wales, Radio 1 presenter Sian Eleri sets out to investigate a seemingly ordinary farmhouse in north Wales. In the late 1990s, Penyffordd Farm was … >

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Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)

Billy Dee Williams announces his memoir

What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life is released in February 2024.  When the Star Wars legend Billy Dee Williams teased “something truly magnificent” recently, various commentators (us included) jumped to a conclusion. That’s because his tease came closely after news broke about the long-gestating Star Wars Lando Calrissian television series: Donald Glover and … >

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