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Merlin’s Season 3, definitely of the good
In Season 3, the BBC series ‘Merlin’ became a little darker, a little more epic, a little more cinematic and a little more… good. As Tony Head put it: ‘The chickens come home to roost.’ Now if they could drop … Continue reading
“Gentlemen to bed! For we rise at day break”
Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan’s “The Trip” was one of the best TV comedy experiences this year. Here they riff off of costume drama dialogue.
ReCaprica – Caprica : Season 1
Funny little recap of Season 1 of Caprica so far. The second part of the season starts tonight on SyFy. Huzzah!
On rewatching BtVS S4 and 5
I’ve been rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer from Season 2. I didn’t have S4 and 5 on DVD yet so I got them 2nd hand a few days back. I never bought them before because I’m an S1-3 person and … Continue reading
Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Kimmel & The Roots: Rap History Lesson
Justin Timberlake guested on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” last night and teamed up with the show’s host and house band The Roots, performing a rap history medley that starts out with the Sugar Hill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight, then pays … Continue reading
Caprica sneak peek at episode 1.10
New clip from Caprica 1.10, “Unvanquished”, the start of Season 1.5. The episode airs next Tuesday at 10pm on Syfy. Which is a good thing. It’s got more James Marsters as Barnabas. Which is a bad thing. Hope the character … Continue reading
Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010)
Another hero of my childhood gone. Tony Curtis was Danny Wilde in The Persuaders opposite Roger Moore’s Brett Sinclair, two crime-solving international playboys. The iconic theme music of the show was composed by John Barry.
Junior Masterchef Australia
Junior Masterchef Australia kicked off today. No download available as yet as it’s only just aired on the other side of the world, but this promo has me excited. Not keen on kids, but what they put up on the … Continue reading
Gangsta!
First I heard of this. Boardwalk Empire, a new series on HBO from Terence Winter (writer, The Sopranos) and Martin Scorcese based on a book by Nelson Johnson. It is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era … Continue reading
Merlin returns to the BBC
Series 3 of Merlin starts September 11th. After an eye-rollingly bad first season, the second season was surprisingly good. Fingers crossed.
