You're not a superstar here

Before we go any further, I must draw your attention to an oft-underlooked TubeTalk spinoff, The PLP. I say oft-underlooked, but that should be balanced with the truth that it is also oft-unupdated. Anyway, I spent several painstaking hours giving the PLP a much needed bout of TLC this weekend so do give it a visit to find out when you can watch new episodes of Bones, Robin Hood and Entourage!

Now, it may still be another three months to go until our next fix of Doctor Who action but some form of salvation arrives today in The Sarah Jane Adventures. Well, sort of.



The series follows on from the New Year's Day pilot, charting the adventures of companion-turned-journo SJ as she investigates aliens in the UK with a band of merry little helpers. (See said band above)

The show airs weekly at 5pm on BBC One for half hour episodes, with two episodes comprising one "story".



The first story, set at the local secondary school, sees the return of an old foe from its parent show: the Slitheen.

This time round the Slitheen have infiltrated the school under the guise (and skins) of the teaching staff.



The thing to bear in mind when watching this show is that it really does play to its audience (and more so than the pilot did). The baddies are more Dr. Evil than Freddy Krueger ("One more step and we destroy this planet," smirks the possessed headmaster) and the children are more of a focus in the plot - and hence in solving the problem - than we oldies would probably like.

More on Sarah Jane in our dedicated section and more spoilers to come on Tube Talk later this week!

Meanwhile, over in the world of 24 there has been a shock twist. (highlight the text to the right to continue reading!) Tony Almeida, killed off in season five's infamous bloodbath, is making a return. The character - last seen dying in Jack's arms in the CTU infirmary - will be making a "miraculous" comeback at the start of season seven, which is set in Washington, D.C.

This has always been a possibility, producers have argued, having sewn the seeds by not including a silent clock - a 24 tradition when a major character dies - after Tony's demise. "We didn't give him the silent clock because we always wanted to keep alive the possibility for some kind of (admittedly) miraculous resurrection ... which we will explain," exec producer Howard Gordon said this week. "He's definitely NOT the Almeida we once knew."

Tony's return had previously been mooted as a shock ending to season six (which was instead the disappointing and confusing shot of Jack standing on the edge of a cliff and sighing) but the plot was ditched at the last minute. Producers later reportedly justified the decision not to bring Tony back by saying it would be a step too far. But with them now seemingly revisiting the idea amid reports of huge script rewrites, has 24 finally lost the plot? Add your opinion with the 'your views' feature at the bottom of the column.

One show you have to wait no longer for is Prison Break, which begins its third season tonight at 10pm on Sky One.

To whet your appetitite - or if you're without Sky One, to tease you rotten - visit the TV Centre to watch the first two minutes of the premiere.

Sky One has been quite inventive with its marketing of the series. I actually trod on Michael Schofield's face as I wandered around Waterloo station the other day, while inmates at Wormwood Scrubs were treated to a giant projection of Wenty's face on the wall of their play area:



A return now of a Tube Talk staple. It's the part where you ask me questions - and I answer them! (Some of them.)










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