With even more evidence to my credit, I argue that pirates prevent global warming.
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Another smokescreen to save myself from Internet wrath
I’ve not heard anything from Adam Buxton in reply to my email yet. Ah well, he’s probably busy or trapped under something heavy or something. C’est la vie.
To divert attention away from myself even more, I’d just like to point out that someone else has just reviewed series two of Screen Wipe for Off The Telly and he was more scathing about the first series than I was.
Go. Fly my pretties.
Meanwhile, also on Off The Telly, I was quite nice about Property Ladder…
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Oh God. I’ve been spotted
I knew it. I knew this was going to happen. I knew it wasn’t just paranoia.
I’ve been spotted. By Adam Buxton, no less.
Not an Adam Buxton. The Adam Buxton.
Adam’s taken exception to my review of the first pilot episode of Charlie Brooker’s Screen Wipe, which aired on BBC4 earlier this year, saying “most of Rob’s points are I believe, utter bollocks”, although most of his problems seem to be with my take on Robert Popper’s segment on Star Quality.
I hate Internet fights. Even the slightest hint of conflict gives me sleepless nights. Don’t believe me? I was over on the Struggling Author’s blog at 1am this morning, leaving comments about in-flight security, and I had to be up at six to go jogging with my brother-in-law. Today, coffee is my friend.
I haven’t been so mortified since Danny Wallace found out I didn’t like the sound of his new game show. Maybe I’ll hide behind Scott, since he seems to be able to take on irate television people with the courage of 40 men.
Anyway, to ensure pan-web peace, I’ve sent Adam an email to let him know that actually, I like the new series of Screen Wipe very much, to congratulate him on his new series and to point out the general ‘Brooker love‘ round here.
But just to answer (for which read ‘clarify my initial review and add in a bit more background’. Don’t read it as ‘let’s have a real fight’. Please.) some of Adam’s points, which is going to take a little time…
An online martial arts TV station
Ooh. Martial Arts TV. Bit limited at the moment, and if you’re on a Mac, you may need to use the full-screen player since the embedded one didn’t seem to work, but it shows promise, at least.
Another candidate for top title sequence
Another entry in the ongoing top titles stakes: The Persuaders! Outstanding tune by John Barry, who did the James Bond theme, plus titles that give the entire history of the two main characters in just a few moments.
The rest of the titles bear little resemblance to the series itself, so are more aspirational than representative, but great titles all the same.