March 2009 Archives

If Watchmen was a Saturday morning kids' TV show.

Priceless, especially the Scooby Doo moment ...

THE second series of Survivors is to be filmed in Birmingham.

Survivors of the ravaging virus will be seen battling for life around the city's landmarks, including the Rotunda and Bullring.

It's the first major TV drama to be set in the city for almost 20 years.

That's a surprise, considering Oscar winner Danny Boyle has been singing the city's praises.

Keeping up with Heroes?

Then make sure you don't miss Episode 20 when it airs later this year.

Because it's the best of them all.

Who says?

Well, Matt Parkman, actually.

Gregg Grunberg has been Twittering about the show again.

And in a Tweet just posted, he says:

"Just watched ep. 20 with the whole crew last night at lunch

"Best. Episode. Ever.

"Brea Grant (Daphne) is spectacular in it. I'm not too shabby!"

Heroes will return to NBC's schedule in America this Autumn, despite speculation that the series was facing the recession axe.

NBC entertainment president Angela Bromstad says the network plans to order 18 to 20 more episodes of the show for next season.

The speculation was spurred by a Twitter post from Heroes cast member Greg Grunberg, best known as mind-reading Matt Parkman.

His Tweet ended: "Tough to say goodbye to crew not knowing if any or all of us will return next year. Hope all."

Fans took that to mean that the show was on the verge of being cancelled, following low ratings this season.

They took to the internet, freaking out over the bombshell, prompting Grunberg to Tweet out a clarification.

"Don't get me wrong, Heroes IS coming back next year, but some crew take other jobs, so it's tough," he wrote.

You can catch up with Gregg at Twitter. His user name is greggrunberg

Check out the arrival of Doc Manhattan in London.

It was the world's biggest water projection - making the blue boffin 100ft high.

IT'S the most anticipated superhero movie ever.

Twenty years in the making, Watchmen has finally hit cinema screens worldwide.

And we have a suitably super competition.

We're giving away copies of WATCHMEN: THE OFFICIAL FILM COMPANION.

From Titan Books, it takes you right inside the movie.

Using exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, author Peter Aperlo takes readers behind the scenes and beyond the screen to learn the secrets of the movie's production.

It's illustrated throughout with colour photos, stills from the film, gallery shots, prop and costume showcases, and candid photos from the set.

Watchmen, of course, is the ultimate anti-hero movie, exposing the gritty and grim side of caped crusaders.

The mission of the Watchmen is to watch over humanity - but who watches the Watchmen?

We have FIVE copies of the book to be won.

Here's how YOU could be a winner!

Simply tell us which one of these heroes appears in Watchmen: (a) Superman, (b) Batman, (c) Nite-Owl.

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Watchmen: The Official Film Companion is published by Titan Books, priced £17.99.

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Phew!

Just caught up with Sunday's Locke-centric episode of Lost.

Surely the best episode ever?

(Or at least since the light first came on in the hatch).

So who d'you trust now?

Sinister Charles Widmore or killer Ben Linus?

Rather left things hanging at the end ...