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Last week’s seemed to work out okay, so over to you, guys: what have you been watching this week? Anybody else watching The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency? Still quite sweet, but a little untaxing, while I didn’t think Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle was quite as good as the first week’s episode. But let me – and the other readers – know what you’ve been watching, what you’d recommend, what you wouldn’t, etc, so they can share the joy/avoid the pain.

A slightly trickier meme this week, although hopefully not that tricky. The question is:

If you could, what movie would you turn into a TV series? Or what TV series would you turn into a movie?

So, did you always wonder what happened to Rosebud after the end of Citizen Kane? Would a Godfather TV series have been better than The Sopranos? Were you looking forward to 50 episodes of 50 First Dates? Let us know.

If inspiration fails you, there’s always:

What’s your favourite movie that got turned into a TV series (or vice versa)? Or which movie/TV show do you wish they hadn’t turned into a TV show/movie?

Horrified by the TV series Blue Thunder or Weird Science? The movie version of The Avengers get you down? Is The West Wing but a pale shadow of The American President? Now’s your chance to vent.

Remember, you can leave your thoughts below or on your own blog if you link to it.

A new thing for the blog, which if it pans out could become a weekly Friday feature: What have you been watching this week?

The idea here is simple. Rather than having me gas on about what I’ve been watching, as I normally do, you tell me what you’ve been watching and would recommend to other people (or would recommend other people didn’t watch) – if you’re feeling radical, you can recommend/unrecommend books or movies, too.

This needn’t be a full review, mind: a line or two may do. But if you fancy a full review or you’ve reviewed your recommendation/anti-recommendation on your own blog, you can always leave a link to that too, preferably with a brief explanation of the show so people know why they should go read your review.

What do people think? Is this a goer or a dumb idea?

LexCorp needs a bail out after running into a few troubles thanks to Superman. Here, Lex (played by Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm) explains what he’s going to do with the $100 billion you give him.

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It’s the last time meme of the week pops up on a Monday before disappearing to its new Wednesday home, so let’s make it a good ‘un.

Suppose you’re in charge of a TV network – any TV network: what TV programme would you remake? If you’re feeling adventurous, what would be your dream cast? If necessary, the original cast could have been in cryogenic storage since the series was cancelled. Answers in the comments section below or on your own blog if you leave a link.

Remember anything goes: if Knight Rider and Survivors can come back, whatever you want is almost certainly going to be able to make a reappearance.

Me? I’d like some new episodes of Ivor the Engine and Airwolf. You?