Doctor Who Xmas Special Breaks Viewing Records

2012 ended on a huge note for BBC America.

(Via BBC Press Release)

"New York - January 2, 2013 - Doctor Who: The Snowmen delivered record ratings for BBC AMERICA, rounding out a year of success. The Christmas Day special (9P-10:20P) was the channel's best ever telecast in demo, delivering 1.434 million total viewers and 807K/.95 A25-54 in Live+SD, up 54% from last year's Christmas episode in total viewers and up 60% among A25-54. The show was the channel's second best telecast ever in P2+ L+SD, after the Doctor Who S7.1 premiere (1.555 million, 9/1/12)."

This was, of course, in addition to Doctor Who's recent push into the world of American magazines.

"Doctor Who also claimed some firsts in the publishing world. It became the first British show to claim the front cover of Entertainment Weekly in August and won TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorite cover in December, beating out The Walking Dead and Vampire Diaries among others."

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'How I Met Your Mother' Renewed for Ninth Season

It seems Jason Segal has recanted his holdout on continuing CBS's 'How I Met Your Mother,' solidifying a ninth and final season.  Good knews for those wanting HIMYM to continue until the end of time, bad news for those wanting to finally find out who the mother is...

(Via Cinema Blend)

Deadline noted today that it was the deal for Jason Segel (Marshall) to return that brought HIMYM to an eleventh hour decision. Although it looked like he would be leaving, it seems negotiations were successfu. The rest of the cast - Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, and Alyson Hannigan – have also signed on to stay. The network needed to make the decision as soon as possible so that they could work on wrapping things up in the second half of the season should negotiations have gone south.

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Happy Holidays from Ripple Junction

Faux 'Arrested Development' Titles Added to Netflix Instant... Sort of

In what appears to be a tease for the upcoming 4th season of 'Arrested Development,' Netflix has added some 'Arrested Development' meta films to its instant streaming service.  You'll find such classics as Girls with Low Self Esteem, Boyfights and Mock Trial with Judge Reinhold. (Remember William Hung?!)

I'm a sucker for anything "Arrested Development", so the additions alone have made my day but the fact that they include actual film descriptions and link to the corresponding AD episode is just awesome

(Via Vulture)

Caged Wisdom: Musings From Prison
Based on his book Musings From Prison, George Bluth presents the latest collection from his ongoing series of life lessons and motivational discourses on the Jewish faith, all while incarcerated at the Orange County Prison.
Cast: George Bluth Sr.
Genre: Mind & Body, Judaica, Faith & Spirituality

Scandalmakers
No stone goes unturned and privacy means nothing in this reality series where sordid secrets and ugly truths come to light. Go behind the scenes of today’s tabloid headlines with reenactments of real-life incriminating scandals.
Cast: Tobias Fünke, Lucille Bluth, George Bluth Sr.
Genre: TV Reality Programming, Television

Oh!  They're also vamping up production to include up to 15 episodes, instead of the planned 10.  That's all thanks to Mitch Hurwitz and some late breaking ideas.  Mitchell Hurwitz - If he writes it they will come.

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Anime Expo 2013 to Host Dragonball Z Panel

In case you've ever wondered, the voice actors behind your favorite Dragonball Z characters do some WORK - just look at the 2005 documentary Dragonball Z Budokai 3: Behind the Screams.

Want to ask them how their heads don't explode while screaming for 3 straight episodes? Welp, you can!  Anime Expo 2013 is playing host to an incredilby awesome DBZ panel!  Possibly to promote the US release of Dragonball Z: Battle of the Gods? My inner ki is telling me yes.

(Via Inside Anime Expo)

Anime Expo 2013 will be hosting a Dragon Ball Z voice actor panel, featuring previously announced Guests of Honor Eric Vale and Kyle Hebert, as well as newly announced Guest of Honor, Christopher Sabat.

Eric Vale voiced Trunks on the classic series, while Kyle Hebert voiced Gohan, and Christopher Sabat voiced both Vegeta and Piccolo.

The press release that announced Christopher Sabat as a Guest of Honor states the Dragon Ball Z panel is being put together as a way of “celebrating the enduring action anime classic,” but with a new Dragon Ball Z film premiering March 2013 in Japan, could this panel be connected to the film’s as-of-yet unannounced North American debut?

What's that?  You didn't know a new DBZ Movie was on the horizon?

BAM!

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Newt Gingrich Walks Into a Restaraunt... Winds Up on 'Parks and Recreation'

The cast and crew of 'Parks and Recreation' got quite the surprise Monday.  They were filming on-location in Indianapolis when former GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich unexpectedly strolled in.  He was immediately welcomed and incorporated into the episode!

(Via E! Online)

...The episode's storyline finds Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) living it up at his bachelor party before tying the knot with Leslie (Amy Poehler), the mayor of fictional Pawnee, Indiana. While Poehler wasn't present for the filming, co-stars including Rob Lowe, Nick Offerman, Aziz Ansari and Chris Pratt were all in attendance, as well as Indiana Pacers players Roy Hibbert and Miles Plumlee, who were already scheduled to film cameos.

According to Gingrich, the spur-of-the-moment guest shot is ultimately thanks to a lunch recommendation from his driver. "The driver said St. Elmo Steakhouse," the politician told ABCNews.com. "And when I walked inside, I saw Rob Lowe.

Read more about the impromptu cameo here.

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