Imagine contemporary naughty celebrities in 1920s mugshots. Actually, don't bother - just bend your retina a couple degrees south because THE INTERNET ALREADY MADE IT HAPPEN. It's not clear why, but it's provocative. It gets the people going. That's what those magical tubes do. It's my job to put … [Read more...]
Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy and Mad Dogs 2: What We’ve Been Watching
Like many, it took me a while to get into The Mighty Boosh, but now I'm one of those people that gets into tetchy arguments while defending it against charges of gross hipsterism. So as a committed fan, I was fascinated to see what Noel Fielding's solo project, Channel 4's Luxury Comedy, would be … [Read more...]
Agony & Ecstasy at the ballet and the Let’s Dance final: What We’ve Been Watching
Riding on the back of the success of Black Swan (as Marc Bolan didn't say) comes the nicely-timed Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with the English National Ballet. While the Oscar-adorned movie was, essentially, a genre flick with no real interest in showing the reality of life for a ballet dancer, … [Read more...]
Friday Night Dinner and a Mad Dogs update: What We’ve Been Watching
It's unusual for a British comedy to go straight onto Channel 4 these days, without having to work its way up, Inbetweeners-style, from the network's digital outpost E4. So with Friday Night Dinner appearing fully-formed in what should properly be described as The Peep Show Slot, the commissioners … [Read more...]
Mad Dogs and Let’s Dance for Comic Relief: What We’ve Been Watching
This being the era of the iPlayer, we're not necessarily expected to watch series as they go out, even big glossy psychological dramas with insane casts, as is the case with Sky 1's Mad Dogs. So I'm not in the least bit ashamed to admit that I'm a week behind on this show (ok, I am a little) -- and … [Read more...]
Facebook Places: Why I won’t be using it
People who blog, eh? And tweet? And check-in on Foursquare? Can we all say ‘Oversharers’? Except it seems we’re not. It looks like even the most over-share-y of internet lovers aren’t particularly embracing Facebook Places. Could it be? Could the Daily Mail, and your mother, be wrong? Maybe we’re … [Read more...]
Buzzcocks, X Factor and mind-blowing illusions: What We’ve Been Watching
I still can't believe that Never Mind The Buzzcocks is into its 14th year and 24th series: I was eleven years old when it started, isn't that incredible? And despite all the various line-up changes, I've consistently loved it and it's no different now, with Noel Fielding and the ever-present Phill … [Read more...]
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