TCA 2011 News: Why THE HOUR is more political thriller than MAD MEN

By CARL CORTEZ 07/28/2011
THE HOUR - Series 1 | ©2011 BBC America

BBC America will be debuting THE HOUR, its new co-production with BBC 2 on August 17th and critics got a first taste of the impressive looking  new series at the Summer’s 2011 TCA session. Set in the mid 1950s, the series created by Abi Morgan is an espionage thriller set in the news room of the BBC as it follows the triangle of a young journalist (Ben Whishaw), an ambitious young producer (Romola Garai) and the new lead anchor of the show (Dominic West). While similarities between THE HOUR and MAD MEN are inevitable, executive producer Derek Wax says those […]Read On »


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TCA 2011 News: BBC America to launch COPPER as its first original production

By CARL CORTEZ
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During today’s 2011 Summer TCA session, BBC America announced that they will be launching their first, self-produced original series in the summer of 2012. Called COPPER, it will be a ten episode series from Cineflix Studios and producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. “Copper captures the immigrant experience in 19th Century New York,” says BBC America General Manager Perry Simon. “The show maintains our U.K. connectivity in a bold and smart way. I didn’t want our first original series to be a ‘A London cop gets transferred to Las Vegas.’ COPPER explores the multi-culturism in early America and it’s a […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Six”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/23/2011
Eric Mabius and Hermione Norris in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 6 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Juliet Aubrey, Rebekah Nathan, Maddy Baskerville, Dylan Fourie, Melissa Haiden, Sean Cameron Michael, Bongo Mbutuma Writer: David Farr Director:  Andy Goddard Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 23, 2011 In the sixth episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS,  Josie Hunter (Juliet Aubrey), the only survivor of a missing expeditionary force on a mysterious mission, returns to Forthaven and reunites with her children but exhibits strange behavior. When it turns out that she herself attacked her teammates […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Five”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/17/2011
Ashley Walters and Hermione Norris in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 5 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Gary Lewis Writer: Ben Richards and Jimmy Gardner Director:  Andy Goddard Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 16, 2011 Last week an AC arrived at Forthaven and threw the whole community for a loop; this week it’s a mystery man in a hood (Gary Lewis) who arrives during a rainstorm and throws out diamonds for drinks as we begin the fifth episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS. Pak, or Patrick Baxter, was one of the first expeditionaries to […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Four”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/10/2011
Nonso Anozie in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 4 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Nonso Anozie, Bo Peterson, Darron Meyer Writer: Jack Lothian Director:  Omar Madha Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 9, 2011 The arrival of an AC named Elijah (Nonso Anozie) at the Forthaven community kicks off the fourth episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS and puts Cass (Daniel Mays) and Fleur (Amy Manson) on opposite sides of President Tate (Liam Cunningham) when Elijah reveals that Tate may have been responsible for torturing him as part of a […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Three”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/03/2011
Amy Manson in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 3 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Jamie Sives, Conrad Kemp, Fiona Button Writer: Ben Richards and Simon Block Director:  Omar Madha Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 2, 2011 Once again OUTCASTS delivers on a nice balance of character and story arc development while upping the ante with a spectacular effects sequence that illustrates just how dangerous it is for humanity’s last hope, the Forthaven community, on the storm-ravaged surface of Carpathia. As Fleur (Amy Manson) takes the baby back to Rudi (Langley Kirkwood) […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Two”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 06/26/2011
Eric Mabius in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 2 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Jessica Haines, Laura Greenwood, Rory Acton-Burnell Writer: Ben Richards Director:  Bharat Nalluri Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: June 25, 2011 “That’s all it’s ever been about – human life.” So says President Richard Tate (Liam Cunningham) as the second episode of OUTCASTS throws the already fragile Forthaven community for a loop when new survivors from a downed transport ship challenge the delicate balance of life on the planet Carpathia. A subtle but very real power play begins between […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode One”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 06/19/2011
Liam Cunningham in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 1 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Michael Legge, Jamie Bamber, Jessica Haines, Patrick Lyster, Teague Bidwell, Mélodie Abad, Denzil Thompson, Jonathan Hearns Writer: Ben Richards Director:  Bharat Nalluri Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: June 18, 2011 In the premiere episode of OUTCASTS, the short-lived BBC series that has already been cancelled over in the UK even as it premieres on BBC America for a single eight-episode run, tensions are rising at the fledgling colony town of Forthaven on the planet Carpathia. A planet in a “Goldilocks zone” that suitably replicates […]Read On »


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TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “A Good Man Goes to War”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 06/12/2011
Neve McIntosh and Catrin Stewart in DOCTOR WHO - Series 6 - Episode 7 | ©2011 BBC

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, Frances Barber, Charlie Baker, Dan Johnston, Christina Chong, Joshua Hayes, Damian Kell, Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart, Richard Trinder, Annabel Cleare, Henry Wood, Dan Starkey, Simon Fisher-Becker, Danny Sapani, Hugh Bonneville, Oscar Lloyd, Nicholas Briggs Writer: Steven Moffat Director:  Peter Hoar Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: June 11, 2011 In the DOCTOR WHO Series 6 mid-year cliffhanger, the Doctor (Matt Smith) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) rush to save Amy (Karen Gillan) and her newborn baby Melody, walk right into a secret base and rescue them immediately, but whoops! The […]Read On »


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TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The Almost People”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 06/05/2011
Raquel Cassidy and Matt Smith in DOCTOR WHO - Series 6 - Episode 6 | ©2011 BBC

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Mark Bonnar, Marshall Lancaster, Sarah Smart, Raquel Cassidy, Leon Vickers, Frances Barber, Edmond Moulton Writer: Matthew Graham Director:  Julian Simpson Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: June 4, 2011 In the sixth episode of DOCTOR WHO Series 6, “The Almost People,” the Doctor (Matt Smith) and the Other Doctor (Smith again) must manage a volatile situation between humans and Gangers as fear threatens to plunge everyone into war. But as tensions rise and two Time Lords may only serve to exacerbate the problem, there’s a bigger mystery lurking in the shadows. […]Read On »


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