TV Lowdown » new episodes http://thetvlowdown.com The best and worst that TV has to offer. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Dollhouse to go on month-long hiatus http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/10/22/dollhouse-to-go-on-month-long-hiatus/ http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/10/22/dollhouse-to-go-on-month-long-hiatus/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:12:30 +0000 thetvlowdown http://thetvlowdown.com/?p=702 Dollhouse is leaving our screens. Yes, only for a month, but it’s probably just a taste of a much longer absence. Like, forever.

Fox have announced that following tomorrow nights episode, the apparently Sierra-centric 2×04, no more new episodes of Dollhouse will air during November sweeps, with repeats of House expected to take its place.

Instead, Dollhouse [...]]]> dollhouse-tv-series-stills-Dollhouse is leaving our screens. Yes, only for a month, but it’s probably just a taste of a much longer absence. Like, forever.

Fox have announced that following tomorrow nights episode, the apparently Sierra-centric 2×04, no more new episodes of Dollhouse will air during November sweeps, with repeats of House expected to take its place.

Instead, Dollhouse will return in December where it will be shown in double episode slots. Yep, looks like they’re rushing out the remaining episodes to honour their commitment, and then washing their hands of the show.

It’s a real shame; S2 just hasn’t yet followed through on the promise of late S1, and I wish Joss and Co. had taken a few more risks when they had the chance. Of course, I could be speaking prematurely, but I have a feeling I’m not…

]]> http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/10/22/dollhouse-to-go-on-month-long-hiatus/feed/ 1 Red Dwarf returning? Rumours abound… http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/10/14/red-dwarf-returning-rumours-abound/ http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/10/14/red-dwarf-returning-rumours-abound/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:43:22 +0000 thetvlowdown http://thetvlowdown.com/?p=690 There are faint murmurings that Red Dwarf could indeed be returning for a tenth series to be aired on Dave, the channel which brought us the fairly poor mini-series Back To Earth earlier this year.

Whilst nothing has yet been confirmed, fans were excited to read this on the Twitter feed of Robert Llewellyn, who plays [...]]]> There are faint murmurings that Red Dwarf could indeed be returning for a tenth series to be aired on Dave, the channel which brought us the fairly poor mini-series Back To Earth earlier this year.

Whilst nothing has yet been confirmed, fans were excited to read this on the Twitter feed of Robert Llewellyn, who plays Kryten in the sci-fi comedy:

Series 10 of Red Dwarf announcement just been made at DJ 09. To clarify the scripts have been commissioned, wont be filming til 2010

However, Llewellyn very quickly clarified his comments:

Want to re-state that UKTV, aka Dave have commissioned Doug Naylor to write scripts, still a long way to go before it’s all official

Whilst this apparently hasn’t been confirmed or denied by Dave, it seems fairly unlikely that Llewellyn would be so specific unless there was some truth behind it, so it’s probably fair to assume that Doug Naylor is indeed writing scripts for a new series. Frankly, I’m not sure whether to be happy about this news or not. Yes, I’m one of those Red Dwarf fans who moans and complains that the earlier series were far better than the later ones. I just hope that if series 10 does come to fruition it’s a little less gimicky than the painfully self-referential Back To Earth.



In case you’ve somehow never encountered Red Dwarf, here’s a clip from back in the good old days of 1992, and the fifth series episode “Quarantine”.

]]> http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/10/14/red-dwarf-returning-rumours-abound/feed/ 1 Primeval returns from the dead for 13 new episodes http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/09/29/primeval-returns-from-the-dead-for-13-new-episodes/ http://thetvlowdown.com/2009/09/29/primeval-returns-from-the-dead-for-13-new-episodes/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:42:07 +0000 thetvlowdown http://thetvlowdown.com/?p=607 Saturday night CGI-fest Primeval was axed earlier this year by broadcaster ITV after the channel reportedly decided to shift their focus (and budget) to post 9pm dramas. However, it appears that a new deal has been forged between ITV, UKTV, BBC America and Pro7 to co-fund two more series of the show – the 4th [...]]]> Primeval-series-three-epi-001Saturday night CGI-fest Primeval was axed earlier this year by broadcaster ITV after the channel reportedly decided to shift their focus (and budget) to post 9pm dramas. However, it appears that a new deal has been forged between ITV, UKTV, BBC America and Pro7 to co-fund two more series of the show – the 4th series to contain 7 episodes and the 5th to have 6.

ITV will have first dibs on the 4th series, whilst digital channel Watch will have the first broadcast rights to the 5th. Looks like Primeval fans will be bouncing between networks to get their fix.

“I am thrilled that ITV has agreed to this new deal, which will allow us to produce another 13 episodes of Primeval,” said Tim Haines, creative director of Impossible Pictures. “The confidence demonstrated in the programme’s continued success here and abroad will help us bring more big screen action and a whole host of new creatures roaring back into people’s living rooms.”

All of the main cast are expected to return, with the first new episodes airing in early 2011.

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