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Can’t Let This One Pass
In a press release following the release of Thursday night’s viewing figures, CBS announced: The second season premiere of THE MENTALIST on its new night improved the 10:00-11:00 PM year ago time period premiere of ”Eleventh Hour” which is hardly comparing like with like… Eleventh Hour‘s number was for a new show and was the…
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On the Lot (2)
I spent yesterday as writer-on-the-set for filming of my bylined episode of The Forgotten. A lot of time is spent in the writers’ room swapping ideas and working up stories, but every now and again you have to shut the door and write one. And that’s as much insider leakage as I’m prepared to offer……
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At Home on the Range
‘Tis truly weird. I’ve been here about three weeks now and it feels like longer… kind of like on a ship when home drops below the horizon and you can’t see it anymore, you have to imagine it instead. Which is dumb, I know, after only three weeks… but in my defence, it has been…
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On the Lot
Well, now it’s official. According to my 0-1 visa I’m an Alien of Extraordinary Talent and Ability. Yeah, I know, I know. Even my bank manager thought it was hilarious. Apparently there’s also a category of Alien Crew Member in Transit. Sometimes they go on the run and we aliens of extraordinary ability have to…
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The UK Writer in US TV (2)
They don’t get rid of me that easily. I’ve now joined ABC’s The Forgotten as co-executive producer, working as part of the team to bring creator Mark Friedman’s vision to the screen in the fall schedule. “The Forgotten Network” is a group of amateur detectives united in their quest to give names to unnamed victims,…
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Planet Hood
CBS online have dropped Eleventh Hour from the shows listed on their site and closed the fan forum, but the fanac has relocated to Planet Hood, a dedicated site with a new forum that pretty much picks up where the old threads left off. From the way they’ve laid out the stall, it looks as…
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Eleventh Hour – We’re Cancelled
Well, I just got the news and the news ain’t good. CBS have made their decision and Eleventh Hour isn’t getting a second season. We had the numbers, we had great fans, we had a cracking set of new stories ready to go, but the show isn’t being picked up. This is a message for…
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Eleventh Hour US
We – I say we, because the Bruckheimer gang have gone out of their way to make me feel a part of the team – are going through a weird-feeling time at the moment, waiting to see if CBS are going to opt for a second season. The show has its champions, and also its…
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Eleventh Hour back in the UK
According to The Guardian, Virgin Media’s Living TV has picked up the first US season of Eleventh Hour for screening from April 8th. The show, from CSI producer Jerry Bruckheimer, has been one of the biggest hits of the US TV season, averaging around 12 million viewers on CBS. The drama stars British actor Rufus…
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Hey, Look Who We Got
Helen Slater has joined the cast of Medea, my Eleventh Hour season closer that broadcasts on April 2nd. Yes, she was Supergirl, but she’s done loads of other stuff too. I was curious to see how our numbers would look after Thursday night, given that we were up against George Clooney’s return to ER. Which…
Hauling Like A Brooligan
Stephen Gallagher
