Liz & Rob’s Freeview box criticises television
So, we finally got an appropriate aerial to help our shiny new Freeview box do its stuff and provide us with access to UKTV History, BBC 4 and, most importantly, Bid-up TV. Programmes such as[…]

ITV seem to have missed the point, if you are going to show the Junior Eurovision Songcontest it’s rather pointless to leave the subtitles in the original language the song is being sung in, we want the TRANSLATIONS, so we can LAFF. Also if we[…]

FEMALE TROUBLE
dir. John Waters
The last few days I’ve been on a bit of a John Waters kick, one of those happy phases with just about anything where you want to step back and take the plunge through someone’s work again when it’s so[…]

BBC3’s go at serious documentaries recently actually consists pretty much solely of a docusoap called Paparazzi. Beyond the chummy calling of said photographers “Paps” the programme’s problem is in its identification with its […]

DEAR SANTA
CURRENT GAMES I WANT FOR MY GAMECUBE PLEASE:
1. Donkey Konga
2. Pokemon Colosseum
3. Paper Mario 2
4. Sonic Mega Collection
5. Phantasy Star Chronicles
6. Animal Crossing
7. Wario Ware Inc
8. Viewtiful Joe
9. Capcom vs SNK
10. Tales of Sy[…]

Fear of voice-over: what is it about documentaries and talking heads? Why do we need to see people say what they are saying. Given that most docs are edited so’s to make a coherent argument, using talking much as essay-writers use quotations fr[…]

“Incredible, Mr. Incredible” — Pixar’s latest is a smash American hit and very good fun and etc., so no surprise there. This is the first Pixar film I’ve been sufficiently interested in to go see in the theater on first[…]

London TV Station
Not sure how long it’s been operating, but in an effort to watch anything but Hollyoaks, I came across this station yesterday. It’s 244 on Sky and I’m not sure other providers can get it at the moment.
It’s p[…]

WATCH WITH* MOTHER: The Hunt for Lord Lucan
*mark s watches 20 mins alone b4 suddenly thinking that mum s might not know this is on as it’s on BORING CHANNEL FOUR*mark s (shouts up stairs): there’s a programme abt lord lucan on! mum s: w[…]

There’s a weird gag in ‘Bridget Jones 2’: two people sitting next each other on a plane to Thailand both get out ‘The Beach’ as holiday reading. Now, the book, published in 2000, is set in about 1997, so the joke makes s[…]