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New Cast Details for ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 2

Written on August 29, 2011 by Stewart
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After a brilliant first season and with a second on the way HBO’s Emmy-nominated fantasy drama Game of Thrones continues to expand its already huge cast and we noticed that it’s a veritable Brit fest! I was half expecting to get a call myself there’s that many Brits arriving in season 2. With loads of…

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Neil Gaiman Confirms Adaptation of American Gods Novel for HBO

Written on August 22, 2011 by Stewart
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British author Neil Gaiman has confirmed that he is due to start work on adapting his novel ‘American Gods’ for a TV series to be made by HBO. Gaiman who is believed by many to have breathed new life in to the graphic novel genre is probably best know for his graphic novel series, The…

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HBO to Remake BBC’s Criminal Justice for US Audience.

Written on June 22, 2011 by Stewart
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The BAFTA award winning drama Criminal Justice, first shown on BBC1 in the UK in 2008 is to be remade for American broadcaster HBO. The US remake will be re-written for a US audience by Steve Zaillian (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) and The Wire’s Richard Price. The original show was written by Brit…

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BBC2 And HBO Acquire Rights To Turn ‘I, Claudius’ Into Mini Series

Written on June 12, 2011 by Patrick
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BBC 2 and HBO are working together to turn the Robert Graves historical novel I, Claudius into a new miniseries. The book which was first published back in 1934 tells the history of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and Roman Empire with all it’s madness, murder and backstabbing as seen by Claudius who later became emperor. The…

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“Game of Thrones” & “The Borgias” Both Get Second Seasons

Written on April 26, 2011 by Sarah
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Good news if you are a fan of the the shows The Borgias or Game of Thrones with their (nearly) all Brit casts, as both Showtime & HBO have confirmed that second seasons are on the way. The Borgias, created by Irish director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) was officially renewed yesterday for a second…

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Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’ Now Set For HBO!

Written on April 15, 2011 by Patrick
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A few weeks ago we brought word that British graphic novelist and author Neil Gaiman was having his brilliant award winning America Gods adapted for the big screen. Further news reports now indicate the book may end up as an HBO series as deadline.com announced the project was brought to HBO by Playtone partners Tom…

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Kate Winslet on HBO Mini Series Mildred Pierce

Written on March 1, 2011 by Sarah
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British Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet will be appearing in HBO television mini series Mildred Pierce.  Premiering on March 27th at 9pm ET. Starring alongside Kate will be Guy Pierce, Rachel Evan Wood and Brian O’Byrne and this years Oscar winner for Best Supporting actress Melissa Leo. Mildred Pierce is the story of a single…

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HBO Series Games Of Thrones New Trailer

Written on January 17, 2011 by Sarah
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A Game of Thrones is a HBO series based on the first book in A Song Of Ice And Fire, a series of fantasy novels by American author George R.R. Martin.  In 2009 HBO filmed a pilot episode of the television adaptation and now follows the ten episode series expected to premiere in April 2011.  This is the…

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Trailer for Season 2 Of The Ricky Gervais Show Released

Written on December 21, 2010 by Stewart
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HBO have released a trailer and two preview interviews for the second series of The Ricky Gervais Show. The show is an animated version of the record breaking podcasts that Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant made with their former radio show producer Karl Pilkington. In their original radio show Karl only made brief appearances but Ricky and Stephen found the…

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Ricky Gervais HBO Special Out Of England 2

Written on December 15, 2010 by Sarah
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We’ve already made our suggestion for TV highlight of the week however we feel we need to add a second recommendation.  The co-creator and star of The Office (the original British version) is doing the talk show rounds this week promoting his special stand up show Out Of England 2, on HBO this Saturday December…

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Muse To Release New Album Next Year!

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Brits on TV – Matt Smith, Carey Mulligan, Orlando Bloom, Rowan Atkinson & Ricky Gervais

Brits on TV – Matt Smith, Carey Mulligan, Orlando Bloom, Rowan Atkinson & Ricky Gervais

October 23, 2011

With a couple of new British movies out this week it was no surprise to see a number of Brits hittin…

British Music Charts This Week – 10/23/11

British Music Charts This Week – 10/23/11

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Catherine Tate To Return To ‘The Office’

Catherine Tate To Return To ‘The Office’

October 23, 2011

You may remember last year British comedian Catherine Tate appearing on the US version of The Office…

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