http://thetvlowdown.com September 5, 2009

Just a reminder that the updated TV Lowdown website can be found at http://thetvlowdown.com

Stay tuned… September 3, 2009

In the immortal words of Baldrick, “I have a cunning plan…” You might see less news stories than usual over the next couple of days as TV Lowdown goes through a little bit of a re-design to make the site even niftier (“As if that’s possible!” I hear you cry.) Never fear, we’ll be back [...]

Dates for your diary; start dates for new and returning shows September 1, 2009

Google is my friend, and has (along with its well-intentioned but occasionally pesky friend Wikipedia) helped me put together this rambling spasm of info for you on when your favourite shows (or most-anticipated newbies) make their debuts this season. Enjoy! 24 – January 17th 30 Rock – October 15th American Dad – September 27th The [...]

New shows for the Fall 2009 line-up… August 26, 2009

TV Guide have produced a gallery of 23 new shows launching this year and not many of them inspire much confidence. I think it’s fairly safe to assume an awful lot of these shows will meet with cancellation fairly early on but, of the list, which ones are you looking forward to? Check out the [...]

Big Brother axed by Channel 4; Parliament announces official 3 day celebration August 26, 2009

Sadly, the second part of that headline was a lie, but rejoice! The first part was true! Big Brother has been lumbering to it’s death like a drunken elephant staggering towards a cliff face for several years now and, thanks to the plummeting ratings and complete disinterest from the tabloids, next year’s Big Brother will [...]

12,000 years of human civilisation culminates in this. August 24, 2009

Start stocking up on tinned goods. The apocalypse can’t be far away.

Monday distractions; this week, extracts from This Mitchell And Webb Book August 24, 2009

I’d imagine most readers from the UK will be aware of Mitchell and Webb, if not for Peep Show (great) or their sketch show (hit and miss) then for their TV panel quiz show appearances and charitable transvestite jigging respectively. Over on The Guardian there have are some extracts from their upcoming This Mitchell and Webb Book [...]

Three Brit actors announced for “John Carter of Mars” August 24, 2009

The adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, currently being worked on by writer-director Andrew Stanton, is receiving an influx of good old British thespianism in the form of Dominic West, Polly Walker and Samantha Morton. West, best known for playing troubled cop McNulty on the phenomenal series The Wire, is lined up to Sab [...]

The Essential Cult TV Reader available for pre-order August 20, 2009

Here’s three reasons why you should scoot on over to Amazon and place your orders. 1. The book is “a collection of insightful essays that examine television shows that amass engaged, active fan bases by employing an imaginative approach to programming. Once defined by limited viewership, cult TV has developed its own identity, with some [...]

ABC developing “The Time Traveler’s Wife” as a series? August 19, 2009

Rumours are starting to fly that ABC are working with Friends creator Marta Kauffman to adapt the 2003 Audrey Niffenegger novel into a TV show. It doesn’t appear that this would be connected to the Eric Bana movie version that has just been released, but would instead spread the story of the novel across several [...]