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Father Ted’s Graham Linehan and The Adam And Joe Show’s Adam Buxton are writing The Cloud, a new comedy series for Channel 4…
Here’s some exciting news. Channel 4 has picked up new sci-fi comedy, The Cloud, from Father Ted and The It Crowd creator Graham Linehan and Adam Buxton of Adam Buxton's Bug and The Adam And Joe Show. Mr Buxton is also much praised, in this writer’s household at least, for engineering this chuckle-inducing moment in Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
"We have commissioned the series but we have no word yet on casting, though we can assure you that it will still be set in space," an informative Channel 4 source told the Radio Times.
We’ve also learned that “The Cloud follows the fairly hapless crew of Cloud Station 13, a data hub floating in space, set up to protect...
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Father Ted’s Graham Linehan and The Adam And Joe Show’s Adam Buxton are writing The Cloud, a new comedy series for Channel 4…
Here’s some exciting news. Channel 4 has picked up new sci-fi comedy, The Cloud, from Father Ted and The It Crowd creator Graham Linehan and Adam Buxton of Adam Buxton's Bug and The Adam And Joe Show. Mr Buxton is also much praised, in this writer’s household at least, for engineering this chuckle-inducing moment in Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
"We have commissioned the series but we have no word yet on casting, though we can assure you that it will still be set in space," an informative Channel 4 source told the Radio Times.
We’ve also learned that “The Cloud follows the fairly hapless crew of Cloud Station 13, a data hub floating in space, set up to protect...
- 11/3/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
A new series of Adam Buxton's Bug is available to stream on BFI Player.
The show, which sees the comedian share his thoughts about a selection of music videos, has been commissioned in a new format for the online video player.
The first episode of the show includes Buxton's take on videos such as alt-j's 'Hunger of the Pine' and 'Iron Sky' by Paolo Nutini.
Bug: The Evolution of Music Video was first launched in April 2007 as a series of events at the BFI Southbank.
After it gained popularity, Buxton landed a series on Sky Atlantic in 2012.
Buxton has appeared in films including Hot Fuzz and Stardust. He also wrote and starred in comedy series The Adam and Joe Show.
Watch a clip from Sky Atlantic's Bug below:...
The show, which sees the comedian share his thoughts about a selection of music videos, has been commissioned in a new format for the online video player.
The first episode of the show includes Buxton's take on videos such as alt-j's 'Hunger of the Pine' and 'Iron Sky' by Paolo Nutini.
Bug: The Evolution of Music Video was first launched in April 2007 as a series of events at the BFI Southbank.
After it gained popularity, Buxton landed a series on Sky Atlantic in 2012.
Buxton has appeared in films including Hot Fuzz and Stardust. He also wrote and starred in comedy series The Adam and Joe Show.
Watch a clip from Sky Atlantic's Bug below:...
- 2/2/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC America has announced that they've ordered season two of Almost Royal, their fish-out-of-water comedy series.
Here are the details:
BBC America Picks Up Second Season Of The Channel's First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - December 4, 2014 - BBC America has picked up a second season of its first original comedy series Almost Royal. The (8x30) second season is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer.
In the first season of Almost Royal, Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart), the 57th and 58th in line to the throne, travelled all over the United States - from Texas to Michigan and California to New York...
Here are the details:
BBC America Picks Up Second Season Of The Channel's First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - December 4, 2014 - BBC America has picked up a second season of its first original comedy series Almost Royal. The (8x30) second season is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer.
In the first season of Almost Royal, Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart), the 57th and 58th in line to the throne, travelled all over the United States - from Texas to Michigan and California to New York...
- 12/4/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
(Cbr) It's official -- "Guardians of the Galaxy" is the latest of Marvel's ever-growing number of sub-franchises! The intergalactic team of a-holes now has a sequel rocketing into theaters in 2017, a fact that Marvel announced during Comic-Con International in San Diego. Yeah, that's right -- the first "Guardians" film instilled so much confidence in the studio that they greenlit and announced a sequel before the first film even opened in theaters. So having seen the first "Guardians" blockbuster-in-the-making and knowing that another interstellar epic is coming our way, is there any way to guess which heroes we'll see join up with the team on the next go-round? If anything, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" has shown that Marvel Studios isn't afraid to build-up a team's roster significantly with each installment. Who will be the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Vision of "Guardians of the Galaxy 2?" Read ahead -- and beware slight spoilers -- to see our picks!
- 8/12/2014
- by Brett White, Comic Book Resources
- Hitfix
BBC America has ordered their first original comedy series -- Almost Royal. The sitcom will revolve around two young British aristocrats -- Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart) -- who are visiting the United States for the first time. There will be seven episodes.
Here are some more details:
BBC America Commissions First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - March 25, 2014 - BBC America has commissioned its first original comedy series Almost Royal, a tale of two young British aristocrats on their first trip to the United States - interacting with real-life Americans. The (7x30) series is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer. Almost Royal premieres Saturday,...
Here are some more details:
BBC America Commissions First Original Comedy Series "Almost Royal"
New York - March 25, 2014 - BBC America has commissioned its first original comedy series Almost Royal, a tale of two young British aristocrats on their first trip to the United States - interacting with real-life Americans. The (7x30) series is produced by Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, The Dame Edna Treatment, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman) as executive producer and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) as series producer. Almost Royal premieres Saturday,...
- 3/26/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
BBC America is taking its first step into original comedy series with “Almost Royal.” It will premiere on Saturday, June 21 at 10/9c after the “Orphan Black” Season 2 finale. The series will follow two young British aristocrats, played by stand-up comedian Ed Gamble and newcomer Amy Hoggart, on their first trip to the United States, in which they'll interact with real-life Americans. Also read: BBC America Announces Premiere Dates, John Simm Casting for ‘Intruders’ Clive Tulloh (“Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man,” “The Dame Edna Treatment”) will serve as executive producer with Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (“Bug,” “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross”) as series producer.
- 3/25/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
BBC America has announced its first independently developed scripted comedy. The cabler has ordered its first original scripted comedy series, handing out an order to Almost Royal on Tuesday. The seven-episode series hails from Burning Bright Productions with Clive Tulloh (Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man) and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell (Bug) set to produce. The series centers on Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart), the heirs to Caunty Manor, a large country estate in Norfolk, England, where they have enjoyed privileged lives as distant descendants of the British Royal Family. They have agreed to have a camera crew follow
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- 3/25/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marvel Comics will reprint Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning's run on Guardians of the Galaxy.
The series, which spun out of their work on the Annihilation events, has been listed to receive a new printing on Amazon.com (via Comic Book Movie).
The original trades have been out of print for some time.
Abnett and Lanning created the mainstream, modern day incarnation of the cosmic superhero team that will be the basis of James Gunn's Marvel Studios movie.
The team featured Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Bug, Quasar, Moondragon, Mantis and Adam Warlock.
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Volume 1 is listed for release in August, the same month as the film.
An Annihilation Omnibus is also scheduled for release in May.
The series, which spun out of their work on the Annihilation events, has been listed to receive a new printing on Amazon.com (via Comic Book Movie).
The original trades have been out of print for some time.
Abnett and Lanning created the mainstream, modern day incarnation of the cosmic superhero team that will be the basis of James Gunn's Marvel Studios movie.
The team featured Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Bug, Quasar, Moondragon, Mantis and Adam Warlock.
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Volume 1 is listed for release in August, the same month as the film.
An Annihilation Omnibus is also scheduled for release in May.
- 1/5/2014
- Digital Spy
As Akira Kurosawa is to Star Wars, George Lucas is to The Micronauts: Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden’s 1979 comic series that was based on a toy line. The story goes that Mantlo saw the toys in a store and somehow convinced Marvel’s Jim Shooter to pursue the license for them. The toys, whose gimmick was that all the parts of the figures and sets were interchangeable, were also pretty free of any backstory. A Japanese import, the Micronaut toys really had no story beyond that there were good guys, there were bad guys, and they fought. That combined with the ability to swap parts were everything they had before Mantlo and Golden got their hands on them. With this blank slate, Bill Mantlo was determined to recreate Star Wars while Golden tweaked the designs of the toys to recast Star Wars as superheroes and supervillains.
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- 11/22/2013
- by Scott Cederlund
- SoundOnSight
Sheffield International Documentary Festival, or – if you’re into the whole brevity thing – DocFest, is 20 years old.
To mark the anniversary of one of the most dynamic and interesting festivals in the world, the organisers have pulled out all the stops. Kicking things off this year are 3 stunning opening night events; The Big Melt – a film celebrating the Sheffield Steel Industry with a live score written by the Steel City’s favourite son Jarvis Cocker and performed by Cocker, Richard Hawley and The Sheffield Brass Band (among others) promises to be quite something; The Summit – a film about the perils of climbing K2 is being screened deep underground in the Peak District’s most evocatively named cave, The Devil’s Arse and finally, a screening of Sundance World Cinema Documentary Award Winner Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, which – tantalisingly – features a Q&A with the non-incarcerated band members.
side from that trio of events,...
To mark the anniversary of one of the most dynamic and interesting festivals in the world, the organisers have pulled out all the stops. Kicking things off this year are 3 stunning opening night events; The Big Melt – a film celebrating the Sheffield Steel Industry with a live score written by the Steel City’s favourite son Jarvis Cocker and performed by Cocker, Richard Hawley and The Sheffield Brass Band (among others) promises to be quite something; The Summit – a film about the perils of climbing K2 is being screened deep underground in the Peak District’s most evocatively named cave, The Devil’s Arse and finally, a screening of Sundance World Cinema Documentary Award Winner Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, which – tantalisingly – features a Q&A with the non-incarcerated band members.
side from that trio of events,...
- 6/12/2013
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As the documentary festival enters its 20th year with a record number of film submissions, Daniel Dylan Wray guides you through the programme and events
Last year's festival featured a surprise performance by the star of a film that would go on to win an Oscar, so you would think the organisers of 2013's Sheffield Doc/Fest would be feeling the pressure just one month from curtains-up.
But the festival's programmer, Hussain Currimbhoy, seems relatively calm on deadline day for the event's 20th anniversary programme. "It's pressure every year," he says. "We pressure ourselves to make it the best programme every year and the best festival every year".
That task is made harder by the festival's swelling attendance and growing film submissions, which this year topped 2,000 for the first time. These are whittled down to just 120 (including crossover platforms and shorts); only 80 of these will make it through as feature films.
Last year's festival featured a surprise performance by the star of a film that would go on to win an Oscar, so you would think the organisers of 2013's Sheffield Doc/Fest would be feeling the pressure just one month from curtains-up.
But the festival's programmer, Hussain Currimbhoy, seems relatively calm on deadline day for the event's 20th anniversary programme. "It's pressure every year," he says. "We pressure ourselves to make it the best programme every year and the best festival every year".
That task is made harder by the festival's swelling attendance and growing film submissions, which this year topped 2,000 for the first time. These are whittled down to just 120 (including crossover platforms and shorts); only 80 of these will make it through as feature films.
- 5/9/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Made In Britain: Warp Films At 10 | Leeds Young Film Festival | Made In Prague | The Servant with Q&A
Made In Britain: Warp Films At 10, London
The Made In Britain initiative continues with a celebration of Warp Films, which has brought us such quintessentially British fare as This Is England, Four Lions, Submarine and Kill List. The company celebrated its 10th anniversary in its Sheffield hometown last year, and now brings its back catalogue to London, plus events including a Warp special of Adam Buxton's Bug and a special screening of Shane Meadows's Dead Man's Shoes at the Queen Elizabeth Hall this Friday, with live music from Jah Wobble and members of Unkle.
BFI Southbank, SE1, Fri to 30 Apr
Leeds Young Film Festival
Children's movies have found their expensively animated groove in today's cinema, but this festival usefully reminds those born in the 21st century what they've been missing.
Made In Britain: Warp Films At 10, London
The Made In Britain initiative continues with a celebration of Warp Films, which has brought us such quintessentially British fare as This Is England, Four Lions, Submarine and Kill List. The company celebrated its 10th anniversary in its Sheffield hometown last year, and now brings its back catalogue to London, plus events including a Warp special of Adam Buxton's Bug and a special screening of Shane Meadows's Dead Man's Shoes at the Queen Elizabeth Hall this Friday, with live music from Jah Wobble and members of Unkle.
BFI Southbank, SE1, Fri to 30 Apr
Leeds Young Film Festival
Children's movies have found their expensively animated groove in today's cinema, but this festival usefully reminds those born in the 21st century what they've been missing.
- 3/23/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Edgar Wright's adaptation of Marvel's Ant-man is a good few years away, but at least we know it Is a few years away and not some rumored project that may or may not happen. Last year, Wright debuted a concept teaser trailer for the film, which was praised to no end by those who witnessed it, but never found the time to sneak online. Until now. The footage was shown at Adam Buxton's UK show The Best of Bug, where it was once again met with enthusiastic applause. It's the first I've seen of...
- 3/20/2013
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Even as Marvel Studios turns toward the stars with the Guardians of the Galaxy, the same is true in the pages (and pixels) of Marvel Comics. On Feb. 27, the inaugural issue of Guardians of the Galaxy, the ongoing comic book series, arrives at stores on the Marvel app to draft off the interest in the 2014 film that was announced last summer, just got a star, and represents the most unexpected Marvel adaptation since Lucasfilm’s Howard the Duck in 1986.
For the moviegoing public that recognizes Captain America and Thor but scratches its collective head when the Guardians are mentioned, the...
For the moviegoing public that recognizes Captain America and Thor but scratches its collective head when the Guardians are mentioned, the...
- 2/6/2013
- by Geoff Boucher
- EW - Inside Movies
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