Never have two news releases prompted so much fun with a headline. Well for this blog at least. On Monday, it was announced that one of the most loved stars in the world, Michael J Fox who has found fame on both the small and big screens is returning Continue Reading
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“Husbands” season 2 premieres
Husbands is that rare beast of a sitcom. It is a side-splittingly funny satire, replete with more pop culture references that an attendee at Comic-Con, which also manages to be a political call to action for equality, all without being preachy or overly earnest. How does it manage this Continue Reading
Sneak peek: “Falling Skies”, final episode season 2
We have almost reached the final episode of season 2 and all I can say is that ten episodes go by so fast! But my haven’t the team behind Falling Skies used them well this season. The 2nd Mass. have successfully traversed the eastern seaboard of the USA, from Continue Reading
Saying goodbye to: “Eureka”
Eureka‘s final episode, which I watched with great reluctance purely because I simply didn’t want to say goodbye to such a clever, warm hearted show – you know the idea; if you haven’t watched the episode then has the show really ended? Alas it has – ended on a Continue Reading
Sitcoms: Not dead folks … just different
With a record 29 sitcoms being pitched for this year’s US fall TV pilot season, such as Go On and The Mindy Project, you could be excused for wondering why anyone would suggest that the sitcom is in terminal decline? But it wasn’t that long ago that commentators were Continue Reading
Amazing behind-the-scenes photos from TV shows
The wonderful folk at flavorwire, who have a genius for gathering together a whole host of things you never knew you wanted to see (and are so excited when you do), have pulled together some photos behind the scenes of some of our favourite TV shows past and present. While Continue Reading
Grimm: First look at season 2
Season 2 of Grimm is just days away from starting in the USA, post-Olympics, on Monday 13 August and to whet our appetites, NBC have released a first look video which gives some insight into what’s inshore for our favourite fantasy procedural team. The biggest news is the introduction Continue Reading
ALF Returns: The 80s live on and on …
It’s not exactly news I will grant you that the 80s are back in a big way. At the moment we have all the New Romantics-inspired synth pop we can listen to, the return of acid washed jeans and Hypercolor-esque Tshirts, the Rubik’s Cube restored to icon status … Continue Reading
The Second Screen is upon us
NBC announced today that it is releasing Grimm: The Essential Guide, which will be available on Apple’s iPad, Barnes and Nobles’ Nook and Amazon’s Kindle Fire, is what the network calls a Second Screen interaction companion ebook for its hit TV show, Grimm. The guide, which will give fans Continue Reading
Do I know the way to Sesame Street?
I grew up with Sesame Street which began on November 10, 1969 just before my 4th birthday and only a few months before my mum and dad returned to Australia with my sister and I for good after six years or serving as missionaries on remote postings in Bangladesh. Continue Reading