Wednesday’s “smell the new glove” news

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Playing Shop with Robert Webb and David Mitchell

I’d not heard of this, but it’s filming this month. How odd:

PLAYING SHOP

Playing Shop is a new sitcom written by and starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb (Peep Show).

They play Eric and Jamie, two of the most dynamic, practical and driven men ever to try and run a business out of a garden shed. Convinced that everyone else involved in commerce are idiots, they think that this insight alone will make them millionaires.

To such men, redundancy is just an opportunity – an opportunity to blow all their money on two massive trips to Rymans. Armed with new computers, state-of-the-art stationery and a blogger’s contempt for the rest of mankind, all they have to do is sit back and wait for greatness to be thrust upon them. Oh and somehow earn enough money to keep themselves in lager and snacks.

They’re up a creek basically, although they have got a paddle – they’re just not sure whether they can be bothered to use it. Welcome to the epic struggle of two men attempting to make a fast buck without getting up before eleven or ever missing “Bargain Hunt”.

If you would like to join us for this brand new comedy on Saturday 20th December at Teddington Studios, then apply now!

Anyone else think Robert Webb was really good on Buzzcocks last night, by the way?

Streaming TV

Channel 4 shows on Joost



Just a little note that Joost, those exciting Internet TV people, now have the first two series of Peep Show, as well as a few other Channel 4 shows like Shameless.

The good things about this is:

  1. It’s completely free, unlike iTunes or DVDs
  2. You don’t need to install any software any more, since it runs in any browser than can play Flash video

Basically, all you need is a broadband connection and a web browser. Yey.

PS When did they change the theme tune on Peep Show or is is a licensing problem that stops them from using the proper tune?

Thursday’s female point of view news

Film

  • Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro to work on mafia movie I Heard You Paint Houses
  • Hayden Christensen signs three-picture deal with Screen Gems

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Wednesday’s big cuts news

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