They're reviving the old Tefal ads with some serious forehead distortion to signal 'boffins'. I found a picture of Dr Sara Tancredi from Prison Break and... oh I'm not even going to attempt to justify this. Let's just say I'm going to Hell.

I love Prison Break. It really is a load of old rubbishy music video-ish over-styled fast-paced nonsense. But there's no getting around the fact that it has some great set-pieces and some exciting ideas. The show is a victim of its own success - or, as a friend of mine put it recently 'a victim of its own title'. To some extent you've just got to admire the way they've kept the thing up past one series with a name like that. Now we're onto the fourth series and the cat and mouse continues, in a slightly less enthralling way than series one's wonderful Shawshank Redemption style break-out, but it's still fun. I don't even mind that Phoebe's policeman boyfriend from Friends is in it playing the same character, leading us to wonder whether they're going for a subtle Friends/Prison Break crossover. I still like it. With one exception...

Season three of Prison Break is not long over here in Blighty, but already Fox in the US of A are promoting the new series. Here is a lovely taster of things to come on Sky One. All you non-satellite types will have to make do with your old DVDs since the Great Uncle Rupert's TV Station nabbed it from Five. Watch and salivate after the jump

We have a lot to thank Sky for: The Simpsons; four dedicated sports channels; Sky+; late night shows about ghosts and the like. However, there is other stuff that we are not so thankful for; the return of Gladiators, for example, and, most horrible of all, that background music on the TV guide.

Our sister site Catwalk Queen had the chance to interview the latest contestant kicked off Project Catwalk...

It was another drama-filled episode of Project Catwalk last night when not one but two contestants, Keko and Jules, were both eliminated. But as Catwalk Queen discovered this hasn't dampened eliminee Jules's bubbly personality one bit. We caught up with her earlier today...

Catwalk Queen: For someone who has just been eliminated you sound extremely happy.
Jules: I am, that's because it's my birthday.

CQ: Oh, happy birthday! And on with the questions... What's the whole Project Catwalk experience been like for you?
J: Amazing, such a whirlwind. I'd actually never seen the show before appearing in the current series so I think I may have been a bit unprepared in front of the judges. Besides that it has been a really prominent thing that I've done. It was quite intense but it allowed me to analyse myself and understand more of who I am. It's definitely matured me.

CQ: What was it like getting the chance to design for a celebrity such as Nancy Dell'Olio?
J: Fantastic, she's such an icon and very beautiful. I was so pleased she chose my dress for the final catwalk, in that respect it was great to go out on a high.

Season four of Lost won’t be with us until some time in the New Year, and fed up with hearing which cast member has most recently been popped for drunk driving (Daniel Dae Kim) us fans of the enigmatic island drama are hungry for news about the show itself. And so, to help oblige those of us desperate for their Lost fix, here are a few tasty tidbits (spoiler haters: look away now) as executive producer Carlton Cuse has been revealing what’s in store for the survivors of Oceanic flight 815.

Remember the season three reveal that Jack and Kate make it off the island? Well, we’re in for plenty more flash forwards. "Moving forwards, you'll get a mix," explains Cuse. "Every week will hopefully be a guessing game as to not just who will be focused on, but when we're focusing on them." And though he met his maker, Charlie’s importance is not diminished: "Desmond will have to deal with the after-effects and the guilt of [Charlie's death]," elaborates co-exec producer Damon Lindelof. "He will question whether or not Charlie would have made this sacrifice, had he not told him that was what he was going to do. He will question the role he played in Charlie's death."

Either there is absolutely nothing to do in Hawaii but get tanked and go driving or there is something in the water on the Lost set, as actor Daniel Dae Kim has now become the fourth member of the island drama to be arrested. The star who plays Jin-Soo Kwon on the hit show was stopped by Honolulu police at around 3am on suspicion of drink driving, booked at the station and released after posting bail after 5am.

Cast mates Michelle Rodriguez (Ana-Lucia) and Cynthia Watros (Libby) were also charged with DUI during their short-lived stints on the show, while Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Eko) was arrested for driving without a license and disobeying a police officer before charges were dropped. Interestingly each of these characters died shortly the actor’s negative press, though Libby will be making a short return in season four. How long will Jin last now that he too has been popped for DUI? Take your bets now.

[via IMDb and TMZ]

Like all residents of southern California, the showbiz community has been affected by the horrendous wild fires that have killed a man and destroyed homes and businesses in the area. Many stars have been forced to leave their homes and now news reports are confirming that production on TV shows has also suffered. One such programme is real-time action thriller, 24, which had been shooting at a military base near Irvine, Orange County. Work there was abandoned after the cast and crew endured breathing problems and blurry vision, with shooting transferred to sound stages. Line producer Michael Klick said:” By 1 pm we're back here and had shot two other scenes. When the dust settles, we probably lost five hours' worth of work, and we have to reschedule the two days we missed."

Other shows affected include Sky One’s crime drama Cold Case which saw its set blown over by the string winds, Big Shots and Living’s NCIS, which saw its crew depleted by members rushing home to protect their properties. It’s another blow to 24 after the last minute plot overhauls and star Kiefer Sutherland’s scheduled jail time.

[via BBC Online]

After pleading no contest to drink-driving charges, it has been confirmed that 24 star, Kiefer Sutherland, will serve 48 days in jail. Producers for the real-time show have promised that this will not impact on production of the upcoming seventh season, but I wonder if they’ll still have his character, Jack Bauer, putting the pedal to the metal and recklessly racing around as per previous outings.

As for his promotion work for the Citroën C4 Pallas, I’m guessing he’s lost this contract…

I love the idea that those nearest and dearest to television stars devoutly follow their loved one’s onscreen antics. Such is the case in the Sutherland household, as screen legend Donald is a big fan of son Kiefer’s action drama 24. It is reported that he never misses an episode (not even season 6? C’mon, even a loving daddy has to admit that series was woeful), and he let rip at his son once when he accidentally divulged plot spoilers. Over to Kiefer to explain: "I remember last year we were having dinner and I made the mistake of saying I had to go home soon because we're shooting x, y and z. And he got cross with me, because I had told him what I was shooting, just not thinking about it, and obviously gave away a piece of the plot."

Donald first fell for the charms of Jack Bauer and CTU when in France filming. "My old man started to watch 24 in France when he was on location - it didn't have any commercials over there” explains Kiefer. “Then he came to the States and he hated the commercials. Then he went back to France and he missed the commercials, because it gave him time to breathe. I always found that funny." Yeah – you Sutherlands are a real hoot.

[via IMDb]

Another new US drama starts tomorrow night on Sky One and like Living’s legal effort Justice, it too has already been cancelled back in the States after only eight episodes. Are all new shows sub-standard nonsense or are the networks’ impatience for ratings extinguishing talent before it’s allowed the chance to takeoff? Industry trends to one side, Hidden Palms comes from Kevin Williamson (Dawson’s Creek) and like the Katie Holmes starrer follows a bunch of teenagers and their inevitable growing pains.

The show received a mixed critical reception on its debut in America, with some keen to see it succeed now that The O.C. is over, while others condemned it as clichéd, dull and whiny. The opening episode sees Johnny Miller struggling to cope after the suicide of his father and so the messed up teen turns to drugs and alcohol. As we all know full well this is never the answer, and after a stint in rehab his mother and step-dad decide to re-locate their family to Palm Springs. Tomorrow night’s premiere is followed by a second episode, so whether you come to love or hate Hidden Palms, if Sky One persist with double-bills it will all be over in less than a month.

For those of us who watched last season’s Lost and were confused by the deaths of background characters Nikki and Paulo, the show’s executive producer Carlton Cuse has an explanation: it was what we, the fans wanted. What? In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, Cuse defended the plot that saw two of the peripheral characters given centre stage only to promptly die: "People asked questions about the other characters on the beach. Are we ever going to learn anything about them?' But once we did it, people were angry that we were taking time away from our main characters and giving it to Nikki and Paulo, so we listened to the fans and decided to bury them alive."

That is such rubbish. The only way that audiences can warm to and appreciate new characters is to be given time – the one thing that Lost producers decided to deprive Nikki and Paulo of. Of course after the briefest of introductions to their personalities and back stories, they weren’t going to rival the likes of Sawyer and Jack in the popularity stakes, but that didn’t stop the writers from persisting with the likes of Desmond, Ben and Juliet who were also latecomers to the action.

Who would have thought that the former Grant Mitchell would front a BAFTA-winning documentary series? No me either, but baldy hard-man Eastenders actor Ross Kemp has re-invented himself as er, a baldy hard-man Sky One reporter. Returning for its third season, the set-up is the same with Kemp investigating the world’s most dangerous gangs, this time stopping off at Kingston, Jamaica: the murder capital of the world. Mmm – I don’t remember them publicising that fact in their holiday brochures.

Jamaica’s gang culture is dominated by the two Yardie groups, with 10,000 members between them. Originally these factions held political connections but have moved away from these in more recent times. Kemp meets up with the gang members to see if any political hangover exists before moving on to sets in Poland, Columbia and East Timor later in the series. It makes for compulsive TV and though Kemp has his camera crew with him, it can still get pretty hairy. But I suppose once you’ve faced off against bruver Phil, you can handle anything.

I have ranted previously about the ridiculous amount of advertising Sky One have done in support of their new acquisition Prison Break. But now the station has gone and done something bizarrely impressive in their need to tell the world they now own the rights to the jail saga: projected an advert onto the wall of infamous prison Wormwood Scrubs. I doubt that many of the inmates will be able to sample the delights of Michael Schofield’s antics, but there’s no faulting the ambition behind the scheme. I do wonder how many people saw it and purposefully booked their spot on the sofa in front of Prison Break due to the promotion and how many onlookers just gave a casual shrug and wandered on. Did you see it and what did you think? Fantastic and innovative marketing or pointless showing-off?

It seems reminiscent of when Gail Porter had her nakedness cast over the House of Commons, but with slightly more purpose and less flesh. Maybe they should get star Wentworth Miller to strip off – I’m sure that would create much more interest.

[Image via Digital Spy]

Contemporary television seems to delight in pushing our buttons. With reality shows eating up so much airtime, we are invited to judge the everyday antics of real folk and get drawn into debates on who we like, who we don’t and who we would happily punch in the gob. It’s easy with these newborn celebrities who would often sell their granny for a cover of Heat magazine, but for most of them they’re just enjoying their fifteen minutes of fame - unlike the scripted roles. With free reign to create the most extreme characters, television writers can out-do all reality stars by producing the most annoying, frustrating and downright exasperating creatures. These people might be entirely fictitious but that doesn’t stop them from making your teeth grind and your neck twitch just be simply watching them.

And so here is my list of TV neighbours from hell. I would thank God (if I thought there was one) that I don’t have any of these fictional characters living next door to me. For life in such close proximity to these people would be one of torture and anguish. I would have to move house, as simple as that.

It appears that Kiefer Sutherland will do anything to drum up a bit of interest in the next season of 24 – even going so far as to get himself arrested. Of course, I jest – it’s going to take a lot more than that to get folks interested in 24 again, but the show’s star has been in trouble with the law. Again. On his way home after a FOX network party, the famed hell-raiser was pulled over by the police for making an illegal U-turn. This led officials to test his alcohol levels, which were found to be twice the legal limit.

Sutherland was promptly arrested for misdemeanor DUI, a crime he was also charged with back in 2004. He is scheduled to appear in court on October 16th and if found guilty could serve at least five days behind bars as part of California’s two strikes system. Not to worry though Jack – this should be nothing compared to the long months spent in a Chinese prison.

[via IMDb]

I understand that Lost is meant to keep you a little bit baffled, as you sit perched on the edge of your seat with an unattractively furrowed brow. But one of my long-time gripes with the Sky One saga has been the treatment of character Libby. They set up a past for her with Hurley and Desmond, gave her a promising romance and then whaddayaknow the girl is dead. Good news for me (and other fans that share my frustration) as actress Cynthia Watros is set to return to the show for "multiple episodes” in its upcoming fourth season.

Executive producer Carlton Cuse explained to TV Guide: "She'll be in enough of the show for us to fill in the missing pieces of her story. We could not be more pleased. Cynthia is a smart and engaging actor, and [we] have some very cool parts of her story left to tell." Hallelujah! I’m pretty chuffed at this news, as any chance to fill in the millions of plot holes in Lost is always warmly received. And coming after the revelation that Harold Perrineau as Libby’s killer Michael will also be back – it’s almost too much to take in. I must go lie down.

[via Digital Spy]

Ooh, now I like this idea. You watch an episode of your favourite show, but you've got a whole week to wait 'til the next one, so what do you do? Listen to the podcast! Ok, so that'll only fill twenty minutes, but it's a start...

Sky One have drafted in the charming Danny Wallace to front a Prison Break-related podcast produced by Koink. Now Koink have already worked on similar projects for Heroes (broadcast on BBC Radio 7), Cape Wrath, Lost and Shipwrecked; all of which is wonderful - but I didn't know about them! Why didn't I know about them?! I love all the conspiracy theories and plot rumours that surround these complicated shows, and that's exactly what the podcasts concentrate on. I'll be keeping an eye (ear?) out from now on... [via BroadcastNow]