Saturday morning kids show revival?
With the news of Ant and Dec are looking to revive their Saturday morning show SM:TV Live, comes news that the BBC are also looking to bring back their own Live and Kicking. Whether either show does come back remains to be seen and given the changing nature of TV over the years they will succeed.
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Monday, 27 February 2017
Oscar 2017 aftermath
So in what will one be of the most talked about moments in recent Oscar history Moonlight was declared Best Picture after Faye Dunaway had called out La La Land as the winner. The error was due to Dunaway being given a spare envelope for the Best Actress category which was won by La La Land star Emma Stone hence the scenes of confusion. Among the other awards given out Suicide Squad one of last years most crictily reviled (yet still a massive box office hit) films won Best Make Up.
So in what will one be of the most talked about moments in recent Oscar history Moonlight was declared Best Picture after Faye Dunaway had called out La La Land as the winner. The error was due to Dunaway being given a spare envelope for the Best Actress category which was won by La La Land star Emma Stone hence the scenes of confusion. Among the other awards given out Suicide Squad one of last years most crictily reviled (yet still a massive box office hit) films won Best Make Up.
Sunday, 26 February 2017
From big screen to small screen
This Friday ITV will start showing the TV version of Lethal Weapon. Here are 3 other examples of films downsizing
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Released in 1992 this little seen flop might have been forgotten about it if was not for the hugely successful TV version which in itself had spinoff in the form of Angel
Westworld
The 1973 film which featured androids running amok in a theme park inspired a TV show though this was after various attempts to do a cinematic remark failed
M*A*S*H
The show inspired by the 1970 film of the same name and ran longer than the war it depicted. It's final episode was seen by one of the largest US TV audiences.
This Friday ITV will start showing the TV version of Lethal Weapon. Here are 3 other examples of films downsizing
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Released in 1992 this little seen flop might have been forgotten about it if was not for the hugely successful TV version which in itself had spinoff in the form of Angel
Westworld
The 1973 film which featured androids running amok in a theme park inspired a TV show though this was after various attempts to do a cinematic remark failed
M*A*S*H
The show inspired by the 1970 film of the same name and ran longer than the war it depicted. It's final episode was seen by one of the largest US TV audiences.
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Forgotten Oscar winners
The Oscars are just around the corner. Here is a list of the some of the most unlikely winners.
The Ghost and The Darkness
The killer Lion film starring Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer that was blasted by the critics (though I quite like it) won the award for Best Sound Effects in 1997
U-571
Another Best Sound Effects winner (in 2001) U-571 was the film that raised heckles in the UK with it's depiction of Americans capturing an Enmiga machine before the British did when in real life it was the opposite
Peter Capaldi
In 1995 the future Doctor won the award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
The Oscars are just around the corner. Here is a list of the some of the most unlikely winners.
The Ghost and The Darkness
The killer Lion film starring Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer that was blasted by the critics (though I quite like it) won the award for Best Sound Effects in 1997
U-571
Another Best Sound Effects winner (in 2001) U-571 was the film that raised heckles in the UK with it's depiction of Americans capturing an Enmiga machine before the British did when in real life it was the opposite
Peter Capaldi
In 1995 the future Doctor won the award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Friday, 24 February 2017
Boy how time flies by
Nearly a year ago Leicester City were celebrating their shock Premier League victory. And the man behind their triumph Claudio Ranieri has been sacked after a run of poor form. One time LCFC player and fan Gary Lineker said the sacking made him 'shed a tear'. The conclusion from all this is perhaps Ranieri was a victim of own success.
Nearly a year ago Leicester City were celebrating their shock Premier League victory. And the man behind their triumph Claudio Ranieri has been sacked after a run of poor form. One time LCFC player and fan Gary Lineker said the sacking made him 'shed a tear'. The conclusion from all this is perhaps Ranieri was a victim of own success.
Thursday, 23 February 2017
New kind of sports coverage
In what has been trumpeted as the first kind of coverage of it's kind BT Sports has announced it will be showing live matches from the FIFA 17 championship. Viewers will watch competitors play each other on consoles playing FIFA 17. While the idea of watching live video games played may be a new one those who will remember Gamesmaster will not find the experience an unusual one. Eyes will be peeled to see if it takes off.
In what has been trumpeted as the first kind of coverage of it's kind BT Sports has announced it will be showing live matches from the FIFA 17 championship. Viewers will watch competitors play each other on consoles playing FIFA 17. While the idea of watching live video games played may be a new one those who will remember Gamesmaster will not find the experience an unusual one. Eyes will be peeled to see if it takes off.
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