When you’re in the service of others, as is Vicar Geraldine Granger (Dawn French), the “babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom”, saying “No” even extremely nicely, can be a difficult undertaking. After all, your parishioners seeing you as their vicar, regardless of how many of them there Continue Reading
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Weekend pop art: Inspired geeky Christmas sweater designs
Let’s hear it for Christmas sweaters! They go together like eggnog and a roaring fire, chestnuts and am open fire, and “Falalalalalala” and decking the halls! If you’re the sort of person who needs their sweaters, known in Australia as jumpers and most definitely not being worn at the Continue Reading
On 4th day of Christmas … I got ready to watch Robot Chicken’s Christmas special
There’s no arguing that Santa sits pretty atop the pop culture recognition tree? He may only get to strut his toy-giving festive stuff once a year but man does he make the most of it, and even when your thoughts may not necessarily turn to reindeers, tinsel and presents Continue Reading
So many worlds: You can laugh through all of them with new sci-fi comedy Tripped
SNAPSHOT The Inbetweeners’ Blake Harrison stars in E4’s mind-bending new comedy drama as Danny, an average 24-year-old who has been friends with stoner Milo (newcomer George Webster) since they were kids. Danny decides it’s time to grow up, settle down and marry long-term girlfriend Kate (BAFTA Award winner Georgina Continue Reading
“Do you think we’ll change things?” Outlander S2 teaser trailer asks the big unknowable questions
SNAPSHOT “Season Two of Outlander begins as Claire and Jamie arrive in France, hell-bent on infiltrating the Jacobite rebellion led by Prince Charles Stuart, and stopping the battle of Culloden. With the help of his cousin Jared, a local wine merchant, Jamie and Claire are thrown into the lavish Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: “Start to Finish” (S6, E8 review)
*SPOILERS … AND BROKEN WALLS, ILL-TIMED FIGHTS AND THE LATEST IN ZOMBIE-INSPIRED FASHION AHEAD.* One of the things that The Walking Dead has always done exceptionally well is weave deep, thoughtful ruminations on the nature of humanity and how it reshapes itself in the face of great threats into its Continue Reading
Can you tell me how to get to the all-new HBO Sesame Street?
Yes Sesame Street, on air for 45 years on PBS, and a recognised leader in the field of children’s educational programming – not to mention the home of Big Bird, Ernie & Bert and Grover, is on the move. Yes, the entire street! For those of us that blanch Continue Reading
Poster me this! Collaborate or resist: Colony asks what your choice would be
SNAPSHOT From executive producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Ryan Condal (Hercules) comes USA’s newest, highly-anticipated drama COLONY. Set in the very near future, COLONY centers on one family’s struggle to survive and bring liberty back to the people of an occupied Los Angeles. SAG winner Josh Holloway (Lost) stars Continue Reading
They’re back! The Tenth Doctor (Who) and Donna Noble return in a series of audio adventures
I try not to play favourites with my pop culture children … Oh, who am I kidding? That’s all, and pretty all of us do! So my delight at finding out that my favourite modern Doctor Who – and quite likely my favourite overall sorry Doctor #4 (Tom Baker) Continue Reading
“Welcome a-Bird!” Big Bird tries his hand at comedy writing
Working out what you want to do when you grow up can be kinda hard. After all there’s so many possibilities. Especially if you’re Big Bird and you’ve lived on Sesame Street all of your young life, where your told every day you can be and do anything you Continue Reading