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Strictly Come Dancing, Or Why One Should Not Take the BBC Too Seriously
My last few posts about the BBC have probably given the impression that our beloved broadcasting corporation is a worthy institution that only produces high quality, intellectually stimulating, socially relevant programming. I want to apologise right now if you are labouring under such an illusion, because let me assure you, for every beautifully-rendered costume drama, [...]
Continue reading...Long Way Down: Ewan McGregor and Monkeys, Monkeys, Monkeys
Thursday, November 22, 2007
While those in America are sitting down to a lovely Thanksgiving meal, here in the UK we call this day “Thursday” and must continue to work. However, in brighter news, Plattie has agreed to come on board on a semi-weekly basis as PV’s BBC correspondent. After all, we may not get pumpkin pie, but we [...]
Continue reading...Who’s Your Doctor?
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I came a bit late to the Doctor Who love. Growing up in the US, it was only shown on PBS at 1:00am on Thursday, and I usually had some very important sleeping to do at that time. It wasn’t until I moved to the UK and got drawn into the series reboot that I [...]
Continue reading...Not-So-Naughty Fanny
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Plattie joins us again to explain how the BBC ruined sex. (Okay, that might be a bit of an overstatement.) It’s a BBC adaptation of a famous erotic novel about prostitution (the lots-of-sex-is-good kind, not the tragedy-of-the-sex-worker kind), it has a star-studded cast (Alison Steadman, Hugo Speer, Samantha Bond) and it’s broadcast after 9pm [...]
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Exhibit A for why I love this show.
The BBC has released the first trailer for Merlin, the 13-episode retelling of the famous fantasy saga. The series will also air on NBC this winter.
Kristen Chenoweth uses the power of song to explain exactly why crystal meth is a bad thing. Some NSFW language.
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Monday’s top picks:
There’s something for everyone on Monday night. How I Met Your Mother still makes me laugh every week, which is something I never thought I’d say for a CBS comedy. CBS, 8:30
Chuck also still makes me laugh. So does Heroes, which follows it, though I’m pretty sure Chuck is the only one that’s intentionally funny. NBC, 8:00 and 9:00
For cheesy goodness, Gossip Girl’s second season has more than lived up to the promise of the first one. Chuck may be the greatest soap villain since Amanda Woodward first flexed her claws. CW, 8:00
Thursday, November 29, 2007
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