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AMERICAN HORROR STORY Becomes Anthology Series

FX’s drama series American Horror Story has been a runaway hit with it’s brilliant narrative style and genre bending stories. Though if you caught the first-season finale, like other fans you would’ve been shocked that most of the main characters weren’t around by the end credits. The reason for this as co creator Ryan Murphy explains,  is that the finale closed out the Harmon family’s […]

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SPARTACUS VENGEANCE Extended First Look

Spartacus: Vengeance premieres next January and though we’re yet to see how fans respond to the debut of Australian actor Liam McIntyre in the title role, the show has already been renewed for a third season. If you’re keen to now how the transition is made, Starz has released the first bloody minutes of the new season […]

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GAME OF THRONES Season 2 Teaser

HBO has released a teaser trailer for the second season of Game of Thrones.  The medieval fantasy drama based on the books by George R. R. Martin has been wildly successful attracting a growing legion of fans. Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss the show is at times both confronting and challenging, but it’s style of storytelling and well crafted characters make it impossible not to be drawn to this dark […]

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24 Movie Version Heats Up

The clock has stopped a few times on the feature version of the Imagine Entertainment/Fox series 24 – now it seems to be ticking once again. The project will bring back Kiefer Sutherland as the relentless no holds barred government operative, Jack Bauer. Earlier this year a script by Billy Ray was rejected by the Studios and hopes of a high octane movie […]

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GAME OF THRONES Season 2 In Production Trailer

  HBO has released an in-production trailer for the eagerly awaited second season of Game of Thrones. Fans are offered a behind-the-scenes look with the writers and directors as well as some familiar faces and some new ones who will feature this coming season. Co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss talk about about the continuing saga and […]

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THE SIMPSONS Back for Seasons 24 and 25

The long running TV series The Simpsons was recently facing the prospect of cancellation with the Fox network reportedly asking the talented voice actors to take a significant pay cut so that the show could continue – citing it was not performing as well in the ratings and the once lucrative show was now costing too much too produce. Well that struggle has been resolved with the […]

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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Making a Return

The show that revived Jason Bateman‘s career and made Michael Cera an overnight sensation is planning a return to TV and hitting the big screen, according to series creator Mitch Hurwitz. At the recent New Yorker’s festival, the cast of Arrested Development had a long overdue reunion and reminisced over how scenes and their characters evolved. During the get together, Hurwitz revealed plans […]

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2 BROKE GIRLS Gets Full Season, Kat Dennings Interview

There are some new sitcoms that hit the airwaves promising to be the hottest new show, and despite the best efforts of all involved, within minutes you know things aren’t working; the writing tries to fill every line with a joke and the situation just doesn’t ring true. That said it’s rare when comedy really works, the situation is the key and when […]

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Michael Shannon Talks MAN OF STEEL and BOARDWALK EMPIRE

If you’re a fan of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, then you’d recognize Michael Shannon who made a big impression last season playing prohibition enforcer Agent Nelson Van Alden. His character believed he was doing God’s work; relentlessly hunting down the burgeoning mob element – though at some point he veered off the path of righteousness and onto the road to destruction. Season 2 of this ‘Sopranos’ style mob […]

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Bryan Cranston Talks BREAKING BAD and TOTAL RECALL

Bryan Cranston and the cast of Drive were recently promoting the film’s upcoming release at the Toronto International Film Festival. While there he gave un update on Len Wiseman‘s remake of Total Recall, and offered his feelings about the final season of his hit AMC TV series Breaking Bad. The original Total Recall was an ultra violent futuristic thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed […]

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Andy Whitfield Passes Away Aged 39

Andy Whitfield passed away over the weekend due to complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he was 39 years old. Fans of the hit show SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND, were drawn to his incredible presence as the titular character, and many had hoped that he might return at some point. When the part was recast, there was plenty of […]

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BREAKING IN Beats Cancellation

Something that almost never happens in TV except for the likes of Family Guy, is for a show to survive cancellation twice, but that’s what happened to the comedy Breaking In, starring Bret Harrison, Christian Slater, Odette Annable, Alphonso McAuley plus former Lex Luthor, Michael Rosenbaum. From creators Adam F. Goldberg and Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) the series aired only seven episodes and despite good ratings, was cancelled back in May. The […]

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Alec Baldwin To Leave 30 ROCK for Politics

Alec Baldwin will be departing the hit show 30 Rock at the end of season 6 and will only appear occasionally in future episodes.  However it’s not because he’s starring in a film or getting his own TV show, he’s pursuing a career in politics and is currently enrolled in a master’s program in politics and government. While he won’t […]

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