A return to duty

An new Call of Duty video game has been announced. It is a reboot of the Modern Warfare iteration of the brand that broke records when the 3 games were released between 2007-11. However the games did sparked contervesty, in one level of the third game an US special forces operator undercover with a Russian terrorist group finds himself in the middle of an attack on Moscow with the player given the option of killing people or not. The reboot with the simple title of Modern Warfare will be out later this year.

Who's in the final?

Britain's Got Talent suffered an embarrassing technical failure last night. A score board showing those who had made it to the Grand Final showed an act that had been eliminated instead of one that did make the final. The Grand Final is on Sunday.

We have to play where?

Tonight sees the final of the Europa League between London clubs Arsenal and Chelsa. The choice of venue has sparked much fury. The capital city of Azerbaijan Baku is hosting the game. This has caused many to complain about the distance fans will have to travel to see the final. The decision making Baku the hosts was 2 years ago. A decision made with not much hindsight.

Return to the Valleys

Every now and again a sit com hit (To the Manor Born and The Royale to name 2 examples) is revived for Xmas. This year it is the turn of Gavin and Stacey. The story of an Essex boy and a girl from Wales who fall in love. The show was written by James Condren and Ruth Jones who also play the titular characters best pals. Condren has made his name in the US winning a prestigious Tony Award and presenting his own late night chat show.

More gender swapping

Peep Show is the latest British TV show to be given an US make over. The Sit Com starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb as 2 misanthropic losers was unique in that scenes were played out in the point of view of the characters involved. However the proposed US version will have the main characters going from Male to Female. Of course gender swapping of characters in not an new thing. The most famous example is of course Doctor Who. However after a promising start ratings wise the figures went into a steep decline. Whether this new version of Peep Show gets off the ground remains to be seen.

Don't you remember these guys Harrison?

After the fan petition was launched for a second film detailing the early adventures of Han Solo Harrison Ford has stated that he will be the only actor to play another of his iconic character Indiana Jones. Harrison has seemed to have forgotten a couple of things. In the third Indy movie The Last Crusade there is a prologue featuring a teenage version of the character played by the late River Phoenix. There was also the TV series Young Indiana Jones Chronicles with Sean Patrick Flannery playing Indy and with guest appearances by the likes of Daniel Craig, Catherine Zeta Jones and Jon Pretwee to name just 3. Sorry Harrison.

We want more Solo

A fan petition has started for a follow up to last year's Solo: A Star Wars story. The campaign has the blessing of Ron Howard the director of the film after the pair of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were fired. The film has the dubious record of the lowest grossing Star Wars saga but that has not stopped the fans wanted another adventure with Han before the days he joined the rebellion.