Emmy-winning US television thriller 24 will return next year with its lead star, Kiefer Sutherland, after a four-year hiatus, Fox network said.
TV thriller 24 to return in 2014
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Simon Dallow on the go
He has spent years in front of the cameras but when it comes to acting, news presenter Simon Dallow is not so sure he has what it takes. The One News anchor has a cameo in this week’s episode of Go Girls – his first time appearing in a television series.
A moment with Sam Neill
Last year was a busy time for Sam Neill’s moustache. The admirably bushy lip-warmer, which he sports in the new Kiwi crime series Harry, began life as part of a beard when the actor did a film called Mariah Mundi And The Midas Box in Bristol.
Wayne Brady: Still making it up
Nothing is off limits for American comedian Wayne Brady when he performs in Wellington next month as part of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
Futurama cancelled, again
Ten years after it was first cancelled by Fox, Futurama is set again for its final delivery. Comedy Central announced that this seventh season would be the show’s last, finishing up in the US on 4 September.
Vice: Journo-tourism for hipsters
Vice is a brash, Brooklyn-based magazine and international media company, but mostly it’s a brand of thinking and marketing that has extended itself over the past decade to a popular website and YouTube channel with bureaus around the world. Vice makes as much news as it reports; a recent foray involved the Vice crew bringing Dennis Rodman to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un
Film review: The Host
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Breaking Bad script stolen from car
Authorities in the US have arrested a man who allegedly broke into Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston’s car late last year and stole a script for the popular television show. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s officials announced Monday that 29-year-old Xavier Macafee is being held on suspicion of burglary.
Gyton Grantley, TV’s House Husband
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Outcry over Obama/Satan lookalike
The producers of the cable TV miniseries on the Bible say internet chatter that their Satan character resembles President Barack Obama is “utter nonsense.” Mark Burnett and Roma Burnett said Monday the Moroccan actor who played Satan in the History channel series, Mehdi Ouzaani, has played Satanic characters in other Biblical programmes long before Obama was elected president. The connection got widespread attention after talk show host Glenn Beck last week tweeted: “Does Satan look EXACTLY like Obama Yes!” History said in a statement that the network has “the highest respect” for Obama, and that “it’s unfortunate that anyone made this false connection.” “Both Mark and I have nothing but respect and love our president, who is a fellow Christian,” said Downey, the Touched By an Angel actress who is married to Burnett.