Over the next few hundred words or so, I’m going to attempt to explain to you why I think Fringe is one of the best things to happen to television in the last decade or so. I’ll be mentioning elements of the show, including right up to the end of season 4, so if you’re [...]
The world is brilliant. It is. Bloody brilliant. As most scientifically minded people will tell you, it’s a remarkable stroke of luck that we are even here at all. The phenomenal amount of sheer coincidental happenings that have led to (for the most part) intelligent life on Earth is staggering. And that isn’t even the [...]
It is nearing midday on a Friday. Work is rarely the first thing on my mind (as my colleagues would attest to), but today it’s even further down the list. I am hoping for a phone call from the Only Connect production team, to find out whether or not I (and my team mates) have [...]
I’m not one to blow my own trumpet, so to speak, but when I predicted big things for All The Young last year, it seems that I was right. Not only did they finish the year with slots supporting The Pigeon Detectives and The Courteeners, but they headlined a homecoming gig at the King’s Hall [...]
I’m a sucker for a good zombie book, and while my zombie based reading is mostly in comic form (The Walking Dead), one book in particular stood out for me this year, being a completely different take on the standard zombie tale. This is a love story, told from the point of view of a [...]
2011 has been a strong year for both British and American TV, with some outstanding comedy, and some other, much darker stuff as well. I’ve written a bit about my particular highlights here. For me though, one show stood out above the rest for sheer enjoyment, and it was Trollied, on Sky1. The first sitcom [...]
Being as 2011 is drawing to a close, I figured I’d follow convention for once and start rounding up all my favourite things from the year. To start with, I thought I’d go with television, and give you a brief description of some of the things that I liked most on the tellybox this last [...]
So, this year is drawing to a close, and I thought I’d inflict on you some of the highlights of my year. Then I realised the general highlight was winning £12.80 on the Euromillions, and I’ve managed to impart that knowledge in the space of one sentence. So instead, I’ve decided to write a bit [...]
Following on from part one of my Top 10 Movie Deaths, here’s the rest of the countdown, from 5 to 1. 5. Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future- This is a movie death that serves as a bit of a shock. Why kill off one of the main characters right at the beginning [...]
Olympics – Everyone’s an expert
In a few short months, the Olympics comes to Britain. Whether you like it or not, the media will be dominated with coverage, constantly reminding us how proud we should be to be hosting such a global event, shortly before Boris Johnson sets the Canadian flag on fire with a mistimed flick of a cigar. [...]