Archive for August, 2011
10 reasons to change places with Doctor Who
At long last, the return of Doctor Who 6.5 has come and gone. Anticipation is replaced by reflection. Thankfully, the folks over a ScreenRant have been busy little reflectors when it comes to the Traveling Time Lord. For different reasons, we’ve all had our favorite Doctor’s over the years from William Hartnell to Matt Smith [...]
They're back…Pats and Eddy, still AbFab after 20 years
Brace yourselves. Edina and Patsy are back. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley and the entire cast of Absolutely Fabulous, including Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield, return for a holiday special and two more during 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its premiere in 1992. Picking up right where they left off in [...]
Tinker Tailor – UK, September 16. U.S., now December 9 :(
As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. Unfortunately, U.S. audiences will have to wait just a bit longer as it turns out which, obviously, means Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring Colin Firth, Gary Oldman and Benedict Cumberbatch, is really worth waiting for. On the good news/bad news front, what has been widely [...]
Next mtg of Sherlock support group called to order with trailer for Sherlock 2
With location shooting wrapping up last week in Cardiff, all we can do now as worldwide members of the Sherlock support group is sit and wait until 2012. Fortunately the folks at the BBC fully understand our addiction and have promptly provided us with a brief taste as to what we’re in for next year [...]
Czech Republic Olympic team courts unlikely spokesperson
And Now for Something Completely Different Touting his Olympic experience, former Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star, John Cleese, finds himself in the Czech Republic this week where he will become the face of the Czech Republic Olympic Team in all advertising leading up to the London 2012 games. Cleese, who says that the Czech [...]
BBC TV themes by Ronnie Hazlehurst
Following Monday’s sad news of the untimely passing of producer/director, John Howard Davies, it started me thinking more about some of the individuals that have been a part of all of our British comedy lives for decades that we aren’t even aware of. We all know the talents of John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Richard Briers, [...]
TV's Downton Abbey would be so proud
If you’re ITV, you just can’t pay for this kind of press leading up to the premiere of the new season of your most highly successful series in some time. Scandal = audience in the 21st century. It’s definitely a case of art imitating life rather than the reverse when it comes to the mega-hit, Downton [...]
R.I.P. John Howard Davies – Thanks for a lifetime gift of smiles and laughter
There are only a handful of individuals that any one of us crosses paths with, either directly or indirectly, who have an impact on so many lives. John Howard Davies was one such individual. You may not know the face, unless you happen to have a DVD of the 1948 classic David Lean film, Oliver [...]
