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四位中年男性好友在现代巴黎笨拙地应对爱情、生活和职业危机——做个男人何时开始这么难?

　　BBC Two announces that shooting has begun on series two of detective comedy Vexed, starring Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre, Robin Hood, Cambridge Spies) who reprises his role as D.I. Jack Armstrong, paired with Miranda Raison (Spooks, Merlin, Married Single Other) who plays newly promoted D.I. Georgina Dixon.
　　Vexed is being filmed in Dublin, Eire, and comprises six 60-minute episodes to air later this year. The series is created by Howard Overman (Misfits) with episodes written by Chris Bucknall, James Wood, Steve Coombes and Harry Jack Williams.
　　Also returning from series one are Roger Griffiths (Holby City, Chef) and Ronny Jhutti (Survivors, Ideal) with Nick Dunning (The Iron Lady, The Tudors) joining to play Georgina’s father.
　　D.I. Jack Armstrong (Stephens) has a new partner in the shape of D.I. Georgina Dixon (Raison). Armstrong is charming, disorganised and prone to laziness so it comes as no surprise that sparks fly when he’s partnered with the ambitious and highly efficient Dixon. Jack’s best friend, café-owner and ex-cop Tony (Griffiths) and colleague Naz (Jhutti) complete the crime solving team. Episode one sees the duo tackle the murder of a cocky car salesman, but things are not quite as they seem.
　　Chris Sussman, Executive Producer for the BBC, says: "We're very much looking forward to the return of Vexed. The second series promises to be just as much fun as the first, and with Miranda Raison joining Toby Stephens as new partner D.I. Dixon, we're hoping it's going to be all guns blazing."
　　Jill Green, Executive Producer, Eleventh Hour Films, adds: “In a recession we need shows that make us laugh, and that’s where Vexed fits in - a perfectly distinctive ‘yin yang’ take on modern day life.”
　　Vexed has been commissioned by Cheryl Taylor, Controller of Comedy Commissioning and Janice Hadlow, Controller of BBC Two.
　　It is an Eleventh Hour Films production, executive producers are Chris Sussman for the BBC and Jill Green for Eleventh Hour Films. Produced by Eve Gutierrez for Eleventh Hour Films and Directed by Ian FitzGibbon (eps 1-3) and Kieron J. Walsh (eps 4-6).

　　A comedy trivia quiz based around pop music, originally hosted by Mark Lamarr up to October 2006, currently hosted by Simon Amstell. Te am captains Phil Jupitus and Bill Bailey (who replaced Sean Hughes in May 2002) are joined each week by different music stars. Popular rounds include one where team members have to identify song intros hummed to them and another where a bygone music star has to be picked out of a line-up of lookalikes.
　　• Season 16
　　Episode # Air Date# Guests
　　16-01 02/Jan/05 Hannah Lewis, Dave Johns, Suzi Quatro, Beverley Turner
　　16-02 09/Jan/05 Roni Size, Dominic Masters, Keedie, Ewen MacIntosh
　　16-03 16/Jan/05 Richard Park, Mylo, Therese, Martin Fry
　　16-04 23/Jan/05 Pete Tong, Fearne Cotton, Chris Park, Stephen Frost
　　16-05 30/Jan/05 Dave Berry, Isaac Hanson, Mickey Hutton, Greg Oliver
　　16-06 06/Feb/05 Gary Brooker, Nihal, Paul Heaton, Raghav
　　16-07 13/Feb/05 Keisha White, Jim Jeffries, Ortis Deley, Ricky Wilson
　　16-08 27/Feb/05 Tyson Kennedy, Kate Garraway, Bez, Tony Christie
　　16-09 06/Mar/05 Kenzie, Chinyere, DJ Spoony, Lucy Porter
　　16-10 13/Mar/05 Richard Fairbrass, Magne F, Emma Griffiths, Terri Walker
　　16-11 20/Mar/05 Simon Amstell, Estelle, Melanie Blatt, Bradley Walsh

　　讲述俄罗斯历史上唯一一位被冠以“大帝”之名的女皇叶卡捷琳娜二世·阿列克谢耶芙娜的崛起，以及她和丈夫彼得三世·费奥多罗维奇的关系。凯瑟琳10岁时被介绍给了彼得，作为欧洲皇室使用婚姻控制国家间政治联系的工具。虽然她承认一开始觉得他很讨厌，但在她满16岁之后，两人结婚了。
　　两人婚后生活动荡，传闻称都有婚外情，彼得的脾气变得让人难以忍受，在他登上俄罗斯王位仅6个月后，凯瑟琳组织反对者推翻了他，开始了自己34年的成功统治，而彼得被暗杀。

　　Having woken up in Hong Kong, with no memory for the last two years (!), Sydney returns to Los Angeles to try to piece together the last two years of her life and discovers the fates of her friends and family: Vaughn has married thinking that Sydney was long dead Marshall is having a baby with CIA tech expert Carrie Bowman and Dixon is now the new division head of the L.A. office branch of the CIA. Sydney also learns the shocking fates of Jack and Sloane the former is in CIA custody for communicating with Irina whom still is in hiding, while the latter is living in Switzerland under house arrest in exchange for co-operation with the CIA. Sydney is granted temporary CIA clearance on a case that may help her regain her memory and she meets a new enemy group called The Covenant.

　　(Star Trek: The Original Series，1966年-1969年)
　　《原初系列》在1966年9月8日于美国全国广播公司（NBC）首播，吉恩•罗登贝瑞制作，威廉•薛特纳（William Shatner）、李奥纳德•尼摩伊（Leonard Nimoy）、以及德佛瑞斯特•凯利（DeForest Kelley）所主演。它是一个描述一艘隶属于星际联邦（the United Federation of Planets）的星舰进取号（Enterprise，又译为企业号/奋进号）上的航员以及他们“勇敢地航向前人所未至的领域”（To boldly go where no one has gone before）的冒险故事。在一开始它并不成功，收视率低而且广告收入也不理想。然而，当这个节目第二季隐约出现了停播的恶兆时，忠实影迷们展开了一场前所未有的争取运动，说服美国全国广播公司继续制作第三季。最後一集于1969年6月3日首播。该电视系列剧在日後各台重播中受到惊人的欢迎。
　　为了将这第一个系列与日後其他系列作一个区分，这个系列在西方被称为Star Trek: The Original Series（星际旅行：原初系列，在台湾使用《星际争霸战》这个名称﹐在七十年代的香港译为《星空奇遇记》），缩写为ST:TOS或TOS。
　　也就是最早的ST，为了和后来的剧集区别开国外Fans在其名称后加了The Original Series，所以简称TOS，一共三季，开创了历史的经典之作，电影版的1-6可以看作TOS的延续，电视剧版原班人马。

　　连续四年荣获艾美奖最佳影集的【白宫风云】，在今年五月于美国NBC电视台光荣播出最后一集后，执政届满八年的巴特勒政府告别全世界的观众，留下一幅近乎完美的执政蓝图，给真实世界的执政者去追求。令人惋惜的是，在【白宫风云】即将谢幕之际，饰演副总统参选人里奥马加瑞的资深演员约翰史宾塞却在去年12月16日因心脏病辞世，不仅让影迷与剧组感到哀伤不已，同时编剧群也必须大伤脑筋地修改未来情节的走向，这个意外让【白宫风云】的落幕更凭添几许哀愁。
　　【白宫风云】第六季结束时，德州众议员麦修山多斯（吉米史密兹饰）获得民主党的提名角逐下一任的美国总统，而在乔西赖曼的运作下，前白宫幕僚长里奥成为山多斯的副总统候选人；而共和党则有资深的加州参议员阿诺文尼克（艾伦爱尔达饰）参选。这场竞选不只是比体力、耐力，还有哪个阵营的「牛肉」能够获得选民的青睐？当然选战不只是比政见，还有各种可能被揭发的丑闻，候选人必须通过选民与媒体的重重检验。在此同时，国际社会的情势则让这场选战变得更加诡谲多变……。原本默默无名的山多斯在民调上一路落后，但是其以健保与教育改革的温情诉求，让他的支持度渐渐有了起色。但不料竞选期间发生一位拉丁裔警察意外射杀黑人小孩的新闻，这是否会让身为拉丁裔的山多斯输掉黑人选民的选票？而山多斯长久以来对「限制堕胎」的政见，引起共和党保守阵营的猛攻。此外，山多斯的随从居然在费城机场的候机楼弄丢了他的公文包，而且还被文尼克阵营的竞选总干事拾获，文尼克阵营会揭发出什么骇人的秘密？！
　　对文尼克来说，这场选战也打的并不轻松，投票前数日，加州圣安德里欧核电厂居然爆发了核灾，此核电厂当年是在文尼克极力游说下才能顺利兴建。如今爆发事故让他的民调数字急速下滑，他该如何挽回颓势呢？除了激烈的选战之外，白宫西厢的「灾难」可是从未停过。上季的结尾，西厢惊爆泄密案，巴特勒总统下令调查，而幕僚长茜洁居然被法律顾问视为最有可能的泄密者？！ 这桩泄密案又会对选战造成多大的冲击？！
　　【白宫风云】最终曲在紧凑的选战氛围下揭开序幕，选战成为这一季的主轴，剧中高明的政治运筹和选战艺术，最适合经历一连串政治风暴的台湾观众从中学习，也是见证美国两百年来的民主政治的最好机会。而编剧群为了让影集有更多的火花，还特别安排在11月6日晚间以现场直播的方式呈现山多斯与文尼克的辩论会，两位演员要如何「演」出如真正大选的辩论气势，成为真正的美国总统呢？！《总统候选人辩论》这集势必让观众大呼过瘾。为了让剧情更丰富复杂，观众还可看到担任山多斯竞选总干事的乔西与昔日的助理唐娜产生爱的火花，而为辞世的里奥所举办的国葬，更是备极哀荣。至于巴特勒总统的多重硬化症是否能够撑完任期？ 幕僚人员又该何去何从？谁又会是下一任的美国总统？