Former President Charles Logan (played by Gregory Itzin) will return to 24 for the upcoming season eight.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Itzin’s character will return very late in the season at the request of President Taylor (Cherry Jones).
Until I watched this show last night, I didn’t realise it was based on the true life tales of both Garrow and some of his clients, and it made an already very good drama excellent.
Andrew Buchan as the pioneering, genuinely caring lawyer – which is why I at first thought it was all a fiction – understatedly and utterly convincingly wandered the corridors of the Old Bailey doing his best for the wrongly accused innocents.
His associate and mentor Southouse was similarly nobly portrayed by Alun Armstrong, and together with a cast of genuinely convincing 18th century folk – well done costume and make-up department – we were transported back to a time when the accused’s solicitor couldn’t speak to the jury, were not privy to the deposition against their client, weren’t permitted to visit their client or to deliver an opening statement or closing speech in court. Read more & comment »
As we leave October behind and go boldly forward into November, there are some great shows to herald the start of winter scheduling.
In the coming week, the new series of The Family gets underway and we’ll get to look at the lives of another family in this fascinating show.
We’ll also get to see another slice of life with Yvette and Karl and chew over the contents of what goes into our food… strong stomachs at the ready for both shows! I jest; I love watching the shows about Yvette and Karl… Read more & comment »
On Monday at 7:30pm, ss word of Tony’s heart attack spreads through the street, the factory girls gossip unaware of his fate. Roy meanwhile is in turmoil as he tells Hayley about Tony’s shock confession.
Hayley puts it down to the drugs Tony was on, but Roy’s sure there was more to it. Determined to get the truth, Roy returns to the hospital. But when he’s met by Maria, who’s arrived back from Cyprus in a terrible state, she has some shocking news of her own. Has Tony taken the truth to his grave?
Ryan’s appalled to discover Michelle’s spent the night with Jake. Embarrassed, Michelle ushers Jake out of the flat. Dev meanwhile refuses to pay Jake’s bill for the roof repairs, claiming it’s too steep. In retaliation, Jake removes a section of roof tiles from the cornershop. As a stand off ensues which man will back down? Read more & comment »
On Monday, frustrated by the noise from the wasps that have nested in his roof, Archie’s climbing the ladders as Janine walks past. As they talk on the Square, they glance across to the Vic and notice Peggy watching them.
A while later, Archie sees Sam walking past but she insists that she wants nothing more to do with him because of what he did to Peggy. He reminds her though that he raised the money for her bail, but she adds that the rest of the family declined his offer. With a little more persuasion though, Archie manages to convince her to have lunch with him.
She later turns up at the house with Ricky in tow and over lunch, Ricky doesn’t hide his mistrust of Archie. In order to speak to Sam alone, Archie asks Ricky to clear the wasps’ nest. Read more & comment »
On Monday, David blames Nathan for the car accident after calling on Leyla and worried for her welfare, insists that she go to the hospital to be checked over. At the shop, Doug mocks the accident when Nathan arrives and Leyla is clearly uneasy. Doug, on sensing an atmosphere, makes himself scarce and Nathan doesn’t hesitate in rubbing salt into the wound to Leyla about her imminent visit to the police station.
Moments later, Gennie comes across an inconsolable Leyla in the village and listens intently as she confesses all. Returning from the police station, Leyla confronts Nathan and hands her notice in. Nathan thrusts the notice back in Leyla’s face, frustrating her so much she slaps him. Menacingly, Nathan warns that unless she does as he says, he could make her world come crashing down. How far will Nathan’s blackmailing go?
Meanwhile, Sally’s settling back into life at the Thomas household much to the delight of Laurel and Ashley who are relieved to see Sally so content. Later, Laurel returns home and is put out when Sally’s adamant she’s happy to look after the children, frustrated with Ashley for allowing her to do so. Is Sally settling in too well? Read more & comment »
Anna Paquin has admitted that fans sometimes feel awkward about her naked scenes in True Blood.
The actress starred in Oscar-winning film The Piano aged 11 and in the X Men movies as a teenager. She told Bang Showbiz: “It’s been a gradual evolution for me. It’s probably weird for people to watch it and if they have this image of me as a sweet little child, but it’s not weird for me.”
True Blood creator Alan Ball has said that the sex scenes in the show serve an important purpose, as he feels that Vampires are a metaphor for sex.
Speaking at the Paley Centre for Media, Ball said:
“To me, vampires and the notion of vampires as a metaphor is sex. Of course that’s going to have to be a part of it and that’s part of the appeal. That’s why people love vampires, because they’re sexy.”
Smallville executive producer Kelly Souders has admitted that they are “pushing” for a 10th season of the popular CW series.
“We are really, really pushing for season 10,” Souders told The Ausiello Files. “We really hope it happens.”
Smallville has achieved disappointing ratings in its new Friday night slot but Souders thinks the numbers can improve once the word gets out.
24 isn’t back until early 2010, but for those of us suffering from withdrawal symptoms, Fox have released this fab promo.
The show will return for season 8 with a special two-night, four-hour season premiere.
Josh Groban has admitted that he had a “great time” whilst filming his guest appearance Glee.
The singer added that he enjoyed the experience so much, that he would love to return for a second stint.
He told NBC: “I had a great time with that cast, coming from a theatre background. It’s so nice to see so many theatre actors being hired for mainstream television.”
Marc Cherry has signed a new contract with US TV network. Variety reports that the executive producer will stay on board for the eighth and ninth season of the show.
An ABC spokesperson said that Cherry “has been such a special part of the network. For me it’s been an amazing collaboration. It’s wonderful to know that he’ll be around. The new stuff that he’s already working on is a huge priority for us”.
Caroline Quentin is reportedly considering joining ITV crime drama, The Bill.
The Blue Murder actress would play Sun Hill’s Borough Commander for six weeks, in an effort to boost rating for the show.
A show source told The Mirror: “Caroline Quentin has been asked to come in to try and boost the show’s popularity.
True Blood creator Alan Ball has revealed that we will soon see some more gay characters on the hit vampire TV show.
Ball told The Advocate: “There are a lot of gay characters in the books as you get further and further into them. We’ll be introducing some of those gay characters this new season.”
On other newcomers to the series Ball said:
Lisa Kudrow has reportedly signed on to guest star alongside pal Courteney Cox on ABC’s Cougar Town..
“She’ll play a dermatologist that my character can’t stop going to even though [she's] mean to me,” Cox told tvguidemagazine.com.
The mini Friends reunion episode will shoot next month and air in early 2010.
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