Just weeks after the news about Primeval's axing, it has been announced that Robin Hood has been cancelled in the UK, meaning that the show's third season (which will air on BBCA later this year) will be its last. The Guardian reports, "It is understood the BBC decided to end the show...after believing it had run its course after 39 episodes and three series." Or maybe they just realized how odd it would be to do Robin Hood with no Robin Hood.
Spoiler alert: John Barrowman intimates that Torchwood may have life after Children of Earth. (Sci Fi Wire)
By the way, Children of Earth gets a RAVE review from The Stage's Mark Wright: "It's an intelligent sci-fi drama with a good cast and an engaging story that is a million miles away from where this Doctor Who spin-off began." Link contains spoilers.
Director David Yates says the new Harry Potter will be about "sex, potions, and rock 'n' roll."
(Telegraph)
Look out, iPlayer: Hulu's coming to the UK in September.
(Variety)
The Beckhams do another Armani ad together, and the big rope makes another cameo appearance.
(Daily Mail)
The Daily Mail details tennis player Andy Murray's grueling workout routine, which is paying off in his tautly muscled frame.
Oscar winner Kate Winslet showed up to watch Murray win his quarterfinal match at Wimbledon.
(Mirror)
Downgrade!: Christian Slater may replace Rupert Penry-Jones in the new Jerry Bruckheimer series, The Forgotten
(Hollywood Reporter)
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has dumped her Welsh hottie Steve Jones.
(Daily Mail)
Kate Moss outdid Gossip lead singer Beth Ditto at karaoke. "The funniest thing was at the end of the song when it flashed up on the screen who had hit more of the right notes, it turned out Kate had done better than Beth!"
(The Sun)
Lyrics from a Soulja Boy rap song have led to torment for a British family.
(MTV)
New Order frontman Bernard Sumner says his new band Bad Lieutenant's album, Never Cry Another Tear, will come out October 5th.
(NME)
Twenty-five years after her first campaign, Twiggy is fronting Olay ads again.
(Guardian)
It's not surprising about the cancellation of Robin Hood. Without Richard, Jonas & Keith, there isn't any reason to watch. The 3rd season was problematic.
Is Ricky Gervais a Self-Loathing Brit...Or Is That Redundant?
Ricky Gervais seems to always have something bad to say about his home country, and today, he's slagging off Britain's homegrown comedy. According to The Sun, he says, "I don't watch TV comedy in the UK anymore. We've got some poor copies of Curb Your Enthusiasm, some poor copies of Entourage, and some poor copies of Seinfeld. With a few exceptions the Americans seem to be ahead of the game." To be fair, neither side of the pond is doing comedy all that well these days. With the exception of Two and a Half Men, no American sitcom can be called an unqualified hit. What do you think? Do Americans do the funny better than the Brits?
Meanwhile, here's the trailer for Ricky Gervais' The Invention of Lying. He wrote, directed, and stars in the film...which means if it fails, there's no one else to blame, really.
It's gonna be a transatlantic battle of the Randy Andys at Wimbledon on Friday: Brit Andy Murray faces Yank Andy Roddick in a semifinal, setting one up to be obliterated by Roger Federer in the final. (The Times)
Should ticketholders for Michael Jackson's London concerts forgo their refunds and keep their tickets as valuable souvenirs?
(The Times)
Helena Bonham Carter and daughter dress up like matching weirdos.
(Daily Mail)
Is Dame Shirley Bassey pandering to youth with her new album? The Mirror reports, "It's believed she's teamed up with Take That, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, and Kaiser Chiefs on the new record. The album's being produced by Bond soundtrack composer and Björk producer David Arnold."
The city of Glasgow, Scotland has finally lifted its 29-year-long ban on Life Of Brian.
(The Independent)
Is Justin Timberlake a frontrunner for a lead in Guy Ritchie's Guys and Dolls remake?
(The Sun)
i have to agree with tamcho..Two and a half men? ugh. i just wish someone would give Holland Taylor her own show..she is about the only reason to watch that garbage.
I don't know if Brits do comedy better, but I do know that I usually prefer it to ours.
posted by Loretta, Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The funniest program I've seen in awhile was The IT Crowd on IFC, and it's British. It's getting harder for me to judge which country has the better comedies though since BBC America is no longer airing any. Maybe they agree with Ricky Gervais....
posted by tamcho, Wednesday, July 1, 2009
"Two and a Half Men.... an unqualified hit"?
WHAH? A bigger load of predictable shit is hard to come by.
As for Gervais's brand of comedy, his new film looks to be a monumental bore. And his arse licking of Americans is tiresome.
posted by MaryMaryMary, Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Um obviously I think the Brits do comedy better! As for Ricky, I am getting tired of him slagging off Britain to the point where I don't care to watch him in anything anymore.
R.I.P. Mollie Sugden, Mrs. Slocombe of "Are You Being Served?"
I'm sorry to hear this news. Mollie Sugden was my favorite part of "Are You Being Served?" It does seem that everyday we hear about another star passing. I also heard today about Karl Malden of "The Streets of San Francisco" dying at the age of 97.
Ricky Gervais seems to always have something bad to say about his home country, and today, he's slagging off Britain's homegrown comedy. According to 
It's not surprising about the cancellation of Robin Hood. Without Richard, Jonas & Keith, there isn't any reason to watch. The 3rd season was problematic.