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Warner Bros Shows To Air On Zone Channels

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Zone Romantica, Zone Thriller and Zone Horror are to start airing over 550 hours of TV shows and movies from Warner Bros, it was announced today.

Zone Thriller has picked up shows such as, John Grisham’s The Client and Kung Fu: The Movie.

Zone Romantica will feature series such as The Thorn Birds, Scruples and Falcon Crest.

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The Scooby Doo Ghost Whisperer

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You know how each episode of Scooby Doo follows roughly the same plot?

The gang will roll up at some house and hear stories of a supernatural terror haunting the place. After twenty minutes of chasing through caverns, tunnels and secret passageways, Fred or Velma will hit on a plan. Shaggy and Scooby will balls up that plan, but inevitably land on the ‘ghost’, stunning them enough to be apprehended. Finally the unmasking reveals a corrupt minor character who “would’ve gotten away with it if it wasn’t for those meddling kids and their dumb dog”. And the episode will end with a “rooby rooby doo”!

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CBS Pulls Viva Laughlin Off The Air

Viva LaughlinUS TV drama, Viva Laughlin, starring Hugh Jackman is being pulled from American TV network, CBS after only two episodes.

The show was adapted from the popular British series, Blackpool, but the success obviously did not translate from one version to another.

The show had succeeded in generating lots of hype prior to launch, but acheived only a minuscule 1.2 rating in the 18-to-49 demographic for its premiere on Sunday.

Emmerdale: Jimmy and Kelly’s Wedding Script Made Nick Miles Cry!

Emmerdale actor, Nick Miles has admitted that when he read the script for the wedding of his character Jimmy King and Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) he cried like a baby!

Nick told The Sun: “It’s the best episode I’ve ever read. I cried when I read the script as it was really, really moving. It’s a fantastic episode and a bit of a rollercoaster and for a change the groom is late.

“Things hot up when Jimmy is shown a photo of Kelly and Eli Dingle kissing and it descends into chaos as Eli is intent on messing things up.

“Joseph Gilgun and I filmed some great scenes with Jimmy banging Eli’s head on the vestry table during the wedding. Read more & comment »

All Angels To Perform On Emmerdale

Classical girl band ‘All Angels’ are to appear on Emmerdale as themselves. The group will be playing at the wedding of Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) and Jimmy King (Nick Miles).

A source at the soap said: “It’s a fantastic coup and everybody is really excited about it.

“There are a few twists and turns leading up to the big day and people are already wondering whether Kelly and Jimmy actually get to tie the knot.

“But one thing is for sure, All Angels will be there on the big day.”

Extras: George Michael To Star As Sex Crazed Stoner

George Michael is due to poke fun at himself by playing the part of a sex crazed stoner in the Christmas special of comedy series, Extras.

George will be seen cruising for sex in London while smoking a ‘dodgy’ cigarette and scoffing a kebab.

Emmerdale: Jimmy and Kelly’s Wedding

I came across this trailer on Youtube showing pictures of Jimmy and Kelly’s Emmerdale wedding, due to air on the 6th of October 2007.

The dress is very Kelly, but I can’t wait to see what the inevitable drama of the day will be….it is Emmerdale….you know there’s gonna be a drama!

VIDEO Emmerdale: Rosemary Confesses To Perdy

For anybody who missed it last week, here is the moment where Emmerdale’s Rosemary confesses to Perdy that she has been behind her supposed mental illness right from the start.

She is one evil piece of work!

Doctor Who To Take A Gap Year

Doctor Who: David TennantBBC bosses have revealed that the fifth series of Doctor Who will not air in 2009 as planned, but a year later in 2010.

Instead, Tennant, will star in three Doctor Who specials, written by Russell T Davies, on BBC One in 2009.

BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter said: “Doctor Who is one of the BBC’s best loved and most successful dramas.

“Its journey over the past three series has been one of the most ambitious and exciting that we have had, and I’m delighted to be able to confirm not only three exciting specials for 2009, but a fifth series in 2010. ”

Menna Richards, controller of BBC Wales, said: “This announcement is marvellous news for all involved, and more importantly for the programme’s amazing fan base and audience.”

However, David Tennant’s return as the doctor cannot be guaranteed, and a spokeswoman for Doctor Who said she was unable to comment whether Tennant would return for the 2010 series. I wonder if this means the way is clear for James Nesbitt then?

Public Loses Faith In TV

Results of a poll taken at the Edinburgh TV Festival suggest that more than half the population trusts TV producers less than it did a year ago.

Recent phone in scandals and fix claims leave 79% of people saying they would not enter a TV phone contest again.

Nearly half of the 2,216 people surveyed – 48% – said they did not trust television very much at all.

Reality TV shows such as Big Brother fared worst of all with reality 60% of those surveyed said the shows were “generally misleading as a result of severe and dishonest editing”.

Can We Trust Television Anymore?

I don’t mean to be alarmist, but there’s been an increasing number of stories in the media about viewers being defrauded by our largest television stations. Whether it’s phone voting scandals, television quizzes where the production assistants phone in and win or faking programmes by bending reality to fit an editorial angle.

We’ve had the Queen made to look like a stroppy diva by the BBC (off with their heads!) and now ITV has admitted to falsifying an Alzheimer patient’s death when the man died several days earlier. Read more & comment »

Take That’s Jason Orange Writes TV Show

Take That star, Jason Orange, has penned his first TV show, centering around a group of thirty something living in Notting Hill.

The hunk has already received interest from the BBC and Channel 4 in the show. It will be titled Popstars and Pilots and if picked up will run for ten week.

A source told the Daily Star: “The show is going to have some serious themes but there will be plenty of comedy elements, too. It will take a look at modern city life, interweaving storylines with songs and contemporary dance.”

Jason confirmed: “I’m very excited about the whole project.”

Jack Ryder Quits The Royal Before He Even Gets On Screen

We recently reported that Jack Ryder (better known as Jamie Mitchell from Eastenders), had landed a role in ITV’s new daytime drama, The Royal Today.

The Sun newspaper has reported today that Jack has quit his new role before his first episode has even aired.

Ryder reportedly made the decision because he felt “too young” in his new role and “out of depth” during rehearsals.

He told The Sun: “It’s been a difficult decision but it is the right one for me and the series.”

Doctor Who To Get New Companion

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The BBC has revealed that the infamous Doctor Who will get a new companion in the fourth series of the hit sci-fi TV show, but there will still be room for Martha.

Martha (played by Freema Agyeman) will be moving off to spin-off show Torchwood for three episodes and then returning to the main Doctor Who show for the final half of the fourth series.

Russell T Davies, the show’s executive producer and head writer said: Read more & comment »

Emmerdale: Carrie Nicholls Sister Lexi To Make Shock Appearance

Emmerdale’s Carrie Nicholls was thrown deep into a quagmire of murder and mystery when she arrived in the village, but viewers will finally get a glimpse of her past with the sudden arrival of her stunning younger sister, Lexi.

TV newcomer Sally Oliver will debut in the ITV1 soap in July as Lexi turns up unannounced and ready to raise hell in the village.

Fresh from a spell in a foreign prison after being convicted on drugs charges, Lexi’s arrival will send a timely reminder to her sister that in Emmerdale, skeletons abandoned in closets invariably come back to haunt you. Read more & comment »

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