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Small Screen

Dollhouse Cancelled; Begins Journey To Nerd Martyrdom

8:59AM Richard Rushfield | In the eyes of the fanboy international, geek auteur Joss Whedon will always be too good for television. And lucky for him, Fox didn’t ruin those creds by calling the nerd’s bluff and keeping his show on the air. More »
Music

Techno Festival (Possibly) Cancelled Due To ‘Prisoner Issues’

1:11PM Jess McGuire | As far as excuses to cancel a festival go, I think the reason behind Gold Coast City Council scrapping the Secret Session “three day techno rave” would have to be the best I’ve ever heard. More »
Music

Beyonce Thinks She’s Too Bootylicious For Australia

1:46PM Jess McGuire | I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow… and around the same time, I also decided Pink is currently the best pop star in the world. Then I heard Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) and I was like, hang on a second! Maybe Beyonce is as good as Pink? But then I found out today Beyonce has put back her Australian tour and cancelled some shows. Given that Pink is midway through an eight thousand date tour of our fine country, it’s clear that Beyonce does not deserve our love. More »

‘Prison Break’ Sent To Death Row By Fox

3:45AM Kyle Buchanan | Fox has canceled Prison Break, its “OK, we just broke out of the prison. Now what? Oh, what the hell, let’s go back in” serial. Fox president Kevin Reilly’s justification is hilariously blunt. More »

Frontman Of The Vines’ Continuing “Issues” Leads To Cancellation Of Live Shows

2:49PM Jess McGuire | If you’ve been waiting excitedly to go and see The Vines in concert during their many upcoming festival appearances, I’ve two things to say to you. Firstly – 2001 just called and said it’s time for you two to break up. Secondly – you’re plain outta luck, as Craig Nicholls’ is not in a good way and the band have been forced to cancel all the shows planned over the next few months. Australian rock band The Vines have cancelled all their upcoming shows due to a deterioration in the mental condition of singer Craig Nicholls. Nicholls, 31, was diagnosed four years ago with Asperger’s Syndrome, a highly functioning form of autism, after his behaviour became increasingly erratic. More »

10:02AM STV | Pushing Daisies Cancelled? Word from an informant on the set of ABC’s long-struggling show hints that Daisies has baked its last pie. We can’t say we didn’t see it coming, but at least it died painlessly: The author who yesterday cited an anonymous sophomore series doomed by internal strife later assured us Daisies was not the victim — just another casualty of terminally ill ratings. Expect ABC to rerun the Obama infomercial in Daisies‘ slot indefinitely until an official replacement is announced. [The Film Experience Blog] More »