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The Legend of Korra UK Launch Window Confirmed
Last Episode of Bleach Anime Series Announced
Bleach started out as a manga series in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump in August of 2001. In March 2006 Viz Media claimed the rights to air an anime adaption, which also spawned a series of movies and musicals based around the orange haired lead character ‘Ichigo‘.
It was recently revealed that the final episode of the anime series will be broadcast on 27th March at 18.00 on TV Tokyo. This was apparently confirmed by the animation...
Lucy Liu cast as Watson in Elementary pilot
Lucy Liu has been cast in the role of Watson alongside Jonny Lee Miller’s Sherlock for CBS’ pilot episode of Elementary.
As a modern take on the tales of Sherlock Holmes, Elementary will feature Sherlock as a recovering addict fresh from rehab, working as a consultant for the NYPD. Liu plays Joan Watson, a former surgeon who lost her licence after the death of a patient when consulting for the NYPD herself.
The pilot episode is being...
John Leguizamo to play Del Boy in US Only Fools and Horses pilot
John Leguizamo, known for films including Moulin Rouge!, The Happening, and Gamer, has been cast as Del Boy in the pilot for the Only Fools and Horses US remake.
The actors who will play Rodney and Grandad in are still unknown at this time.
The pilot was announced in January to be aired later this year, and if successful, a full series will be made after.
Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley – the writers behind hit US sitcom Scrubs – will...
Monk Returning in Two Hour Movie
Two and a half years after solving what looked to be his final case, it has been announced that Monk, the “obsessive, compulsive detective” is coming back.
In an interview with my9tv.com, the show’s creator Andy Breckman announced “Just today as we did this interview, I just finished writing a Monk movie.” He also mentioned that he expects the two hour TV movie to be shot in California this summer before revealing some plot...
Jonny Lee Miller to play Sherlock Holmes in Elementary pilot
Deadline have reported that CBS have cast Jonny Lee Miller to play Sherlock in their upcoming Elementary pilot.
Coincidentally, Miller recently starred in a stage version of Frankenstein in which his co-star was Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC‘s modern adaptation set in London.
Deadline describe Elementary as “a modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes who now lives in New York City.” Given that Miller...
The Changing Faces of Children’s Television
As a society, we have often see children’s television as not just a form of entertainment, but a kind of education in itself. The lessons that are taught in schools can often seem dull and dry to young people, so adding an exciting storyline often helps. Of course this does not detract from the fact that many cartoons are merely looking to sell something to the younger market, but despite this many children will be looking at their hand-drawn...
Matt Smith: I won’t beat Tom Baker
This week Doctor who star Matt Smith revealed that he doesn’t believe he will beat the record for the longest reign in the TARDIS. The record is currently held by fourth Doctor Tom Baker.
The comment has surprised fans as the record hasn’t been matched by any Doctor since 1981. Tom Baker is the longest serving in the role and appeared on screen for seven years during which he travelled with five companions, including a savage named Leela,...
Being Human episode one preview clip released
With series four of Being Human airing on our screens in two days time, the BBC have released a preview clip to whet our appetites that little bit more.
The clip features George and Tom as they’re about to attack what appears to be a vampire hideout just minutes away from their transformations.
George seems much tougher than in previous series’, taking charge of the situation and not even screaming when feeling his transformation –...
Fromage frais! Only Fools and Horses set for a US remake
Television network ABC is going to make a pilot for an American version of Only Fools and Horses.
ABC say that the remake will follow the same formula as the original BBC show, which follows two brothers as they “concoct outrageous, morally questionable get-rich-quick schemes in their quest to become millionaires.”
Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley, best known for writing Scrubs, will pen the script for the remake.
The British sitcom which...
