One Game Of Thrones prequel series has been given a pilot order, but that doesn’t mean that HBO’s other Game Of Thrones spinoff projects have been shut down. In fact, according to George R.R. Martin, three more potential Thrones shows remain in active development. “If you have been following along, you know that we started with four [spinoff show ideas], and … >
There may be life in Lucifer yet. Jennifer Salke, the head honcho over at Amazon Studio, has revealed that talks are ongoing between Amazon and NBC with regards to Lucifer’s future. “We were talking about Lucifer,” Amazon’s Salke told Deadline last Thursday. “I know that international, especially the UK group, was really bullish on that show, I haven’t checked … >
Amazon Studio’s head honcho, Jennifer Salke, has been chatting about that Lord Of The Rings TV show. It’s a fairly massive update she’s offered, so prepare thyself for a lot of quotes… “Despite all the noise around Lord Of The Rings, the deal only closed like a month ago”, Salke explained to Deadline. “But in the meantime, … >
After she debuted the role of Jenny in Doctor Who back in 2008, there was some speculation that Georgia Tennant would get a call to reprise the part again. Now, as she embarks on new adventures courtesy of Big Finish, she’s confirmed that a TV return for the character was never on the cards. Tennant … >
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have joined forces to invest £125 million into a new Freeview app, which the British broadcasters hope can rival Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and all the other streaming services vying for the attention of British audiences. Network operator Arqiva is also involved in the deal. Rumours of a collaboration between … >
Channel 4 has opted not to press ahead with further episodes of Damned, Jo Brand’s social worker sitcom, which debuted in 2016 and returned for a second series earlier this year. Sadly, for fans of the show, Channel 4 will not be making a third series of Damned. Jo Brand wrote the series (with comedian collaborators Will … >
We’ve been hearing for months that HBO has been developing Game Of Thrones spinoff series ideas, and now it looks like the network is pressing ahead with one of the concepts. The news today is that HBO has ordered a pilot episode for one of these Game Of Thrones prequels, and George R.R. Martin is involved in the … >
Douglas Adams was recommended for the Doctor Who Script Editor’s job by his predecessor Anthony Read, and accepted the job after meeting with producer Graham Williams. This was around September/October 1978. Williams was recovering from illness that meant he was unable to carry out his role during the filming of The Power of Kroll. It … >
It’s testament to The Fast Show’s incredible depth of quality that narrowing this list down to a manageable number proved to be so exceedingly difficult. There were so many brilliant characters across the show’s run, it’s easy to forget some absolute gems.There was the thespian who spent “over six hours in make up”, the ever-so … >
Channel 4 continues to make programming decisions that other outlets would shy away from, which is a very admirable thing indeed. The UK broadcaster has just announced Home, a sitcom centred on a Syrian refugee who lives in the UK. Home is written by Rufus Jones (who you’ve probably seen on screen in W1A, Camping and/or Hunderby), who will also star in … >