Archive for April, 2011
Tellyspotting 2.0
Over the last couple of days, we’ve experienced a phenomenal increase in traffic from around the world. As a matter of fact, Friday, 29 April, was by far the highest traffic day ever since the beginning thanks, in large part, to a couple of minor events going on like the Royal Wedding and the return [...]
Ten teachable moments for tonight's Doctor Who
Last week’s premiere episode of series 6 of Doctor Who titled “The Impossible Astronaut” has set a brilliant stage for this week’s epic part 2 conclusion, “Day of the Moon“. Still in America, with the FBI on their heels, this week’s episode is more Steven Moffat brilliance just waiting to happen. Before you watch, here [...]
Memorable British comedy weddings for your review
Celebrating today’s Royal wedding? Perhaps, you have Royal wedding talk tired head. Either way, there have been some classic British comedy weddings over the years that would rival any Royal nuptial from a memorable standpoint. How about a few to pass the time for old time sake. Have a favorite? As Time Goes By – [...]
Royal Wedding. Avoid, survive or endure? Your choice.
As the big event closes in on us tomorrow, there are plans being made to have or attend Royal Wedding watching parties around the globe no matter the time zone. Television networks can’t muscle their way in to Trafalgar Square quick enough to bring viewers more information than the law allows about every square inch of [...]
Sherlock 2: It begins
Fresh from what appears to be a very successful premiere of the new season of Doctor Who comes the long-awaited news for Sherlock/Benedict Cumberbatch/Martin Freeman/Steven Moffat/Mark Gatiss fans. Leave it to the genius of co-creators/writers, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, to brilliantly solve Twitter and its 140 character limitations. Early Tuesday morning, the tweet from [...]
Today's British comedy what if: Dawn French was invited to the Royal Wedding?
We can now shift gears to a point where everything screams all-things Royal Wedding. Just a reminder that for those in the United States, you can see the BBC-coverage of the wedding on a number of PBS stations across the country beginning at 2:00am CT on Friday morning. For those in the North Texas area, [...]
John Sullivan, creator/writer of Only Fools and Horses, dead at 64
Sadness rocked the British comedy world again this past weekend with the news of the death of John Sullivan, creator/writer of what has long been recognized as Britain’s Best Sitcom of all-time, Only Fools and Horses. Sullivan touched so many lives through his work that he never knew including OFAH, Citizen Smith and Rock & [...]
Happy Easter from the Dibley Bunny
Post-St Georges Day and post-anniversary of William Shakespeare birth and death, we transition from one of the most eagerly anticipated weeks of the year which culminated with the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who to the next most eagerly anticipated weeks of the same year leading up to the Royal Wedding. Time to take [...]
