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Who has won our Supernatural books competition?

Heather — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:29:01 GMT

The competition to win a copy of the novel Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon has now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered. We’ve drawn three names out of the list of entrants who correctly answered that Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays the grown-up John Winchester, and the lucky winners are: 1. David McCallum from Newtonabbey 2. Simon Sims [...]

Six things we learned today | Monday 15 March

Ben — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:27:04 GMT

1. Battlestar and Flashforward star James Callis is joining Eureka - or, as Sky1 like to call it, A Town Called Eureka. 2. The supposedly axed 24 may be picked up by a different channel in the States. And Michael Madsen is joining the cast as an old acquaintance of Jack… 3. The Breaking Bad boys have [...]

Mandy’s Pick of the Day | Monday 15 March

Mandy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:28 GMT

8pm, The Office: An American Workplace, ITV4 Dundler Mifflin are making a commercial and Michael seizes the opportunity to get the Scranton branch involved. Dwight escapes office boredom by submerging himself in a virtual reality website and Jim creates an Avatar to annoy him there as well. Later, in a bar, Jim shows Michael’s failed attempt [...]

Look, look! We’ve only gone and found a trailer for the second series of Nurse Jackie!

Jonathan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:58:17 GMT

Judy’s Pick of the Day | Friday 12 March

Judy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:47:37 GMT

9pm Lost, Sky1 & Sky1 HD Tonight we get a Ben-centric episode. Now if Ben wasn’t engimatic enough, in his flashsideways he is a mild-mannered history teacher who is mentoring a familiar face from the island. Can this show get more mind-boggling? 9pm, The Mentalist, Five Jane and the team investigate the murder of a powerful defence attorney [...]

Heather’s Pick of the Day | Thursday 11 March

Heather — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:37 GMT

9pm, The Good Wife, More4 A scientist is accused of setting fire to her own lab, and it’s up to Alicia to figure out whether or not she’s guilty. Meanwhile, Zack proves he’s inherited his mother’s detecting skills when he figures out a way to find out who’s been leaving all the incriminating photos at their [...]

Who’s won our Day of the Triffids competition?

Peter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:24 GMT

Our competition to win a copy of the Day of the Triffids DVD and novel has now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered, and well done to everyone who correctly answered the name of Eddie Izzard’s US drama as The Riches. The first three names to be drawn from all the winning entries are: 1. Lindsay Seels, [...]

Five things we learned today | Wednesday 10 March

Ben — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:24:12 GMT

1. It seems that 24 is facing the axe and season eight will be Jack’s final bad day (apart from that rumoured movie). 2. A range of Mad Men dolls are being released – just don’t look too hard at their somewhat identical faces… 3. Four of the original cast members are set to be reunited on [...]

Pete’s Pick of the Day | Wednesday 10 March

Peter — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:04 GMT

9pm, Melrose Place, Fiver A designer wants Riley to be the face of a new jeans campaign; Violet fakes an illness to get close to Micheal Mancini; and Lauren panis when she bumps into David. 9pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2 IT’S BACK! Chuck is convinced that a locket may solve a family mystery; Jenny helps Damian with an important [...]

In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

Heather — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:54:08 GMT

• It’s that time of the year when sport’s biggest names team up with celebrities from the world of entertainment to raise money for charity. We’ve picked out this year’s Sport Relief highlights • The irrepressible Dom Joly engages in a spot of dog-napping as he follows in the footsteps of comic-book icon Tintin • Simon Reeve [...]

Six things we learned today | Tuesday 9 March

Ben — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:05 GMT

1. Fringe, 30 Rock, The Office and Community will all be back for new series in the Fall. Hurrah! 2. Bravo have picked up the rights to show Spartacus: Blood and Sand in the UK. 3. Frenchwoman Danielle Rousseau looks set to return to Lost in the final few episodes. 4. Heroes’ Sendhil Ramamurthy has been cast in [...]

Pete’s Pick of the Day | Tuesday 9 March

Peter — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:34 GMT

9pm, CSI, Five Henry’s surprise birthday turns sour when his CSI colleague take him to a remote BBQ joint, only to find it closed down by the health department. Meanwhile, it looks like Dr Jeckyl has struck again. 9pm, The Vampire Diaries, ITV2 When Damon tries to get his necklace back from Bonnie, he’s shocked by the extent [...]

Is David Hasselhoff going to appear in the Lost finale?

Heather — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:31:00 GMT

Yes, if this video’s anything to go by… Okay, no, not really, but this is great! Good job, Sophie!

Mandy’s Pick of the Day | Monday 8 March

Mandy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:04 GMT

9pm, Glee, E4 Will gets the Glee clubbers to pair-up to sing ballads. When Rachel chooses Will, and sings Endless Love to him, he soon realises she’s developed a crush on him – and she’s not the only one. Cue Will singing the Police number Don’t Stand So Close To Me. Meanwhile, Finn finds support in [...]

Judy’s Pick of the Day | Friday 5 March

Judy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:39:54 GMT

9pm Lost, Sky1 & Sky1 HD Brace yourself for this intense Sayid-centric episode. In the flash-sideways he is on his way to see his beloved Nadia in LA but, of course, things are more complicated than they first appear. Meanwhile, back at the temple, Dogen has a mission for Sayid. 9pm, The Mentalist, Five Lisbon is in hot [...]

FlashForward’s coming back soon and here’s a great new trailer to prove it

Jonathan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:10:27 GMT

Yup, after a ridiculously long break, FlashForward is going to be back on Five later this month. We hear the channel will also be showing a handly little recap show beforehand to remind us what happened. Here, in the meantime, is a trailer which has just aired in the States…

Some clips from that American version of Spaced that never happened

Jonathan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:18:52 GMT

A little backstory: A couple of years ago, Fox announced that it was going to make a US version of Channel 4’s cult Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright/Jessica Hynes comedy Spaced. Pegg, Wright and Hynes were reported to be less than happy, and then a few months later Fox had second thoughts and dropped the idea after [...]

Heather’s Pick of the Day | Thursday 2 March

Heather — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:08 GMT

9pm, The Good Wife, More4 With layoffs looming, Alicia is given a make-or-break case representing the daughter of absent lawfirm partner Stern, and finds herself trying to iron out the complexities of Jewish Sabbath labour restrictions with maverick young lawyer Ryan (Rescue Me’s Chris Bowers). 10pm, Brothers & Sisters, More4 Against their better judgement, Saul and Holly enter [...]

Four things we learned today | Wednesday 3 March

Ben — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:46:41 GMT

1. Episodes – CSI: NY’s Clare Forlani and Green Wing’s Stephen Mangan have joined the cast of Matt LeBlanc’s new sitcom. 2. FlashForward - James Callis (BSG’s Baltar) will pop up towards the end of the first series… 3. Gossip Girl – William Baldwin’s joining the cast as Serena’s father. 4. Lost – None of the regular cast [...]

Check out Sky’s swanky new site for The Pacific

Jonathan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:24:16 GMT

It’s not long now until Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg’s new World War Two mini-series The Pacific makes its debut on Sky Movies Premiere – the latest we’re hearing is Sunday 4 April – and the folk at Sky are helping build up the anticpation with the launch of a splendid new website. If you’re [...]

In the latest issue of TV & Satellite Week…

Heather — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:38:34 GMT

Bones and House, two of our all-time favourite shows, return after their mid-season break. Bones star David Boreanaz talks about the ongoing will-they-won’t-they? tension between Booth and Brennan, and what we can look forward to in the rest of the series; and Lisa Edelstein talks about the joys of working with Hugh Laurie in House. • Also [...]

Pete’s Pick of the Day | Wednesday 3 March

Peter — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:36 GMT

9pm, Melrose Place, Fiver The police bring Ella in for questioning, Jonah’s accused of stealing a diamond necklace from a client, and Violet sabotages another employee in a bid to get closer to Auggie. 9pm, Supernatural, Living & Virgin HD Sam and Dean head to Canton, Ohio when two residents are killed by dead icons, including James Dean’s [...]

Pete’s Pick of the Day | Tuesday 2 March

Peter — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:20:23 GMT

9pm, CSI, Five During a bowling tournament, a player finds a severed head in the ball-return. How did it get there and where is the body? Elsewhere, Langston reopens a case after the supposed killer commits suicide. 9pm, The Vampire Diaries, ITV2 When Elena seeks out answers from Stefan, the vampire reveals how the rivalry with his brother [...]

Behind the scenes on The Pacific

Jonathan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:07:41 GMT

No question about it, the HBO mini-series The Pacific looks like being one of the TV events of the year. It airs in the States later this months, and can be seen in the UK on Sky Movies Premiere from the beginning of April.

Mandy’s Pick of the Day | Monday 1 March

Mandy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:00:11 GMT

8pm, The Office: An American Workplace, ITV4 NEW SERIES Steve Carell returns as Dunder Mifflin’s inept boss Michael Scott as the US comedy is back for a fourth series. We’re quite far behind the US on this one, but ITV4 are giving it double bills on Mondays and Wednesdays, so maybe we’re going to catch up [...]