Posted in BBC, book adaptations, period dramas on December 29, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Everyone knows the BBC does great costume drama and so it was lovely to sit down last night to Dracula, a new adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic. I say adaptation and that’s exactly what it was. It was on a par with the Hollywood Keanu Reeves version as far as staying faithful [...]
Posted in childhood memories on December 27, 2006 | No Comments »
So good to have Anneka Rice and her be-lycra’d bottom back on our screens in Challenge Anneka on Boxing Day. I used to watch this as a kid and still get teary-eyed at the title music. The last one I remember is when they tried to re-pebble the White Horse near where I grew up. [...]
Posted in Dr Who, Torchwood, spin offs on December 26, 2006 | No Comments »
After yet another dire Torchwood episode last week I pondered to my friend (who it *the* authority on DW - everyone should have one of *those* friends) as to why I can forgive Dr Who’s foibles where Torchwood’s make me want to throw a Weeble-style eppy at the telly every Wednesday. Wise woman that she [...]
Posted in Eastenders, child actors on December 25, 2006 | 1 Comment »
And a merry Christmas to you all - yes, I am blogging on Christmas day. How sad. But hey, at least I’m not stuck watching the Queen’s Christmas message followed by a Vicar of Dibley repeat, whilst listening to Uncle Geoff snoring. No, I am spending my first Christmas, with Mr Badger like a proper [...]
Posted in Torchwood, anti-climax, bad sci fi, bad writing on December 21, 2006 | No Comments »
For a series that has certainly had its fair share of orgasms, last night’s Torchwood surpassed itself in the name of irony, and was a total anti-climax. In fact, the same can be said for the series as a whole.
What could have been a great opportunity to show that Owen isn’t just a shag monster, [...]
Posted in RIP, childhood memories, children's TV on December 19, 2006 | No Comments »
RIP: Joseph Barbera, one half of animation duo Hanna-Barbera and responsible for: Scooby Snacks and pesky kids, pickernick baskets, the original cat vs mouse, stop the pidgeon, tip-top Top Cat, the Jetsons and WIIIILLLLLLLLMMMAAAAAA! He’s surely responsible for many a happy childhood in front of the telly.
Posted in X Factor, anti-climax on December 18, 2006 | 1 Comment »
“Some people wait a life time for a moment like this…” So sang the contestants at Saturday’s X Factor final. And it sure felt like a bloody lifetime from the auditions to the final. Blimey, what a marathon!
It was, as Simon said north versus south, man versus woman, black versus white… Er… talent versus that [...]
Posted in awards shows, comedy on December 14, 2006 | No Comments »
If last night’s National Comedy Awards are anything to go by, British Comedy is well and truly dead.
What was once an awards show that wasn’t afraid to honour the new, the different, and bravely went against the status quo is now basically the Ant and Dec/Little Birtain/Ricky Gervais Arse Kiss show. Even when Stephen Merchant [...]
Posted in audience vote, reality TV on December 11, 2006 | No Comments »
If Saturday night’s ITV line-up is anything to go by, the future of TV is sure to be something along the lines of Running Man (which is just as well, as it’s my fave Arnie film). First up, there’s X Factor, with its vote-a-thon each week (mind you, it’s only 35p. I voted for Leona [...]
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