CULT TV INSIDER

Cult TV Insider - May 2010 - Director Chris Atkins talks about Star Suckers

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:44:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: WELCOME TO THE NEW SEASON OF THE CULT TV INSIDER - Back after far too long away! We start with an interview with Director Chris Atkins, whose documentaries challenge your view of the world.

The most controversial film of the year, Starsuckers is a hilarious and shocking exposé of the celebrity obsessed media. Director Chris Atkins – BAFTA-nominated for Taking Liberties – uncovers the reasons for our addiction to fame and blows the lid on the people who deal it out.

The film became front page news when it was revealed that Atkins had sold fake celebrity stories to all the tabloids (including a tale about Amy Winehouse’s hair catching fire), and had secretly filmed "red top" journalists trying to buy medical records. Another sting caught Max Clifford on undercover camera boasting about his clients. When Clifford found out, he threatened to get a court order to shut down the film.

Starsuckers climaxes in a damning critique of Bob Geldof’s "Live Aid", and reveals the explosive truth behind the star-studded "Live 8" concerts in 2005. By pulling down the wizard’s curtain of the celebrity machine, Atkins shows how the news and PR collude to manipulate the public. This critically acclaimed film is a terrifying and darkly funny portrayal of how the cult of fame is damaging our lives.

Just released by Network DVD after having appeared on the More4 Channel in an edited version, here Cult TV's Alex J Geairns interviews Chris Atkins about some of the controversies surrounding the film, and even get to talk about Patrick McGoohan and The Prisoner!

For information on CINEOLOGY LIVE, the new event Festival Weekender from Cult TV Productions, happening 3-6 September 2010 at the Pontin's Pakefield Holiday Park on England's east coast, visit www.cineology.net

For news and information on all things Cult TV and Movies, visit www.cult.tv

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info .

You can download this latest issue via the following link:

Cult TV Insider - May 2010

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 17

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:17:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our seventeenth edition of the Cult TV Insider, a double-length special after our two month hiatus

Included in this bumper issue of news are the following:

The new Spock in the JJ Abrams take on Star Trek has been cast – and it’s someone we know from Heroes. But hold on – Leonard Nimoy is also playing Spock in the new movie!

Life on Mars (USA) finally finds its Sam Tyler, and a Director from Studio 60 and The West Wing will be helming the pilot.

Heroes gets a spin-off as well as a plethora of new cast members – find out more here!

Jericho resurrected – most of the cast are back for seven more episodes, and there’s a new cast member joining the mix.

Battlestar Galactica – news of the reimagined fourth and final season, the TV movie special and some mobile phone episodes to pass the time.

Desperate Housewives gains Nathan Fillion as a regular cast member.

Criminal Minds loses its star, but what next for Mandy Patinkin?

Casting news on Ugly Betty season two, and this one makes sandwiches, as well as Grey’s Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice, Smallville gets a Supergirl, Reaper, Damages, 24, Lost, House, Bionic Woman, The Kingdom, and Law and Order: Criminal Intent gains Alicia Witt.

Farscape lives on via new internet episodes.

All the latest news and rumours from the Doctor Who and Torchwood universes, including casting details and the return of some villains.

Which UK networks have grabbed which American series for the upcoming new seasons.

What Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is up to next.

Get all the information on the awards nominees for this year’s Emmys.

Also this issue – news of some upcoming superhero movies, and there’s a whole host of them!

Our music this issue comes from Anima TV with a track called “Twenty Four”.

For information on this year’s Cult TV Festival Weekender, visit www.cult.tv

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info .

You can download this 17th issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider017_300707.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 16

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sat, 19 May 2007 17:47:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our sixteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider, a double-length special...

1 min 05 secs: AMERICAN TV NEWS - Loads of Brits and Aussies are getting starring roles in new American series coming this Autumn, including The Bionic Woman and The Sarah Connor Chronicles. We look at what ABC, CBS and FOX have on their new production slates, and which series they have put out to pasture. Bad news for fans of Jericho, though.

16 mins 05 secs: BLAKE’S 7 AUDIO ADVENTURES INTERVIEW – Mark Withall catches up with DEREK RIDDALL, the new Blake in the series, exclusively for the Cult TV Insider. Hear the new adventures on www.scifi.co.uk.

23 mins 50 secs: AMERICAN TV NEWS – PART 2. We continue our indepth look at what’s new and what’s departed from the USA television line-ups, looking at NBC, the CW and other American Channels. There’s great news for Heroes, but confusion surrounds the fate of Veronica Mars.

43 mins 55 Secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Rockdown Baby return to play their song Soul Connection.

46 mins 35 secs: UK TV NEWS. Abigail’s Party revisited for the 21st Century, CBBC buys Wolverine, Channel 4 is not going to invest so much in import shows in future, and Starsky & Hutch and Fantasy Island get the minisode treatment for the internet!

53 mins 35 secs: BLAKE’S 7 AUDIO ADVENTURES INTERVIEW. Mark Withall stops ALISTAIR LOCKE on the way to the pub - Alistair is Sound Designer and Voice of Zen for the new series - he talks exclusively to the Cult TV Insider.

1 hour 1 min 10 secs: COMICS ON THE BIG SCREEN – the latest news on the casting for the new Hulk movie, and Frank Miller’s Ronin looks to be coming to the cinema.

1 hour 2 mins 50 secs: THE CURIOSITY ZONE – News of a Universal City Dubailand, who won the Saturn Awards, and Fox objects to spoof THE O.J. SIMPSONS.

For information on this year’s Cult TV Festival Weekender, visit www.cult.tv.

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.

You can download this 16th issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider016_200507.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 15

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:40:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our fifteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 05 secs: UK TV NEWS. Sky One commission another Terry Pratchett production with David Jason, and Martin Freeman relies on some magic for his next TV role.

3 mins 35 secs: BRAND NEW GUESTS FOR THE CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER. Great news for fans of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Logan’s Run, Planet of the Apes, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, SeaQuest 2032, Land of the Lost and Garrison’s Gorillas who like to see their favourite stars in person. Cult TV announces SIX brand new guests for the ultimate holiday break for television appreciators, happening 19-22 October 2007 at the Heythrop Park Hotel near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. It is a charity benefit event organised by unpaid volunteers, by fans for fans, in aid of the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF). Get all the details of the 72 hour non-stop programme and details of onsite accommodation at www.Cult.TV.

These new guests join Ben Miller (Primeval), Matthew Graham (writer & Co-creator of Life on Mars), James Morrison (Bill Buchanan from 24 and McQueen from Space: Above and Beyond), Jared Martin (War of the Worlds, The Fantastic Journey, Dallas), Ike Eisenmann (The Fantastic Journey, Star Trek, Escape from Witch Mountain), Antonio Fargas (Starsky & Hutch), Liz Morgan (Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons), and Stephanie Waring (Hollyoaks, Coronation Street), amongst many others, on the list of those you can meet by joining in at the live Cult TV event this Autumn.

6 mins 45 secs: RATINGS NEWS. We go Stateside and find some bad news for the previously unbeatable Heroes series. And Nathan Fillion of Firefly fame’s new show Drive has been cancelled after just two weeks on air.

10 mins 05 secs: UK DVD RELEASES. All the titles of note getting a release in the UK in May 2007.

12 mins 35 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Years of Static play Off in Space for us.

15 mins 40 secs: US TV NEWS. Traveler finally makes it to transmission. Kyle XY gets a second season, Ghost Whisperer anticipates its renewal with additions to its production personnel, has Law & Order reached the end of its natural life, meanwhile things look good for Jericho returning.

28 mins 10 secs: SPIN-OFF NEWS. A special of Robot Chicken devoted to Star Wars, even featuring the voice of George Lucas, more on the spin-off to Grey’s Anatomy, a Spider-man Broadway musical in the works, and which star of Lost is joining the cast of the big screen version of Speed Racer?

For information on this year’s Cult TV Festival Weekender, visit www.cult.tv.

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.

End credits music comes from Jeff Shields – Podcast Troubadour.

You can download this 15th issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider015_300407.mp3.

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 14

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:12:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our fourteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 00 secs: NEW US TV NEWS. Who is taking over from James Caan on Las Vegas? Clue – he won’t be allowed his red Ferrari! Glenn Close to star in new legal TV series. The Smallville cast member who will become the new Flash Gordon.

9 mins 25 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. K Juno performs Fighter in the Screen for us.

14 mins 55 secs: BIG SCREEN ADAPTIONS. News on Speed Racer, The Incredible Hulk, The Green Arrow, Get Smart

21 mins 25 secs: AWARDS NEWS. Who won the Peabody Awards, and who is in line for the BAFTA Awards.

25 mins 25 secs: UK ACQUISITIONS. News of new Magic Roundabout, and Ashes To Ashes – the sequel to Life on Mars and the race to be its female lead.

30 mins 50 secs: INSIDER FEEDBACK. We present your views of the Insider so far, and answer your queries.

For information on this year’s Cult TV Festival Weekender, visit www.cult.tv.

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.

You can download this 14th issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider014_160407.mp3.

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 13

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Mon, 9 Apr 2007 19:05:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our thirteenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 00 secs: APPRECIATORS ROUNDTABLE – Part 1. Your host Alex J Geairns is joined by Stephen Brown, John Wilkinson, Lynn Simpson and Sarah Geairns to discuss the first two episodes of the new season of Doctor Who, as well as ask whether television is actually being dumbed down by television executives. For information on this year’s Cult TV Festival Weekender, visit www.cult.tv.

20 mins 00 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Comedy group SUDDEN DEATH play CGI for us – an ode to the lack of creativity that computer wizardry can become responsible for.

23 mins 50 secs: APPRECIATORS ROUNDTABLE – Part 2. Our pentagon of grumpy old fans consider extremism in television appreciation, and consider what event organisers can do to stop people getting the wrong idea about what it is to be a media fan.

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.

You can download this 13th issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider013_090407.mp3.

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 12

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:02:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our twelfth edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 05 secs: US TV NEWS. Reimagined Battlestar Galactica gets a full fourth season and a straight to DVD special. New Kevin Sorbo projects, and a big screen Green Hornet.

11 mins 25 secs: CULT TV WEEKENDER CELEBRITY NEWS. Jared Martin from Fantastic Journey, Dallas and War of The Worlds, James Morrison from '24' and Space: Above And Beyond, and the Life On Mars creator, writer and Executive Producer Matthew Graham are amongst the new guests joining us for our live event in Oxfordshire in October – and YOU could be there! Details at www.cult.tv.

15 mins 05 secs: UK TV NEWS. Where will you be able to see Ghost Whisperer Season 2 in the UK, David Tennant teams up with Einstein, Doctor Who holds firm in the ratings, and some of the nominees for the Hugo Awards.

20 mins 15 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Comedy meisters SUDDEN DEATH play Welcome Back, Doctor for us – a Time Lord inspired ditty.

24 mins 25 secs: WORKS IN PROGRESS. News of the 3rd season of Prison Break, plans for the Supernatural season finale, and Lost to run as a non-stop series next season.

27 mins 35 secs: BRITS ON SCREEN. What’s next for Ricky Gervais, and more telly from Ridley and Tony Scott.

30 mins 15 secs: UK DVD RELEASES FOR APRIL. Includes details of the titles up for grabs in forthcoming competitions at www.cult.tv.

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.

You can download this twelfth issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider012_020407.mp3.

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 11

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:54:00 +0100

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our eleventh edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 10 secs: TORCHWOOD ROUNDTABLE – PART 1. The first part of our special edition of the Cult TV Insider, where we focus on the scripting of TORCHWOOD. Our guests are:

BRIAN MINCHIN is a Script Editor in BBC Wales Drama. Currently working on the "Torchwood", he has also been Script Editor on "Belonging", plus a 30 minute drama by Cath Tregenna "Stick or Twist", and other TV and Radio programmes. Originally from Aberystwyth he has worked for several Welsh independent companies and produced many short films with Sgrin Wales and ITV Wales.

CATH TREGENNA, after several years working as an actress on stage and in television, started writing on BBC Wales' home grown drama, "Belonging". She went on to create and write the series The Bench set in a small town magistrates' court before becoming one of the regular team of Casualty writers. As well as story-lining "Pobol y Cwm", she has co-written two series of "Cowbois ac Injans", a comedy drama for S4C with her brother, Jon Tregenna, and now writes primarily for Torchwood. Her theatre play, Art and Guff had a run in Soho Arts Theatre in 2001.

17 mins 45 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Jukebox Zeros play "Film Noir Love" for us.

21 mins 55 secs: TORCHWOOD ROUNDTABLE – PART 2. Brian and Cath are joined by LINDSEY ALFORD, a script editor on "Doctor Who" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures", who previously took on the same duties for "Casualty".

Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.

Find out more about the Cult TV Festival Weekender at www.cult.tv.

This edition was recorded at the Cardiff Comedy Day, hosted by the British Society of Comedy Writers - find out more at www.bscw.co.uk.

You can download this eleventh issue via the following link:

www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider011_260307.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 10

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:45:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our tenth edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 00 secs: NEW USA TV PROJECT NEWS. Something new for David Duchovny, Eliza Dushku and Christina Applegate, a quartet of new Futurama straight-to-DVD movies, a possible new direction for Veronica Mars, and a new revamp of The Saint is on the horizon.

19 mins 10 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Stefani Stevens sings Picture This for us.

23 mins 45 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Noted ornithologist Helen Baker takes us through her trio of top TV choices at the moment.

37 mins 55 secs: USA RATINGS NEWS. How The Riches, the brand new Eddie Izzard drama series, is doing Stateside.

39 mins 30 secs: CRAZY AMERICAN LITIGATION. The series Heroes goes into the dock, and Family Guy faces a lawsuit from a comedienne. Also, news of the next episode of Star Trek – New Voyages.

46 mins 50 secs. UK TV NEWS – Simon Cowell goes into drama, plus the first of your feedback to the Insider. Visit our forums to give your feedback at www.culttv.info.

You can download this tenth issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider010_190307.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 9

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:50:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our ninth edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 00 secs: US NEW PROJECT NEWS. The American version of The Thick Of It gets a star from Huff, news of a Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, news on Painkiller Jane and The Sarah Connor Chronicles, more Star Trek movie news, and what some of the stars of the new version of Mansfield Park will be doing next.

9 mins 05 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. John Romano plays TV SONG for us.

12 mins 25 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Justin Allum, Head of Presentation for the Cult TV Festival Weekender, takes us through his choices of unmissable telly.

39 mins 20 secs: MORE TV NEWS. Doctor Who new season four confirmed, make your own Battlestar Galactica, and news of an unusual charity auction of teddy bears autographed by TV stars! Find out more at http://www.bcwomensfoundation.org.

You can download this ninth issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider009_120307.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 8

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 4 Mar 2007 21:57:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our eighth edition of the Cult TV Insider. Full details of Cult TV's Festival Weekender can be found at www.cult.tv.

1 min 00 secs: UPDATE ON THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE. Director and release date confirmed, plus news of a Get Smart movie.

2 mins 35 secs: INTERNATIONAL RATINGS NEWS. Things are looking grim for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, but Heroes still on the up.

5 mins 50 secs: NEW TV PROJECTS STATESIDE. A new Spiderman cartoon, and William Baldwin and James Brolin have new television roles.

14 mins 05 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Oscar Trim perform TV Guide.

18 mins 45 secs: STATESIDE TV NEWS – James Caan bails out of Las Vegas, and Kelsey Grammer changes channels.

21 mins 30 secs: UK TV NEWS: Primeval gets a second season commission, and when and where will ITV screen Six Degrees? Plus what the creators of Life On Mars are doing next.

You can download this eighth issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider008_050307.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 7

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:18:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our seventh edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 20 secs: ALL CHANGE AGAIN FOR THE CULT TV WEEKENDER. Bungling builders lead to Cult TV moving to Oxfordshire.

8 mins 30 secs: GUIDED TOUR OF HEYTHROP PARK. We lift the lid on how we go about choosing a new venue, and unearth the secrets of the new Cult TV venue for October. Find out how we ensure our attendee priorities are looked after as much as possible wherever we go. See the pictures at www.cult.tv.

22 mins 30 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Boxleitner play their track Television for us.

27 mins 42 secs: SUMMING UP THE NEW CULT TV HOME. Alex Geairns and Mark Withall summarise what to expect from the new venue for the Festival Weekender. Find out more about booking for Cult TV at www.cult.tv

32 mins 20 secs: UK DVD RELEASES IN MARCH – News on Hustle, Primeval, Big Breadwinner Hog and the ultimate collection for fans of Charmed.

You can download this seventh issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider007_260207.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 6

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:20:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES: Welcome to our sixth edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 00 secs: GOSSIP ON STAR TREK XI. When is the film going to be released, and who is going to be directing and starring?

2 mins 20 secs: INTERNATIONAL RATINGS NEWS. How Lost is doing in the UK and USA, and you’ll be surprised where it is a bigger hit! Plus Heroes continues to pummel the opposition.

6 mins 55 secs: NEW SERIES STATESIDE. An ex-Eastender to become the new Bionic Woman, a Nip/Tuck creator gets a big deal, plus the new version of The Hardy Boys.

15 mins 45 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Todd Learner plays Television Light for us.

18 mins 20 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Mark Withall takes us through his trio of top telly of the week. See Mark's pictures of previous Cult TV events at www.cult.tv.

24 mins 20 secs: CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER NEWS – Two new celebrity guest announcements for our unmissable visit to a Stately Home in October. Find out more at www.cult.tv.

You can download this sixth issue via the following link:

www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider006_190207.mp3.

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CULT TV INSIDER – ISSUE 5

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:07:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES.

1 min 30 secs: WHEDON SHOWN THE DOOR ON WONDER WOMAN. The rumours were true, Joss has moved on from invisible planes and bullet-defying bracelets.

2mins 55 Secs: IS JJ DIRECTING THE NEXT STAR TREK? The mystery deepens as no-one’s sure if Mr Abrams is or isn’t.

3 mins 25 secs: SAAVIK TO PLAY DAWN FRENCH! - plus other American pilot news.

6 mins 10 secs: UK TV NEWS – Channel 4’s history of television and UK society, plus Who’s got a Life On Mars cast member?

7 mins 45 secs: STATESIDE TV NEWS – including what may conclude Season One of Heroes, who won the ratings when Lost went up against CSI:NY, and a former Lost gets a new cast member, and Star Trek’s Doomsday Machine gets a makeover.

14 mins 50 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Featuring The Jones Thing with the track “Saturday Morning TV Action Superstar”.

19 mins 20 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Gozzy, the Cult TV Festival Weekender Workshop Director, gives his trio of unmissable Cult TV series, as well as discussing with Alex the debut of Primeval on ITV1. Tell Gozzy what Workshops you would like to see at the Festival Workshops by visiting the Forums at www.CultTV.info.

Find all this and more out by downloading our new show at: www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider005_120207.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 4

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:04:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES.

All the news and reviews any television appreciator will ever need! Content of the show this week as follows:

1 min 20 secs: STATESIDE TV NEWS – the trends in commissioning this year and news of the American version of Life on Mars.

10 mins 05 secs: WHEDON’S WONDER WOMAN UNDER PRESSURE – how come the studio in charge is buying a different script to that by Joss?

11mins 25 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. We present hard rock roots music from TJR, this tune is called Peace, Love and Don’t Trust MTV.

17 mins 15 secs: TV WINNERS AT THE DGA. Who won what TV wise with the Directors Guild of America.

18 mins 10 secs: UK TV PREMIERES. A look at season ten of Seventh Heaven on Hallmark and the launch of Primeval on ITV1. Check out our forums at www.culttv.info .

21 mins 30 secs: DVD RELEASES IN FEBRUARY.
Reviews of season one of Special Branch and season two of Doctor In The House, plus news of other releases this month. Competitions can be found at www.cult.tv - let us know what you would like to see released on DVD by emailing insider@cult.tv .

Find all this by downloading our new show at: www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider004_050207.mp3

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CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 3

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:11:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES:

Welcome to our third edition of the Cult TV Insider.

1 min 20 secs: STATESIDE NEW TV SERIES. The Riches with Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver, plus Drive with Nathan Fillion from Firefly.

8mins 30 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Mark Crick, the Logistics Director for the Cult TV Festival Weekender, gives us the lowdown on what he makes time for in his TV week. The Cult TV Forums can be found at www.culttv.info.

22 mins 10 secs: TAX BREAKS FOR BRITISH TELLY PRODUCTIONS? Will the deal for films to be made in the UK also have a benefit for television series too?

26 mins 10 secs: STATESIDE RATINGS. Who wins when Heroes goes up against 24, Stateside? The victor will surprise you.

28 mins 35 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream on Mondays play us a track “Little Films”.

33 mins 20 secs: CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER NEWS – A new DJ and the party themes for the three evening shindigs.

35 mins 55 secs: COMPETITION NEWS. You could win a DVD Box Set of “Return of The Saint” from Network DVD, if you can help us find Simon Templar’s original Jaguar XJS. See www.cult.tv for details

You can download this third issue via the following link:

http://www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider003_290107.mp3

CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE 2

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:34:00 GMT

SHOW NOTES

Settling in to our format, we get down to our standard half-hour running time, and have our first interview. We have something for everyone this time out, including stuff about Lost, 24 and Return of The Saint.

1 min 10 secs: IS LOST LOST? A network executive comes to the show’s defence.

2 mins 10 secs: GOLDEN GLOBES 2007 – the television-orientated awards results.

3 mins 55 secs: “24” RETURNS - on both sides of the Atlantic.

6 mins 00 secs: MORE AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED.

7 mins 30 secs: US PRODUCTION NEWS – including the Stateside adaption of The IT Crowd, an animated Smallville spinoff, and a new SF comedy called “Area 52”.

10 mins 50 secs: TV THEMED MUSIC OF THE WEEK. This time it’s “TV Dog” by Rock Down Baby.

14 mins 15 secs: WHAT’S WHAT TO WATCH. Katy gives us her choices of what she makes time for during her TV week.

23 mins 45 secs: WHAT’S COMING OUT FROM NETWORK – The inside track on the first quarter’s releases from this excellent DVD label, including “Return of the Saint”.

29 mins 10 secs: BOSTON LEGAL RETURNS.

31 mins 50 secs: CLOSING CREDITS.

Release Date of Podcast: 22 January 2007

This podcast can be found at www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider220107.mp3

PRESENTING CULT TV INSIDER - ISSUE ONE

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:15:00 GMT

We're ready to roll! The 50 minute double-episode first programme of CULT TV INSIDER has been completed.

As this is our "pilot", then it is nowhere near what the regular series will end up being - so, we're not making a big fuss about this issue, but we hope you'll enjoy it and find out something you didn't know already by listening in...

You can find it at the following location:

www.culttv.net/podcast/CTVInsider150107.mp3

SHOW NOTES

Here's your guide to what you can find in the first issue, which is a NEWS SPECIAL, due to the sheer volume of stuff that's happening at the moment, a few bits of which you may not have heard about.

1 min 30 secs: 2006 RATINGS IN REVIEW. Who were the big winners in last year's UK television ratings? There are some surprises in store as to which channels did well!

2 mins 50 secs: CULT TV FESTIVAL WEEKENDER. Hot news about a new date, and a new venue, and the details behind the decision.

9 mins 40 secs: WEEKENDER OFFERS FREE CLUB ROOMS. Got a fan club or group? Want somewhere to meet up with your fellow members? Here's something to take notice of!

11 mins 30 secs: HOW TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CULT TV WEEKENDER. We're revving up for you attentions - find out how to get in touch!

12 mins 35 secs: NEW CHARITY CHOSEN FOR 2007. Who are Cult TV raising funds for this year?

15 mins 00 secs: HEROES PREVIEW. Just what is this new hot show about to screen on SCI FI in the UK all about?

19 mins 00 secs: COMING SOON TO THE UK - PART 1. Including Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip.

21 mins 40 secs: THE RETURN OF LOST. Only a couple of weeks to wait until the return of the series to UK screens.

24 mins 10 secs: NEW UK TV PROJECTS OF NOTE. Will it be the case of "The Brits Are Coming" in TV circles, too?

25 mins 05 secs: HIDDEN GEM OF THE WEEK. Which show gets our prize?

25 mins 45 secs: MID-TERM USA PILOT SEASON REPORT. Some of the programme ideas that are going into production inspected for signs of life!

34 mins 45 secs: OBSCENE GOSSIP. News of a former Buck Rogers, and a wrangles over the rights to Charlie's Angels involving Jonathan Hart himself!

38 mins 10 secs: COMING SOON TO THE UK - PART 2. News of The Dresden Files, and the return of RESCUE ME and BONES.

44 mins 15 secs: TV SONG OF THE WEEK. We seek out vaguely TV-related podsafe music from the internet - here's "Scott Bakula" by Sunspot.

48 mins 30 secs: CLOSING CREDITS - including our theme song by Alamantra.

Hope you enjoy it - feedback always appreciated!

INTRODUCING YOUR HOST

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Fri, 5 Jan 2007 20:19:00 GMT

Okay, so you want to know who one of the hosts of CULT TV INSIDER is?

Well, of course, it has to be Alex J Geairns ... but here's some clues as to why he might seem so familiar...

http://www.myheritage.com

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:15:00 GMT

We get ever closer to recording - which is scheduled to happen this weekend - trialling all the equipment, getting things to work as they should and so forth. And then, well, we'll see...

There are a huge number of books out and about on podcasting, and a whole host of new ones scheduled for release in the next few months. It would seem that we really are on the cusp of something big which is taking off in a BIG way. The great thing is that no-one's doing it the way that we are aiming to, which means at least we will be unique.

Anyhow, having just finished a book on the whole cabooodle that really gives you all the content and follow-up details you'll ever need, we can recommend "Tricks of the Podcasting Masters by Robert Walch and Mur Lafferty. Essential and inspiring!

More to come, folks, watch this space....

NEW YEAR, NEW IDEAS

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:12:00 GMT

The possibilities that podcasting open up as a new way to keep in touch with Cult TV's supporters has just come into sharp focus. As Basil Fawlty would say, it was a case of missing the bleedin' obvious in terms of being able to relay all the latest news, pepper in some reviews of the latest TV as well as DVD releases, run a few prize competitions aside from those on our website, and give a little more background to the trials and tribulations of running a charity benefit convention in our spare time.

So, the infrastructure to make this happen is gradually being put into place. As the guide books tell us, we'll want to go softly-softly at the beginning, finding our feet, getting used to the technology, and building up to what should be an entirely new experience not only for us, but also for you, those loyal souls who have stuck by us in what some may call "interesting times".

At that point, we can then start all guns blazing as we make a difference to the internet landscape and hopefully enlist your help in spreading the word about what we hope will be an entertaining and novel addition to the likes of iTunes and countless other net directories out there.

And from what we can tell, we've got something different to shout about, something new to bring to the marketplace, and the right sort of knowledge and enthusiasm to make it have an impact.

So, keep watching out for more information!

LOST WITHOUT LOST

insider@cult.tv (Cult TV Productions) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:08:00 GMT

Okay, so it would be boring to go on about how PC WORLD have still not remedied the problem with my laptop. It's now beyond a joke, and it was interesting to see that Computing Which? magazine have basically noted what I had suspected all along - don't have a service contract with them if you ever want a faulty PC to work properly after their meddling.

Meanwhile, I had what I think was a "form" email around the other day, moaning that TV series LOST had moved to Sky One. Thought I'd duplicate it here:

"i am contacting you regarding the new placement of lost series three. i saw that you didnt state that people whose only source of television are the basic five channels. people with only these channels will be unable to watch Lost anymore. i personally find this unfair. Lost is a multi award winning series and considering that the basic channels hardly have anything entertaining to offer, should at least show repeats of the sky one viewings. i think that it was unfair for the whole thing to have been completely taken away. i know that it is not your problem but i am not able to contact sky one about this, and i needed my point to be seen and taken into consideration. i am hoping that you could help me with this. if not then... ... i tried. thank you very much"

The aversion to capital letters is as it was written. Anyhow, needless to say I couldn't resist replying, and interesting to note what I said has not been taken issue with by way of reply. So, rather than waste the time I spent in giving my view, here it is for your consideration...

"Thanks for your email, although I am perplexed as to what you would like us to do about the situation? Why not join our Forums at www.culttv.info and make your point there - these are visible to the whole world, and if reps of Sky check them out, well, you never know.
Some things to consider when "having a go" at Sky, though...

(1) Channel 4 / E4 would NEVER have even considered starting running the 3rd season as early in the year as Sky are. Like as not, it would have again been next April or so before C4 would have bothered.

(2) Thanks to Sky, those who WANT to can now actually watch LOST in High Definition (HD) - this is something that Channel 4 would not have been able to manage for years ... and then it would have only been possible via the Sky platform, so you would have had to buy a Sky dish anyway to get to see episodes in this quality (note that Seasons 1 and 2 are also in HD, but we never got to see them like that because C4 have the rights but no HDF delivery path).

(3) Within the next 18 months analogue transmissions will begin to be switched off around the country - in other words, if you don't have either Freeview or a Sky dish you won't get any TV from sometime between 2008 and 2010 (different areas are being switched off at different times see http://www.freeview.co.uk/home for details). Although there has been no formal announcement as such, I expect that LOST Season 3 will appear sometime in 2007 on the Freeview channel SKY THREE - and probably around the time that C4 would have shown the series if they had got it anyhow. So, if you want repeats on a free-to-air system, you know what to do...

(4) Television is a business like any other. Sky paid nearly five times per episode for LOST what C4 had done - so, who do you think as a broadcaster values this show (and therefore its audience) more? If anyone should "get it in the neck" it's C4 - they had the choice of keeping EITHER "Lost" or "Desperate Housewives", as they decided at the price required they could only afford one of them (as either show would have cost them the same money). They chose "Desperate Housewives". So, the question is, quite truthfully, whose fault is it that "Lost" is no longer on C4?

Hope that helps you understand what goes on and puts it all into some perspective. Freeview boxes cost as little as £30 these days, with no subscription charge, whereas at the moment you could get access to Sky One for as little as £7.50 a month (with no charge for a dish, digibox or installation at present, with the relevant deal - details at: http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/offers/article?contentid=10729703 )."

Lordy, as evangelical as a MAC user! I really ought to get commission for this, shouldn't I?