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  • A Tale of Two Robins — ‘Robin of Sherwood’ to be updated and a look back at ‘Robin Hood’ with…???
    July 24, 2015

    A Tale of Two Robins — ‘Robin of Sherwood’ to be updated and a look back at ‘Robin Hood’ with…???

    Robin of Sherwood The mid-80’s British cult classic, is getting a bit of a new life…sort of. Headed by Jason Connery, who took over for Michael Praed to lead the band of Merry Men after Robin of Loxley was killed at the end of series two, all of Sherwood Forest’s outlaw principles will be back […]

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  • From ‘Sherlock’ to ‘Spectre’ with Andrew Scott
    July 23, 2015

    From ‘Sherlock’ to ‘Spectre’ with Andrew Scott

    It’s quite an understatement to say it’s been a bit since it was announced that the owner of the most brilliant Moriarty portrayal known to man, Andrew Scott, had signed on for an undisclosed role in the upcoming James Bond feature, Spectre. It was back in December 2014 that Scott was first linked to the […]

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  • ‘Doctor Who’ S10 is a go! What a surprise!
    July 16, 2015

    ‘Doctor Who’ S10 is a go! What a surprise!

    As everyone is preparing for the 19 September premiere of Doctor Who 9 with Peter Capaldi returning as the Twelfth Doctor, you can rest easy knowing that there will be a Doctor Who 10 in your future. As assured as we are that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west, […]

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  • Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) heading to America for TNT pilot, ‘Good Behavior’
    July 15, 2015

    Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) heading to America for TNT pilot, ‘Good Behavior’

    While millions of card-carrying members of the Downton Abbey-Nation are still coming to grips with the reality that the doors to Downton will close after series 6 this Fall in the UK and Winter 2016 in the U.S., the individuals both above and below the stairs that audiences have become so attached to over the […]

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  • What do ‘Jason & the Argonauts’ and ‘Doctor Who’ have in common?
    July 3, 2015

    What do ‘Jason & the Argonauts’ and ‘Doctor Who’ have in common?

    I guess I’m a day late and a dollar short with this post as, given how #TBT (Throw back Thursday) has taken the Internets by storm, we should have put this up yesterday. How about if we not judge and look at it from the perspective that I’m actually 6 days ahead of my time. […]

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  • The first Doctor Who 9 teaser, unfortunately, ‘didn’t have me at hello’
    June 23, 2015

    The first Doctor Who 9 teaser, unfortunately, ‘didn’t have me at hello’

    Traditionally, with Doctor Who, the early, long-lead trailers remind me of Renee Zellweger’s classic line in Jerry MaGuire of “..you had me at hello”. Just enticing enough to where you are reminded of the over a half-century greatness that is Doctor Who and to where you don’t really need anything else but just a brief […]

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  • Sherlock’s Martin Freeman added to ‘Captain America: Civil War’ cast
    May 7, 2015

    Sherlock’s Martin Freeman added to ‘Captain America: Civil War’ cast

    One of the main reasons it takes in the neighborhood of two excruciatingly long years between Sherlock series is the fact that both Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman seem to be on the top of everyone’s short list for every film that is green-lit for production on the planet. The brilliant news is both stars […]

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  • Sir Harry Pearce returns to The Grid as Spooks (MI-5) heads to big screen in ‘The Greater Good’
    April 8, 2015

    Sir Harry Pearce returns to The Grid as Spooks (MI-5) heads to big screen in ‘The Greater Good’

    While it’s been a bit since I’ve been able find the proper place to admit in public that Spooks (MI-5 as it was known in America) was, and still is, the best show on television, the forthcoming theatrical release of Spooks: The Greater Good provides the perfect opportunity. For ten years (2002-2011), Peter Firth as Sir Harry […]

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  • London Paramount – at the intersection of Hollywood glamour and British culture
    December 13, 2014

    London Paramount – at the intersection of Hollywood glamour and British culture

    Time to step aside Disneyland Paris, there’s a new sheriff in town that goes by the name of London Paramount Entertainment Resort. While it’s not quite time to pack your bags for Kent just yet, 2020 is just around the corner. Once you hear about the rides planned for the proposed £2 billion theme park, […]

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  • Up close and personal with Nick Frost, Doctor Who’s Father Christmas
    December 8, 2014

    Up close and personal with Nick Frost, Doctor Who’s Father Christmas

    Ranking right up there with the periodic naming of a new Doctor, the annual Christmas Day Doctor Who special is just as eagerly anticipated with fans around the globe desperate for any glimpse (however tiny), storyline leak or video teaser. This year is no exception as we have only been able to discern via a few […]

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