Once Upon a Time is, quite simply, brilliant. I had high hopes for this show which seemed to promise LOST-like intrigue with a postmodern take on fairytales, and it has delivered in spades. It bounces back and forth between the fairy tale characters as we know and love them, and Continue Reading
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On the tenth day of Christmas… I watched 2011’s Eureka Christmas episode – Do You See What I See
So I finally got to see a few of the episodes I previewed earlier and they are such a delight. Here’s my reviews of Eureka’s Do You See What I See DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE – EUREKA Ah I do love the twisting of standard Christmas phrases into Continue Reading
On the ninth day of Christmas … my cartoon ornaments reminded me of childhood past
My Christmas tree is not your usual Christmas tree. Oh it has branches, and tinsel on the branches, and some sparkly red and silver baubles, and the most gorgeous blue and white twinkly lights. All the usual accoutrements, naturally and I adore it because it is exactly the sort of Continue Reading
On the seventh day of Christmas… I finally watched Eureka’s 2010 Christmas episode – "O Little Town"
Eureka is quirky to its core, which is why I love it, and this episode kept the quirk factor as high as it could go, while still managing to be funny and touching in equal measure. It’s a little unclear just when the events in “O Little Town” take place. Continue Reading
If the cast of Community were Batman villains…
(artwork by the very talented Ben Deguzman (@abouthebenjamin) from Southern California.)
On the fifth day of Christmas… I watched Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas (2010)
Christmas is, on the surface at least, the shiniest and happiest of festivals – happy families exchanging presents, lavish feasts, joy and goodwill, everyone happy ever after lit by the glow of a 1000 warmed hearts. But as Abed, who is my favourite character in this creatively rich series, discovers Continue Reading
On the second day of Christmas, my TV gave to me…
It is no secret that I love Christmas (unless you have been living under a rock in a small village on the windswept edges of Mongolia in which case you are (a) very odd, and yet quirky, and (b) forgiven for missing that) and naturally being a pop culture junkie, Continue Reading
Happy Birthday in a million pretty pixels
It’s my birthday tomorrow. (Thank you, thank you, your warm wishes are greatly appreciated… and not at all solicited) So it got me thinking. Not just about cake, and how far I have to run (Ecuador? Burkina Faso? The moon?) to burn off enough calories in preparation for the all Continue Reading
The changing face of television
“I’m freeee!” This is instantly recognisable to anyone over 35 as the less than subtle catchphrase of Mr Humphries, the flamboyant menswear salesman from the 1970s British sitcom, “Are You Being Served?”(1972-1985). Though he was never explicitly identified as a gay man, it was clear from his mannerisms and innuendo-laden Continue Reading
Glee done got its mojo back….mostly
Have you ever become fast and firm friends with someone who has charmed and delighted you every step of the way till one day they make an almost insulting remark, or appear disinterested in what you have to say, before bouncing back the next day as if nothing ever happened? Continue Reading