Failing Better
From The Hollywood Reporter: It seems that MGM is the latest studio to jump into the D2DVD market. Interesting news. And just possibly related to the recent decision to create two Direct to DVD Stargate movies. MGM owns the franchise, whose TV run is now coming to an end after ten years on two networks. …
Nicole Kidman had to go to hospital recently for a checkup after a minor car crash. Kidman’s publicist, Catherine Olim, said the star was trying to shake zombies off the bonnet of her Jaguar when the car spun off the road. “I think she’s OK,” said Ms Olim. The story in full.
With Peter Tolan, writer of Rescue Me, getting seriously burned recently while talking about his show on a message board, I’ve been thinking about how far a writer should go towards interacting with fans. Indeed, Denis McGrath argues that writers should never ever talk to their audience. So it’s with great interest that I’d like …
Steven Moffat is one of the greatest TV writers in the world. Coupling is probably the show he’s best known for. It lasted four series in the UK. He’s also written for Doctor Who. As well as being a bit of a fan. So when someone asked him on the Outpost Gallifrey message board what …
BBC4 recently aired a new version of “A for Andromeda”, originally shown as seven 45-minute episodes back in 1961. Not much of the original series survives, so as with their recent production of “The Quatermass Experiment” the BBC has updated and re-made the production. Sadly, “A for Andromeda” wasn’t transmitted live. One of the most …
Armando Iannucci, one of the finest comedic minds in the UK, has recently been lecturing at Oxford University on the current state of British Sitcom. MP3s available here.