Television
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Important Things
One of my favourite comedians stars in a new show starting on Comedy Central this week.
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Chuck
It’s been a little while since I’ve been excited about a television show, and even longer since I’ve been evangelising about an American series. But this weekend I discovered a new televisual addiction, in the form of NBC’s Monday night comedy ‘Chuck’.
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Define ‘Distinctive’
In just four weeks time, the small Cumbrian town of Whitehaven will be the first place in the UK to have it’s analogue television signal switched off, with the full gamut of digital television channels replacing the current five.
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Answering the Call, but Who’s Calling?
Last weekend we witnessed another global entertainment event, this time aimed to raise awareness of ‘a climate in crisis’ — Live Earth.
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Is There Life on Mars?
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology and a super fast broadband connection, I like many others in the UK today, will be watching the conclusion to ‘Life on Mars’ (9pm, BBC One).
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The One to Watch
Since childhood, I have been a closet fan of television idents (the bits of video that appear whilst a program is being announced). Back in the early nineties, when a channel got a new set of idents, it was a big deal, with all the press reporting on them and casting their opinions. Of course back then, there were only four channels.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
If ever there was a reason to get my arse back over to the States as quickly as possible, it would be to see the new Aaron Sorkin drama series ‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’.
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Unbelievable
My intention for this post was to write about an irritating advert that is currently running on US TV right now. Beforehand, I did a quick Google search so that I could link to the product in question. In doing so I found a number of blogs and discussion forums already talking about it and quickly realised that by adding myself to that number, I would be walking into an age old marketing trap.
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Attack of the Clones
So there I was passively watching a special edition of the Conan O’Brian show in which he visits Finland. During his visit he was a guest on some television shows, and one immediately caught my eye — ‘Lauantai-illan HUUMAA!!’
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Observations From Across the Pond
A list of things I’ve noticed whilst living in the States.
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More or Less?
If you have Freeview turn to channel 13 now! If you have Sky turn to channel 165. For cable viewers, tap 166 into your ntl box or 142 if you’re with Telewest. What you shall find is a preview for what I believe to be the most exciting television channel to launch since BBC2 forty years ago.
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Top 5: American TV Shows
In the same vain Channel 4 ends every weekend churning out another Top 100 program, I too have decided to start something similar. So I bring you the first in a weekly series of Top 5’s, yet sadly missing the countless C-list celebrities talking through their behinds! So to start the ball rolling: American TV shows.