‘24’ showrunner lands next gig
Howard Gordon has landed his next television project with 20th Century Fox, based on the Israeli drama ‘Hahatufim’ (The Kidnapped).
“Glee: The Music – The Power of Madonna EP” out April 16
To accompany the upcoming Madonna-themed episode of ‘Glee’, Sony Music will release “The Power of Madonna EP” featuring 7 covers performed by the cast.
James Sorensen quits ‘Neighbours’ to join army
The ‘Neighbours’ star is leaving the long-running Australian soap to pursuit a new career path with the army.
October 21st, 2008 5:25 pm
Gone Gone Gone: Programming Update
So by now you’ve probably already noticed that a few of those fast-tracked shows that you were watching have been already yanked off the air. You’re probably wondering, ‘what the frack?’
90210
Gone! Returning later this year (apparently). Lasted 4 episodes.
Fringe
Gone! MIA. Lasted 5 episodes.
Kath & Kim: The American Series
Replaced with the Aussie version. Lasted 2 episodes.
And you wonder why people turn to illegal downloads, if not just to avoid the headache of dodgy scheduling practices. How about not totally screwing us over for once, networks?
kerfuffle on October 21st, 2008 9:08 pm
It’s the same with music downloads – you want to do the right thing and download the song legally, but when i) iTunes doesn’t have it and ii) the site that DOES have it can’t sell it to you due to territorial restrictions, it feels as if you have no choice but to download the song illegally.
Richie on October 22nd, 2008 12:21 pm
Meh.. networks have been screwing us around for ages.
Until networks produce more local content, Australian FTA will always lag behind American and British networks.
