One of the great strengths of Sesame Street since its earliest days has been its ability to simultaneously cater to both its core audience of very pre-school and young school age children and to the adults who often watch the show alongside their kids. The liberal sprinkling of knowing Continue Reading
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“Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome” finds its way to syfy at last!
It all started way back in 2003 when a boldly re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, stripped of all its late 70s cheesiness (for which I still retain a great fondness, I have to admit), and bulked up with stellar scripts, imaginative narrative and superb acting blasted onto our screens. From the Continue Reading
First impressions: “The Mindy Project”
One of the great drawbacks about living in Australia – next to, of course, the great many advantages (he says patriotically while balancing on a wombat and holding a stubby of beer) – is that some TV shows take quite a while to reach our shores. While this can work Continue Reading
Sneak Peek: Steven Moffat spills on what’s up next for “Dr Who”
Ah March 30 2013, you seem so far away. After having my Dr Who yearnings satisfied by the Christmas special, “The Snowmen” with its sentient snow, disgruntled Time Lord and overly curious nanny, I am once again staring down the barrel of months of no TARDIS-driven grand adventures in Continue Reading
“Haven” : Normal has left the building
Right. So let’s say your housemate/husband/wife/erudite pet has been watching a show for 3 seasons and while you have caught glimpses here and there, you haven’t had time to stop and watch an episode due to life being crazy/more TV shows that you know what to do with / Continue Reading
Behold the bright pink unicorns of “Community”
I think we can all agree that what any edgy, quirky sitcom needs to truly cement itself as one of the greats in the pantheon of comedy awesomeness is muscular men dressed as unicorns. I mean, right? Right?! To be honest thought hadn’t even crossed my mind but by Continue Reading
Sneak peek: New trailer for “Defiance”
Another day. Another apocalypse. And once again Earth isn’t quite what it used to be. Welcome to Defiance, a town on the edge of a new hospitable frontier (the old St Louis, Missouri) where what’s left of humanity co-exists uneasily with the seven species that make up the alien Continue Reading
It’s the end of “Fringe” as we know it … and I don’t feel fine
Yet another sad day looms in the world of adventurous, interesting TV. The final episode of Fringe airs this Friday US time (it also functions as the series’ 100th episode), and behold it makes this fanboy mighty sad. If one thing has become abundantly clear as you read my Continue Reading
“Modern Family” promos itself in classic style
The people behind the promotion of one of the best sitcoms on TV at the moment have always had a flair for representing the cast in all manner of colourful, creative shots. It is one of those rare shows that has a consistent look and feel throughout all of Continue Reading
Some lighthearted “The Big Bang Theory” fun for the weekend
I discovered this gem on the web today, traced it back to its original home – made sense it was the official site the-big-bang-theory.com – and had to share it since (a) I love this show and (b) the “Soft Kitty” song rocks and this homage to it is wonderful Continue Reading