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It seems that 2023 is the year for timer-travel. Or was. Or will be. As everyone knows it’s the sixtieth anniversary of Doctor Who, complete with three specials starting next month and a Christmas adventure for the incoming Doctor. Quantum Leap got a second season, we’ve also had Netflix‘s...
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There were always going to be repercussions from the industry strikes that have taken place this year. The WGA have now resolved their differences with the studios and have returned to work, but the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) is still looking for a suitable conclusion to its own negotiations. ...
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Though we still don’t know the exact date of broadcast, it’s now two months until the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and we DO know that after a relatively sedate state of marketing during the years Chris Chibnall was running the show, returning show-runner Russell T. Davies appears eager...
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It was somewhat inevitable that the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) strikes still underway across the industry would start to have some creative repercussions. Amid some of the shifting release-dates, there comes news that Amazon Prime has decided to back-out of the previous commitments...
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Nowadays it seems that shows are being cancelled hand over fist, but every so often a show that gets the ‘chop’ also gets a campaign to save it and while it’s no guarantee that it will make the necessary difference with decision-makers, there’s some notable examples where it’s worked....
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There had been murmurings over the last two weeks that the announcement of the lead actors in James Gunn’s forthcoming reboot of the Superman franchise (Superman: Legacy) was imminent. Screen-tests were said to be in progress with a focus on just a handful of short-listed actors. The rumours of...
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It’s sad to report that it has now been confirmed that the actor Julian Sands died during a hike on Mount Baldy earlier this year. The 65-year-old actor, an experienced and enthusiastic hiker and climber, was reported missing on January 13th after he failed to check-in while hiking the...
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A year ago, the idea of popular shows and anticipated films failing to actually debut was something of a rarity and a surprise. The industry may have had its occasional shock cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances or ‘creative differences’ but the idea that an otherwise quality-level production could be...
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If the Powers That Be thought that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike would quickly fizzle, it appears the opposite has been happening with major acting names and talents joining the WGA members on the picket-line, shutting down various productions and drawing further attention to the cause. Shows...
It seems that 2023 is the year for timer-travel. Or was. Or will be. As everyone knows it’s the sixtieth anniversary of Doctor Who, complete with three specials starting next month and a Christmas adventure for the incoming Doctor. Quantum Leap got a second season, we’ve also had Netflix‘s...
There were always going to be repercussions from the industry strikes that have taken place this year. The WGA have now resolved their differences with the studios and have returned to work, but the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) is still looking for a suitable conclusion to its own negotiations. ...
Though we still don’t know the exact date of broadcast, it’s now two months until the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and we DO know that after a relatively sedate state of marketing during the years Chris Chibnall was running the show, returning show-runner Russell T. Davies appears eager...
It was somewhat inevitable that the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) strikes still underway across the industry would start to have some creative repercussions. Amid some of the shifting release-dates, there comes news that Amazon Prime has decided to back-out of the previous commitments...
Nowadays it seems that shows are being cancelled hand over fist, but every so often a show that gets the ‘chop’ also gets a campaign to save it and while it’s no guarantee that it will make the necessary difference with decision-makers, there’s some notable examples where it’s worked....
There had been murmurings over the last two weeks that the announcement of the lead actors in James Gunn’s forthcoming reboot of the Superman franchise (Superman: Legacy) was imminent. Screen-tests were said to be in progress with a focus on just a handful of short-listed actors. The rumours of...
It’s sad to report that it has now been confirmed that the actor Julian Sands died during a hike on Mount Baldy earlier this year. The 65-year-old actor, an experienced and enthusiastic hiker and climber, was reported missing on January 13th after he failed to check-in while hiking the...
A year ago, the idea of popular shows and anticipated films failing to actually debut was something of a rarity and a surprise. The industry may have had its occasional shock cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances or ‘creative differences’ but the idea that an otherwise quality-level production could be...
If the Powers That Be thought that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike would quickly fizzle, it appears the opposite has been happening with major acting names and talents joining the WGA members on the picket-line, shutting down various productions and drawing further attention to the cause. Shows...
Surprising almost no-one, the BBC confirmed today that their collaboration with Disney+ on Doctor Who is formally coming to an end. It had long been speculated that the lack...
It’s said that the Doomsday Clock has stood at just a few minutes to midnight’ for a long time, philosophers and pundits alike noting that, if anything, the midnight...
Michael Connelly often has his finger on the pulse of interesting issues, but reading a preview copy of The Proving Ground in a week where the dangers of AI,...
I’ll be honest: I’m a sucker for a good cat-and-mouse story and in this era of fast-evolving tech and surveillance, characters staying one step ahead of their pursuers can...