Apple TV’s flagship series “The Morning Show” returned last fall for a third season with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon again electrifying our screens. The show initially followed allegations of sexual misconduct surrounding a male co-anchor (Steve Carell) as the #MeToo movement was explored. Later, the series delved into other political topics and current events such as racial inequality, Russia invading Ukraine, Covid-19, and the Capitol insurrection.
Our guiding lights throughout all of this are Aniston’s powerhouse Alex Levy and Witherspoon’s moral-driven Bradley Jackson. In season three, they have to contend with affairs, media mergers, tech moguls (Jon Hamm), producers, and even going into space.
Season three quite literally explored new territories and critics felt that the show hit its stride, nailing its mad-cap, ludicrously entertaining tone.
Peter Travers (ABC News) noted: “Aniston and Witherspoon, plus star newbie Jon Hamm, power up the best season yet for...
Our guiding lights throughout all of this are Aniston’s powerhouse Alex Levy and Witherspoon’s moral-driven Bradley Jackson. In season three, they have to contend with affairs, media mergers, tech moguls (Jon Hamm), producers, and even going into space.
Season three quite literally explored new territories and critics felt that the show hit its stride, nailing its mad-cap, ludicrously entertaining tone.
Peter Travers (ABC News) noted: “Aniston and Witherspoon, plus star newbie Jon Hamm, power up the best season yet for...
- 5/22/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The UK version of The Traitors series 2 resists reality TV stars and keeps the format familiar: and it’s sticking to its guns.
I can’t say I’m an avid follower of reality television programmes as they stand at the moment. I remember devouring early series of Big Brother and The Apprentice, when they were very much in their infancy. Yet over time, the contestants became more knowing of what they were getting into, the shows heightened things and became crueller, and watching something like The Apprentice now, it feels like it’s more about Alan Sugar’s ego and humiliating people through editing rather than an interesting show.
It’s why The Traitors – the UK version – was such a breath of fresh air at the end of 2022.
Here was a brand new format (to the UK at least) that basically played with a murder mystery-style format, where it...
I can’t say I’m an avid follower of reality television programmes as they stand at the moment. I remember devouring early series of Big Brother and The Apprentice, when they were very much in their infancy. Yet over time, the contestants became more knowing of what they were getting into, the shows heightened things and became crueller, and watching something like The Apprentice now, it feels like it’s more about Alan Sugar’s ego and humiliating people through editing rather than an interesting show.
It’s why The Traitors – the UK version – was such a breath of fresh air at the end of 2022.
Here was a brand new format (to the UK at least) that basically played with a murder mystery-style format, where it...
- 1/3/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Those who still have a gaping hole in their lives and hearts after Netflix unceremoniously cancelled The Oa (which includes our Pilot Pod duo James Dyer and Boyd Hilton) were delighted to learn that creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij were working on a new series, the mystery thriller known as Retreat. Now re-titled A Murder At The End Of The World, the show is headed our way in November and a new trailer is online, putting the focus on rising star Emma Corrin.
Corrin, who has seen their career go from strength to strength of late, here plays Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker Darby Hart.
Darby and eight other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must use all of her skills to prove it was...
Corrin, who has seen their career go from strength to strength of late, here plays Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker Darby Hart.
Darby and eight other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must use all of her skills to prove it was...
- 9/8/2023
- by James White
- Empire - TV
“The English” is hoping for a successful Emmys season coming up, with the show on the precipice for a Best Limited Series bid as well as a Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor nomination for Chaske Spencer, while Emily Blunt is odds-on to be cited in the lead actress category. But they may be joined by the ever-reliable supporting player Rafe Spall, who emerged from Amazon Prime Video’s sweeping western series as one of the best things about it — if not the best.
“The English,” by creator Hugo Blick, follows Blunt as Lady Cornelia Locke, who is on the hunt for revenge in a search for the man responsible for her son’s death. Along the way, she meets Spencer’s Eli Whipp/Wounded Wolf, who is on a quest of his own — to claim back the land he is owed for his service in the US Army. The...
“The English,” by creator Hugo Blick, follows Blunt as Lady Cornelia Locke, who is on the hunt for revenge in a search for the man responsible for her son’s death. Along the way, she meets Spencer’s Eli Whipp/Wounded Wolf, who is on a quest of his own — to claim back the land he is owed for his service in the US Army. The...
- 5/31/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Amazon Prime Video big bet on “The English” paid off. Critics and audiences alike embraced this lavish Western from Hugo Blick that starred Emily Blunt in her first major TV role in decades and showcased Chaske Spencer, best known for his role in the “Twilight” franchise.
Blunt plays Lady Cornelia Lockhart, who ventures to the American West of the 1890s to search for the man who was responsible for the death of her son. Along the way, she meets Spencer’s Eli Whipp/Wounded Wolf, a member of the Pawnee Nation who seeks to reclaim the land he is rightfully owed for his service in the US Army. The two share a bond as they travel together and it is this central relationship that forms the heart, soul, brain, and blood of the stunning series.
Spencer holds his own opposite Blunt. His voice is exquisite, delivering every one of Blick...
Blunt plays Lady Cornelia Lockhart, who ventures to the American West of the 1890s to search for the man who was responsible for the death of her son. Along the way, she meets Spencer’s Eli Whipp/Wounded Wolf, a member of the Pawnee Nation who seeks to reclaim the land he is rightfully owed for his service in the US Army. The two share a bond as they travel together and it is this central relationship that forms the heart, soul, brain, and blood of the stunning series.
Spencer holds his own opposite Blunt. His voice is exquisite, delivering every one of Blick...
- 5/26/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Ben Whishaw could well be Emmy bound for his acclaimed portrayal of Adam Kay in the Hulu miniseries “This is Going to Hurt.” Kay just won a BAFTA Craft Award for adapting his bestselling memoir of the same name that chronicled his time as a junior doctor in his native England. And Wishaw contends at the upcoming main ceremony on May 14.
Kay works in a chaotic obstetrics and gynecology ward in an NHS hospital. He has to deal with a whole array of medical nightmares as he struggles to balance his work and home life. The series juggles black comedy with brutal drama. While Kay can be thoroughly unlikeable character, Whishaw’s boyish charm and snarky humor always keep you on his side. His fourth-wall breaking moments are sharp and punchy, while his breakdown in the season finale feels like an earned moment of emotional relief after he has taken...
Kay works in a chaotic obstetrics and gynecology ward in an NHS hospital. He has to deal with a whole array of medical nightmares as he struggles to balance his work and home life. The series juggles black comedy with brutal drama. While Kay can be thoroughly unlikeable character, Whishaw’s boyish charm and snarky humor always keep you on his side. His fourth-wall breaking moments are sharp and punchy, while his breakdown in the season finale feels like an earned moment of emotional relief after he has taken...
- 4/26/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Gather round, slime puppies! The final season of Jesse Armstrong’s seminal comedy-drama Succession is finally here, and there simply aren’t enough expletives in the English language to express how exciting the next few weeks are going to be.
Aside from the doubtless cacophony of scathing insults, tense business deals and glamorous globe-trotting locations that Season 4) – overlooked again.)
With Waystar’s buyout by tech mogul Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) officially branching out on their own, and Logan looking further outside of the family than ever before for guidance, the field really is wide open. Place your bets now – and read Team Empire’s predictions for who will emerge victorious below:
And the winner is… Roman Roy!
Sophie Butcher
Okay, okay. You’re thinking – Roman? Romulus? In a family of weirdo, uber-privileged arseholes, the weirdest, most uber-privileged of all could be the one to come out on top? Well, if we look at the evidence,...
Aside from the doubtless cacophony of scathing insults, tense business deals and glamorous globe-trotting locations that Season 4) – overlooked again.)
With Waystar’s buyout by tech mogul Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) officially branching out on their own, and Logan looking further outside of the family than ever before for guidance, the field really is wide open. Place your bets now – and read Team Empire’s predictions for who will emerge victorious below:
And the winner is… Roman Roy!
Sophie Butcher
Okay, okay. You’re thinking – Roman? Romulus? In a family of weirdo, uber-privileged arseholes, the weirdest, most uber-privileged of all could be the one to come out on top? Well, if we look at the evidence,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Sophie Butcher, Boyd Hilton, John Nugent, Kay Ribeiro, Nick de Semlyen, Beth Webb, James White
- Empire - TV
Gogglebox’s latest episode concluded with a tribute to publicist Lesley Land, who has died aged 41.
The popular Channel 4 show aired a new episode on Friday 9 December, which concluded with a photo of Land.
The image was accompanied by the words: “In loving memory – Lesley Land, 1981 - 2022.”
Land worked on Gogglebox for more than eight years, along with other Channel 4 projects such as The Big Narstie Show and The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan.
She died on Friday (2 December). A cause of death was not disclosed, but Variety reports that she died “unexpectedly” at home.
In a statement at the time, Channel 4 said that everyone who worked at the broadcaster was “deeply saddened” by the news.
“Lesley was a wonderful friend, a generous colleague and made tremendous fun wherever she went,” the statement said.
“But ultimately family was at the core of Lesley’s life. Our hearts go out...
The popular Channel 4 show aired a new episode on Friday 9 December, which concluded with a photo of Land.
The image was accompanied by the words: “In loving memory – Lesley Land, 1981 - 2022.”
Land worked on Gogglebox for more than eight years, along with other Channel 4 projects such as The Big Narstie Show and The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan.
She died on Friday (2 December). A cause of death was not disclosed, but Variety reports that she died “unexpectedly” at home.
In a statement at the time, Channel 4 said that everyone who worked at the broadcaster was “deeply saddened” by the news.
“Lesley was a wonderful friend, a generous colleague and made tremendous fun wherever she went,” the statement said.
“But ultimately family was at the core of Lesley’s life. Our hearts go out...
- 12/12/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
Hold on to those successor predictions. To paraphrase a famous quote from American scribe Mark Twain, “the news of his demise has been greatly exaggerated.” While the Internet has been buzzing for months about who will be the next James Bond, the current actor playing the British super spy has a message for everyone: he’s not done … yet.
Daniel Craig gave a candid interview recently to the Daily Mail (UK) where the 47-yeard old actor made it clear he’s making at least one more Bond picture. “I’m contracted for one more – but I’m not going to make predictions.”
Everyone from Damian Lewis, Tom Hardy, to Idris Elba have been linked as fan/media favorites to succeed Craig. While such speculation creates interesting blog posts and even has its own betting line in the UK, all of it is clearly premature. The forthcoming Spectre represents Craig’s...
Daniel Craig gave a candid interview recently to the Daily Mail (UK) where the 47-yeard old actor made it clear he’s making at least one more Bond picture. “I’m contracted for one more – but I’m not going to make predictions.”
Everyone from Damian Lewis, Tom Hardy, to Idris Elba have been linked as fan/media favorites to succeed Craig. While such speculation creates interesting blog posts and even has its own betting line in the UK, all of it is clearly premature. The forthcoming Spectre represents Craig’s...
- 10/12/2015
- by Jeff Bricker
- AreYouScreening.com
Good evening and welcome to the 87th Academy Awards, live from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
The biggest movie event of the year is with us once more, and Digital Spy will be bringing you comprehensive live coverage, from the first Manolos on the red carpet to the last teary speech from the stage.
Refresh your memory with this list of all the nominations and compare your prediction cards with our guesses for who will win all the major gongs.
21:15What were your favourite moments from tonight? And what do you think of all the big winners, especially Birdman's victory over Boyhood? Do let us know in the comments box below, and stick around on DS for our full reaction to the ceremony.
21:14Neil Patrick Harris was undoubtedly a bit hit and miss, lacking confidence in the middle more than anything else, but there were...
The biggest movie event of the year is with us once more, and Digital Spy will be bringing you comprehensive live coverage, from the first Manolos on the red carpet to the last teary speech from the stage.
Refresh your memory with this list of all the nominations and compare your prediction cards with our guesses for who will win all the major gongs.
21:15What were your favourite moments from tonight? And what do you think of all the big winners, especially Birdman's victory over Boyhood? Do let us know in the comments box below, and stick around on DS for our full reaction to the ceremony.
21:14Neil Patrick Harris was undoubtedly a bit hit and miss, lacking confidence in the middle more than anything else, but there were...
- 2/22/2015
- Digital Spy
Russell T Davies explains how new shows Cucumber, Banana and Tofu fit together and bring new voices to television…
Last week, Russell T Davies’ new Channel 4 trio of dramas, Cucumber, Banana and Tofu was launched at London’s posh Barbican centre (followed by an after-party held aptly at – where else – The Gherkin).
The post-screening Q&A, hosted by Boyd Hilton, took in all manner of topics, from Cucumber’s non-sexy look at all things sex, to age, race and sexuality diversity on screen, and the legal challenges of deliberately seeking out gay writers to bring new voices to television.
As the venue couldn’t hold you all, we picked out a few choice bits of what creator and head writer Mr Davies, Producer Nicola Schindler and actor Vincent Franklin had to say about the terrific new set of shows…
On how Cucumber, Banana, Tofu relate to each other:
Russell T Davies...
Last week, Russell T Davies’ new Channel 4 trio of dramas, Cucumber, Banana and Tofu was launched at London’s posh Barbican centre (followed by an after-party held aptly at – where else – The Gherkin).
The post-screening Q&A, hosted by Boyd Hilton, took in all manner of topics, from Cucumber’s non-sexy look at all things sex, to age, race and sexuality diversity on screen, and the legal challenges of deliberately seeking out gay writers to bring new voices to television.
As the venue couldn’t hold you all, we picked out a few choice bits of what creator and head writer Mr Davies, Producer Nicola Schindler and actor Vincent Franklin had to say about the terrific new set of shows…
On how Cucumber, Banana, Tofu relate to each other:
Russell T Davies...
- 1/22/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Watch the nominations announcement for the Ee British Academy Film Awards here… Post by BAFTA.
BAFTA’s Chair Anne Morrison was joined by Stephen Fry and Sam Claflin to announce the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2015. BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE, Chair of the Film Committee Nik Powell and Pippa Harris Deputy Chair of the Film Committee were also in attendance.
This year, nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards were live streamed exclusively on Facebook giving everyone the chance to be part of the excitement as it unfolded. Following the event, a live panel discussion took place between industry critics including Zoe Ball, Boyd Hilton, Rhianna Dhillon and Matt Risley which film fans also engaged with on Facebook.
The Ee British Academy Film Awards will take place on Feb 8 and will be held for the ninth year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden...
BAFTA’s Chair Anne Morrison was joined by Stephen Fry and Sam Claflin to announce the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2015. BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE, Chair of the Film Committee Nik Powell and Pippa Harris Deputy Chair of the Film Committee were also in attendance.
This year, nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards were live streamed exclusively on Facebook giving everyone the chance to be part of the excitement as it unfolded. Following the event, a live panel discussion took place between industry critics including Zoe Ball, Boyd Hilton, Rhianna Dhillon and Matt Risley which film fans also engaged with on Facebook.
The Ee British Academy Film Awards will take place on Feb 8 and will be held for the ninth year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden...
- 1/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Watch the nominations announcement for the Ee British Academy Film Awards here… Post by BAFTA.
BAFTA’s Chair Anne Morrison was joined by Stephen Fry and Sam Claflin to announce the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2015. BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE, Chair of the Film Committee Nik Powell and Pippa Harris Deputy Chair of the Film Committee were also in attendance.
This year, nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards were live streamed exclusively on Facebook giving everyone the chance to be part of the excitement as it unfolded. Following the event, a live panel discussion took place between industry critics including Zoe Ball, Boyd Hilton, Rhianna Dhillon and Matt Risley which film fans also engaged with on Facebook.
The Ee British Academy Film Awards will take place on Feb 8 and will be held for the ninth year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden...
BAFTA’s Chair Anne Morrison was joined by Stephen Fry and Sam Claflin to announce the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2015. BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE, Chair of the Film Committee Nik Powell and Pippa Harris Deputy Chair of the Film Committee were also in attendance.
This year, nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards were live streamed exclusively on Facebook giving everyone the chance to be part of the excitement as it unfolded. Following the event, a live panel discussion took place between industry critics including Zoe Ball, Boyd Hilton, Rhianna Dhillon and Matt Risley which film fans also engaged with on Facebook.
The Ee British Academy Film Awards will take place on Feb 8 and will be held for the ninth year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden...
- 1/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Watch the nominations announcement for the Ee British Academy Film Awards here… Post by BAFTA.
BAFTA’s Chair Anne Morrison will be joined by Stephen Fry and Sam Claflin to announce the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2015. BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE, Chair of the Film Committee Nik Powell and Pippa Harris Deputy Chair of the Film Committee will also be in attendance.
This year, nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards will be live streamed exclusively on Facebook giving everyone the chance to be part of the excitement as it unfolds. Following the event, a live panel discussion will take place between industry critics including Zoe Ball, Boyd Hilton, Rhianna Dhillon and Matt Risley which film fans can also engage with on Facebook.
The Ee British Academy Film Awards will take place on Feb 8 and will be held for the ninth year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden...
BAFTA’s Chair Anne Morrison will be joined by Stephen Fry and Sam Claflin to announce the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2015. BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE, Chair of the Film Committee Nik Powell and Pippa Harris Deputy Chair of the Film Committee will also be in attendance.
This year, nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards will be live streamed exclusively on Facebook giving everyone the chance to be part of the excitement as it unfolds. Following the event, a live panel discussion will take place between industry critics including Zoe Ball, Boyd Hilton, Rhianna Dhillon and Matt Risley which film fans can also engage with on Facebook.
The Ee British Academy Film Awards will take place on Feb 8 and will be held for the ninth year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden...
- 1/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
At the Rts Doctor Who: Anatomy Of A Hit event, Steven Moffat chatted about Missy, Osgood, his favourite series 8 scene, and more…
Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 8.
When an opportunity arose to hear Steven Moffat dissect Doctor Who’s recently concluded series 8 over the course of a ninety-minute Q&A, we straightened our imaginary bow-tie and went along. Not only did the Rts Doctor Who: Anatomy Of A Hit event include the showrunner, but also producers Nikki Wilson and Brian Minchin, director Ben Wheatley and Millennium FX artist Rob Mayor.
Chaired by Heat Magazine’s Boyd Hilton, conversation ranged from Missy, to Daleks, lying and the absolute joy that is Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. We learned that Michelle Gomez turned down the first series 8 role she was offered before accepting the part of Missy, that Peter Capaldi used clips of Billy Connolly’s “ranting old...
Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 8.
When an opportunity arose to hear Steven Moffat dissect Doctor Who’s recently concluded series 8 over the course of a ninety-minute Q&A, we straightened our imaginary bow-tie and went along. Not only did the Rts Doctor Who: Anatomy Of A Hit event include the showrunner, but also producers Nikki Wilson and Brian Minchin, director Ben Wheatley and Millennium FX artist Rob Mayor.
Chaired by Heat Magazine’s Boyd Hilton, conversation ranged from Missy, to Daleks, lying and the absolute joy that is Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. We learned that Michelle Gomez turned down the first series 8 role she was offered before accepting the part of Missy, that Peter Capaldi used clips of Billy Connolly’s “ranting old...
- 11/12/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Channel 4 has announced a night of programming based on The It Crowd.
On Tuesday December 24 from 9pm until midnight, the broadcaster will air this year's It Crowd Special: The Internet is Coming (9pm), behind-the-scenes documentary The It Crowd Manual (10pm), The Fan's Favourite Episode (11pm), and Graham Linehan's Favourite Episode (11.30pm).
The It Crowd: 5 magic moments from Maurice Moss
Fans will be able to vote for their favourite episode soon on the Channel 4 website.
The It Crowd Manual is narrated by Stephen Mangan and includes classic clips from the show alongside interviews with Richard Ayoade, Chris O'Dowd, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry, as well as input from fans Paul Whitehouse , Danny Wallace, Kevin Eldon, Frances Barber, Matthew Crosby, Boyd Hilton and Lucy Montgomery.
Show creator Linehan will give a guided tour of the basement set he calls "a cheerful mess".
Links for the night were written...
On Tuesday December 24 from 9pm until midnight, the broadcaster will air this year's It Crowd Special: The Internet is Coming (9pm), behind-the-scenes documentary The It Crowd Manual (10pm), The Fan's Favourite Episode (11pm), and Graham Linehan's Favourite Episode (11.30pm).
The It Crowd: 5 magic moments from Maurice Moss
Fans will be able to vote for their favourite episode soon on the Channel 4 website.
The It Crowd Manual is narrated by Stephen Mangan and includes classic clips from the show alongside interviews with Richard Ayoade, Chris O'Dowd, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry, as well as input from fans Paul Whitehouse , Danny Wallace, Kevin Eldon, Frances Barber, Matthew Crosby, Boyd Hilton and Lucy Montgomery.
Show creator Linehan will give a guided tour of the basement set he calls "a cheerful mess".
Links for the night were written...
- 12/3/2013
- Digital Spy
Alex Skerratt is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
The BBC has released a brand new interview with the current show-runner Steven Moffat. Following an introduction from Rhodri Talfan Davies, the director of BBC Wales, Moffat is interviewed in front of a live audience by Heat magazine’s TV editor Boyd Hilton. The feature includes a selection of clips from the classic era as Moffat
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The BBC has released a brand new interview with the current show-runner Steven Moffat. Following an introduction from Rhodri Talfan Davies, the director of BBC Wales, Moffat is interviewed in front of a live audience by Heat magazine’s TV editor Boyd Hilton. The feature includes a selection of clips from the classic era as Moffat
The post Steven Moffat On 50 Years Of Doctor Who [Video] appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 11/16/2013
- by Alex Skerratt
- Kasterborous.com
News Louisa Mellor 6 Sep 2013 - 08:14
UK viewers will be able to keep pace with the Us thanks to Channel 4 airing Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the end of this month...
Update: Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. starts on Friday the 27th of September at 8pm on Channel 4 in the UK.
Adjust your plans accordingly.
The good news just keeps on coming. Not only has Channel 4 acquired the UK rights to Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., but we in Blighty aren't even going to have to wait that long to catch up with our Us chums.
The new Marvel series starts on ABC on Tuesday the 24th of September, and is coming to Channel Four just days afterwards. How many days is yet to be confirmed, but it's definitely fewer than six.
The end-of-September air date was confirmed on Twitter by Heat Magazine's Boyd Hilton after the UK press...
UK viewers will be able to keep pace with the Us thanks to Channel 4 airing Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the end of this month...
Update: Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. starts on Friday the 27th of September at 8pm on Channel 4 in the UK.
Adjust your plans accordingly.
The good news just keeps on coming. Not only has Channel 4 acquired the UK rights to Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., but we in Blighty aren't even going to have to wait that long to catch up with our Us chums.
The new Marvel series starts on ABC on Tuesday the 24th of September, and is coming to Channel Four just days afterwards. How many days is yet to be confirmed, but it's definitely fewer than six.
The end-of-September air date was confirmed on Twitter by Heat Magazine's Boyd Hilton after the UK press...
- 9/6/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Kevin Spacey has delivered an upbeat message to TV creatives asking them to wrestle their productions from the hands of execs – but are they really to blame? Is this an international problem, or a Us one?
John Plunkett discusses the issues with Heat Magazine's TV editor Boyd Hilton, Broadcast magazine editor Lisa Campbell and Media Talk regular Maggie Brown.
Plus, Vince Gilligan, creator and exec of Breaking Bad, explains how he cut his teeth writing on The X Files and Charlie Brooker talks about his future with the Guardian.
Rebecca Nicholson finds the time between drinks receptions to see a few TV previews, including Channel 4's new sitcom Man Down by Greg Davies.
Warning: as is the way with TV executives, there's strong language throughout the podcast.
John PlunkettRebecca NicholsonBoyd HiltonMaggie BrownMatt Hill...
John Plunkett discusses the issues with Heat Magazine's TV editor Boyd Hilton, Broadcast magazine editor Lisa Campbell and Media Talk regular Maggie Brown.
Plus, Vince Gilligan, creator and exec of Breaking Bad, explains how he cut his teeth writing on The X Files and Charlie Brooker talks about his future with the Guardian.
Rebecca Nicholson finds the time between drinks receptions to see a few TV previews, including Channel 4's new sitcom Man Down by Greg Davies.
Warning: as is the way with TV executives, there's strong language throughout the podcast.
John PlunkettRebecca NicholsonBoyd HiltonMaggie BrownMatt Hill...
- 8/23/2013
- by John Plunkett, Rebecca Nicholson, Boyd Hilton, Maggie Brown, Matt Hill
- The Guardian - Film News
Review Simon Brew 8 May 2013 - 22:00
We're still going. Another revew of The Apprentice. More bad booze. All because a small number of you asked us for it.
"Will you be quiet, you silly shit?"
If you were in a position to potentially cause irritation to Donald Trump, would you? I've concluded that I would. I arrived at this decision having observed the American Lord Sugar knock-off's Twitter feed over a period of weeks. At first, I thought it was funny. Then, I realised he was serious. Not even in a clever, ironic way. This man actually believed the words that he was tapping into his gold-plated computer.
I've subsequently learned that few things annoy Donald Trump more than people saluting Anthony Baxter's excellent documentary, You've Been Trumped. This is a film that charts Trump's battle to build a golf course on an area of natural beauty in Scotland.
We're still going. Another revew of The Apprentice. More bad booze. All because a small number of you asked us for it.
"Will you be quiet, you silly shit?"
If you were in a position to potentially cause irritation to Donald Trump, would you? I've concluded that I would. I arrived at this decision having observed the American Lord Sugar knock-off's Twitter feed over a period of weeks. At first, I thought it was funny. Then, I realised he was serious. Not even in a clever, ironic way. This man actually believed the words that he was tapping into his gold-plated computer.
I've subsequently learned that few things annoy Donald Trump more than people saluting Anthony Baxter's excellent documentary, You've Been Trumped. This is a film that charts Trump's battle to build a golf course on an area of natural beauty in Scotland.
- 5/8/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Review Simon Brew 7 May 2013 - 22:00
Oh lordy. By (un)popular demand, we've had another stab at reviewing The Apprentice. Apologies in advance...
This review contains spoilers. And lots of irrelevant waffle. And drink.
The Apprentice has gone a bit upmarket this series. Not the show per se, rather the quality of booze I'm intending to consume while watching it, before subsequently slurring words onto the page. As such, I chanced upon the Marks & Spencers dine in for two for a tenner offer, that gets you some posh grub and a bottle of wine into the bargain. The wine flatters to deceive, in truth, but I figured it worked out around £3 for the bottle. That, friends, makes it a good 99p cheaper than my local Spar has to offer. What's more, the Spar was offering an Eastern European brand of paintstripper that even the bottle it was in looked disgusted by.
Oh lordy. By (un)popular demand, we've had another stab at reviewing The Apprentice. Apologies in advance...
This review contains spoilers. And lots of irrelevant waffle. And drink.
The Apprentice has gone a bit upmarket this series. Not the show per se, rather the quality of booze I'm intending to consume while watching it, before subsequently slurring words onto the page. As such, I chanced upon the Marks & Spencers dine in for two for a tenner offer, that gets you some posh grub and a bottle of wine into the bargain. The wine flatters to deceive, in truth, but I figured it worked out around £3 for the bottle. That, friends, makes it a good 99p cheaper than my local Spar has to offer. What's more, the Spar was offering an Eastern European brand of paintstripper that even the bottle it was in looked disgusted by.
- 5/7/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Three other programmes nominated four times: Accused and Last Tango in Halifax, and BBC2 Alfred Hitchcock film, The Girl
It was only to be expected that the BBC's acclaimed coverage of the London Olympics would be recognised at the Bafta television awards.
But with three nominations, including Danny Boyle's spectacular opening ceremony, the Olympics has still ended up with one fewer than the BBC2 sitcom that spoofed the preparations for the Games, Twenty Twelve.
The comedy about the fictional Olympic Deliverance Commission and their hapless efforts to stage the 2012 Games is in the running for best sitcom in the nominations announced on Tuesday, with three of its stars, Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes and Hugh Bonneville also nominated.
Three other programmes have been nominated four times: the two BBC1 drama series Accused and Last Tango in Halifax, and BBC2's film about Alfred Hitchcock, The Girl.
Written and directed by John Morton,...
It was only to be expected that the BBC's acclaimed coverage of the London Olympics would be recognised at the Bafta television awards.
But with three nominations, including Danny Boyle's spectacular opening ceremony, the Olympics has still ended up with one fewer than the BBC2 sitcom that spoofed the preparations for the Games, Twenty Twelve.
The comedy about the fictional Olympic Deliverance Commission and their hapless efforts to stage the 2012 Games is in the running for best sitcom in the nominations announced on Tuesday, with three of its stars, Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes and Hugh Bonneville also nominated.
Three other programmes have been nominated four times: the two BBC1 drama series Accused and Last Tango in Halifax, and BBC2's film about Alfred Hitchcock, The Girl.
Written and directed by John Morton,...
- 4/10/2013
- by John Plunkett
- The Guardian - Film News
This year's Academy Awards® can be seen exclusively in the UK live on Sky Movies tonight - on a dedicated HD Oscars® channel. The 85th Academy Awards ceremony will be broadcast as it happens from Los Angeles on Sunday February 24 on the new channel Sky Movies Oscars / HD, which launches on February 11. Sky Movies presenter Alex Zane will be joined in Sky’s London studio by actor Colin Salmon, film expert Boyd Hilton and fashion hackette Antonia O'Brien, who'll be sharing their predictions and reactions throughout the movie world’s most exciting night of the year.
- 2/25/2013
- Sky Movies
Boyd Hilton and Charlie Higson debate whether Skyfall marks the point at which the current 007 steps out of Connery's shadow
Boyd Hilton, TV and reviews editor of Heat magazine
First of all let me say I do not take this position lightly. Working out who is the best Bond is possibly the most important cultural conundrum of our time. Even more crucial than deciding the best Doctor in Doctor Who (Tom Baker, obviously). I would also admit that until about two weeks ago I would have stuck to the position that the first 007 I ever saw, Sean Connery, was still the ultimate Bond. Connery clearly did a superb job of turning Ian Fleming's character into an indelible film icon, and rarely put a foot wrong (although the less said about his misguided return in Never Say Never Again, the better). I was brought up on Connery's Bond. I love Connery's Bond.
Boyd Hilton, TV and reviews editor of Heat magazine
First of all let me say I do not take this position lightly. Working out who is the best Bond is possibly the most important cultural conundrum of our time. Even more crucial than deciding the best Doctor in Doctor Who (Tom Baker, obviously). I would also admit that until about two weeks ago I would have stuck to the position that the first 007 I ever saw, Sean Connery, was still the ultimate Bond. Connery clearly did a superb job of turning Ian Fleming's character into an indelible film icon, and rarely put a foot wrong (although the less said about his misguided return in Never Say Never Again, the better). I was brought up on Connery's Bond. I love Connery's Bond.
- 10/27/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Are our most popular films, books and TV shows too entrenched in nostalgia? Robert McCrum and Boyd Hilton debate the state of British culture
Robert McCrum, Observer assistant editor
A Martian, scanning any current listings magazine, might be forgiven for thinking that we Brits really haven't shaken off the post-imperial nostalgia that's been such a feature of postwar culture. Tinker Tailor… (cold war nostalgia); the latest episodes of Downton Abbey (Great War nostalgia); the BBC's forthcoming adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece, Parade's End (ditto); and the "Great" (Britain) campaign just launched by the prime minister in New York suggest a society apparently fixated on the stories and images of past glory.
And if you go just below the cultural waterline it's not hard to bump into the outline of a trend: pop "eating itself" in the endless recycling of its material. I do think we are in thrall to the past,...
Robert McCrum, Observer assistant editor
A Martian, scanning any current listings magazine, might be forgiven for thinking that we Brits really haven't shaken off the post-imperial nostalgia that's been such a feature of postwar culture. Tinker Tailor… (cold war nostalgia); the latest episodes of Downton Abbey (Great War nostalgia); the BBC's forthcoming adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece, Parade's End (ditto); and the "Great" (Britain) campaign just launched by the prime minister in New York suggest a society apparently fixated on the stories and images of past glory.
And if you go just below the cultural waterline it's not hard to bump into the outline of a trend: pop "eating itself" in the endless recycling of its material. I do think we are in thrall to the past,...
- 9/24/2011
- by Robert McCrum
- The Guardian - Film News
So I’m back from meeting up with all the big gay bloggers in San Francisco. I had a great trip, and will get something together for you about that shortly. First I have to clear it with the cabal, since I’m now part of evil Gay, Inc. according to Twitter.
But for now, on to the things you tuned in for. Since it’s Glee Day, let’s start there. First, do we have an earth shattering Klaine spoiler? And what about Karofsky? And which Gleek needs a psychiatrist? All of them? Plus, which Gleek had a turn on Blind Date before he was famous?
If any other celebrity had tweeted a picture of something that could be a joke, or could be Nsfw peen, I’d be certain that it was a joke. But when it’s James Franco, it could be peen as part of some art piece.
But for now, on to the things you tuned in for. Since it’s Glee Day, let’s start there. First, do we have an earth shattering Klaine spoiler? And what about Karofsky? And which Gleek needs a psychiatrist? All of them? Plus, which Gleek had a turn on Blind Date before he was famous?
If any other celebrity had tweeted a picture of something that could be a joke, or could be Nsfw peen, I’d be certain that it was a joke. But when it’s James Franco, it could be peen as part of some art piece.
- 3/15/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
London -- It would be a marriage made in television heaven. But before nm2436627 autoRichard Desmond[/link]'s Channel Five and Endemol's "Big Brother" can announce their happy nuptials, there is the small matter of a high-stakes negotiation to play out between two of the U.K.'s toughest media power brokers.
After buying Channel Five last month for £103 million ($162.4 million), the aggressively expansionist publishing mogul Desmond has made no secret of his desire to secure shows like "Brother" and the far less available "X Factor" to rev up Five. The money-losing channel has seen its audience share slide to 6.1% during the past year.
"Brother's" run on Channel 4 will end next month after 11 seasons as that channel returns to its public-service roots.
Without a doubt, a deal to sign up the Endemol-produced show would be transformative for both sides. Although Channel 5 has a slew of high profile drama and factual shows,...
After buying Channel Five last month for £103 million ($162.4 million), the aggressively expansionist publishing mogul Desmond has made no secret of his desire to secure shows like "Brother" and the far less available "X Factor" to rev up Five. The money-losing channel has seen its audience share slide to 6.1% during the past year.
"Brother's" run on Channel 4 will end next month after 11 seasons as that channel returns to its public-service roots.
Without a doubt, a deal to sign up the Endemol-produced show would be transformative for both sides. Although Channel 5 has a slew of high profile drama and factual shows,...
- 8/25/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A few days ago we brought you the interview with the cast of ABC’s V, which took place recently at the Apple Regent’s Street Store in London. In attendance were Morena Baccarin, Scott Wolf and Elizabeth Mitchell, with guest moderator Boyd Hilton. If you haven’t read the Q&A you can check that out here. We now have a massive 44(!) images from the event courtesy of official photographer Robin Lingwood:
V is shown on Syfy at 10pm Tuesdays and is also available to download from iTunes and Blinkbox. You can also download this entire Q & A as a podcast direct from iTunes.
V is shown on Syfy at 10pm Tuesdays and is also available to download from iTunes and Blinkbox. You can also download this entire Q & A as a podcast direct from iTunes.
- 6/14/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The Visitors have arrived. They are now among us. Simultaneously appearing in every major city in the world, they promote a message of peace; they want to share their extensive knowledge of technology and their concept of absolute world unity, a view that the world should not be constricted by division. And to do so, they are counting on an important component of human nature: devotion. But what is their ultimate plan for the human race? One thing is certain; every person’s life will change as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. With the uncovering of experimentation on humans and the plot of a biological threat looming on the horizon, things are not as they seem.
Follow the dissidents who believe the Visitors are not who they say they are, including Ryan (Morris Chesnut), who is faced with a life-altering decision when the V’s arrive,...
Follow the dissidents who believe the Visitors are not who they say they are, including Ryan (Morris Chesnut), who is faced with a life-altering decision when the V’s arrive,...
- 6/10/2010
- by Sarah
- Nerdly
EDINBURGH -- Sex, lies and videotape dominated the agenda for several thousand producers, broadcasters and executives as this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival wound down to a close Sunday.
A packed panel titled "Guilty Pleasures" heard that that onscreen violence was a far bigger problem than was consensual sex on television, and with the easy availability of sex on the Internet, restrictions on television standards should be relaxed.
"I don't think that anybody has ever been permanently damaged by seeing sex on television, but when I switch on an ITV drama at 9 p.m., I can be exposed to very grisly and sickening scenes that are really gory," said Boyd Hilton, TV editor of celebrity magazine Heat.
But John Whittingdale, politician and Conservative party chair of the all-party Culture Media and Sport Committee of Members of Parliament, said that the existing regulations were in place to protect viewers from offense.
"I have no problem with adults choosing to watch what they want, but a large number of the people I represent are deeply offended," he said.
Whittingdale said he drew a significant distinction between what could be aired on the five main channels and content available on the range of digital television webs.
"I would distinguish between the public service channels and commercial channels, which survive by providing what people want to watch. Public service broadcasting is different."
On the matters of scandals that have dogged the industry this past year, BBC1 controller Peter Fincham admitted that the controversial RDF-produced royal documentary "A Year With the Queen" might never reach BBC screens -- despite a huge editorial commitment by the pubcaster -- because of the firestorm about faked promotional scenes involving the queen.
A packed panel titled "Guilty Pleasures" heard that that onscreen violence was a far bigger problem than was consensual sex on television, and with the easy availability of sex on the Internet, restrictions on television standards should be relaxed.
"I don't think that anybody has ever been permanently damaged by seeing sex on television, but when I switch on an ITV drama at 9 p.m., I can be exposed to very grisly and sickening scenes that are really gory," said Boyd Hilton, TV editor of celebrity magazine Heat.
But John Whittingdale, politician and Conservative party chair of the all-party Culture Media and Sport Committee of Members of Parliament, said that the existing regulations were in place to protect viewers from offense.
"I have no problem with adults choosing to watch what they want, but a large number of the people I represent are deeply offended," he said.
Whittingdale said he drew a significant distinction between what could be aired on the five main channels and content available on the range of digital television webs.
"I would distinguish between the public service channels and commercial channels, which survive by providing what people want to watch. Public service broadcasting is different."
On the matters of scandals that have dogged the industry this past year, BBC1 controller Peter Fincham admitted that the controversial RDF-produced royal documentary "A Year With the Queen" might never reach BBC screens -- despite a huge editorial commitment by the pubcaster -- because of the firestorm about faked promotional scenes involving the queen.
- 8/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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