Archive for January, 2010
EMMA – a classic Masterpiece
If you didn’t see Sunday’s broadcast of part one of Jane Austen’s Emma on Masterpiece Classic, you missed, well, a classic. I know, it’s been done before, both on film and for television. It’s also had a veiled American teen re-make in the movie, “Clueless”. What is shaping up to be a great season for the [...]
Red Dwarf Suite by the Lady Manners School Orchestra
Full disclosure. Had this been part of the playlist when I was in school, I may have been interested in orchestra. Ok, not really, but it’s still pretty cool. Founded in 1636, the Lady Manners School is an English secondary school in Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK.
Still no news on a potential production timeline for a 10th [...]
FOW gather to re-create AYBS and share memories
A lot of goings on recently at Grace Brothers Department Store. Friends and colleagues of the late Wendy Richard gathered this past week to share behind-the-scenes stories, fond memories and a little bit of laughter. While a majority of the new “cast” came from Wendy’s days on Eastenders, Nicholas Smith returned in his role as Mr. [...]
The Black Knight is so complex
For those of you that blindly sided with King Arthur as he fought the Black Knight during his quest for the Holy Grail. Well, back stories tell so much. Need I say anything else today?
Forget Conan vs. Jay…I'm Alan Partridge
All this talk the last couple of weeks. Conan O’Brien vs. Jay Leno. What’s going to happen to Jimmy Kimmel? What does this mean for Letterman? What’s NBC going to do at 10p ET after the Olympics?
The forgotten man in all of this…Alan Partridge. Partridge, as some of you may not be aware, had your [...]
