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Not long till the new Battlestar Galactica hits our screens - next January on Sky1 - and here, for your delectation, is a swanky new trailer…

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Little people in costumes cause havoc on America’s answer to GMTV. Enjoy!

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They’ll be plenty of off-the-cuff one-liners, talking VERY slowly and taking things VERY personally this November on US telly screens when crime scene connoisseurs Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso and Gary Sinise come together on CSI: Trilogy.
This three-part special brings all three CSI outlets together as they investigate human trafficking and organ harvesting – and Battlestar [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "First look at CSI: Trilogy – Blending the best of Vegas, Miami and New York", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/csi-crime-scene-investigation/first-look-at-csi-trilogy-%e2%80%93-blending-the-best-of-vegas-miami-and-new-york/" });

ABC’s revamp of V, the 1980s sci-fi series about aliens invading earth, is looking seriously good… Let’s hope it lives up to expectations.

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Starts 17 Januray in the States, should be on Sky1 a few days later…


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1. Check out this awesome new trailer for The Prisoner reboot. And here are some exclusive pictures!
2. True Blood’s Rutina ‘Tara’ Wesley is adding her voice to Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show.
3. Desperate Housewives’ forthcoming plane crash is set to be fatal.
4. Still unpicked-up over here, Nathan Fillion’s crime drama Castle is doing well [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Five things we learned today | Wednesday 21 October", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/various/five-things-we-learned-today-wednesday-21-october/" });

Most of us know that sometimes, just sometimes, office life is, well… SLOW! What do you do? Put up with the boredom? Make yet another cup of tea?
This group of office colleagues came up with something a lot more inventive to entertain themselves… Enjoy! I’m off to rifle through Spotify to see what song will [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Time for some Friday fun!", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/various/time-for-some-friday-fun/" });

8pm, Modern Family, Sky1 & HD
NEW SERIES An offbeat comedy from the writing talent behind Frasier, shot in the ‘mockumentary’ style favoured by The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm, following the exploits of three mildly dysfunctional families (hey - aren’t we all?) We think the preview above tells you all you need to know!
9pm, Bones, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Heather’s Pick of the Day | Thursday 15 October", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/various/heathers-pick-of-the-day-thursday-15-october/" });

It’s still a long time before Glee hits E4 early next year. So here to tease are five of the bestest performances so far. Get watching now, before they all disappear off YouTube…
1. The original – and the best for now – Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’. (Oops, sorry folks, you’ll have to head over to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It’s Glee’s best five songs so far!", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/glee/its-glees-best-five-songs-so-far/" });

1. The whole David Letterman blackmail thing has caused a bit of a frenzy.
2. Epic new fantasy drama series Day One has been cut back to a mini-series.
3. Here are some details on November’s possible return to Dollhouse.
4. Spider-Man’s James Franco is bizarrely joining the General Hospital cast.
5. Alias/Lost/Fringe guru JJ Abrams has a new [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Five things we learned today | Friday 2 October", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/various/five-things-we-learned-today-friday-2-october/" });

Hurrah! 30 Rock returns to UK tellyscreens on Monday in it’s new home on ComedyCentral (formerly Paramount Comedy). We’ve been scouring YouTube for some of the best clips, but it seems there’s been a bit of a clampdown. So here are four and a bit clips featuring some of the guest stars who’ll pop up, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "30 Rock’s back on UK screens on Monday – and here are some of the great guest stars who’ll be popping up…", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/30-rock/30-rocks-back-on-uk-screens-on-monday-%e2%80%93-and-here-are-some-of-the-great-guest-stars-wholl-be-popping-up%e2%80%a6/" });

1. US import update!  Sky1 have spin-0ff NCIS: Los Angeles, More4 have drama The Good Wife and E4 have sitcom Accidentally on Purpose.
2. 24/Lost’s Reiko Aylesworth is joining to Damages, perhaps to out-frown Rose Byrne?
3. Ugly Betty will bump into Shakira while in the Bahamas.
4. Kathy “Veronica’s Closet” Najimy is popping into Desperate Housewives.
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Ah, Sesame Street, first they parodied CSI with their very own RSI unit (Rhyme Scene Investigation), then they had a bash at the Desperate Housewives, with a much more entertaining Desperate Houseplants, and now they’ve taken on the Mad Men! We can’t wait to see what they make of Dexter….
Here’s their Mad Men parody:

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1. The Prisoner remake will air in the US from 15 November. Fingers crossed ITV1 follow it up quickly here…
2. Transamerica’s Kevin Zegers is joining Gossip Girl for a few episodes.
3. Here’s the first look at Smallville’s Brian Austin Green becoming big bad Metallo.
4. A spin-off from Criminal Minds is being mooted.
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Found via the always excellent The Medium Is Not Enough… the tenth season of CSI started in America lat week with an epic two-minute homage to The Matrix. Here it is for your viewing pleasure…

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1. Witchy housewives drama Eastwick, the V remake and assassin thriller Human Target are heading to the UK.
2. Summer Glau’s Dollhouse stint has been extended.
3. It’s not American, but we’re well chuffed that Primeval has been saved from the chop.4. [CONTAINS SPOILERS] Look out for True Blood’s Rene in next week’s Lie to Me season [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Four things we learned today | Tuesday 29 September", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/various/four-things-we-learned-today-tuesday-29-september/" });

As well as snaffling up wondrous new musical drama Glee, those nice folk at E4 have also splashed out on The Cleveland Show, a spin-off to Family Guy. On first inspection, it doesn’t seem that different to Family Guy, other than a clan of talking bears replacing Brian the muttering mutt – but if it [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sneak peek at E4’s Family Guy spin-off – The Cleveland Show", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/various/sneak-peek-at-e4s-family-guy-spin-off-%e2%80%93-the-cleveland-show/" });

1. The V remake appears to be in trouble.
2. HUGE SPOILER ALERT! This is who Mike married in Desperate Housewives.
3. Mischa Barton’s new show The Beautiful Life has been axed after two episodes.
4. Smallville and Dollhouse got off to slow starts in the US ratings, but FlashForward did rather well.
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With Dollhouse back on US telly screens tonight, here’s a handy recap of the first season. Warning, contains big spoilers if you haven’t already seen the first series - but there’s nothing from Epitaph One to worry about….

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Some people really have too much time on their hands - thank goodness! The latest painstaking project to catch our eye is this reimagining of True Blood as a sitcom, centred round the staff at Merlotte’s bar and grill… Incidentally, if you missed the show on FX, or just want to watch it all again, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "True Blood - the sitcom?", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/true-blood/true-blood-the-sitcom/" });