Vertigo’s new crime line, currently consisting of the published Filthy Rich and Dark Entries (which is not actually a crime graphic novel, but is written by a crime novelist) has made some significant breakthroughs in mainstream advertisin, from full page ads in the New Yorker to advertorial features in Playboy . Well, I understand that they will soon play out thirty second adverts on the cable station BBC America, best known for broadcasting BBC and Channel 4 lifestyle shows, recentl
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Just a few quick words about tonight's premiere of reality series Mary Queen of Shops on BBC America. The series, which features fashion expert Mary Portas as she attempts to pull back boutiques from the brink of insolvency, follows a rather similar formula to the network's own Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and Hotel Inspector, in which Gordon Ramsay and Ruth Watson respectively attempt to save failing restaurants and hotels, and Bravo's Tabatha's Salon Takeover, in which the snippy hairstylist s
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[Press Release - Released by BBC America] From the producers of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay’s F Word comes the next ‘tough love’ show, Mary Queen of Shops . The sassy and straight-talking retail guru Mary Portas saves small independent shop-owners, struggling in today’s market of corporate giants and helps them re-connect with the vision and drive that first got them into the fashion business. It’s not just about fixing the balance sheet - it’s about helping them rediscover
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- U.S. Premiere of Mary Queen of Shops in October – From the producers of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay’s F Word comes the next ‘tough love’ show, Mary Queen of Shops. The sassy and straight-talking retail guru Mary Portas saves small independent shop-owners, struggling in today’s market of corporate giants and helps them re-connect [...]
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[Press Release - Released by BBC America] OCCUPATION – U.S. PREMIERE Occupation is a searingly powerful drama that captures the lives of three British soldiers caught physically and emotionally in the cross-fire of the Iraq war. Described by one critic as "one of the very best British dramas of the decade," it's written by Peter Bowker, writer of the Golden Globe nominated Viva Blackpool and produced by the makers of Life on Mars and MI-5. Having participated in the invasion, and helped fl
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