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Niall Matter, Sara Canning, Miranda Frigon & Geoff Gustafson |
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10. American Horror Story |
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9. The Killing |
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8. Chuck |
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7. Glee |
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6. Episodes |
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5. Dexter |
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4. Primeval |
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3. Outcasts |
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2. Life's Too Short |
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1. Torchwood: Miracle Day |
"This will be a bigger, better, badder re-imagining of the show, rather than a continuation. We are really looking forward to working with Omni to help make a series that can exceed even the huge success of the original Primeval in international markets and with viewers across the world."What's your feeling about this spin-off? It sounds like Space want something less family-friendly and tougher than the British version. Will New World be the Stargate Universe of the Primeval canon? Is that necessarily a bad thing? With the increase in budget and the chameleonic Vancouver as a base of operations, this actually stands a very real chance of surpassing the UK version, if you ask me.
As part of ITV's co-financing deal with BBC America, Germany's Pro Sieben and UKTV, that allowed the return of their axed sci-fi drama Primeval, it's UKTV's digital channel Watch who receive the British premiere of series 5. This results in mixed fortunes: loyal fans get new episodes mere months after series 4 ended on ITV, but it’s no longer accessible to everyone and isn't being simulcast in HD. It also strikes me as odd that Watch have moved Primeval from its customary Saturday timeslot, as I suspect they could have lured a sizable post-Doctor Who audience their way... Continue reading...
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This isn't croquet, this is "Extreme Croquet" |
WRITER: Matthew Parkhill
DIRECTOR: Robert Quinn
TRANSMISSION: 29 January 2011, ITV1/HD, 7.20PM
WRITERS: John Fay & Adrian Hodges
DIRECTOR: Robert Quinn
TRANSMISSION: 22 January 2011, ITV1/HD, 7PM
WRITER: Paul Gerstenberger
DIRECTOR: Cilla Ware
TRANSMISSION: 15 January 2011, ITV1/HD, 7PM
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Can you say "Stargate"? |
WRITER: Debbie Oates
DIRECTOR: Cilla Ware
TRANSMISSION: 8 January 2011, ITV1/HD, 7PM
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