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The Blacklist spinoff in the works with Famke Janssen headlining

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Deadline is reporting that NBC is looking to launch a spinoff from its hit series The Blacklist, which will be headlined by X-Men veteran Famke Janssen. Episode 22 of The Blacklist season three is set to serve as a backdoor pilot for the potential show; it is written by creator Jon Bokenjamp and showrunner John […]

Samuel Barnett to play Dirk Gently in new BBC series

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Last week it was announced that Elijah Wood has signed on to star as Todd in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, and now Deadline is reporting that Samuel Barnett (Jupiter Ascending) has secured the title role. The new series, which is being brought to the screen by Max Landis, will see Dirk and Todd “wend […]

Full list of nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards 2016

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BAFTA has today announced the nominations for the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards, with the BBC’s Wolf Hall leading the field with four nods, followed by Peter Kay’s Car Share and Shane Meadows’ This Is England ’90 with three apiece. Check out a full list of the nominations here… Leading actor Idris Elba, Luther Stephen Graham, […]

Kevin Smith reveals that Jason Mewes will appear in his episode of The Flash

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Discussing his upcoming episode of The Flash on the Hollywood Babble-On podcast, director Kevin Smith has announced that Jason Mewes is set to make an appearance. “[I] did not put Jay and Silent Bob in it,” said Smith. “I did put Jay in it. He he was my conduit to those shows. Arrow is his […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Dark At The End of The Tunnel’

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Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Daredevil season 2… If Fisk owned episode ten and eleven belonged to Castle then episode twelve, or ‘The Dark At The End This Tunnel’ feels strangely average. Now I know that Daredevil average is another programme’s barnstorming opener, so I will be cautious in my evaluation. It’s only […]

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXV Review

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Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXV… Shout! Factory’s track record with MST3K sets has been pretty solid ever since they took over the license from Rhino. They’ve done a great job of including bonus features in every four-disc volume, along with four mini-posters based on the disc case covers. Some sets are […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 11 Review – ‘.380’

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Ricky Church reviews the eleventh episode of Daredevil season 2… While it was a good episode, ‘.380’ is where Daredevil’s second season started slipping a bit for me as it began juggling a little too much. Picking right up from ‘The Man in the Box’, The Hand assaulted the hospital to gain back the children. […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 10 Review – ‘The Man In The Box’

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Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Daredevil season 2… If anything was going to stop Jon Bernthal stealing Daredevil, that was going to be the re-emergence of Wilson Fisk. An embodiment of such menace and calculated restraint, there would be few willing to spend time alone with Vincent D’Onofrio in a locked room. Between […]

The Night Manager Cost How Much?!?!

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Daniel J. Harris on The Night Manager… Sunday night sees the final instalment of the six-part BBC serial, The Night Manager, hit our screens. Starring Hollywood’s very own Tom Hiddleston in a return to British TV the adaption of John Le Carre’s novel costs an estimated £3 million plus per episode! Where on earth did […]