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Xena Agents of SHIELD cameo even better than Warhammer, say geeks
TV News | Ed Williamson | 22nd July 2014
"This is unprecedented," a geek told us on hearing the news that Lucy Lawless is to guest-star on Agents of SHIELD season two. "Like all my Christmases come at once. Oh God you've put up a picture of her with Seven Of Nine off Voyager oh God OH GOD." He died later that day.
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EXCLUSIVE: we serialise the Alan Partridge autobiography
TV News | Ed Williamson | 16th September 2011
If by 'serialise' we mean 'paste a load of Armando Iannucci's tweets in one article, not even in serial format'. And by 'exclusive' we mean 'not in the least bit exclusive'.
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Eastenders and Corrie fight fire with tea lights
TV News | Matt Looker | 24th September 2011
It seems the soaps are at war again. As soon as Eastenders bosses release details about Pat meeting a fiery end on Albert Square, reports come from the Coronation Street set that Eileen Derbyshire, who plays Emily Bishop in the show, "may have burned herself a bit".
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Nick Cotton to debut non-black item of clothing
TV News | Ed Williamson | 4th November 2014
I've loved Eastenders since I started back on it, but the return of a character as one-note as Nick Cotton, while familiar and not unwelcome, reminds you what soaps are like when they don't bother with characterisation. Yes, we know, Nick: you're a bad man, everything you do is bad without any real reason why, and all your clothes are accordingly black. Tell us a new one.
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James May to be switched off
TV News | Ed Williamson | 19th June 2015
With the already-tenuous purpose of James May now defunct, he is to be unplugged and put away in a box in the attic.
The news came as Top Gear announced that auditions for its presenting roles alongside new host Chris Evans were open to literally everyone but May.
"What is he for?" pondered BBC Director-General Tony Hall in a statement. "I suppose you could keep him in the kitchen and use his fingers as a mug tree. Or he could double as a keep-left sign if he could remember to point to the left."
"I don't even have a car," confirmed May, making himself comfortable between the artificial Christmas tree and a big box of Duplo. -
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Exclusive quote from Dominic Chianese on joining Boardwalk Empire
TV News | Ed Williamson | 18th August 2011
The Sopranos' Uncle Junior is to join the cast of Boardwalk Empire for its second season. Let's see what Dominic Chianese had to say about it.
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Dean Gaffney now only celebrity not to have completed Ice Bucket Challenge
TV News | Iain Robertson | 21st August 2014
The days of celebrities pouring water over their heads for charity appear to be numbered, after it was revealed today that former Eastenders star Dean Gaffney is the last remaining celebrity on the planet not to have taken part.
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Generic sitcom #6416 coming soon to our screens
TV News | Matt Looker | 3rd January 2012
It's Friends meets How I Met Your Mother, but with actors you recognise from other, more successful and far superior, shows! I bet there's a 'funny one' and another one that's into sports. I also bet dating is hard.
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Netflix House of Cards less tainted by spurious, probably misremembered racism than original
TV News | Ed Williamson | 4th January 2013
A friend of mine once bumped into Ian Richardson, star of the BBC series House of Cards. He apparently said something disconcertingly racist.
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National Television Awards nominations: 2012 ruined already
TV News | Ed Williamson | 1st January 2012
Woke up this morning feeling pretty good about the year to come. Then I read these. It's all gone to shit now. I'm not even getting dressed this year.
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