Family Guy
Mongrels – Definitely not the Muppets
Reminiscent of one of the all-time great movies, The Player, there are times that you’d like to be a fly on the wall in a pitch meeting trying to convince studio heads that your idea is the next Seinfeld, ER or Desperate Housewives. Imagine your pitch to the BBC commissioners for a series called Mongrels.
Ok, [...]
Doctor Who + Family Guy = Doctor Stew
Counting down the days to the 23 April premiere of Doctor Who, sometimes you just run across things that are meant to be and just too good not to share. What could be better than a mind meld of the brilliance of Seth MacFarlane and the genius of Steven Moffat? It has all the ingredients [...]
Monday scattershooting….Doctor Who 6, Bring Back Whites, Being Human and more….
With British Pie Week but a distant memory, we’re finally able to troll around the Internets for some little known facts with respect to your favorite British television series, actors and general goings on. As always, if you happen to see an interesting tidbit in your Internet travels, send it along so we can share [...]
As Time Goes By scores pop culture mention in Funky Winkerbean
Okay, it may not be the Simpsons, Family Guy or Southpark, but it is Funky Winkerbean with a not so subtle appointment television nod to Bob Larbey, Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench. A big shout out and thanks to Lisa C., long-time British comedy/drama fan in North Texas and frequent Tellyspotting contributor in the comment section, [...]
BBC Showcase – a postscript
Well, screenings are over (again, we were the last people to leave the Brighton Centre before they kicked us out), but the wind, rain and cold have a new friend, snow, in the forecast. Lots of great finds, as always, during our five days in Brighton. I say this every year, but this has to [...]
