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14 Macrolog entries tagged with ‘television’
Lazyweb Request: A Social Network for TV Tue 13 Apr 2010 | 0 Comments
I’ve been thinking a lot about television recently — more so since we got our first PVR last weekend. I hadn’t felt I was missing out in not having one before (apart from the programme clash conundrum); I’d always been...
Weblogs in Jeopardy? Sat 04 Dec 2004 | 1 Comments
The story goes like this. Popular and influential weblogger Jason Kottke — who for the past few months has been following the saga of history-making Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings on his site — posts a short audio clip featuring Jennings’...
House Porn Sun 21 Sep 2003 | 4 Comments
Whilst reading the MediaGuardian supplement on Monday afternoon I was shocked to discover that the new head of Channel 4 is planning to cancel one of my favourite shows, Fifteen to One. For those of you who are unaware, Fifteen...
Late Night TV Blues Wed 25 Jun 2003
Last night I set the video to tape Cry, The Beloved Country on Channel 4. But that's not quite what I found on my tape this afternoon... I had woken up at some point during the night, whilst the video...
Simpsons = Shite Sun 18 Aug 2002
Just saw bits and pieces of a new episode of The Simpsons on Sky. It was shite. Come on, Homer bouncing down the street on a ladder? The writers must have been high when they came up with that,...
Show Me the Funny Wed 01 May 2002
I hate to say it, but it's about time. There just isn't enough funny to make The Simpsons season as long as it is. But why not just up the quality control and make the series shorter? And how...
What Is It? Fri 12 Apr 2002
I've been wracking my brain trying to think of this all night, but I'm getting nowhere... back in the 80's, on The Children's Channel (back when they showed Voltron and Roustabout and well before they shortened the name to...
Britain Does Good Television Sun 03 Mar 2002
These shenanigans are just more proof that if you want good television, you have to go to Britain to get it. American television is a solely commerical enterprise; it has to pander to the lowest common denominator in this...
Haven't I Seen This Before? Sat 02 Mar 2002
If you're a fan of The Simpsons, does anything about this episode strike you as familiar? .... Just think a few series back, and substitute alcohol for sugar....
Futurama Not As Good As Everyone Thinks Shocker Tue 19 Feb 2002
Talk about over-reacting. It appears that the Fox Network has decided not to commission further series of Futurama. To be honest I can't really blame them as, with all cult shows, it has a niche audience of hardcore fans...
Plagiarism is Bad. Plagiarising Yourself is Worse. Sun 10 Feb 2002
The new episode of The Simpsons tonight was shit. I mean, the whole corporate religion thing has been done before (methinks the scriptwriters have been listening to Jello Biafra spoken word albums, and then dumbing them down for public...
Real Ads of Genius Mon 04 Feb 2002
Last night, while watching the Superbowl, Sky showed some of the Budweiser Real Men of Genius commercials, which I have to say are the best adverts they've ever commissioned. Particularly the pro wrestling costume designer. They're so good, I...
Rupert Murdoch is Ripping Me Off Sat 12 Jan 2002
Sky aren't getting another red cent out of me. I suppose one could say that we've had a bit of a cushy number over here, getting every WWF pay-per-view on Sky since 1991 without having to pay an extortionate...
Mulholland Drive to South Park Mon 07 Jan 2002
Just got back a while ago from Mulholland Drive at the IFC. I enjoyed it, which surprised me, it being a David Lynch and all. But as we were on our way home, Dave seemed to crack it (the...
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