John Simm: I Am The Master, Not Doctor Who

By | Posted on November 18th, 2008

  • John Simm says being in nearly every scene of Life On Mars was grueling: “I thought I was going to have a breakdown at one point….Christ, I can’t stand actors who complain about their jobs. Though Phil [Glenister] and I used to sit around eating too much and moaning. It was like Moany Men on Mars. Moany Fat Men on Mars.” As for Doctor Who, you can scratch John Simm off the list of future Timelords; dude’s not interested: “I’m the Master. Simple as that. I don’t want to be Doctor Who. I might be the Master again… I’m not allowed to say.” (The Times)
  • Could the U.S. version of Life On Mars be cancelled? And if so, will that put the final nail in Gretchen Mol‘s career?
  • Writer Peter Flannery and star Peter Capaldi discuss the history behind The Devil’s Whore, a miniseries about the English Civil War that co-stars Simm.(Telegraph)
  • In a video interview with The Mirror, John Barrowman talks about his new album (featuring the new single “What About Us?”) and David Tennant‘s departure as Doctor Who. He also accuses a particularly talented contestant on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing – Holby City actor Tom Chambers – of being a ringer.
  • Also: Barrowman has a Botox fetish.(The Sun)
  • Heather Mills goes to war with the media.(Guardian)
  • Amy Winehouse‘s beehive is back and bigger than ever.(The Sun)
  • Lily Allen hangs out with the fam, including daddy Keith Allen.(Daily Mail)
  • Simon Cowell and Terri Seymour air the dirty laundry of their failed relationship on national television.(Daily Mail)
  • Who puts the “scrum” in “scrummy”?: Leona Lewis has rugby player legs.(Daily Mail)
  • The Guardian‘s Steven Wells thinks American Idol would be good for indie music: “Had they had to pass an Idol audition, neither Ian Brown nor Nick Cave would ever have had a career in pop music. Cowell and co would have laughed their socks off before tossing the grunters on to the trash heap of pop history. Brown would have become a catalogue model and Cave a car park attendant. And we would all have been better off for it.”
  • An oldie but goodie: Gordon Ramsay offers ideas on how to use holiday leftovers.(The Times)
  • Daniel Radcliffe struggles upward on stage.(The Stage)
  • Before today, I hadn’t thought about Len Goodman‘s penis in action. Oh, how I long for yesterday.(The Sun)
  • Shootouts at award shows are so year 2000: hoodlums turned Britain’s Urban Music Awards ceremony into gang warfare.(The Independent)
  • Sir Paul McCartney has Bob Dylan and David Byrne on his list of dream collaborators.(NME)
  • Top bottom: 50-year-old UK policeman Brian Paddick goes from running for mayor of London to showing off his (admittedly quite nice) backside on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.(Daily Mail)
  • Also from I’m a Celebrity: Sulu takes a wee on telly.(The Sun)
  • Not even T.I., Rihanna, and the freakin’ Numa Numa song could unseat the X Factor finalists from their lock on the No. 1 spot. (Breathe, Kevin, breathe: it’s for charity. What’s a little ear bleeding for saving the heroes?) The Killers were this week’s only other top 10 debut with their new U2-esque ballad, “Human.” (“Are we human, or are we dancers?” That’s mad profound, yo!)

    1. X Factor Finalists – Hero
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    2. T.I. ft. Rihanna – Live Your Life
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    T.I. - Paper Trail (Deluxe Version) - Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna) Download T.I. ft. Rihanna’s “Live Your Life”

    3. Beyoncé – If I Were A Boy
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    Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy - Single - If I Were a Boy Download Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Boy”

    4. The Killers – Human
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    The Killers - Human - Single - Human Download The Killers’ “Human”

    5. Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing
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    6. Girls Aloud – The Promise
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    7. Katy Perry – Hot ‘N’ Cold
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    Katy Perry - One of the Boys - Hot N Cold Download Katy Perry’s “Hot ‘N’ Cold”

    8. Britney Spears – Womanizer
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    Britney Spears - Womanizer - Single - Womanizer Download Britney Spears’ “Womanizer”

    9. Guru Josh Project – Infinity 2008
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    Download Guru Josh Project’s “Infinity 2008″

    10. Leona Lewis – Forgive Me
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    Leona Lewis - Spirit (Deluxe Version) - Forgive Me Download Leona Lewis’ “Spirit”

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