We’ve put up lots of trailers and clips already for series three of Heroes, but here’s the full-length version. No sign of the new villains in there yet, but there’s plenty of the original and the best, Sylar.
Archive for September, 2008
1. Ned, Chuck and Emerson are going to be getting some Norwegian Doppelgangers in Pushing Daisies.
2. An American version of Peep Show is in the pipeline.
3. Juliet, Sawyer, Miles and the other Losties left on the island are going to be getting a little damp next season.
4. Another former Dunder Miflin employee is returning to The Office – could it spell the end for golden couple Jim and Pam (again)?
5. There’s a new jock heading to Greek, causing yet another squabble among the fraternity houses.
9pm, Ghost Whisperer, Living
After graffiti is repeatedly painted on Melinda’s shop doors, she concludes that ‘town blogger’ Justin is at work, trying to expose her activities to the locals. Bloggers are always causing trouble, aren’t they! Unfortunately it’s not straightforward mischief-making at work, and Melinda is forced to encounter the dark side of Grandview again in an attempt to save the poor chap’s soul.
10pm, Smallville, E4
SERIES FINALE As you’ll see from the above trailer, Lex goes to the Fortress of Solitude to fulfill his destiny after working out the shocking truth about Clark, leading to the sort of showdown that always seems to happen at the end of a series. In warmer climes, Lana awakens from her coma and somehow manages to find some recording equipment to leave a poignant message for Clark, and Jimmy’s attempt to create the the ultimate romantic moment is somewhat dampened when Chloe is arrested by the government.
10pm, Prison Break, Sky1
After last week’s nail-biting safe cracker moment, it seems there’s little the Dirty Half Dozen can’t do, but Mahone manages to jeopardise the ongoing operation by getting himself arrested, and of course Don is going to have to tread carefully now the Company has him on their radar. Meanwhile Gretchen, having escaped her captors, pops round to see her sister - surely that’s the first thing the Company training manual tells you not to do? And T-Bag’s days sitting round with his feet up are numbered.
George Takei is masterful in his portrayal of Hiro’s father, Kaito Nakamura, but it’s a little known fact that he actually auditioned for several other roles in Heroes… look at this!
I think he would have nailed the Claire Bennett role if he’d just donned a cheerleader costume…
Season two of Heroes left us with a lot of questions, but one of the biggest was definitely ‘who shot Nathan?’
There he was, poised to spill the beans to the world about his special powers, and bang! He was silenced by a bullet, and left for dead. NBC have very helpfully put together a list of suspects to refresh your memory - and get you in the mood ready for Wednesday night’s season three opener…. Oh, we can’t wait!
9pm & 10pm, One Tree Hill, E4
SERIES FINALE The rollercoaster shows no signs of slowing down in tonight’s two episodes as Brooke’s foster baby undergoes major surgery, Dan faces a major moral dilemma while inching closer to the top of the heart donor list, and the Lucas/Peyton/Lindsey/Brooke quadrangle finally comes to a head after a few life-changing phone calls. I’ll say one thing for Lucas - he certainly likes to act on impulse (and not the deodorant variety).
9pm, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hallmark
Roy Scheider guest stars as a serial killer on death row who is still playing mind games with the authorities, trying to delay his execution. His actions stir up some painful emotions for Goren as he discovers the killer has a connection with his dying mother, leading to one of this series’ most stirring episodes yet.
10pm, Lipstick Jungle, Living
Episode two, and the ladies are being confronted by all sorts of problems - Victory loses her sole employee and her designer mojo, Nico has an unexpected run-in with the young chap she’s been enjoying steamy romps with, and Wendy is on the war path when a former nanny tries to publish a warts-and-all account of her time working for the executive. The absolute highlight though is the appearance of Sopranos star Lorraine Bracco as Wendy’s nemesis, fantastically ascerbic publisher Janice Lasher. Nothing subtle about that name.
We introduce Fringe, Sky1’s brilliant brand new series from JJ Abrams, the creator of Lost. It’s dark, thrilling and stars ex-Dawson’s Creek-er Joshua Jackson - what more could you ask for? Also new this week are Eli Stone - the oddball comedy drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and pop superstar George Michael, plus discover what happens when a blacklisted spy attempts to put his life back together in the gripping Burn Notice, and get the full lowdown on ground-breaking new sci-fi series Sanctuary. Plus, Lipstick Jungle’s Brooke Shields pops in for a chat, and of course, there’s all the latest news and gossip about about your favourite American dramas. Here’s a sneak peek…
1. Katie Holmes’ guest spot on Eli Stone is going to be pretty steamy.
2. Spoiler alert! Cristine Rose - Angela Petrelli from Heroes - has been discussing the latest addition to the Petrelli clan.
3. There was a surprise proposal in the fifth season premiere of The Office.
4. The Karate Kid Ralph Macchio is set for a guest appearance in Ugly Betty.
5. Californication returned to Stateside screens last night with Battlestar’s Callum Keith Rennie (Cylon Leoben Conoy) beginning a guest stint. Here’s a peek behind the scenes.
6. 30 Rock’s Tina Fey has been doing her Sarah Palin routine again on Saturday Night Live.
7. Star of almost every TV show Heather Locklear was arrested over the weekend.
Ugly Betty returned for a third season in the States with a bang last week - not least owing to Lindsay Lohan’s guest turn as Kimmie Keegan, Betty’s childhood nemesis who is now her father’s boss. Their food fight - with potty-mouthed Hilda getting involved for good measure - was one of many highlights from the show’s first episode to be filmed in New York. Betty also came to a decision between dreadful dullard Henry and sandwich geek Gio, Wilhelmina gave Mode’s offices a rather gloomy makeover (see below…), Daniel and Betty were transferred to rather inappropriate magazine, and Hilda started a relationship with Cole from Sunset Beach. In other words, Betty’s back and as dementedly brilliant as ever.
We’re starting to get used to the sight of Bryan Cranston looking extremely unhinged in his underpants in Breaking Bad, so it’s quite a shock to see him suited and booted in this interview! He talks candidly about life after Malcolm in the Middle, what attracted him to the role of chemistry teacher-turned crystal meth supplier Walter White, and his future career plans.
It’s been five long years since Buffy staked her last vamp on TV - but, at last, Sarah Michelle Gellar is gearing up for her return to the small screen. Word reaches TV Spy towers that Sarah is soon to start filming The Wonderful Maladys - a dark comedy drama series for top cable channel HBO.
Focusing on a trio of adult siblings who’ve never fully dealt with being orphaned at a young age, the pilot episode is to be shot early next year and is being fast-tracked by the channel. Sarah’s character is described as having “a kind of zealous immaturity - like a drug addict with a to-do list.” As Buffy was always at its best when the title character was out of control, we reckon this is the perfect vehicle for Miss Gellar’s TV return.
If you’ve had enough of poking around the real estate dream world of Darling Towers, here are some more teasers to whet your appetite for season two of Dirty Sexy Money, the glossy drama starring Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling, patriarch of a seriously dysfunctional dynasty.
The first clip sheds a little more light on what exactly Lucy Liu will be getting up to (and down to!) while the second clip features interviews with the main cast members. Please, Channel 4, hurry up and schedule it for us impoverished UK viewers!
You may decide 2008 is the year you start celebrating the American tradition of Thanksgiving, since that’s when the one-off 24: Redemption episode will be airing in the States, with the promise of Sky1 airing it not long after here in the UK… Here’s a new, very short trailer, complete with plenty of drums, drama and explosions. Let the countdown begin! By the way, if you fancy yourself as a bit of a Jack Bauer type, why not go the whole hog and get the costume? Not sure if the facial scars come with it, or if they’re model’s own…
It’s time to start getting excited… Only 5 days to go until the thrilling third series of Heroes hits our screens.
After a bit of a disappointing second series we here at TV Spy are really looking forward to feasting our eyes on some of the awesome new super-powers that will be on display in series 3 - Villains. With Super-strength, Super-Speed, a couple of fortune tellers and plenty of fire throwers in the mix it promises to be a very exciting season indeed.
If thats not enough to get you interested, it looks like we will be finding out the identity of Mama Petrelii’s third child very early on in the series. But that is only one of the many questions being posed by the latest series. With probably the most important questions being who will turn out to be good? Who will turn out to be evil? Why does Matt talk to a turtle? and will Mohinder finally get interesting?
We’ve put together a gallery of all the biggies from the series. Click on the pictures for a close-up.
And if all that wasn’t enought, here’s Masi Oki on set in “Africa” talking about the new series to further whet your appetite.
Fri, 9pm, Heroes Countdown, BBC3
NEW The new series starts next week, and this little treat will help to get you all psyched up for it, with sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes footage and an introduction to new characters. Plus, interviews with stars of the show and celebrity fans attending the premiere party. Does this officially count as hero worship?
Fri, 9pm, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hallmark
Logan and Wheeler investigate a case which is best described as a thinly veiled copy of the life and death of Anna Nicole Smith and her son, with a lot of artistic licence regarding both characters’ deaths.
Sun, 10pm, Desperate Housewives, E4
Susan gets a visit from Mike’s Southern Belle mum, who sets to work right away doing what every good mother-in-law does best, irritating Susan. Meanwhile Edie finds out the truth about Benjamin and tries to use it to blackmail Bree into providing a bottomless supply of muffins.
Sun, 10pm, Breaking Bad, FX
NEW SERIES This show has been on our radar for a few months now so we’re very excited it has finally reached UK screens. Malcolm in the Middle star Bryan Cranston stars as a chemistry teacher who discovers he has terminal cancer and hatches a plan to secure his family’s financial future by putting his scientific knowledge to use making crystal meth. Imagine Weeds if it was directed by Quentin Tarantino and you might get some sense of how dark the show is… As with all good shows, it has decent virals accompanying it, including this clip which you can personalise and send to all your couch-potato mates at waltswisdom.com…
• You’d think we’d be sick of the sight of Walliams and Lucas by now, but we just can’t get enough of Little Britain USA clips.
• Pete was suitably impressed with the dextrous twists of the Dexter season two finale, and started getting excited about what’s to come in season three.
• Jeremy saved us all a lot of time with a full round-up of the winners and losers of this year’s Emmys.
• Ben unearthed footage of Michael Phelps in a spoof version of Grey’s Anatomy wearing an extremely brief pair of speedos that left us all rather hot under the collar. McSwimmy indeed!
• We realised how fortunate we are here at TV Towers, not having a boss like Michael from The Office with his ‘hilarious’ sense of humour…
• Mandy paid tribute to the doyenne of thriftstore fashion, Ugly Betty and tracked down the clip of Amanda rocking out about her dad, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons.
• All this, and ANOTHER SUPERNATURAL COMPETITION!
If you missed Gene Simmons’ guest slot last week, he’s back in the episode ‘The Kids are Alright’ showing Thursday 9 October on E4.
In the meantime, check out Amanda’s hilarious rock chic act as she sings to her daddy, the Kiss legend.
1. You can now choose which of the two finalists in the Create Your Own Hero contest will star in the next series of Heroes webisodes.
2. Home and Away hottie, Friends nanny and Alias bad girl Melissa George is going to be popping up in Grey’s Anatomy. And there are a few new relationships on the horizon too…
3. The next series of The Simpsons will see Comic Book Guy becoming a movie producer, Maggie become involved in a Da Vinci Code parody, and will feature guest spots from Jodie Foster, Ellen Page and Anne Hathaway.
4. New Desperate Housewife Gail O’Grady’s husband has finally been cast.
5. It seems that the final five Cylons came from Earth and the Battlestar fleet might be surprised by what they find when they start digging on the desolate planet…
6. Some busy bees have created a CGI 3D version of the Lost island for us to explore onlint.
We just love Ugly Betty’s geek chic. The PA’s wardrobe just gets more outrageous each week. We’ve picked out six of our favourite Betty outfits from this series – check out the clashing prints, reds mixed with purples and the girl has more granny knits than an old folk’s home. This woman’s no shrinking violet when it comes to fashion!
Oh and by the way, if anyone knows where I can buy the red dogs-in-spotty-jackets skirt, (pic 1) let me know!
Great news for fashionistas, Patricia Field is taking over the Ugly Betty wardrobe in series three (she dressed Carrie and co on Sex and the City) so we’ll see even more designer names clamouring to be worn by TV’s boldest clothes horse. Take a peak at some of the couture she handled on the Sex and the City movie… They’re in for a treat at Mode…
10pm, Bones, Sky1
NEW SERIES The start of the new series and it’s set in England!!! Well London mainly, as FBI special agent Seeley Booth and Dr Temperance Brennan find themselves involved in a murder case when the body of an American heiress is pulled from the Thames. What are the chances?
9pm, Ugly Betty, E4
Poor Betty, she has loads of plans to celebrate her birthday with Henry but when his pregnant ex, Charlie, turns up out of the blue all of her plans are thrown out of the window. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina plots against Daniel’s relationship with Renee by planting seeds of doubt about her sister’s past.
10pm, Grey’s Anatomy, Living
Izzie, always one to put her foot in it, is stunned when the guy who has been in a long coma who she nicknamed “really old guy” wakes up and reveals that when he was in his slumber he could hear everything that she was saying. Meanwhile, Alex is shocked by the age of the new intern.
