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At this moment in time, you can probably categorise everyone you know into one of three groups: those who have already finished Making A Murdererthose who are halfway through; and those who haven't watched it yet BUT are just about to start.

So we're sure you'll be delighted with the news that the exploration of Steven Avery's case won't end with just the original ten Netflix episodes.

A TV special offering more "critical details" around Avery's trial and Teresa Halbach's death will air at the end of this month.

Front Page: The Steven Avery Story will be produced by US TV network Investigation Discovery and NBC News's Peacock Productions, and it'll attempt to "to better inform viewers in light of the nearly 300,000 people calling for the release of Avery."

Since Making A Murderer was first launched on TV streaming service Netflix, hundreds of thousands of people have signed their names to two online petitions asking that Avery be granted a presidential pardon by Barack Obama.

Earlier this week, the filmmakers behind the attention-grabbing documentary revealed they'd heard from one of the jurors of Steven's trial, who said they believed he was innocent but felt the had to vote against him for their "personal safety."

Here's hoping for more such revelations in the coming months.

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For everyone who is still trying to fill the void in their TV schedule since 30 Rock wrapped up, we have GREAT news.

Tina Fey has been ordered (yes, ordered) to make a new comedy series for TV network, NBC. Hurrah!

After scaling back from comedy in the past year, NBC plans to make a big comedic return as funny gal Ms Fey is in the midst of writing a new show for the channel along with Robert Carlock and Mike Schur. 

Mr Carlock and Mr Schur are, of course, known for co-creating 30 Rock as well as Brooklyn Nine-Nine – which were both huge successes. 

They already have the outline of what the show will be about and it looks like it is going to be rather enjoyable: it centres on a mother-daughter relationship that is challenged when the overly-involved New Jersey mum gets an internship at her daughter’s workplace, a cable news network.

Even if it's half as funny as 30 Rock, we'll still be watching!

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This is one show we never expected to see again but according to reports, a reboot of Xena: Warrior Princess is allegedly in the works.

Although, it is still in its earliest stages. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC is considering a “modern reboot” of the series and they are currently looking for a writer before they can begin any work.

It is also suggested that the new show would go ahead with the involvement of Lucy Lawless, the actress who originally played Xena, although it is not yet known in what capacity.

The report also suggests that the original show’s producers, Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi are on board.

 Ms Lawless is a supporter of a reboot but she is sceptical that it is actually going to go ahead.

Speaking at Comic Con earlier this month, the 47-year-old actress said “They’ve got to bring that back. I’ve been pitching that show this weekend.”

However, in the wake of reboot rumours, Ms Lawless took to Twitter to warn fans of the show not to get their hopes up just yet, saying that it is (at least for the moment) just a rumour.

We’re still optimistic that it will be back. That was some serious ‘90s girl power! 

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Nicole Scherzinger was left momentarily unconscious when she was dropped on her head whilst practicing an extreme skating routine on the new show I Can Do That!

Joe Jonas, one of the stars, explains how the new show works. “Here are six celebrities who are in a contest together. And each week we are in pairs of two and we are presented with a new challenge, typically a variety act or a performance and we need to learn it in a week.”

According to the Jonas brother, “then the audience judge at the end of the show its bragging rights.”

It was during the rehearsal for one of these episodes that Nicole took a terrible tumble.

She was attempting to do a move called ‘the headbanger’ that involved a professional skater lifting her up and swinging her around at an incredibly fast pace. Unfortunately, the skater lost his grip and Nicole landed hard on her head.

The 36-year-old former Pussycat Doll was rendered briefly unconscious, while Joe Jonas runs over to her and can be heard saying “when she landed she hit her head.”

Before attempting the stunt, the 24-year-old explained how he had conversations with Nicole making sure that she wanted to attempt the daredevil move. He admitted that “this has just become a very scary act.”

Luckily, the former girlfriend of Lewis Hamilton did not suffer any serious injuries, and sure enough, she gave the stunt another go, performing it for the live show and… she totally nailed it!

Nicole even received a well-deserved standing ovation after delivering the head-spinning performance.

We seriously have to admire he courage of getting back up there after such a scary experience. 

 

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