Author Archives: Kevin Wicks

WATCH: Karen Gillan is Craig Ferguson’s Teri Garr

By | Posted on April 25th, 2013
Karen Gillan on 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' (Photo via CBS.com)

Guess who was on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night (April 24), rockin’ a beehive, sporting a baby doll dress, and wearing heels that made her tower above the 6’3″ host?

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David Tennant’s ‘Broadchurch’ Breaks UK Twitter Record

By | Posted on April 23rd, 2013
David Tennant in 'Broadchurch' (Photo: ITV)

U.S. TV viewers have much to look forward to when Broadchurch hits BBC AMERICA later this year: it is clearly the show folks are talking about across the pond right now.

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WATCH: John Lydon Goes Rotten on Female Australian TV Host

By | Posted on April 11th, 2013
John Lydon on the Australian TV show 'The Project' (Photo: YouTube)

No one ever expects decorum from John Lydon — better known as Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten. But even his most jaded critics are gagging at his latest stunt, which took place Tuesday (April 9) in Australia where he’s ...

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‘Elementary’ Casts Irene Adler with ‘Game of Thrones’ Star

By | Posted on April 9th, 2013
Natalie Dormer is set to play Irene Adler in 'Elementary.' (Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

CBS’ Elementary updated Arthur Conan Doyle‘s Sherlock Holmes tale by setting it in modern-day New York and making Watson female. But how will the series handle Irene Adler, the woman who entices and enchants our sociopathic ...

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Interview: Dead on ‘Downton,’ Maria Doyle Kennedy Resurfaces on ‘Orphan Black’

By | Posted on April 5th, 2013
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Mrs. S on BBC AMERICA's 'Orphan Black' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

Sometimes a small guest role can have an outsize impact: take Maria Doyle Kennedy‘s part on Downton Abbey. As the vicious Mrs.

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British Breakout Interview: Jessie Ware on Brixton, British Pride, and Breaking the States (Video)

By | Posted on April 3rd, 2013
Jessie Ware

This week, we welcomed Jessie Ware to BBC AMERICA’s New York office for our British Breakout series. The Brixton-born journalist-turned-chanteuse has all of the earmarks of a great American crossover.

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British Breakout Interview: Dubstep is Dead, Long Live Modestep

By | Posted on April 2nd, 2013
Matt, Nick, Tony, and Josh from Modestep.

We spoke to the boys of Modestep in our latest British breakout interview, which took place in the BBC AMERICA office here in New York last week. But although their name suggests otherwise, don’t call them dubstep.

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‘Gavin and Stacey’ Star Joanna Page Joins ‘Doctor Who’ 50th Anniversary Special

By | Posted on April 1st, 2013
Joanna Page, David Tennant, Jenna-Louise Coleman, and Matt Smith at the read-through for the 'Doctor Who' 50th anniversary special. (Photo: BBC)

The web is still experiencing aftershocks from this weekend’s announcement that David Tennant and Billie Piper would be returning to Doctor Who for the series’ highly anticipated 50th anniversary special, joining current ...

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WATCH: Karen Gillan’s ‘Walking Dead’ Skin Care Ad for ‘Nerdist’

By | Posted on April 1st, 2013
Karen Gillan's zombie makeover for 'The Nerdist' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

Many people have called Karen Gillan “drop-dead gorgeous,” but I hardly think they meant it quite like this. The former Doctor Who companion submitted to a zombie makeover for a special Walking Dead-inspired installment of ...

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WATCH: Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Doctor Who’ Premiere ‘The Bells of Saint John’

By | Posted on March 30th, 2013
Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith in 'Doctor Who' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

“James Dean: eat your heart out!” If you’ve seen “The Bells of Saint John,” the midseason premiere of Doctor Who, you’ve just witnessed a whirlwind travelogue of a few iconic London sites (notably the ...

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