TT: Edward Woodward, R.I.P.
About Last Night (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I read the obituaries for Edward Woodward last week, my mind went back to an essay I wrote in...
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5 Things To Know About BRIAN BLESSED
Blog THIS, Pal! (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Like fellow comics blogger Rich , I strongly admire and revere the myth, the legend the force of nature known as BRIAN BLESSED . But, you're thinking, why should I elevate BRIAN BLESSED to the pantheon of pop culture icons? (And by the way, as a rule, you must always speak of BRIAN BLESSED in all capital letters and boldface font wherever possible. He is that impressive) Taking my cue from another,...
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Police investigate A-Team over Equalizer’s death
NewsBiscuit (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Following the recent death of the famous 'Equalizer', Edward Woodward, police are looking into possible turf wars with the A-Team in the lucrative ‘problem where no-one else can help' market. The A-Team’ focused on shooting up small rural towns until the local sheriff or mayor gave up. Remarkably, this never caused ...
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Trivia Q&A: November 24
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine (Free subscription) | yesterday
We had 18 teams in for Trivia Night on Tuesday. It being just two days before Thanksgiving, it was hard to tell ahead of time how big the crowd might be, but it was gratifying to see many of the regulars in before the long holiday weekend began. We had some strong numbers for The Q Train and General Knowledge, as that was not unexpected. (I tossed out the "Cairo, Egypt" question in True or...
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Lives remembered: Edward Woodward
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Richard Broke writes: The obituary of Edward Woodward (Nov 17) mentioned his role as Sir Samuel Hoare in my series Winston Churchill — The Wilderness Years. He was a total delight to work with and never more so than on a bitterly cold night as cast and crew waited outside 10 Downing Street. We had permission to film our actors coming out of the famous front door, once Margaret Thatcher had left...
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Tweets for week ending 2009-11-22
JamesCousins.com (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Enjoying Brizzly, though can't overcome my aversion to web-clients (link contains 10 invites). http://bit.ly/2GhRBJ # RT @koogaloo_com: Someone should make a version of I'm a celebrity get me out of here, where the contestants are famous. # Blogged: Tweets for week ending 2009-11-15 http://bit.ly/2SwNv0 # Fascinating discussion on #r4 about the value of belated 'apologies'. # Someone's just [...] Theoretically...
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What I’ve been up to, week ending 2009-11-22
Banditry (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Slightly late to #PaulClarke – as far as I can see, everyone did their job except the jury, who are scum and need crucified. # That's not quite fair – clearly whoever pressed charges is an arse, but this is exactly the kind of case that juries are for. # Oh no: Ewar Woowar is ea! # RT [...]
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This Week On Twitter – 2009-11-22
This Is This (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Late Equalizer: British actor Edward Woodward, dies, aged 79. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8362367.stm # Inspired by RT @duckorange: Edward Woodward gets Equalizer. Late winner for the Grim Reaper # I shouldn't encourage this. But it is cool. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8362671.stm # Wondering if the "Brand Me" idea is over-rated, and unlike the thinking...
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Edward Woodward
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Edward Woodward, who has died aged 79, became a household name as Callan, the cold-blooded secret service agent, in the television series of that name, which ran for seven years from the late 1960s.
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Signs of the Apocalypse Roundup – November 2009 – Week 3
(Cool) Shite on the Tube (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Gene Roddenberry, Edward Woodward, Shark Tank, Ken Ober, Jon Gosselin, Heidi and Spencer, Mark Burnett, David Lloyd, Cindy Crawford and more....
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The Buzz (Nov 21)
Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The links getting the most hits this week at Learning Curve ... 01. Edward Woodward (1930-2009) ( Crime TV Themes: THE EQUALIZER w/ CALLAN ) 02. Best Mann: Knock Knock 03. Everyody still hates Brad Meltzer in paperback. 04. Authors on Facebook and Twitter 05. Castle: "Space Cowboy" (Firefly vs. Serenity) 06. MWA vs Harlequin 07. James Patterson-branded e-reader 08. I, ALEX CROSS by James...
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Veteran actor best known as 'Equalizer'
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
EDWARD WOODWARD, who has died aged 79, was an English actor with possibly far more potential than was ever realised on screen, but he became a popular television star in and and enjoyed cult success with the film .
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Murdoch Media Busted Stealing Story From Blog...
YOUR NEW REALITY (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Murdoch Media Busted Stealing Story From Blog By Darryl Mason You may recall Rupert Murdoch, and his minions, recent spectacular fury at "plagiarist" bloggers, search engines and aggregators "stealing" Murdoch news empire's content and then republishing it on their own websites without Murdoch's permission, and without payment. Here's a reminder of Murdoch's words : "The aggregators...
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Times 'steals' article from film directors' blog
The First Post (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Edgar Wright, the British director of cult films such as Shaun of the Dead and a long-time collaborator of actor Simon Pegg, is fuming after the Times…
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Edgar Wright vs The Times
FILMdetail (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Director Edgar Wright recently penned a moving tribute to the late Edward Woodward on his blog only to see it turn up without permission in The Times.