Merlin commissioned for fifth series


BBC One fantasy drama ‘Merlin’ has been re-commissioned for a fifth series, while season four will be shown in the US.

‘Merlin’ has been renewed for a fifth season.

The BBC One fantasy drama – focusing on the legendary wizard as a young man in Camelot – stars Colin Morgan as Merlin, Bradley James as Prince Arthur, Anthony Head as King Uther, Katie McGrath as Morgana and is set to be shown in America on cable channel Syfy.

Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy, Executive Producers for Shine TV – who make the programme – said: “We are both delighted to have a fifth series commissioned and thrilled with the worldwide success of ‘Merlin’.

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U partners with NZ Fashion Week

U is the official broadcast partner of New Zealand’s largest and most anticipated fashion event of the year – New Zealand Fashion Week 2011.

New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) will be held from Monday August 29 to Saturday September 3 2011 at the brand new Viaduct Events Centre. Since TVNZ launched the channel in March, U has rapidly established itself as a favourite with the youth audience, and the place to go to for music, technology and fashion.

U Channel Manager Maria Mahony, says the partnership with NZFW means U will be the go-to channel for the behind-the-scenes look and latest news about NZFW.

“We’re really excited to be the broadcast partner for New Zealand Fashion Week.

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Teen Wolf gets 2d season on MTV

Teen Wolf has been picked up by MTV for a second season.

The knockoff of the big screen film is MTVs highest rated new show of 2010-11. It averages about 1.7 million viewers in the Monday night at 10 slot.

MTV has ordered 12 episodes for season two, which will probably debut in late spring or early summer.

Get Wired | Mixed bag of web madness

INDIANAPOLIS – This week’s Get Wired is a mish-mash of some of the crazy stuff I’ve been collecting over the last few weeks. Sometimes I feel like I am at one of those roadside attractions way out in the Old West panning for gold.

Sometimes on this here Internet you end up with a pan of sand and twigs and then sometimes you come across a real golden nugget of awesomeness. Here are several gems I’ve discovered recently.

Don’t play with your food!

But, really, please do! These w

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First Scene of ‘Castle’ Season 4 Hits the Web

The first footage from “Castle” season 4, which was recently screened at San Diego Comic-Con, has landed online. The emotional scene features bleeding Beckett being wheeled into a hospital, while Lanie won’t let her hands off her friend’s wounded chest.

Tamala Jones, who plays Lanie, has shared about the making of the scene. “I’m very overwhelmed by looking at that scene,” she said during the show’s panel at the annual convention on Sunday, July 24.

“It was very emotional the whole day because my friend’s dying and I’m trying to help save her. Read more…