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Archive for the 'TV' Category

Save Our Bluths

January 15, 2006

While we’re on the subject of excellent TV, the long-term future of Arrested Development is even less clear following the news that Fox will be airing the final four episodes of the cut-down third season after all. They’ll be going out in a two-hour finale on February 10, which means they’ll be competing with the opening ceremony of [...]

Why the best show on TV is dead to me

January 14, 2006

NB: This post will discuss plot strands from the seventh season of The West Wing, currently airing in the US. So, if you’re a fan of the show but haven’t seen the episodes not yet aired in the UK, please don’t read any further.
The West Wing, eh? Effortlessly the finest TV show of the past [...]

It it ain’t broke, don’t blog it

January 8, 2006

Get your beady arses over to BrokenTV, sharpish. I stumbled across this a while back and promptly forgot to bookmark it. Luckily for me (and you, fair reader), I’ve found it again. Site author Mark X has a way with words that makes trendthrift come over all giddy. In a good way. Not only that, but [...]

Sport coverage: the future’s not Bright

January 8, 2006

How on earth is Mark Bright holding down a regular gig at the BBC? He’s been working for the sport team for a long time now, and after a less-than-impressive start it seems he’s just not going to get any better. For those of you that aren’t au fait with early to mid-90s English football, Bright was a well-respected top-flight striker. Nowadays [...]