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‘Picture it, Sicily, 1922 …’

2008-07-23T06:06:25Z

Estelle Getty has died—farewell to The Golden Girls’ Sophia. Although her character was the oldest, I think Estelle was one of the youngest actresses in the cast. She was 84 at the time of her passing, but 20-plus years ago, her character’s age...

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It’s not Rory Bremner

2008-07-22T06:10:27Z

Famous British comedian (I mean, politician—sorry, I get the two professions confused) Tony Blair, who has guest-voiced on The Simpsons, appeared in this sketch with Catherine Tate playing Lauren Cooper. The former PM has excellent timing and d...

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Life on Mars promo, without Gene and Annie

2008-07-20T10:24:29Z

Here’s the newest promo for the American version of Life on Mars. Notice that any footage featuring Colm Meaney or Rachelle Lefèvre has been cut, and only Jason O’Mara appears. The year has also been changed to ‘1973’, matching the original’s sett...

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US Life on Mars producers talk to the creators

2008-07-20T05:07:47Z

It’s good to know the new producers of Life on Mars in the US have actually spoken to the original creators, to change the mythology, so that US Sam does not discover that he is in the same predicament as UK Sam. One of the comments from co-cre...

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Flight of the Conchords gets three Emmy nominations

2008-07-18T05:56:24Z

Great news! Flight of the Conchords has received three Emmy nods for directing, writing, and original music and lyrics. It didn’t get an Emmy nomination for best comedy series, which I think is a sin. Not bad for a show conceived by a bunch of ...

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Candie’s unveils Hayden Panettiere campaign with Giuliano Bekor shots

2008-07-18T02:28:33Z

I thought this was awesome news in that the photographer, Giuliano Bekor, shot regularly for Lucire. From the Lucire ‘Insider’ section. Giuliano Bekor, whose credits include numerous Lucire shoots, photographed Hayden Panettiere for her 2008 Ca...

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US Life on Mars reveals ﬁrst story, Annie Cartwright character

2008-07-17T23:37:05Z

Some more news on US Life on Mars has emerged from TCA (the Television Critics’ Association), as reported at After Ellen. Executive producer Josh Appelbaum was there—the last time I recall seeing Josh’s credit regularly was the first season of Ma...

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I can imagine Two Jags calling Brown a ‘Jock’

2008-07-17T10:30:17Z

Another brilliant Eggtoon from Andy Wyatt: this time about Labour’s politics during the Blair era, in the style of South Park. I think it’s funnier than the Windsors one I posted earlier tonight, though the death of Robin Cook in the cartoon might...

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By appointment

2008-07-17T08:30:49Z

My colleague Jen Hamilton and I were browsing YouTube after working on a site for a client, and stumbled across a bit of royal humour. What if the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburgs, I mean, the Mountbatten-Windsors, were a Simpsons-style c...

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US Life on Mars’ Chris Skelton announced

2008-07-16T10:26:38Z

More casting announcements are emerging from Hollywood about the American re-remake of Life on Mars. Jonathan Murphy (formerly Ronnie of October Road) has been cast as Det Chris Skelton, which means David E. Kelley’s successors on the program...

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