Month: September 2010

Friday’s “the return of Claudius” news

10 September 2010 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Film

Radio

Theatre

British TV

  • Apple and Sky in discussions with UK rights holders over making content available for Sky Anytime+ and Apple TV US rentals [subscription required]
  • ITV Studios to launch ITV Wild online catalogue

French TV

US TV

Random Acts

Random Acts of Ali Larter: Missing India, working in a lab, playing tennis and riding a bike

9 September 2010 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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This week, you can finally see our Ali saving those kittens by kicking Martin Kove’s arse in weird 1970s spoof Lemon Drop, in which among other things you get to see ride a bike, play tennis and do some blood analysis: all up to her usual random standards.

She’s also going to beat up some zombies in 3D in Resident Evil: Afterlife. But first, let her tell you why she misses India – and admit that her singing and dancing in Marigold weren’t up to normal Bollywood standards.

Have you seen Ali Larter acting randomly? If so, let us know and we’ll tell everyone about it in “Random Acts of Ali Larter“

Thursday’s “who will shoot JR?” news

9 September 2010 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Film

British TV

US TV

Question of the week: do you watch ITV – at all?

8 September 2010 Rob Buckley 13 Comments

A question mainly for UK viewers but if you’re overseas and know what’s on BBC and what’s on ITV – and haven’t been confused by BBC America – feel free to join in.

This week, we’re seeing the very slow beginnings of the Autumn schedule in the UK. Next week, the US will start cranking up as well, so get ready for a brace of reviews from me there. But you may have noticed nothing from me relating to the UK’s new shows, including the remake of classic series Bouquet of Barbed Wire, starring Trevor Eve. Surely I should have tuned in for that, huh – Trevor Eve, good; classic TV series, good?

Except it’s on ITV1 and the idea of watching ITV1 is up there with being attacked by ninja or operated on without anaesthetic: there will be pain and I will not enjoy it. True, occasionally something good might turn up – usually something in the crime genre, but even then, there’s still an Identity for every decent show – but it’s very occasionally. So I don’t watch ITV – at all – if I can avoid it. Am I alone in this?

So this week’s question is:

Do you watch ITV at all – even ITV2, ITV3 or ITV4? If you do, why? If you don’t, why? And is for a reality show or do you ever watch their comedies, documentaries (if you can find them) or dramas?

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