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Doctor Who? New doctor scooped online.
It was 24 hours before the new Doctor Who actor was announced online, yet the name Matt Smith was already 2nd favourite on betting site Betfair. At 11am, DigitalSpy.co.uk user filbertthefox reported the news, but a few hours later Smith’s odd had fallen to 50 to 1, suggesting that an insider leaked the news, leading [...]
Read More..>>Celeb BB Instant Reaction
Davina’s back - but why is she dressed like one of the cyber-dogs from the Dr Who Christmas Special?
LaToya Jackson is first in, OR!!! Is it just Michael in a wig? Think about it, it would be the perfect disguise.
Mutya Buena gets booed because she comes across as quite a horrible human being in the [...]
EXCLUSIVE: NBC planning to cancel leading dramas
NBC executive Jeff Zucker’s decision to hand Jay Leno an hour each weekday of their schedule means that they will need to cancel between 3 to 5 of their existing dramas and/or reality shows. Each year it is standard for shows to be cancelled to make way for new blood, but this season will be [...]
Read More..>>Cross-channel on demand service to launch tomorrow
End of Show has learned that the BBC may tomorrow announce a licensing deal for their iPlayer technology. The iPlayer has been a massive success for the BBC, enabling viewers to access whole series via their red button, online or on mobile technology. Whilst Channel 4 OD has had similar success their technology can only allow [...]
Read More..>>Bulletin Bored : The Naughty List 18-24 Nov 08
In the wake of several television related atrocities End Of Show have pledged to make you aware of the most complained about programmes on air on UK television, so that you might avoid them (or watch them online and then complain to Ofcom about what you have subjected yourself to.)
We will bring you The Naughty [...]
Why Buffy The Vampire Slayer isn’t over yet
Kevin Beaumont has something to say.
The year is 2008, and that sound you hear crackling is a pile of money burning in 20th Century Fox’s back yard. Let me explain.
To form a major motion picture, you need three elements: a story (your creative reason), a profitable venture (a business reason), and a talented cast and [...]
The Daily Express - idiots at large
The Daily Express continues its crusade to clean up British television, after it realised it could sell newspapers with it’s outrage over the BRoss (our new Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross name) fiasco on BBC Radio Two. In yesterdays newspaper, they ask “Is It Time To Clean Up Television?”, unsurprisingly adding a question mark at [...]
Read More..>>End Of Show watches Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse
Gio Despotakis sat down and watched “Gray Hour” the opening episode of Joss Whedon and FOX’s upcoming series “Dollhouse”. Two and a half times. Well, it was the opening episode at the time we saw it - it’s possible it’s episode 44 in the running order by now. !SPOILERS FOLLOW!
We start at a picturesque snowy [...]
Read More..>>Heroes Producers Sacked by NBC
Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb, two major players in the creative direction of NBCs Heroes have been fired by the network. Both co-executive producers were seen as integral in the positive atmosphere and family feel that presides over the super hero show’s production, which makes their culling a dramatic move. Heroes has been underperforming as [...]
Read More..>>Tonight’s Russell Brand TV show to feature prank calls
Channel 4 Sales tell us tonights episode of Russell Brand’s Ponderland includes “making phone calls to unsuspecting targets”.
Read More..>>BBC suspend Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross
The Beeb has shut down production on Vanity Project’s “Russell Brand Show” on BBC Radio 2 and Jonathan Ross’ TV show due to the continuing — and frankly, hilarious — row over phonecallgate.
BBC Director Mark Thompson spews:
I would like to add my own personal and unreserved apology to Andrew Sachs, his family and to licence [...]
Alan Tudyk has Good Vibes.
End Of Show can reveal that Alan will be starring in a new animated comedy from the writer of Pineapple Express. ‘Good Vibes’ is about two surfer bums and their high school life.Alan will play ‘Lonnie’, an old surf dude who also narrates the show. The pilot was recently picked up by Fox and is going to [...]
Read More..>>FOX saves Terminator at the last moment
FBR have stepped up to the plate and ordered 9 more episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles be put into production, in a move which makes End Of Show look like a bunch of idiots and which makes them look rather cool.
Terminator sank heavily in the ratings this season, slipping to numbers in key [...]
FEATURE - Inside Production - Terminator, Dollhouse and more
Welcome to our new feature, Inside Production, which gives you a behind the scenes take on what’s happening in the world of TV production in LA and the UK.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Current shooting episode 11, then moving to 13 in downtown LA - its final ordered episode (at present). Terminator shoots episodes [...]
Terminator gets two more episodes
FOX have ordered two more scripts of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. These will form episodes 2×14 and 2×15 of the season — although it is unclear if these scripts will be filmed.
Normally a network would order “the back nine episodes”, which they haven’t done in this case. The last case we can recall of [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Terminator gets, yes, terminated.
A source on “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” has told End Of Show that no new episode scripts have been ordered by FOX, beyond the 13 already written. This will force the show to shut down production shortly. ”To say we’re on the brink of cancelation is polite”, our source says.
Normally, when a show shuts [...]
ER finale details
ER will wrap this year with a 2 hour finale. EP David Zabel says: “We have a really good storyline for every [major] character from the past to show [the actors] what we want to do,” he said.
Anthony Edwards character (Dr. Mark Greene) died of brain cancer in May 2002 but will return in flashback [...]
Merlin starts strong, heading for second series
BBC One’s “MERLIN”, which stars Richard Wilson, Anthony Head and John Hurt, pulled in 6.65 mil viewers for its opening episode. The show will air on NBC from January. The numbers are respectably good, especially considering its place against ITV’s The X Factor (9.26 mil). Expect a second series to be announced shortly for next [...]
Read More..>>USA Ratings roundup - return of the shows
How I Met Your Mother - 9.7 mil - a very strong performance, outpacing it’s 8.2 mil average from last season. A total of 20% over it’s previous season opener. It’s good news for the series, which had been facing year on year decline in ratings.
The Big Bang Theory - 9.2 mil - slightly down [...]
90210 heads to full series
The CW have picked up 22 episodes of remake 90210, giving it a full first season. They’ve also opted to bring in former Gilmore Girls and Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer Rebecca Rand Kirschner as an EP — she’ll be overseeing the writers’ room. Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah will be overseeing the day-to-day showrunning.
Read More..>>HBO’s “Little Britain USA” review
Televisionary have an excellent review of the first three episodes of Little Britain USA.
Using a mix of those familiar and new characters, Walliams and Lucas skewer not only the British wackos they are used to eviscerating but also turn their gimlet eyes onto larger targets as well: the American public, poking fun at the celebrity-worship, [...]
True Blood returning for second series
Despite relatively poor opening ratings and only having aired two episodes, HBO have ordered a second series of Vamp drama “True Blood”. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise to anybody - creator Alan Ball worked on the hugely successful “Six Feet Under”, and genre shows don’t always find an immediate audience (example: the first low [...]
Read More..>>Grange Hill - School’s Out Forever
Kirsty Walker takes a look back at a children’s TV institution.
Grange Hill, a staple of children’s TV for over 30 years finally closes its doors this week. The drama, from the Phil Redmond ‘gritty realism’ pack, focused on a London comprehensive and was written from the point of view of the ragtag assortment of [...]