TV

  I love retro TV. Much as I adore curling on the couch and watching the latest episode of New Girl, Once Upon a Time or The Walking Dead, there is something comforting, and in the case of the shows that have stood the test of time (I discovered sadly Continue Reading

  This is one seriously creepy, but monumentally intriguing, trailer. Frankly I don’t think A & E could have improved on this teaser for their new Psycho-prequel series, Bates Motel – from Lost‘s Carlton Cuse and Friday Night Lights‘ Kerry Ehrin –  which they are at pains to point out is Continue Reading

  Given the nature of this blog, which doesn’t exactly hide its cathode ray light under a Scooby Doo patterned-bushel, you have probably quite likely surmised, and you would be right, that I am more than a little obsessed with, and in love with, pop culture. While I don’t do Continue Reading

  A Moody Christmas is about as perfect as television gets. It has been widely hailed, and rightly so, as one of the best series of the year in Australia, or for that matter anywhere, its six episodes a pitch perfect blend of humour and drama that captures the idiosyncrasies Continue Reading

  So to the TV shows of Christmas present! Now when selecting what would make this post, my criteria was not so much when they telecast the episode as whether the show itself is still on the air, which I can happily say is definitely the case with all these Continue Reading

Miranda Hart     and   Matt Smith     together in the one show? Could it be so? Well it almost was, as this post on tardis-base.blogspot.com.au outlines. Way back in July 2011, Miranda Hart, whose star was very much on the rise thanks to her hit sitcom Miranda, was offered a Continue Reading

    Yes its back soon my friends and while it’s likely some time till it’s on the air in Australia, the fact that it’s back on the TV at all warms this fanboy’s heart. As does some soft, mellow red wine but hey, that’s another story completely. One thing Continue Reading

  In my last post I made mention of the wonderful job that the BBC was doing promoting the upcoming Dr Who Christmas special, “The Snowmen”. Well another group of PR professionals more than earning their keep are the talented team at TBS who are going all out to make Continue Reading

  I watched the mid season finale this week, “Made To Suffer”, along with millions of others, and while it featured many of elements that have made this season must-see TV, even if you’re undead, it also exposed a few fault lines in the show such as its all too Continue Reading

  “I DO!” Wait … what was the question again? Oh yes, will I watch Wedding Band, which premiered on TBS on November 10 in USA, and just last night here in Australia, for as long as we both shall live or till falling ratings do us part? Why yes, Continue Reading