Month: March 2010

US TV

What if Community had a Friends-style title sequence?

3 March 2010 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Community is of course one of the funniest new shows on US TV this season, as you may recall from my third-episode verdict and initial review. Naturally, it’s not been purchased by any UK broadcasters, but that’s another story – you can always try TV Dome instead.

But what about its title sequence? Does this say funny to you?

It’s nice, but funny? No.

You know what had energy and verve? The Friends title sequence, that’s what. So how about if Community had the same title sort of title sequence as Friends? Huh? Huh?

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Much better, huh? BTW, doesn’t Gillian Jacobs who plays Brita on the show have the cutest Twitter avatar in the whole world…

Gillian Jacob's Twitter avatar

…as well as a strange obsession with old Saturday morning . I follow her just to find out what weird stuff I’ve missed out on…

UK TV

On the impossibility of taking Michael Gove seriously: A Stab in the Dark

3 March 2010 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

Michael Gove. You must know him, right?

No? Okay, well he’s a Tory MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. Look, here he is on Sunday’s The Politics Show:

Now, I have a problem with Michael Gove. No matter what he does, no matter where he goes, I will always remember him as being one of the three hosts, including David Baddiel and Tracey MacLeod, of Channel 4’s early 90s comedy/polemic show A Stab In The Dark.

No one who had anything to do with A Stab in the Dark should be an MP.

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Events

White Collar web chat with Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay tonight

3 March 2010 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

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Just in case you’re in the US – or live in the UK are something of a night owl/sky lark (or some kind of bird that gets up early) – I thought you’d like to know that USA Network is hosting a live video webchat with Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay tonight at 7pm ET/6pm CT (which would be 3am UK time, if I’ve done my sums right). In case you don’t know, they’re the stars of USA Network’s White Collar, which is going to be shown by Bravo in the UK.

The webchat is going to be on the USA Network web site, and to keep yourself entertained until tonight – or to find out what White Collar‘s like – my review is back here. Or there’s this here YouTube video.

Wednesday’s “Hello again to Jason Isaacs” news

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Film

British TV

US TV

Tuesday’s “the Hoff’s on TV. No, not that Hoff” news

2 March 2010 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

Film

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US TV

  • Pilot casting, including Julie Benz on No Ordinary Family and Alexandra Breckenridge on Traffic Light
  • Dustin Hoffman to star in Luck – his first TV show in 40 years
  • TV Land orders 10 episodes of Hot in Cleveland
  • American Idol‘s Katharine McPhee to star in The Pink House
  • Matt Frewer to guest on Supernatural [spoilers]