My Review of Doctor Who's 7x07: "The Bells Of Saint John"

Written by Steven MoffatDirected by Colm McCarthyClara: “Come back tomorrow. Ask me again.”The Doctor: “Why?”Clara: “Cos tomorrow I might say yes.”Three episodes in and it’s nice that Clara Oswald continues to be something of an enigma for the Doctor and for those who are tired of Moffat’s growing trope of mystery women, sorry but you really are going to have to wait until he leaves before you get another ‘ordinary’ companion once again, though you...

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Doctor Who - Tennant/Piper Returning For 50th

Well, it's out there and honestly - who didn't see this coming?With filming beginning on the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who due to begin on Monday, both the BBC and DWM have leaked that David Tennant and Billie Piper will be reprising their roles as the 10th Doctor and Rose Tyler and it's rumoured that both of them are from the Series 2 version of the show. While I am delighted to see both Tennant and Piper back, I am hoping that the more...

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Once Upon A Time In Wonderland - First Casting

Well, it's only a pilot stage for now but it seems that the spin-off for Once Upon A Time, titled Once Upon A Time In Wonderland, set in a pre-cursed version of the place has already leaked some casting.Sophie Lowe will be playing the role of Alice. The English-Australian born actress's previous roles have included All Saints, The Slap and Two Mothers but this will be her first leading role on a US television show if the five scenes due to be filmed...

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Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream

I had every intention of watching this documentary on former Destiny's Child singer, Beyonce Knowles but I was surprised that BBC1 were airing it last night and managed to catch it purely by accident and after viewing Gogglebox. Maybe I missed it but did the BBC even promote it, aside the numerous tweets they made during the programme airing? I don't think I saw a single advert for this at all and they aired it at 10.30pm as well.Beyonce: Life Is...

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Soap Discussion - March 2013

A rundown of some of the month's soap highlights as I might not be able to post tomorrow.Coronation Street: A solid, even an engaging month both with the fire at the Rovers courtesy of Karl and the impending outcome of the whole Tyrone vs. Kirsty saga in general. 2013 so far has been a solid year for the soap with both of these stories generating the right amount of screen time and while it's looking likely that Kirsty will get her comeuppance, Karl...

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Atlantis - Full Cast Announced

A few weeks ago it was announced that Jemima Rooper, Mark Addy and Robert Emms were cast in the upcoming BBC Saturday show, Atlantis by Howard Overman, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps but more casting has now been announced for the 13 part show.Jack Donnelly best known for his role on House Of Anubis has joined the cast. While his role hasn't been confirmed, it's a fairly safe bet to assume he's been cast as the Jason of the piece, along with Aiysha...

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Game Of Thrones - Season 2 Review

US Airdate: April 1st – June 3rd 2012Cold Winds Are Rising: It’s amazing how things can change in a series and with this show, it’s really the type of one in which you miss an episode and a lot of things can happen, well in some parts nonetheless.Although there are some plots that start off a little slowly and take a tiny bit longer to engage than others, I think it’s safe to say that Season 2 for the most part managed to avoid the difficult second...

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Doctor Who - Series 7B Titles/Spoilers Update

It's four days until the second half of Series 7 airs and this is the last Doctor Who related blog I'll post until seeing The Bells Of Saint John, so here's a rundown of what Steven Moffat revealed to Radio Times about the upcoming episodes.7x07: The Bells Of Saint JohnWritten by Steven MoffatDirected by Colm McCarthyIt's the one where the Doctor finds Modern Clara and they do battle with a wifi-soup, the Spoonheads, the sinister Miss Kizlet (Celia...

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My Review of Revenge's 2x17: "Victory"

Written by Dan Dworkin And Jay BeattieDirected by Colin BuckseyEmily: “Do you have any idea what that fire did? My whole life could’ve been different, Eli.”Eli: “I know it was selfish and I’m sorry but I’m trying to make it up to you now.”Last week, Eli very much came across as a massive thorn in Emily’s side and this week, he managed to keep us guessing, which is nice when you think about it. In fact, to a large extent while this episode was riddled...

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Girls - Some Thoughts

It's been two seasons in and I have to admit that I've avoided doing a blog on Girls in a big way but after seeing the second season finale, titled Together, I think it's time I let rip a little. Warning, this won't be filled with adulation but hopefully will be a balanced piece nonetheless.Girls is the wonder child of writer/leading lady Lena Dunham, a show about four twenty something girls living in New York and making one mistake at a big time,...

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Not Another One

It's been a month and there's been a fair amount of stuff I've been catching up on and while some aren't mentioned here, they will be in future blogs but for now, here's the rest ...Arrow: What's the best thing about having Jack Harkness on this show as Tommy's dad? I don't know, how about maybe adding River Song into the mix as well as Laurel's mother, believing that the previously deceased Sarah isn't so deceased after all. Also add a dollop of...

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Skins - Series 7 Airdate

Last year it was announced that Skins would return for a seventh and final series comprised of specials and while they were filmed between October 2012 and January 2013 in London and Manchester, E4 have finally announced that the last series will air in July 2013.The first special titled Skins: Rise, centering on Cook (Jack O'Connell) will see the current drug dealer in Manchester forced to deal with his violent past as the second one, Skins: Fire,...

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My Review of Revenge's 2x16: "Illumination"

Written by Michael Foley And Sallie PatrickDirected by Bobby RothAiden (re Eli): “Have you any reason to think he might wish you ill?”Emily: “I burned down our house.”Back in the first season when Amanda (the real Emily Thorne) was introduced, it was a very necessary plot development for the show to take due to the fact that we knew Emily was taking on another woman’s name and vice versa and it’s given us some of the best moments in the last two...

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Doctor Who - Series 7 Part 2 Trailer/New Posters

With less than a fortnight to go, BBC1 and BBCAmerica have finally released new trailers for the second half of Series 7 of Doctor Who and some posters for the first four episodes as well.First of all, Clara Oswald will become a full time TARDIS member from The Bells Of Saint John onwards but it seems that this modern incarnation of the character is both wary of the Doctor and crap with technology. She's also a target of a sinister wifi soup plot...

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Being Human - Top 10 Episodes

With the series finally finished up on BBC3, I thought I'd do a run down of the ten best episodes from the last five series of Being Human.1: The Last Broadcast (Series 5)I know it's easy to pick the last ever episode for the top spot but I have watched it enough times to look at it objectively as my choice. Regardless of that ending with Hal, Tom and Alex and whether or not they truly defeated Captain Hatch and became human, it's a superb ending...

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