Hurrah! Miranda Hart is funny in real life. That may sound a strangely self-evident way to start a review about one of the funniest British comedians at work today but let me explain. I first came across Miranda Hart the way many people did – via her very successful Continue Reading
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It’s a Full House once again! Jimmy Fallon reunites the cast of the sitcom classic
I am quite the contrary creature when it comes to reunions of the casts of TV shows I liked, or music artists I adored or movies that made quite the impression on me back in the day. While I love the chance to have fresh material or one those Continue Reading
Bosom Buddies forever: Adam Scott and Paul Rudd’s homage to the ’80s sitcom
I must admit to being gobsmacked when I excitedly told my friends that Adam Scott’s latest and final instalment in Adult Swim’s Greatest Event in Television History series was the recreation of the opening titles of ’80s sitcom Bosom Buddies and all I got were looks of total and complete Continue Reading
The Big Bang Theory gets even bigger: Reunites Darth Vader and Princess Leia
SNAPSHOT After the guys can’t get Comic-Con tickets, Sheldon tries to hold his own convention and winds up spending a wild night with James Earl Jones. Meanwhile, the girls see if they can act like “grown-ups” (source cbs.com) San Diego Comic-Con, is pretty much THE preeminent pop culture convention in Continue Reading
Weekend Pop Art: What if TV shows and movies were Golden Books?
I grew up with Little Golden Books (the first 12 of which were published on October 1, 1942). I still fondly recall reading The Poky Little Puppy and Three Little Kittens (two of the first twelve 12 titles published), The Monster at the end of this Book (starring Grover) and Continue Reading
First impressions: Helix (“Pilot” 1.01 / “Vector” 1.02)
“BEHIND YOU!” Now before anyone begins to worry that the use of that delightfully hoary old pantomime ritual is a sign that Helix is some sort of over the top homage to English musical comedy stage shows, let me assure you that the use of that phrase has more to do Continue Reading
Nurse Jackie takes the high road … or the low road in disguise
Nurse heal thyself! There’s every chance that a nurse as skilled as Nurse Jackie (Edie Falco) could do that in a heartbeat, but she’s also a flawed human being, an addict, a mother and a 1001 other complicating things so the heartbeat has ended up being more like five Continue Reading
5 things I loved about this year’s Golden Globe Awards
I love the Golden Globe Awards. They are ballsy, brassy and fun, the Sydney to the Oscar’s Melbourne – that only makes sense if you live in Australia but trust me Sydney and Melbourne are the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars respectively in spirit – and a great Continue Reading
The Simpsons pay tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Let the anime magic ensue
One of the most delightful surprises of my moviegoing life was deciding on a whim one day to see a Japanese animated movie Spirited Away, from the famous Studio Ghibli, which until recently was headed by the justifiably legendary Hayao Miyazaki. Despite studying Japanese at university for three years Continue Reading
First impressions: Community season 5 (now with re-added Dan Harmon)
Like a great many other Community fans, I persevered through the lacklustre Dan Harmon-less season four, happy to spend any time I could get with the Greendale gang, even if they did feel like rather soulless facsimiles of the wacky, insane and ultimately loveable people I had grown to Continue Reading