SNAPSHOT Psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane (Grammer) returns to his hometown of Seattle, Washington, following the end of his marriage and his life in Boston (as seen in Cheers). His plans for a new life as a bachelor are complicated when he is obliged to take in his father, Martin Continue Reading
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How I accidentally fell in love with The Middle
It’s funny how some shows sneak up on you. Shows you never imagined you would enjoy and had pretty much consigned to the “I will never see a single episode EVER” pile, for any one of a multitude of reasons, suddenly find themselves on your must-see list and usually Continue Reading
TV review: Super Fun Night, “Anything For Love” (S1, E1)
Rebel Wilson is an impressive talent. From her earliest days on Australian TV when she appeared in shows such as Pizza, The Wedge and Bogan Pride, through to her recent impressive success in Hollywood appearing in films Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect, she has shown a winning flair for combining Continue Reading
TV review: The Crazy Ones (pilot episode)
Ladies and gentleman of the blogosphere I have finally found my breakout sitcom of the new season! The Crazy Ones, by TV maestro David E. Kelley (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal), is that almost elusively perfect blend of snappy, not a syllable wasted clever writing, spot on comic timing, and Continue Reading
Hurrahs all around! Parks and Recreation turns 100 … and Community gets an air date!
My how time in Pawnee flies! Seems it was just yesterday a wide-eyed, optimistic and highly spirited young lady by the name of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) was thrilled to be the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation department of this idiosyncratic city in Indiana, dream of turning Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: “Infected” (S4, E2 review)
*SOME SPOILERS AHEAD (and walkers too, no doubt)* The Walking Dead‘s “bubble o’ bliss and happiness”, never a robust creature to begin with, has well and truly burst in “Infected”. Again. Granted not completely this time, but it is leaking like a disaffected political party member at election time, Continue Reading
Hart to Hart reunion … hosted by Amy Poehler and Adam Scott
You may think there’s not much to get excited about at 3 in the morning and you’d be right (save for the obvious … and by that I mean sleep thank you) unless a bout of insomnia leads you to trawl Twitter for a while and you come across Continue Reading
Let’s have some fun, yes fun, with The Walking Dead
OK I get it. Desperately fighting for your life in the midst of a zombie apocalypse is not exactly a whole lotta fun. If you’ve not scrabbling to get away from ravenous chompers, you’re keeping one eye cocked on your fellow humans, who may or may not have your Continue Reading
The Muppets go all (Lady) Gaga in new TV special
I have no idea how I missed this most unique of connections since I am a fan of both The Muppets and Lady Gaga but it appears the two doyens of the zeitgeist have been BFFs for quite some time now. According to eonline.com, who announced that Lady Gaga Continue Reading
TV review: “Orange is the New Black” (pilot episode)
Right so Orange is the New Black is one series that I am quite late to the party to by virtue of Australia being criminally Netflix-less and no one wanting make up for that terrible reality by buying the show a ticket on that fast track express mode of Continue Reading