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The Consultant: viewers wont tolerate many more shows like Christoph Waltzs dull thriller

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The watcherTelevisionThe Inglourious Basterds star is the best in the biz at sinister charisma, but his new office-based drama is hard to care about – even if it does seem designed to make you think of Elon Musk We’re still deep in the puzzlebox era, I’m sad to report. You know what I mean: eight- to 10-episode TV arcs that revolve round a mystery, revealing the prestige of it via incremental steps and breadcrumbed clues, ideally with a couple of flashback scenes that seed more context as the story unfurls. Read More...

Why 'Pep' The Prison Dog Got Such A Bum Rap

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A 1925 article in The Boston Daily Globe featured a photo of a dog at a radio microphone for a special remote broadcast from a Pennsylvania prison. He looks like a friendly, dark-haired Labrador. Two prison officers on either side have a hand on his back. The caption says: This is Pep, "the pet dog Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania sentenced to Eastern State Penitentiary for life." "He had killed the Governor's wife's cat," Read More...

X Factor auditions

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1. Manchester: Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger joins the other judges. 2. Manchester: Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger is the guest judge in Manchester. 3. Birmingham: Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Imbruglia joins the other judges. 4. Birmingham: Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Imbruglia is the guest judge in Birmingham. 5. Cardiff: Pixie Lott Pixie Lott joins the other judges. 6. Cardiff: Pixie Lott Pixie Lott as a guest judge. Read More...