TV

  I have to say that the new Dr Who trailer released by the BBC looks amazing, and has so much “blockbuster-yness” in it than I am expecting him to be battling Jaws, Forrest Gump, all the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park, and several of Marvel’s superheroes all in one almighty Continue Reading

  When I first read the news that there are plans afoot to reboot The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974 and starred Robert Reed and Florence Henderson, I thought “Why not? It worked well for Battlestar Galactica, and Dallas.” But as I digested the news, I realised Continue Reading

I did an extraordinary thing this morning. I set the alarm on a Saturday morning for 5.30 am, at my boyfriend’s behest, so we could lie in bed and watch the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics 2012. It wasn’t so much the early hour of our “rising” (to be Continue Reading

  … and Jimmy Kimmel wore pyjamas to announce them. As you do. His unusual attire, which fits perfectly with the late night talk-show host’s larrikin spirit, was a joking reference to the fact that he was seconded at the last minute to assist actress Kerry Washington with hosting duties Continue Reading

  With the curse broken and the fairytale world and the “real” world crashing headlong into each other, much await our once amnesiac characters in this season of the show. While they may have recovered the full extent of their original identities, they are no longer those people entirely with Continue Reading

Yes I know you must appreciate the witty double play on Grimm which naturally has not been used by anyone else ever. Now my startlingly original use of this show’s title out of the way – you can email and tweet your acknowledgement of my comic brilliance at some other Continue Reading

  Among the many, many gems to emerge from last week’s pop culture fiesta, Comic-Con 2012, was this trailer for the fifth and final season of Fringe. It’s a punch summary of the drama to come, and has me salivating for the return of the only team that can save Continue Reading

  I discovered Husbands quite by chance one day when I saw a post by a pop-culture obsessed friend of mine on Facebook. Respecting her judgement immensely, and intrigued by the idea of a series focusing on an accidentally married gay couple – as a gay man , it is Continue Reading

  It is the same every four years. The Olympics, which I don’t mind watching here and there, especially if Australia is doing well, or male swimmers or male gymnasts are competing (I am only human after all), come to town (virtually or if you’re in London this year, literally) Continue Reading