Archive for January 30th, 2010
David Tennant U.S. pilot on hold
by Doc on Jan.30, 2010, under Television
As a follow up to a previous story on David Tennant’s legal comedy pilot for NBC, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, the show has been shelved for now. There was hope that it would be among the Jay Leno Show slot winners, but the sets have been dismantled and placed in “fold-and-hold” status. There is still hope it could find a slot in the Fall.
Merlin to return to the U.S.
by Doc on Jan.30, 2010, under Television
Merlin, the re-imagined BBC One Camelot tale that was successful in the U.K. but when aired on NBC failed to garner an audience, looks to return to the U.S. but will shift to Syfy (another NBC Universal channel) in April with the airing of the second series (and a marathon of the first series at the end of March). The first series will be [sfs=997]will be available on DVD[/sfs] on April 20th. Update: It looks like Merlin will be paired with the return of Stargate Universe. Update 2/4:>/b> This is confirmed.