Month: August 2009

Holiday meme of the week: Favourite overseas excursion?

5 August 2009 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

A nice, simple meme this week, I hope, in keeping with the August spirit:

What’s your favourite TV show or TV episode filmed abroad?

So depending on how you feel like answering, it might simply be your favourite foreign TV show. It might be a whole TV show from your native country that’s filmed in another country (so Wallander if you’re from the UK or The Philanthropist if you’re American). It might be simply an episode (typically a Christmas episode) that’s been filmed in another country (eg Bones‘ season premier filmed in the UK). It’s up to you.

Mine, incidentally, is The Aphrodite Inheritance. But how about you?

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

Holiday weird old trailers: Blue Thunder (1983)

4 August 2009 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

In a break from tradition, this week I’m giving you a weird old trailer rather than a weird old title sequence. No doubt you’re aware of the modern trend of trailer makers to include every single interesting part of a movie in the trailer, thus ruining the whole film (cf Obsessed for example, although some may argue that was pre-ruined).

However, as this trailer for Blue Thunder shows, this trend is anything but modern. Short of the final scene, there’s not much in the plot that isn’t in that trailer. In fact, the whole conspiracy is explained in it. Which is weird.

Cracking trailer though, even if the TV series was a lump of rubbish.

Sitting Tennant

Monday’s Holiday Sitting Tennants: week one

3 August 2009 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

From Ms Rullsenberg

From Ms Jaradel

From Sister Chastity

From Toby

From Lauren

I’m not here. Well, I am, but I’m doing other things right now. But even though I’m not here (although I am), you can still gaze adoringly at David Tennant sitting down. So here, for your delight, are pictures from Ms Rullsenberg, Jaradel, Sister Chastity, Toby and the latest arrival to the house of Sitting Tennant, Lauren. Say hello to Lauren everyone!

Remember, you can still caption Friday’s Sitting Tennant.

  1. Rullsenberg: 45.5
  2. Sister Chastity: 42.5
  3. Jaradel: 32.5
  4. Toby: 3
  5. Rosby: 2.5
  6. Amy: 2
  7. Persephone, Sabine, Lauren: 1

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery.

Every photo displayed on Monday (one per person who sends one in) gets a point, with a bonus point if it’s from the latest DT production; the best pic in the stash each week will appear on Friday and get three points.

You can also enter the witty and amusing captions league table by commenting on Friday’s Sitting Tennant photo, the best caption getting 10 points.

House season six promos

3 August 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Promos are already out for the sixth season of House. Obviously, there’s a few spoilers, so if you haven’t seen the end of the fifth season, don’t watch this. But it looks interesting, the premiere’s going to be two hours long, and Franka Potente’s going to be in it. Cool.