Asher Keddie stars in a new, contemporary drama for Channel TEN.
Channel TEN has announced a new locally produced drama series, Offspring.
The 13-part one hour series will follow production of the telemovie of the same name, starring actress Asher Keddie (Love My Way, Rush, Hawke). TEN has been so impressed by delivery of the telemovie it has given it… More >>
Offspring: New drama series for TEN
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments
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Lost, American Idol, and The Forgotten
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8 p.m., FOX
American Idol
It’s time for the Hollywood rounds to begin—and for Ellen DeGeneres to make her debut as the fourth judge. Who cares about the Top 24? I want to see Ellen and Simon snark it up.
9 p.m., CNBC
Business Model: Inside the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Learn about the business behind SI’s most famous issue of the year, see how photo shoots are set up, hear from models about the scouting process—oh yeah, and enjoy some scantily-clad eye candy while you’re at it. If this special isn’t enough, you can… More >>
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Ghost Whisperer: Dead on Arrival
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Shows like The Ghost Whisperer always seem to involve some restless spirit with “unfinished business” among the living. It’s like the Dead are finally getting around to their “to-do” lists and they need somebody like Jennifer Love Hewitt to play their personal assistant. Maybe that’s why Hewitt’s show never made it onto my “to-do” list. I prefer my ghost stories with more shrieking and wailing and less emotional closure. But I sat down on Friday to peer into the world beyond the grave, a world where the scariest thing is the dialogue.
8:00pm A blond guy—very boy… More >>
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Doing the Twist with the Creators of Damages
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Damages is one of those shows that I push hard on people, because I find it so unique and challenging. And also because I am a bit of a masochist. See, Damages doesn’t operate like other television shows on air right now. It prefers to dangle things in front of viewers, show them bits of the “ending” right off the bat, and generally lead them in a direction where they think they know the answer to the mystery before blowing everything up. I chatted with show creators (and brothers) Todd and Glenn Kessler about about the general sense of the FX program and Season 3.
TV.com: I always… More >>
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Big Love: Oh Jesus
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As good as last night’s Big Love turned out to be, my personal
highlight might have been getting to hear Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit In the
Sky” played over the final credits.
Somehow a song that fuses gospel and psychedelia by a Jewish one-hit wonder
proved to be a perfect coda for a show focused on a fundamentalist Mormon
polygamist running for political office. >Rolling Stone ranked
“Spirit” exactly 333 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
That’s a bit low if you ask me, but you don’t have to be a numerologist or a
vinyl devotee to appreciate the purity of that number. Plus,… More >>
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Was Super Bowl XLIV the Most-Watched Program of All Time?
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According to fast nationals, the answer to the question in this story’s headline is a “yes.” Yesterday’s Super Bowl between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints became the most-watched television program ever, drawing 106.5 million viewers (according to early estimates).
That passes the previous mark set by the 1983 broadcast of the M*A*S*H series finale, which drew a whopping 105.97 million (impressive, considering the U.S. had a gazillion fewer people back then). For comparison’s sake, TV by the Numbers says there were 83.3 million TV homes in 1983, versus 114.9 million… More >>
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Another Showrunner Abandons FlashForward
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… Michael Chiklis seems to have landed a solid role post-The Shield. After going down in legend as the morally corrupt cop Vic Mackey, he’ll play the male lead in ABC’s No Ordinary Family, about a normal clan that develops special powers. Chiklis’ involvement immediately puts the show on my must-see list. [Variety]
… Zach Gilford, who plays Dillon High badass Matt Saracen on NBC’s Friday Night… More >>
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What is Burn Notice? Good question, great skit.
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments
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… Sons of Anarchy creator <a… More >>
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Lost - Double Your Fun
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LA X, Part II: The island’s no more. The Others are gone. They’ll never torture Sawyer, Kate, Jack and John. The gang’s in L.A., each going his way. There’s no need to keep Old Smokey at bay. But how can that be? The island’s right there, and on it, still suffering, are our old friends dear. The plan worked and didn’t. And what happened… did not. Oh, Darlton, you are such a bad robot!
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Private Practice - Sophie’s Husband’s Choice
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Shotgun: When a woman can’t decide which one of her twins to save, her husband reveals he really likes one a lot more than the other anyway. And Sam and Addison make out, and it’s very, very pretty.
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