Meme of the week: Favourite TV politician

It seems appropriate in the wake of certain recent events in European politics to ask a quick meme this week:

Who’s your favourite TV politician? Or your least favourite?

I’m suspecting there’ll be more than a few West Wing responses, but don’t forget the likes of State of Play, Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister, Party Animals, GBH, A Very British Coup, 1984 et al (depending on how left/right wing you are). If you prefer to hit the movies for Dave, The American President, etc, feel free

As always, leave a comment with your answer or a link to your answer on your own blog.

Mentalism in action: Patrick Duffy and the Crab

Yes, the world is mental. Didn’t know that already? Well, let me break it to you that it is: the world is definitely mental.

Oh, you’d like proof would you? Blimey, you’re demanding. Well, how about this video, in which Patrick Duffy and a talking stuffed crab discuss having a threesome with Courtney Cox.

Yes. See?

More crab talk after the break as well.

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News

Wednesday’s spiffing termination news

Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in Iron Man 2

Film

British TV

Canadian TV

US TV

Weird old titles: Rupert the Bear

Time for another weird old title sequence. Rupert Bear has been one of British culture’s most enduring characters. Originally a cartoon in the Daily Express, the little bear and his weird array of friends have gone on to have many LSD-soaked adventures in other media, especially TV.

For pure scariness, you can’t beat the 70s version of The Adventures of Rupert Bear, which terrified many a child, and now can terrify you, too. What a scary little bear.

Tuesday’s “You’re both hired!” news

Awards

Film

East European TV

  • In Treatment to be remade in Romanian, Hungarian, Czech and Polish

British TV

Canadian/German TV

  • Rufus Sewell, Ian McShane and Donald Sutherland to star in Pillars of the Earth

US TV