Month: April 2010

Thursday’s doubly lush news

22 April 2010 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

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  • NT Live to show Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein and Hamlet

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Question of the week: what shows have you given up on or given a second chance to this season?

21 April 2010 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

A year or so ago, back when this was meme of the week, I asked the question:

Which TV shows have you stopped watching recently and why?

It feels like the time to ask the question again. I’ve ditched CSI, CSI:Miami and 10 Things I Hate About You on the general grounds they were wasting my time and not entertaining me. But how about you? Ditched FlashForward yet? Abandoned Heroes this season?

Alternatively, if you prefer, answer the flipside question:

Which TV shows have you given a second chance to, and were you glad or annoyed that you did?

I gave Spartacus: Blood and Sand a second chance and was surprisingly pleased. I nearly gave up on 24 but held on until it started to get good again. I tried Ashes to Ashes again and wasn’t impressed at all, so I’ve given it up again. If you gave up on Stargate Universe you should probably give that a second chance, by the way, and Heroes this season was really a whole lot better than Volume 3 (if not brilliant).

But how about you?

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

Wednesday’s “retiring Vulcan” news

21 April 2010 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

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Review: Doctor Who – 5×3 – Victory of the Daleks

20 April 2010 Rob Buckley 30 Comments

Victory of the Daleks

In the UK: Saturday 17th April 2010, 6.15pm, BBC1
In the US: Saturday 1st May 2010, 9/8c, BBC America

Just goes to show you – Steven Moffat isn’t infallible. He might be showrunner, but when he’s given a piece of tatt by his bestest Whoer pal Mark Gatiss that was left over from the Rusty years, he’ll still try to use it to save himself a bit of time. Oh, and to get some new merchandising opportunities up and running.

Cue, Collectibles of the Daleks!

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Review: Doctor Who – 5×3 – Victory of the Daleks

20 April 2010 Rob Buckley 20 Comments

Victory of the Daleks

In the UK: Saturday 17th April 2010, 6.15pm, BBC1
In the US: Saturday 1st May 2010, 9/8c, BBC America

Just goes to show you – Steven Moffat isn’t infallible. He might be showrunner, but when he’s given a piece of tatt by his bestest Whoer pal Mark Gatiss that was left over from the Rusty years, he’ll still try to use it to save himself a bit of time. Oh, and to get some new merchandising opportunities up and running.

Cue, Collectibles of the Daleks!

Continue reading “Review: Doctor Who – 5×3 – Victory of the Daleks”