Get Lost (Finale) – 5am Monday 24th May 2010!
Lost Season Finale UK Airdate
Set your Sky+ recorders! In an effort to combat internet downloads of the hugely anticipated Lost Finale, Sky1 are simulcasting the show so the UK broadcast will at the same time as the US west coast transmission! That’s 5am Monday 24th May 2010, and it’s a whole 2.5hrs of Losty goodness!
The Lost Finale will also be shown in it’s normal 9pm slot next Friday (28th May, with a repeat on Tues 29th) for those that miss this announcement!
Sky1 isn’t the only one running this ploy to combat pirates. Stations in Canada, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Israel, and Turkey are also ‘simulcasting’ the final ever episode of Lost.
I’m just hoping it does actually answer some questions, and we do actually find out what the heck is going on!
Doctor Who Adventure Games Coming To PC and Mac
Doctor Who Adventure Games!
Control The Doctor
I’ve always wondered why we’ve never had a decent Doctor Who game before, and now the BBC have taken the time to create, not just 1 game, but 4!
Being released for free from the BBC website in June, you’ll be able to guide The Doctor (in new Matt Smith guise) and lovely assistant Amy Pond through 4 Doctor Who based adventure games. All the voice over work is being provided by the original actors, the music provided by Who composer Murray Gold, the stories written by Who writers Phil Ford & James Moran, and the whole thing overseen by Who head-honcho, Steven Moffat. It’s all genuine Who.
Who Exec Producer Piers Wenger is quoted as saying “There aren’t 13 episodes of Doctor Who this year, there are 17 – four of which are interactive. Everything you see and experience within the game is part of the Doctor Who universe: we’ll be taking you to places you’ve only ever dreamed about seeing – including locations impossible to create on television.”
The Doctor and Amy
And the games aren’t some cheap, dodgy, browser based affair, but full blown, downloadable adventures. Development of which has all been controlled by game guru Charles Cecil – the man behind classic adventure games such as ‘Beneath a Steel Sky‘ and the ‘Broken Sword‘ series.
If your hoping for the games to appear on consoles, sorry to say, don’t hold your breath. They’ll only be available on PC and Mac because console releases would result in the BBC having to fork out for Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo licensing, which understandably, they won’t do.
So, free Doctor Who PC games, from the BBC, developed under the watchful eye of a adventure gaming giant? That can’t be a bad thing!
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comes to Sky Movies Premiere & HD
Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Sky Movies Premiere & HD
First, The Pacific, now Sky Movies Premiere & HD is showing premiere episodes of the STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS series.
On the 10th April, Sky Movies Premiere HD will screen another never seen before episode.
Episode 19 – The Zillo Beast Strikes Back (Saturday 10th April, 5:30pm)
Synopsis: After taking the Zillo Beast back for study, it escapes from the lab and the Jedi are forced to confront a dangerous situation.
Per Palpatine’s order, Republic forces transport a fearsome Zillo Beast back to Coruscant for scientific study. Eager to extract the beast’s secrets for military gain, Palpatine orders his lead scientist to examine and subsequently torture it. Filled with pain and anger, the Zillo Beast escapes from the lab and begins decimating the city. Soon, Anakin, Padme and Palpatine find themselves pursued by the beast while the Jedi fight to contain it. In a climatic showdown, the Jedi are faced with having to save the lives of millions of innocents on Coruscant by destroying the Zillo Beast, the last of its kind.
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS is the first-ever weekly CG-animated series from executive producer George Lucas, and combines the legendary storytelling of Lucasfilm with state-of-the-art, computer-generated animation.
Each new episode can be seen on Saturdays at 5.30pm on Sky Movies Premiere & HD. The current series ends on Saturday 1st May.
Nathan Fillion’s Castle Get’s UK Airdate!
Nathan Fillion in Castle
Ladies, get your Captain Tight Pants fix as ‘Castle’ gets a UK airdate – Wednesday 7th April 2010 at 9pm on Alibi (sky 132, virgin 130)
Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Serenity, Desperate Housewives) stars as Richard Castle – a famous mystery novelist who helps the NYPD homicide department solve crimes. Launching on Alibi on Wednesday 7th April (Wednesdays at 9pm) Castle follows the relationship between the wise cracking crime writer and Kate Beckett, the feisty NYPD Detective (Stana Katic).
Richard “Rick” Castle and Detective Kate Beckett first cross paths when Castle is investigated by the NYPD when a murder victim matches the description of a victim in one of his best-selling novels. At the time of the investigation Castle is suffering a bad case of writer’s block. Inspired by his run-in with the beautiful Beckett and through his connections with the Mayor he gets permission to hang out as a consultant at the precinct to do research for his next book. Beckett is initially horrified by the idea of castle tagging along but as time progresses a chalk-and-cheese crime-solving duo are born.
Stana Katic
Castle mixes classic amateur sleuthing and Moonlighting-style sexual chemistry with slick, 21st century police procedural drama.
To find out more about the show, or watch exciting clips visit: theperfectalibi.co.uk
You can also find exclusive information on Facebook here.
Writers and Directors For Doctor Who Series 5!
With Doctor Who – series 5 (aka series 11/1… aka series 31… depending on which numbering system your using…) premiering in Wales last night, there’s lots of Who related stuff on the web today! Along with the clip above, the beeb have also releases a full list of writers, directors, and a list of some of the guest stars. They’ve also confirmed the release date as 3rd of April 2010.
Guest Stars (in alphabetical order)
James Corden, Tony Curran, Arthur Darvill, Iain Glen, Alex Kingston, Helen McCrory, Ian McNeice, Sophie Okonedo, Bill Paterson, Meera Syal, Nina Wadia
Executive Producer and Lead Writer
Steven Moffat
Writers
Steven Moffat (ep 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 13)
Mark Gatiss (ep 3)
Toby Whithouse (ep 6)
Simon Nye (ep 7)
Chris Chibnall (ep 8, 9)
Richard Curtis (ep 10)
Gareth Roberts (ep 11)
Directors
Adam Smith (ep 1, 4, 5)
Andrew Gunn (ep 2, 3)
Jonny Campbell (ep 6, 10)
Catherine Morshead (ep 7, 11) Ashley Way (ep 8, 9)
Toby Haynes (ep 12, 13)
Warhammer 40k The Movie – Ultramarines
Ultramarines - Warhammer 40k movie!
Hot on the heels of the announcement that this years E3 could have some Warhammer 40k space marine action in the form of a W40k MMO, I get tweeted about Ultramarines, a Warhammer 40k CGI animated movie! (The tweet appeared to come straight from Sean Pertwee, but his account is not verified, so I won’t post a link to it, just in case it’s not him… if it is though – Hi Sean! 
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Ultramarines is being written by best-selling author Dan Abnett. Although Dan is probably best know for his million+ selling Warhammer fantasy and 40k novels, he was also responsible for relaunching Legion of Super-Heroes for DC, created Sinister Dexter for 2000AD, and a bunch of work for Marvel, and has written his own original fiction.
Ultramarines Movie
The movie also has an impressive cast list, including Terence Stamp, John Hurt, and the aforementioned Sean Pertwee (who’s also starring in the awesome looking Slingers project.)
Other key roles are being played by Donald Sumpter (most recently seen as Being Human’s nasty priest Kemp), Steven Waddington (Duke of Buckingham – The Tudors, Sleepy Hollow), Johnny Harris (Dorian Gray, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Ben Bishop, Christopher Finney, and Gary Martin.
Vanessa Chapman, managing director of the production company, Codex Pictures, is delighted to have attracted such a prestigious cast to Ultramarines. “Our goal has been to give the characters distinctive and authoritative voices, fitting to these superhuman men of war,” she says. “Coupled with the authentic and engaging facial capture provided by Image Metrics, these outstanding actors are going to do so much to bring the Warhammer 40,000 universe powerfully to life on screen.”
For more info, have a look at ultramarinesthemovie.com
