Meow! I love cats. LOVE THEM. And it appears so do the good and creative folk who have produced many of our most loved TV shows down through the years. Cats have either fronted their own shows such as Top Cat or Snagglepuss from Hanna-Barbera. Or been Continue Reading
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Just one more episode of “Battlestar Galactica”
We’ve all been there. Well at least the TV obsessives among us. You unwrap a shiny new DVD box set, swearing to yourself you will only watch one, at most two episodes, and find yourself hours later still sitting on the couch wondering where the time went. I still Continue Reading
Season return: “New Girl” (season 2)
New Girl has debuted its sophomore season and it is as fresh and funny as ever. While Jess (Zooey Deschanel) is still very much the focus of the show, the ensemble vibe that increasingly defined the show in the second half of season 1 is back stronger than ever, Continue Reading
Ellen DeGeneres honoured with Mark Twain Prize for American Prize
Ellen DeGeneres, who began her showbiz career as a stand up comedian in her native New Orleans with wholly unique, and very funny, observations on the minutiae of everyday life, and now hosts the biggest chat show on day time TV, has added another string to her bow with Continue Reading
First impressions: Revolution
Revolution, the new show by J J Abrams, the TV wunderkind who has so far dazzled us with Lost, Fringe and Alias, and somewhat disappointed us with Alcatraz (and Lost – let’s be honest the ending was, um, you know, not great) has arrived after much fanfare. And surprise, surprise, Continue Reading
Seth McFarlane (“Family Guy”, “TED”) to host 2013 Academy Awards
Staid image begone! I can’t be completely certain that’s what the Oscars guardians said to each other as they plotted and planned next year’s 85th Academy Awards but that is surely the message being sent by the appointment of Seth MacFarlane to host the Awards ceremony. McFarlane who is the creator Continue Reading
“Doctor Who” farewells Amy and Rory
* SPOILERS ALERT * The departure of a major character from a show, whether universally loved, ambivalently tolerated or loathed with a passion is never easy. However you handle it, you run the risk of upsetting fans, ripping the heart out of the show, and upsetting the delicate equilibrium Continue Reading
Backstage with the stars of TV (1)
One of the biggest revolutions of late has been the way that social media has totally transformed the way stars of any stripe interact with their fans. Avid followers of everyone from pop singers to movie stars to sports gods can now tweet or send a message via Facebook Continue Reading
“Primeval” heads to Canada
Primeval is one of those clever British shows that imagines a modern world where portals or “temporal anomalies” open randomly through which all manner of creatures, ancient, and futuristic can come wandering through and create havoc. And create havoc they do, their unchecked rampaging only stopped by the fearless Continue Reading
“Clone” and the marriage of TV and comics
It’s hardly a secret that AMC’s breakout hit of the decade, The Walking Dead, is based on a monthly comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman, and artist Tony Moore, which was launched in 2003. What may not be as well known, and something I hadn’t really thought Continue Reading