ITV Comissions Vicious Old Queens

Yes, of all the stations to commission a gay themed comedy, it seems that ITV are stepping into the fray with both Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellan starring as elderly couple in the show that's being titled, Vicious Old Queens.The show will centre on both McKellen and Jacobi's characters living in Convent Garden and will run for 6 half hour long episodes and has been written by Gary Janetti, whose other credits include both Will & Grace and Family...

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Soap Discussion - October 2012

Penultimate blog of the month and it's a soap one.Coronation Street: A good month for this show. Even though Ryan is still painfully wooden and borderline brain dead, given how easily taken in he was by Tracy, I did find the scenes with him leaving Sophie to her fate rather effective and it's nice that after being underused for most of the year that Sophie now has an interesting storyline of her own. As for the stuff with Maria and Marcus, I don't...

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My Review of Revenge's 2x05: "Forgiveness"

Written by Sunil NayarDirected by Matt Earl BeesleyKara: “Somehow your father found it in his heart to forgive me.”Amanda: “Wait, I forgive you too.”I can’t be in the minority of people that’s getting a tiny bit bored of critics and certain fans acting like this show has massively devolved, right? I’m not saying that the second season of this soapy drama has been perfect but I get the feeling that some people are being a little too premature in dismissing...

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Saorview - Have You Switched Over?

For the last several months, RTE (mostly, thought TV3 and TG4 have also) have been doing their bit to remind people to switch over to the new way of viewing of television with the arrival of Saorview, the digital alternative, given that the auld analog was being switched off.Well, it happened three days ago and to be honest, all Saorview offers are the basic Irish channels and a few not very good digital and radio ones too but as an Irish person...

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My Review of Dexter's 7x04: "Run"

Written by Wendy WestDirected by John DahlDexter (to himself): “I don’t run. I make people run. However I do run if there’s a bull coming after me with an axe.”Without a doubt, the above is one of the funniest lines ever uttered on the show as it matched the sheer ridiculousness of a bull helmet wearing Speltzer attempting to kill Dexter in one of the creepiest locations that the show has ever used. My compliments to the set department for that sheer...

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Doctor Who - Series 7 Second Half Details

I meant to post this last week but here's some information on the second half of the seventh series of Doctor Who.Matt Smith and Jenna- Louise Coleman were filming scenes in London last week for Moffat's first 2013 episode as the Doctor and Clara get on a motorcycle and there were even some scenes with a fez. Filming for this episode has since been completed and filming has now moved onto Neil Cross's other episode, of which we know nothing about...

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My Review of Revenge's 2x04: "Intuition"

Written by Dan Dworkin And Jay BeattieDirected by Randy ZiskVictoria: “Your mother tried to kill you.”Amanda: “That’s a lie.”Victoria: “I wish it was and no matter how much hatred you harbour towards me, it’s the absolute truth.”It’s amazing that even when Victoria is telling the truth (or thinks she’s doing so) that she can be a colossal in doing so but even I wasn’t expecting for things to end up with Amanda falling over the top of the stairs and...

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Misfits - Series 4 Airdate Confirmed

Yes, the fourth series of Misfits is finally back on E4 in little more than eight days time and it's definitely all change for the cast with only Joe Gilgun and Nathan Stewart Jarrett being the only non new regulars as both Rudy (x2) and Curtis will be in the fourth series along with newbies, such as telekinesis fella, Finn (Nathan McMullen) and X-Ray vision girl, Jess (Karla Crome).As for the handsome fella in the cast picture not wearing an orange...

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Wizards Vs. Aliens - Series 1 Airdate Confirmed

Yes, the new kids show from Russell T. Davies will air in a similar format of The Sarah Jane Adventures, every Monday and Tuesday (times to be confirmed) at the end of this month and will air for 12 episodes. Below is a synopsis for the first four episodes, Dawn Of The Nekross  and Grazlax Attacks...Dawn of the Nekross (Part One)Tom Clarke is hiding a secret - he's a schoolboy wizard! But when the magic-eating alien Nekross arrive on Earth,...

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My Review of Dexter's 7x03: "Buck The System"

Written by Jace RichdaleDirected by Stefan SchwartzDexter: “I want to continue to be honest with you, Deb but I have to be free to be who I am.”Deb: “It’s a capital offence to be who you are, Dexter.”To be honest, I wasn’t really all that wowed with this episode, even though there were a string of interesting things that happened in it, it just didn’t really do it for me, story wise. It’s probably going to end up being one of these episodes I may...

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Being Human - Series 5 Details From SFX

There's only a few weeks left of filming for the fifth series but it seems that SFX have got some interesting spoilers for Being Human.- First of all, writer wise, Toby Whithouse will be writing 5x01 and 5x06, Daragh Carville will be penning 5x02, Jamie Mathieson will be scribing 5x03, John Jackson's written 5x04 and Sarah Dollard has scribed 5x05.- The Old Ones are officially done with. There'll be something in the first episode that puts that arc...

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Skins - Series 7 First Details

Well, it really is official - Skins really is back for a seventh series of three specials, due to be filmed in London and Manchester between October to January and here's what you can expect from the specials ...'Skins Pure' by Bryan ElsleyCassie (Hannah Murray) is adrift, alone and invisible in London, trying to make sense of her life. Slowly she realises that someone is following her. Cassie turns towards the unknown. A strange and poignant...

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A Return To Magic

It's been a while but here are some of the programmes I've been watching since the last jumble I did. Warning, some massive spoilers ahead for various programmes.Downton Abbey: This series hasn't been brilliant but it certainly can deliver a shock or two when it needs to. The death of Sybil in childbirth in Sunday's episode was a great example of that, even if it could be seen a mile off. I've always enjoyed Sybil as a character, so her death definitely...

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My Review of Revenge's 2x03: "Confidence"

Written by Gretchen J. Berg And Aaron HarbertsDirected by J. Miller TobinEmily: “Takeda, I thought he didn’t send you.”Aiden: “He’s lost faith, I’m here to restore it so sooner or later you’re gonna have to start trusting me again. So, are you gonna take the head or feet?”Probably a poor question to ask but after two episodes of brief moments, this was a nice episode to explore the dynamic between Emily and (is he supposed to be Australian or what?)...

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My Review of Doctor Who's: "P.S."

Written by Chris ChibnallDirected by UnknownRory (to Brian): "I need you to know. You are the best dad any son could've had."Well for those of us who wanted some closure on Brian Williams after the impact he had made during his two Series 7 episodes, this unfilmed scene was a nice way of doing it. Brian was the ones who encouraged both Rory and Amy to continue travelling with the Doctor and now he had to learn about them being stuck in the past.A...

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My Review of Dexter's 7x02: "Sunshine And Frosty Swirl"

Written by Manny CotoDirected by Steve ShillDeb: “You have to be completely honest with me. That is the first rule.”Dexter (to himself): “My new code.”Yeah, but will it be a code that can last? I really have no idea but I find the idea of Deb attempting to rehabilitate Dexter from killing a rather interesting one. I mean Deb is in an unenviable position here. If she can make this work, it will raise a lot of questions about Harry’s code that haven’t...

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Doctor Who - Series 7B Filming

It's been a while since we've had a proper filming report for Doctor Who and now, some new pictures have emerged of filming from an upcoming episode with Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman.First of all the episode being filmed is a Steven Moffat one (the first one to air in 2013) and it's one with the rumoured title of The Bells Of St John, though whether or not that title will stick remains to be seen. It seems that in the Christmas special, Clara...

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My Review of Revenge's 2x02: "Resurrection"

Written by Sallie PatrickDirected by David GrossmanConrad: “So, it’s true. Even the devil himself didn’t want you.”Victoria: “The only devil here is you.”Never mind the devil, even Cersei Lannister would probably blush if she knew about Victoria Grayson or perhaps, secretly high five her. The one thing I continue to like about this show is how things like Victoria faking her death aren’t dragged out for long but even when she revealed herself to...

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True Blood - Season 6 First Casting Announced

Well, we might have less episodes (only 10 instead of 12) and production might be halted until January but the first piece of important casting for the upcoming sixth season of True Blood has been announced ...Rutger Hauer will be a regular in the upcoming season of the HBO drama, playing the role of Macklyn, who has a big connection to Sookie and Jason. Why do I get the feeling that he's going to be the 'Niall' of the series? There's also a character...

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My Review of Dexter's 7x01: "Are You?"

Written by Scott BuckDirected by John DahlDeb: “Are you ... are you a serial killer?”Dexter: “Yes.”Now there’s how you do a great cliff-hanger moment. Okay, so when Deb caught Dexter ending Travis, it should’ve maybe dawned on her straightaway that he’s got form for the killing but it took pretty much all of this episode and remembering past events in order to face a rather ugly reality.Deb has always had a massive faith and trust in Dexter that...

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