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I?d Do Anything? the winner.
2008-06-07 02:04:00 So it is all over. The singing, the dancing, the funny looks from Andrew Lloyd Webberand the purvey looks from Barry Humphries (he’s the male version of Dame Edna, but twice as creepy). Hell even the crying is now finished, because the winner has been announced… …and the winner was… Jodie! Personally I was a bit surprised, and ... More About: Winner , Graham Norton
TV CV: George Clooney
2008-06-03 20:12:00 George Clooney is a guys? guy, a gays? guy and, obviously, a ladies? man. It?s not just the looks and the voice, the irony (a slanting sense of humour not generally shared by his compatriots), the charm, the political awareness and unphoney compassion ? an American who isn?t an embarrassment to America; it?s the whole ... More About: George Clooney , Celebrity , George
Join the Revolution, boycott BB9
2008-06-03 17:58:00 It must be summer, because the Big Brother house is open for wannabes and losers to sell their souls live on TV in the hopes of becoming famous… Caitlin Moran the wonderful television writer for The Times is not doing it… and I am joining in I’m not doing it either, I am not going to watch ... More About: Join , Revolution , Boycott , Channel 4 , The Revolution
Six Degrees? the verdict
2008-06-02 18:07:00 The first thing that struck me about this show, is that even though it was created by J J Abrams, this show was certainly no Lost! I guess I always knew it wouldn’t be, but deep down inside I hoped it would be the kind of highly addictive, entertaining television phenomenon that Lost is… or ... More About: Verdict , Degrees , Six degrees
Coming soon to American telly? coming much later to the UK (possibly)
2008-06-01 19:11:00 The writers strike earlier in the year resulted in less pilots being made for this years crop of new television, but still there are some shows coming soon to US television that look interesting to me… and fingers crossed they will look interesting to the people here in the UK that import these shows for our viewing pleasures. So here ... More About: News , American
Johnny Cash Night on BBC4
2008-05-29 00:58:00 Friday nights have evolved into music night on digital channel BBC4, and this week the fine music is brought to you by country music legend, the man in black himself, Johnny Cash … and his daughter Roseanne. Johnny Cash Night Schedule 2100: Johnny Cash - The Last Great American; a documentary taking a look at Jo hnny’s life from ... More About: Music
Six Degrees? misunderstood or crap?
2008-05-28 01:32:00 Another American import this week on ITV, and like the Bionic Woman which was also aired on ITV it has already been cancelled by the American network from which it originated, ABC… for the second time! In addition to the fact that ABC TV in the good ol’ US of A cancelled this show after ... More About: Crap , Degrees , Six degrees
The Fixer? fixed for another year.
2008-05-27 22:10:00 Surprising news from ITV, despite attracting only an unspectacular average audience of five million people, The Fixer has been promised another season. Peter Fincham who ordered the series says; “It’ll be bigger and better”… we can only hope he is right! More About: Year , Fixed
Come Twitter with Me?
2008-05-27 00:46:00 Outside the Box is joining the social networking world, come and join me on Twitter , and find out what goes on behind the scenes of the fastest growing telly blog this side of East Ham… COME TWITTER WITH ME
I?d Do Anything? Rachel is NOT Nancy
2008-05-26 20:08:00 This week Rachel was voted off of I’d Do Anything which was a bit of surprise to me. I thought after the criticism that Jessie received from the panel she would finally be shown, exit stage right, but the public voted and saved her… I still believe that Samantha is the best of the potential Nancys left, ...
Heroes 2.5? Electric Hands Revealed and more
2008-05-25 01:34:00 Not the best episode of the series so far, there was no action from the indestructible cheerleader Claire or Sylar, but some things did happen, so lets review: Nathan and Matt went to visit Matt’s dad, aka “Molly’s Nightmare Man”. Nightmare Man has a few tricks of his own up his sleeve, he sent both Nathan and ... More About: Heroes , Hands , Electric , Heroes 2
Mad Men? Don V Pete
2008-05-24 02:19:00 It was the penultimate episode of series one of Mad Men this week on the Beeb and it was a good one! It was election night 1960 and it was the old Kennedy versus Nixon showdown for the White House 9… and I guess we all know how that went; even though according to a ... More About: Pete
Desperate Housewives? how was I so wrong about you?
2008-05-23 13:57:00 When the new series of Desperate Housewives made it’s debut here in the UK I slated it, I said it was past it’s sell by date, that it didn’t feel fresh… I was so wrong! I realised yesterday that I am willingly seeking out airings of this show now, where before I just watched it because that is ... More About: Wrong , Channel 4
Drench your Brain
2008-05-23 02:26:00 Sometimes the best thing on television are the ads that come on between segments of a show. I have often found them more enjoyable then the television show that surrounds them… a great example of such an ad is the new Drench ad, featuring Brain s from The Thunderbirds… it is so good you can say it ... More About: Advertising
The Beeb and the Kaisers
2008-05-22 21:10:00 Fans of the great British rock group The Kaiser Chiefs will be happy to learn that the Beeb is going a bit Kaiser mad over the next week or so. All this in celebration of the Kaisers returning to Leeds… are you trying to tell me they have not been home since the band hit ... More About: Radio
Pink Floyd Night
2008-05-22 20:29:00 Fans of pseudo-psychedelic rockers Pink Floyd are in for a special treat tomorrow night. UK digital channel BBC4 is dedicating an entire evening of programming time to the band. From 2130-0010 BST there is a whole variety of Pink Floyd related programming to enjoy, all brought to you in lovely digital clarity… Pink Floyd Night Schedule 2130 - ... More About: Music
Review: Dirty Sexy Money, Series One
2008-05-21 14:34:00 Last night I watched the final episode of Dirty Sexy Money , a show launched here in the UK with much hype, but one which unfortunately did not live up to expectations. Personally I don’t think it was as rancid as the critics here in the UK would have us believe, but it could use a bit ... More About: Series , Review
The Inbetweeners? another teen telly success.
2008-05-21 01:40:00 [The good people at Channel 4 and their sister station E4, have perfected teen telly over the years. They started by creating the best soap opera on television Hollyoakes (yes it is better then Corry or Eastenders) and then continued their making great television for teens with their drama Skins… and now they have cracked ... More About: Success
BBC back down over Doctor Who toys
2008-05-20 18:44:00 Remember some time back when I mentioned that the Adipose featured in the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who would make a great toy? (no? then click this) Well it seems that somebody took my advice and created a knitting pattern to knit your very own Adipose, and initially the old fuddy duddies ... More About: Toys , Back
Return of the F-Word
2008-05-20 18:15:00 Gordon is back, and he is as mouthy as ever… but still I love him and his F-Word show! Of all the cooking shows available on UK television, the F-Word is by far my favourite. There is just something about the format that makes me an avid viewer and lover of the show. If you have ... More About: The F Word , Return , Return of the , Channel 4
I?d Do Anything? and then there were four!
2008-05-19 18:07:00 When you live in a house full of women, occasionally you have to submit to their viewing pleasures and watch a bit of singing and dancing… but is it wrong to enjoy it??? Maybe… but I don’t care! So I have been watching with increasing interest the wonderful BBC1 show I’d Do Anything,a show in which two gay ...
Neil Diamond - one week to listen and watch!
2008-05-18 17:38:00 Last night was the airing of Neil Diamond’s intimate concert recorded exclusively for Radio 2, and I have to say IT WAS FANTASTIC! I am not the biggest Neil Diamond fan in the world, but I do enjoy Neil’s music and I have seen him live on a few occasions, but this show was absolutely the best I have seen ... More About: Watch , Listen
Mad Men: Don?s Women Part 1 - Betty
2008-05-18 16:49:00 That Don Draper sure is a lucky man. So many beautiful women in his life, and yet he takes them all for granted. The women and their treatment though are the story behind the story in the wonderful world of Mad Men , so I thought I would take a closer look at the beautiful women who ... More About: Women , Betty , Part
Neil Diamond on Radio 2
2008-05-15 16:59:00 Neil Diamond fans are in for a big treat this Saturday from 7pm BST (2pm EST), BBC Radio 2here in jolly old England will be airing a special intimate concert recorded at the BBC Radio theatre this week. The show will feature a selection of tunes from his new album 12 Songs produced by Rick Rubin, the producer responsible ... More About: Neil , Neil Diamond
Heroes 2.4 - Questions and Answers
2008-05-13 16:14:00 If series one of everybody’s favourite superhero soap opera was about how ordinary people deal with learning they have superpowers, then series two’s theme is definitely ‘how do extraordinary people go back to being ordinary?’… with great difficulty it appears! Episode four has already aired on BBC3, but is yet to air on BBC2, so if ... More About: Heroes , Questions , Answers , Questions and Answers , Heroes 2
Heroes 2.3
2008-05-12 13:36:00 What is it about Heroes that makes us watch every week? The story jumps around as if somebody was sitting on the remote, going from place to place, story to story and even century to century! The acting is not going to win any awards… and in fact at times it is pretty crap! Even ... More About: Heroes 2
Pushing Daisies - showcasing new medical techniques
2008-05-08 17:36:00 Did any of you watch episodes four (Pigeon) and five (Girth) of the wonderful modern fairytale Pushing Daisies ? Did you notice the new medical techniques on display??? Episode four Pigeon showcased to viewers the new veterinary technique of attaching an artificial wing to a pigeon which was so easy I don’t know why I didn’t think of it… all ... More About: Medical
One to Watch: Michelle Ryan
2008-05-08 17:05:00 I can remember about a year ago having the following conversation with my mate and fellow telly addict Lenny: “hey guess who is gonna be the new Wonder Woman on telly’” “ahh… don’t know…” “that bird from Eastenders … Zoe Slater!” ***fits of laughter from me*** “you’re kidding me ain’t ya… that will never work!” Later of course I discovered that ... More About: Watch , Celebrity , Michelle Ryan , Bionic Woman
Heroes - 2.2 Recap
2008-05-06 19:14:00 ***WARNING THIS ENTRY MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*** Episode two of the coolest science-fiction, comic book style soap opera, Heroes , aired recently on BBC2, so what did we learn… Claire is having trouble adjusting to her new life of being ‘normal’. This week she fished her mom’s ring out of a pot of boiling water, and cut her small toe off just to ... More About: Recap , Heroes 2
The Mighty Boosh Live
More articles from this author:2008-05-06 18:48:00 TV’s strangest couple Vince and Howard, who are better known as The Mighty Boosh, are taking their crazy show on the road, outside the telly box! In fact they are doing a whole UK tour, and you can go see them at any or all of the following venues, on the appropriate dates; 11/09 - Edinburgh ... More About: Live 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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