BBC America has acquired the eight-part drama Broadchurch starring Doctor Who alums David Tennant and Arthur Darvill, the cable network announced Saturday at the winter TV previews.
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Hordes of Whovians, as they're called, voted for the British sci-fi series to win our third Fan Favorites cover poll — galvanizing support through countless blog posts, message-board comments and tweets. The consensus was it's about time Doctor Who (beloved back home in the U.K.) got the props it deserves in the States. And that the fans love Matt Smith, who currently plays the show's titular time and space traveler known only as the Doctor ("Doctor who?" Get it?). "That's amazing!" Smith shouts on the road to a shoot in Wales, before turning serious. "Thank you to...
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Is time running out for the Time Lord?
Speculation is growing that next season of Doctor Who could be Matt Smith's last after he told a VH1 reporter about his ambitions to eventually come to Los Angeles (a bit of a trip from the United Kingdom, where the series shoots).
"I've got another year of Doctor Who," he said, "but then I'm certainly going to come and give it...
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Doctor Who returns to BBC America with ... a new Doctor Who.
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Matt Smith joins a long line of docs — he's No. 11 after David Tennant — on the long-running series. Get a sneak peek of Smith and fellow newcomer Karen Gillan, who will play time-traveling companion Amy Pond:
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Law & Order is one step closer to breaking Gunsmoke's long-standing record.
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NBC Entertainment chief Angela Bromstad recently told BusinessWeek that the network plans to order a 21st season of the legal drama, making it the longest-running prime-time drama in TV history.
"I'm a Law & Order junkie," Bromstad said. "I wouldn't want to be responsible for not having Law & Order break the record."
While Bromstad plans to honor the old, she's also keenly focused on the new. Bromstad said NBC will produce 18 pilots this spring, the most since 2003 and a marked increase over last year's 11...
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