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I Have in my Hand a Piece of Paper

With all the furore over the 100-day writer’s stirke in the US, one of the shows that apparently got hit pretty hard was Heroes. The shortened 11-episode series began here in the UK with the first two episodes “Four Months Later…” and “Lizards” getting their premiere on BBC2 and the frankly stunning BBC HD channel. Getting to enjoy the show so long after our American cousins got to see it (along with the illegal (more…)

The Importance of Missing Football

One of the less satisfying aspects of this blog in its previous incarnation was my attempt to record a diary of every programme I was watching on the telly.  Not every flick of the thumb during regular channel hopping sessions as I would work my way through the multitudinous offering of the Sky World package, of course.  Instead, the main programmes that I had tuned into were devotedly recorded (well, I wasn’t even that devoted to be honest) and early diarising even (more…)

Cheerleader saved…. Check!

And so, Heroes has concluded for UK viewers on the Sci-Fi channel but before you can say “My name is Hiro Nakamura” it starts all over again on BBC2 next Wednesday. If you haven’t seen it, you really should and, with a bit of luck, the BBC’ll show it show it in proper widescreen, so that Claire (above) doesn’t look like her amazing power is being unflatteringly stretched out to Oompa Loompa- like proportions.  The final episode, “How To Stop An Exploding Man”, brought (more…)

Should Have Watched This Ages Ago 

Well, I’ve been a little slack at updating this site of late… I think it’s down to a combination of work (which is unusually busy) and the longer days of our glorious (ahem!) British summer that has resulted in less PC-time at home.  So much so that I haven’t even reviewed the final episode of Doctor Who yet, shame on me (or may be that’s shame on them for introducing Dobby The House Elf into Who folklore).  Also, sitting in my ever-growing inbox of “Reviews Pending” I have (more…)

Would You Jump For Joy?

Well, despite the unseasonal weather that usually manages to keep folk indoors and works wonders for viewing figures, I have been (once again) extremely remiss when it comes to keeping up with the TV schedules.  This week there was plenty of opportunity to see highlights of the almost-annual mudfest known as Glastonbury.  The Arctic Monkeys headlined on Friday night and were quite marvellous (especially their Diamonds Are Forever cover) and the Fratellis were pretty good (more…)

Save The Cheerleeder, Save The World

Just how did Heroes get to be so good?  We’re just 12 episodes in to the story here in the UK, which I guess puts us about half-way through the first “volume” (rather than sticking with “series” and “episodes” to describe the unfolding story, Heroes refers back to its comic-book heritage with “chapters” and “volumes”.  It’s a nice touch).   However, despite the relative brevity of the series, it would seem that there is already a rich heritage to the show.  Regular (and observant) (more…)