OK so who said you can never go back? Really? Lots of people? Well tell them they were all wrong, that they have no idea what they’re talking about and that I smell snow. Yes snow. It’s one of the first lines uttered in the Gilmore Girls reincarnation A Continue Reading
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Are Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead linked? One fan theory says they are
At first blush, and at pretty every blush thereafter and forevermore, the idea that two disparate shows such as Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead may be linked in any way, may seem more than a little farfetched. Sure, they both take as a central idea the idea that Continue Reading
Road to Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life #10: “Bon Voyage” (S7, E22)
And so it is that we say goodbye to Gilmore Girls (well the original incarnation anyway; there are four new episodes in the form of A Year in the Life currently on Netflix to enjoy). Now saying goodbye is never easy, no matter how exciting the new opportunities and Continue Reading
The Greatest Gift: Nothing beats give your time and presence this Christmas says Sainsbury’s
SNAPSHOT Presenting the new Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert – a joyous Christmas musical created in stop frame animation featuring vocals by James Corden. It tells the story of Dave, a hard-working and devoted Dad, who realises that the greatest gift he can give people this Christmas is his time. (synopsis Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: “Go Getters” (S7, E5 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND WALKER PARTIES LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE WITH LOUD MUSIC, BONFIRES AND ROPED-UP GUARDS* Thank the Diseased Big Walker in the Sky, we have a reprieve from Negan’s swaggering blandness this week. Admittedly we get it still by proxy with Simon (Steven Ogg), The Walking Continue Reading
Tugging at the festive heartstrings. Join #BustertheBoxer in this year’s John Lewis Christmas ad
SNAPSHOT This is the story of a little girl called Bridget who loves to bounce. When her mum and dad buy her a trampoline for Christmas, they soon discover that she isn’t the only one with a passion for jumping. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) Christmas is almost upon us Continue Reading
Missed it by that much: 29 TV and film spin-offs that almost happened
So near … and yet so very far. As Mike Rugnetta from Mental Floss’s List View details, that’s been the fate of many a spin-off proposed for popular TV shows and movies. You’d think that someone proposing a spin-off from say Friends, Cheers or The Wire would be greeted with Continue Reading
Road to Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life #9: “Wedding Bell Blues” (S5, E13)
As Gilmore Girls continued on its quirky merry way into its later seasons, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s show gradually got darker and darker. Not The Wire or Sopranos darker obviously because frankly where would be the fun in that, but darker nonetheless, with a willingness to leave characters hanging in the Continue Reading
Freeze Big Bird! Sesame Street takes up the mannequin challenge
Demonstrating once again that they are hip to the viral groove, Sesame Street has taken up the Mannequin Challenge, which according to the good people at Wikipedia is “a viral Internet video trend where people remain frozen in action like mannequins while a video is recorded, usually with the Continue Reading
Saturday morning cartoons: Hong Kong Phooey
Hong Kong Phooey is yet another of Hanna-Barbera’s long line of cartoon creations that seems to have had a far longer on-screen life than he actually did. In truth, the entire series which is comprised of 16 episodes which in turn broke down into 2 sub-episodes, only ran for a Continue Reading