I've been burnt many times before, so when a new comedy comes along that looks promising, I've learned not to get too excited. Perhaps it was that trepidation, then, that ultimately enhanced my enjoyment of a new sitcom featuring Green Wing alumnus Darren Boyd and a My Family-free Robert Lindsay... … [Read more...]
Would I Lie To You, Show + Tell and Mock The Week… What We’ve Been Watching
It's not cool to like panel shows, and as a supporter of creative, doesn't-always-work-on-TV comedy, I know I'm meant to complain about the combative, macho atmosphere generated by the likes of Mock The Week. But sometimes, having funny people sitting around being funny is... well, just really … [Read more...]
The return of Downton Abbey: What We’ve Been Watching
The last time we spent time at Downton Abbey, the residents were reeling at the news that war had broken out - an announcement that rather put their squabbles over who would inherit the estate into perspective. For the second series we meet them all two years on, and with most of the men of the … [Read more...]
Comedy Showcase’s Chickens and The Jonathan Ross Show: What We’ve Been Watching
You can't fault Channel 4's commitment to new comedy. Every year they try out a bunch of pilots in a primetime slot in their Comedy Showcase strand, and over on E4 that's backed up with slightly more left-field offerings in Comedy Lab. So how did the first of this year's crop, Chickens, fare? … [Read more...]
The return of The X Factor and The Hour finale: What We’ve Been Watching
It's still August (just) and we're already onto The X Factor. What next? The return of Autumnwatch, Strictly competing for our attention and the first crappy chocolate of advent? It's all a lot closer than you think... … [Read more...]
A WWBW Special: The iPlayer relaunch and an event TV renaissance…
In the last couple of days, the BBC has relaunched its hugely, bandwith affectingly successful iPlayer, with a particular eye on the service being used on games consoles like the PS3, and - perhaps most importantly of all - smart TVs. So with a whole archive of programming available on more and more … [Read more...]
Torchwood – Miracle Day, The Hour and Fool Us: What We’ve Been Watching
We've now seen three episodes of both Torchwood: Miracle Day and BBC Two's not-actually-all-that-like-Mad-Men-after-all retro drama The Hour. So it's about the right time to give them a mid-series (or, for the very American Torchwood, mid-season) appraisal, don't you think? … [Read more...]
Show Me The Funny and The Apprentice Final – What We’ve Been Watching
It would make a lot of sense for this post to feature a picture of The Apprentice winner (spoiler alert!) Tom -- unfortunately I used a photo of him last time on the assumption that he would never win. But that's the only negative I can find about dorky Tom walking away with a £250,000 … [Read more...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Dork Review
So after seven feature films, ten years, a handful of young lives changed forever, millions of pounds spent - and made - and several directors, the Harry Potter series of films comes to a close with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. And it sure goes out with a bang. … [Read more...]
The What We’ve Been Watching Apprentice Update
There comes a point in every series of The Apprentice when we must sit back, pick our favourites to win, and really take the time to laugh at these fools properly. Now is that time people - it's the What We've Been Watching Apprentice Update. … [Read more...]
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