A return of music?
It has been announced that BBC1 will be airing in the Autumn in peak time viewing a new show that will be music based with some interviews and comedy sketches. This will be the first time since the demise of Top of the Pops (except for the annual Xmas specials) that BBC1 will be showing a music based show that is not a talent contest. There will be many keen observers in both the TV and music industries who will seeing if the new show turns out to be a success.
Saturday, 22 July 2017
Friday, 21 July 2017
The age of Who
Colin Baker the 6th Doctor has commented on the perceived unpopularity of Peter Capaldi is down to younger viewers of the show being only familiar with David Tennant and Matt Smith (2 actors with boyish good looks) playing the role. With the first female Doctor making her debut next year who knows what their reaction will be?
Colin Baker the 6th Doctor has commented on the perceived unpopularity of Peter Capaldi is down to younger viewers of the show being only familiar with David Tennant and Matt Smith (2 actors with boyish good looks) playing the role. With the first female Doctor making her debut next year who knows what their reaction will be?
Thursday, 20 July 2017
From Jasper to Brad
Steven Knight has perhaps one of the most interesting career tracetorys of any British writer working in Film and TV today. As Steve Knight he wrote episodes of The Detectives the sit-com starring Jasper Carrot and Robert Powell as a pair of incompetent policemen. The show was based on a skit that appeared on Canned Carrot which was a showcase for Carrot's comic skills. The show ran between 1993 and 1997 featuring guest appearances by the likes of John Nettles, Leslie Grantham and Anthony Head, with early roles for Philip Glenister and Carrot's own daughter Lucy (currently to be seen in Wonder Woman as Etta Candy) Davis. Knight now has become more known for serious fare. His first major success was Eastern Promises the London based crime thriller which saw Viggo Mortonsen earn an Oscar nomination. the most recent film that Knight wrote was the Brad Pitt vehicle Allied. Among his future cinema projects is Girl in the Spider's Web Hollywood's latest crack the Lisbeth Salander character after David Fincher's overly expensive production methods cut in to that film's profit margin. Knight still works in TV with both Peaky Blinders and Taboo still running. And just for variety Knight also worked on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Steven Knight has perhaps one of the most interesting career tracetorys of any British writer working in Film and TV today. As Steve Knight he wrote episodes of The Detectives the sit-com starring Jasper Carrot and Robert Powell as a pair of incompetent policemen. The show was based on a skit that appeared on Canned Carrot which was a showcase for Carrot's comic skills. The show ran between 1993 and 1997 featuring guest appearances by the likes of John Nettles, Leslie Grantham and Anthony Head, with early roles for Philip Glenister and Carrot's own daughter Lucy (currently to be seen in Wonder Woman as Etta Candy) Davis. Knight now has become more known for serious fare. His first major success was Eastern Promises the London based crime thriller which saw Viggo Mortonsen earn an Oscar nomination. the most recent film that Knight wrote was the Brad Pitt vehicle Allied. Among his future cinema projects is Girl in the Spider's Web Hollywood's latest crack the Lisbeth Salander character after David Fincher's overly expensive production methods cut in to that film's profit margin. Knight still works in TV with both Peaky Blinders and Taboo still running. And just for variety Knight also worked on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Charlie and his pay
One of the most intriguing disclosures from the BBC's pay revelations was that the highest paid actor was Derek Thompson for the role of nurse Charlie in Casualty, which he has done the show's creation in 1986. Thompson beat out higher profile names like David Jason, Emila Fox and the departing star of Doctor Who Peter Capaldi. Former BBC head Michael Grade has said that one consequence of the disclosures is that agents will now start demanding higher fees for their clients who will feel on seeing what their colleagues are getting paid are they being underpaid.
One of the most intriguing disclosures from the BBC's pay revelations was that the highest paid actor was Derek Thompson for the role of nurse Charlie in Casualty, which he has done the show's creation in 1986. Thompson beat out higher profile names like David Jason, Emila Fox and the departing star of Doctor Who Peter Capaldi. Former BBC head Michael Grade has said that one consequence of the disclosures is that agents will now start demanding higher fees for their clients who will feel on seeing what their colleagues are getting paid are they being underpaid.
Monday, 17 July 2017
Too much Ed
Game of Thrones returned for it's 7th season yesterday. While the opening episode had rave notices there were some complaints about the cameo of Ed Sheeran as a Lannister soldier with fans complaing about him taking up screen space and time for little effect. The series it self continued to earn it's reputation as one of the most blood thirsty of TV shows with the mass poisoning of the Frey clan. The next 6 episodes will even more scenes of that vein.
Game of Thrones returned for it's 7th season yesterday. While the opening episode had rave notices there were some complaints about the cameo of Ed Sheeran as a Lannister soldier with fans complaing about him taking up screen space and time for little effect. The series it self continued to earn it's reputation as one of the most blood thirsty of TV shows with the mass poisoning of the Frey clan. The next 6 episodes will even more scenes of that vein.
Sunday, 16 July 2017
Calling Doctor Jodie
The 13th actor to play the title role in Doctor Who has been announced, and for the first time a woman will play the part of the Doctor. Jodie Whittaker will start in the role next year. The announcement has of course set the Internet alight with some calling it stunt casting and political correctness gone mad. Perhaps the 2 cases of casting anywhere near the uproar that has caused are that of blond haired Daniel Craig playing James Bond who in the original Ian Fleming novels had dark hair and Michael Keaton who had built a reputation for comedy being cast as Batman, history showed that both actors proved their doubters wrong. We can see if Whittaker can do the same to hers next year.
The 13th actor to play the title role in Doctor Who has been announced, and for the first time a woman will play the part of the Doctor. Jodie Whittaker will start in the role next year. The announcement has of course set the Internet alight with some calling it stunt casting and political correctness gone mad. Perhaps the 2 cases of casting anywhere near the uproar that has caused are that of blond haired Daniel Craig playing James Bond who in the original Ian Fleming novels had dark hair and Michael Keaton who had built a reputation for comedy being cast as Batman, history showed that both actors proved their doubters wrong. We can see if Whittaker can do the same to hers next year.
Monday, 10 July 2017
I am in charge now, you are axed
Here are 3 TV shows that were axed by incoming bosses
The House of Eliott
The brainchild of Eileen Atkins and Jean Marsh who also created Upstairs, Downstairs, it was the BBC's most expensive drama until the infamous Eldorado. Also notable for being the last drama series to be made at BBC TV Centre. The show was axed Alan Yentob who become controller of BBC1 who it was said to have a dislike for it. An number of cliffhangers were left unresolved as the Third and final season had made before the decision.
Throne
SKY1 made adaptions of 2 of Mark Billingham's books featuring Police detective Tom Thorne starring David Morrisey. They were well received so plans were made for a third book to make the transfer to the screen. However according to Billingham an new head of drama at SKY did want anything to do with they predecessor's project so Thorne was axed. Though fans of Billingham's books will be interested to know that BBC1 will be screening In the Dark based on another of his novels.
Gamesmaster
The show that remains the high water mark for computer and video gaming on UK TV is said to have fallen foul of a person feud. in 1997 Micheal Jackson was made controller of Channel 4 and axed Gamesmaster on the basis that were too many entertainment programmes on the channel. Others say the decision was more to do with a long running spat between Jackson and Gamesmaster producer Jane Hewland that dated back to the start of their careers at LWT.
Here are 3 TV shows that were axed by incoming bosses
The House of Eliott
The brainchild of Eileen Atkins and Jean Marsh who also created Upstairs, Downstairs, it was the BBC's most expensive drama until the infamous Eldorado. Also notable for being the last drama series to be made at BBC TV Centre. The show was axed Alan Yentob who become controller of BBC1 who it was said to have a dislike for it. An number of cliffhangers were left unresolved as the Third and final season had made before the decision.
Throne
SKY1 made adaptions of 2 of Mark Billingham's books featuring Police detective Tom Thorne starring David Morrisey. They were well received so plans were made for a third book to make the transfer to the screen. However according to Billingham an new head of drama at SKY did want anything to do with they predecessor's project so Thorne was axed. Though fans of Billingham's books will be interested to know that BBC1 will be screening In the Dark based on another of his novels.
Gamesmaster
The show that remains the high water mark for computer and video gaming on UK TV is said to have fallen foul of a person feud. in 1997 Micheal Jackson was made controller of Channel 4 and axed Gamesmaster on the basis that were too many entertainment programmes on the channel. Others say the decision was more to do with a long running spat between Jackson and Gamesmaster producer Jane Hewland that dated back to the start of their careers at LWT.
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