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band of brothers... spielberg and hanks steven spielberg's war epic band of brothers will be broadcast on alternative british channel bbc2 because its too 'niche.' tv controllers at british broadcasting corporation decided not to show it on mainstream channel bbc1, despite being the most expensive television drama ever made _ it cost 104 million dollars _ and its famous cast of tom hanks, david schwimmer and donnie wahlberg.the world war ii movie, written by hanks and author steven ambrose, was originally bought by peter salmon, the predecessor of current bbc1 controller lorraine heggessey, for 9.1 million dollars. speaking on tuesday, heggessey explained, "it's relatively niche and i'm running a mainstream channel. we felt it would be better suited to bbc2." the miniseries will run on pay cable channel hbo in the u s. prinze keeps mum about wedding teen heartthrob freddie prinze jr. believes he's cracked the code to sustaining a successful hollywood marriage - keeping his mouth shut. the actor, who is engaged to buffy thevampire slayer's sarah michelle gellar, told reporters that he will not disclose details of his forthcoming nuptials or the couple's life together. "the reason why sarah and i work is because we don't talk about that stuff," he said. "we keep it very special just for us." i know what you did last summer's star also insisted that there would be no big money deals with celebrity magazines to cover his big day. "if i was sitting with barbara walters on her best day and she asked, i'm not going to tell her," he laughed. the fans clearly appreciate the couple's integrity: at the teen choice awards this weekend, geller picked up the prize for positive role model. aaron has a bad spell legendary tv producer aaron spelling is suffering from an unknown illness. the man behind the past three decades cult series; charlie's angels, dynasty and melrose place has cancelled several social engagements. his wife candy, mother of actress tori spelling and sunset beach star randy spelling, is looking after him at their malibu, california beach house. sean hayes to the rescue various wire services are reporting that will & grace star sean hayes has played a real life heroic role. the emmy-winning actor, while driving through a residential district of los angeles, spotted a man lying on the sidewalk who had apparently been shot in the leg in a robbery attempt. rather than drive on by, hayes pulled over, took off his shirt and used it to apply pressure to the man's wound while he called 911 on his cellular phone, then waited with the man for the paramedics to arrive. police cannot confirm hayes's presence at the scene and claimed the original 911 call came from a woman, but hayes and his publicist stick by the story.