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Anyone who knows me pretty much knows I’m completely obsessed with “Doctor Who” at the moment. I’m thankful that Sci-Fi runs it here in the States, and I hope that they continue to be happy with their ratings and not pressure BBC to keep stuff under wraps before the American airings.
So here is some great news for both Sci-Fi and me: The finale last Friday (2nd part with a heckuva cliffhanger in part 1) averaged 1.264 million total viewers and scored 588,000 viewers in the key demo. Overall, the show showed double-digit growth from Season 3 (currently being shown on …read more

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Not sure on the number in the headline, but I know it’s pretty high up, when you think of the Brit Mod invasion, and the Brit reality-show craze where the face of network TV changed drastically, or even just the fact that my dear mama on her rural Deep-South farm not only knows who Amy Winehouse is, but she worries about her. As much as Americans love to say we’re the best at everything, we do seem to appropriate a lot from the country that some of our ancestors fought to be free from.
It’s very interesting to see from Variety …read more

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David Krumholtz has played everything from a sarcastic elf to a mouth-foaming psychopath on a terrifying episode of ER. He has finally found a home on his first hit series playing a genius crime-solving mathematician on Numb3rs. Krumholtz sat down with b5media at the 2008 Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
Are you as logical in real life as your character on the show?
I don’t like to admit it, but my girlfriend complains a lot that I like to plan everything out. I must have everything organized, I am very organizational. So yes, I am very logical. I am a …read more

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Season three of Ugly Betty will include lots of guest appearances from people in the fashion and theater industry, including Patti Lupone, who will likely be a more regular guest now that the show has moved to New York, according to Michael Urie and Becki Newton, who attended the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
“The move to New York is going to be great because New York is where the fashion world really exists and we can have more appearances by people like Naomi Campbell and others in the fashion industry,” said Newton, who came to Monte-Carlo with her …read more

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October Road has been canceled, but cast members are filming a final episode that will resolve key issues and will be available online. “It’s sort of a tribute to our fans. It has already been written by our creatives and we’re going to shoot it ourselves. We really wanted — not only for our fans but also for us — to tie up some loose ends,” said Geoff Stults, who spoke to b5media at the Monte-Carlo television festival. “Bryan (Greenberg) and I don’t even know if the kid is mine. The writer’s know and Laure (Prepon) …read more

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The film stars have cleared out of Cannes, but the champagne remains on ice for the upcoming Monte-Carlo Television Festival. It’s the place where small screen celebrities gather from around the world to dish about their shows, premier unaired episodes and to gather awards for their work. This year’s festival boasts unprecedented numbers from the US – including cast members from Lost, Bones, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Pushing Daisies, NCIS, and dozens more.

The festival runs from June 8-12 and b5media will be there. Lisa Finnegan will interview some of your favorite celebrities and will attend screenings …read more

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