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Sky 1's 'Sinbad' (Sophie Okonedo, Ashley Walters, George Harris, Estella Daniels) Debuts This Sunday 7/8

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • July 6, 2012 5:35 PM
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For our readers in the UK.... if you aren't already aware, you should know that the BBC/Sky 1 HD production of Sinbad - a TV series that will feature performances from the likes of Elliot Knight, Sophie Okonedo, George Harris, Ashley Walters and Estella Daniels - is scheduled to begin airing this Sunday, July 8, at 9pm.

This Week In Black Television - EUREKA Approaches It's Swan Song and Shows How To Do Color-blind Casting the Right Way

  • By Curtis Caesar John
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  • July 6, 2012 1:33 PM
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Debuting in 2006 , SyFy Channel’s Eureka has been a fan favorite for five seasons strong.  Now just two episodes away from the show’s final episode, a focus in this column is long past due. 

Comic-Con Poster For 'The Walking Dead' Gives A Bit More Michonne & Her Zombie Pets

  • By Courtney
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  • July 5, 2012 6:05 PM
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Second Season Of 'Alphas' Begins July 23 (Malik Yoba Stars); Thoughts On The Series?

  • By Courtney
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  • July 5, 2012 5:41 PM
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In all the rush about what TV shows from last season would be renewed, and what new TV shows are coming next season, we forgot all about this one, whick Malik Yoba stars in.

Watch Richard Ayoade, Rocky Carroll In Never-Aired USA Pilot Episode Of Brit Series ''The IT Crowd'

  • By Courtney
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  • July 5, 2012 3:49 PM
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Some backstory on this... A USA version of the successful British sitcom The IT Crowd was almost aired by NBC in 2007. It starred Richard Ayoade (who also starred in the original Brit version), Joel McHale, Jessica St. Clair, and Rocky Carroll.

New Doc Investigates Slavery's Role In Success Of African American And Caribbean Sprinters

  • By Courtney
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  • July 5, 2012 11:36 AM
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Surely to inspire lots of debate... ahead of this summer's Olympics in London, a documentary airing tonight on Channel 4 in the UK asks why all the successful track and field sprinters can trace their ancestry back to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Preview 'Oprah Builds a Network' (2-Part Behind-The-Scenes Look At OWN's 1st Year Airs Sunday)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • July 3, 2012 4:16 PM
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This could actually be worth watching...

Chris Rock-Produced Late Night Series Starring W. Kamau Bell Gets Title, Debut Date, Promo

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • July 3, 2012 12:06 PM
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Announced in March... the FX network greenlit a new weekly half-hour late night series exec-produced by Chris Rock, starring standup comedian W. Kamau Bell, in which he'll "dissect politics, pop culture, race, religion, the media and sex."

Terry Crews Joins Cast Of Aaron Sorkin's HBO Drama 'The Newsroom'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • July 3, 2012 11:51 AM
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Fresh off his participation in the upcoming Expendables sequel, muscle man Terry Crews has joined the cast of the new Aaron Sorkin HBO drama The Newsroom.

Watch First Trailer For 'Steel Magnolias' All-African American Cast Remake

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • July 2, 2012 7:57 PM
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