SNAPSHOTAnd what a trailer it is! In adventures that seem to be mostly centered on Earth itself, something is coming for the Doctor and things seem awfully dangerous. We’ve got Stephen Fry asking the Doctor if she can be trusted, we’ve got her companions insisting that they’re family, and we’ve Continue Reading
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When polar opposites attract: Thoughts on Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss aka Theodor Seuss Geisel was one of a kind. A talented writer and artist, political cartoonist, poet and so much, Dr Seuss gifted us with many of the greatest and bestselling children’s books of all time, including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937), Continue Reading
Saturday morning TV: Original Basil Brush Show
Nostalgia is a strange beast. Wearing the most fashionable of rose-colour glasses and moving with the surety of someone who belives they have an impeachable memory of things past, it makes its way through the landscape of our lives with the confidence of a salesman looking to close the deal, Continue Reading
Avenue 5: In space Armando Iannucci can definitely hear you laugh
SNAPSHOTSet four decades in the future, Avenue 5 boldly imagines a world where the rich feel entitled to not only the world, but also the solar system. Cool and capable Captain Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie) pilots the show’s titular space cruiser, of which Herman Judd (Josh Gad) is the billionaire Continue Reading
A little crazy goes a long way: Thoughts on The Kominsky Method (season 2)
One of the comforting niceties we hang onto as we get older is that all those years of living will eventually add up, by sheer weight of life experience, to a near-zen state of having our shit together. We imagine ourselves sitting out on the deck of country home staring Continue Reading
Are you game? The Witcher is coming your way
SNAPSHOTHenry Cavill stars as Geralt, who is part of the Witcher class of beings. The Witchers are genetically enhanced individuals who are trained in the art of monster hunting and travel the world, hunting monsters for coin. Or, in the words of Henry Cavill himself at the SDCC Witcher panel— Continue Reading
Life gets bigger and bigger: Thoughts on Atypical season 3
Life is full of transitions. Every time we step out of the metaphorical door of life, everything that we are and want to be changes, as does the way we interact with those around us, in turn, altering the way their lives manifest themselves. By the very nature of these Continue Reading
Can you tell me how to get to The Late Late Show with Big Bird and Grover and …
Happy 50th birthday Sesame Street! It’s a milestone birthday for the much-loved, venerable children’s educational TV program, and amidst a slew of on-air and social media-centred celebrations including a big, fun TV special hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, everyone’s favourite counting and spelling Muppets found their way to James Corden’s The Continue Reading
Merry fiery Christmas! John Lewis/Waitrose introduces us to Edgar the Dragon
SNAPSHOTJohn Lewis is counting on an excitable baby dragon called Edgar to put some heat under sales this Christmas in its first joint festive advert with the retailer’s sister chain, Waitrose. The campaign is fronted by a 10-year-old actor called Ruby, who had to act alongside a stick or plastic Continue Reading
Let’s Make Christmas Extra Special: ASDA’s beautiful nod to festive magic
I know there are lots of people who think Christmas is far too commercial for its own good … and in lots of ways that’s likely true. BUT, and this is a very important BUT, that doesn’t mean there can’t be some festive wonder and magic in the midst of Continue Reading