Maggie Smith: ‘I Don’t Watch Downton Abbey’
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Drama, Prime Time, BBC, Features
Maggie Smith has never watched Downton Abbey. Although the 78-year-old actress stars as the formidable Dowager Countess Violet Crawley on the show, she admitted she has never tuned in to watch her performance onscreen.
"I don't sit down and watch it. I haven't watched it. I will look at it when it's all over, maybe. Because it's frustrating - I always see things that I would like to do differently and think, 'Oh, why in the name of God did I do that?'" she said in an interview with 60 Minutes.
Despite winning numerous awards - including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, two Emmys, and a Screen Actors Guild Award - for playing the countess, Maggie insists she has no interest in fame: "I don't feel any different to the way I felt before, and I'm not quite sure what [being a star] means. I am familiar to people now, which is what I was not before. That is entirely due to the television set."
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Season 3 of Luther Is Finally in Production
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Drama, BBC, Announcements, News, Renewals, Video
After waiting for more than a year after British crime thriller Luther's season two finale aired, fans finally get word about season three - à la YouTube Q&A.
In the clip, the folks behind the show reveal that the hit show will begin filming the season's four episodes this month and that everyone's favorite female killer Alice might return. There's no word yet as to an expected air date, but they assure fans in the clip that "it will be worth the wait."
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Leonardo On CBBC
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Action, Prime Time, BBC, News
Hey, TV Envy fans. Normally, I post over at our sister site, Comix 411, but today I have some TV news to pass along.
If you're anywhere near Great Britain and going to be around what the folks there call a telly on Monday evening, you might want to check out a TV series called Leonardo that's airing on CBBC at 5:15pm (17:15).
The first episode is called "Anything Goes," UK's Telegraph has already given the show a thumbs up, saying it "has its roots in traditional adventure drama. And thoroughly engaging it is too."
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Royal Wedding May Get 3D Treatment
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Specials, BBC
If you don't have already have a 3D television on your Christmas wish list, you might want to add it now.
Broadcasters filming one of 2011's biggest events might take advantage of the technology.
According to the Daily Mail, Sky TV, BBC and Virgin are already in talks to present Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials in 3D. The highly-anticipated wedding will take place at Westminster Abbey.
In case you fail to get an invitation, make sure to set aside April 29 for to watch the ceremony. You might even catch a performance from rumored performer Elton John.
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TV on DVD: November 23, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Drama, Mini Series, Cable, CBS, HBO, NBC, Showtime, The CW, WB, DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this week:
- 7th Heaven (Final Season)
- 12 Men of Christmas (TV Movie)
- Batman Beyond (Complete Series)
- Deadwood (Complete Series) **Blu-ray**
- Durham County (Season 2)
- Murder, She Wrote (Season 12)
- The Pillars of the Earth (TV Miniseries)
- Sekirei (Season 1)
- Space Precinct (Complete Series)
- The Tudors (Complete Series)
- Wagon Train (Season 2)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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TV on DVD: November 9, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, Cable, Showtime, TNT-HD, DVD
- The Boondocks (Season 3)
- Californication (Season 3)
- Doctor Who (Series 5)
- The Golden Girls (25th Anniversary) (Complete Collection)
- Men of a Certain Age (Season 1)
- Metalocalypse (Season 3)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Limited Edition) (Vol. XIX)
- Lie to Me (Season 2)
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Complete Series)
- Sherlock (Season 1)
- Whale Wars (Season 3)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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TV on DVD: November 2, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mini Series, Reality, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Nip/Tuck, DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this week:
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (Final Season)
- Deadliest Catch (Season 6)
- Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (Story 79)
- Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (Story 154)
- The Facts of Life (Season 5)
- The Fugitive (Season 4)
- The Larry Sanders Show (Complete Series)
- Mad About You (Season 5)
- My Life on the D-List (Season 2)
- Nip/Tuck (Complete Series)
- The Pacific (HBO Miniseries)
- V (Season 1)
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TV on DVD: September 28, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Mini Series, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, Syndication, Scrubs, DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday:
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Collection 5, Part 1)
- The Cleveland Show (Season 1)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 10)
- Ellery Queen Mysteries (Complete Series)
- Legend of the Seeker (Season 2)
- The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries (Set 2)
- Midsomer Murders (Set 16)
- Paranormal State (Season 4)
- Party Down (Season 2)
- Rhoda (Volume 1)
- Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Miniseries)
- Scrubs (Season 9)
- Top Gear (Season 13)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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TV on DVD: September 21, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, 30 Rock, Desperate Housewives, The Hills, DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday:
- 30 Rock (Season 4)
- Being Human (Season 2)
- Bored to Death (Season 1)
- Castle (Season 2)
- Community (Season 1)
- Desperate Housewives (Season 6)
- Dragon Ball GT (Complete Series)
- The Hills (Season 6)
- How I Met Your Mother (Season 5)
- Human Target (Season 1)
- Law & Order: SVU (Season 11)
- The Mentalist (Season 2)
- Modern Family (Season 1)
- Mythbusters (Collection 6)
- Spartacus: Blood and Sand (Season 1)
- Two and a Half Men (Season 7)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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TV on DVD: September 14, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Mini Series, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, Grey's Anatomy, DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today:
- America: The Story of Us (Miniseries)
- The Big Bang Theory (Season 3)
- Designing Women (Season 4)
- Fringe (Season 2)
- Ghost Adventures (Season 2)
- Glee (Season 1)
- Glee (Season 1, Vol. 2)
- The Good Wife (Season 1)
- Grey’s Anatomy (Season 6)
- Hetalia: Axis Powers (Season 1)
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadephia (Season 5)
- Lark Rise to Candleford (Season 3)
- The League (Season 1)
- Private Practice (Season 3)
- Rules of Engagement (Season 3)
- Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job (Season 4)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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