TV ratings 16-06-2018
All Round to Mrs Brown's proving not to be as popular as the Sit-Com it spun off from. The latest edition of the quasi chat show was watched by 2.94 million viewers. Mrs Brown's Boys has at it's peak been watched at least 11 million viewers.
Sunday, 17 June 2018
Friday, 15 June 2018
Leslie Grantham (1947-2018)
The death has been announced of Leslie Grantham forever known as Dennis 'Dirty Den' Watts in Eastender. After he shot to fame in Eastenders it emerged that Grantham had served for killing a West German taxi driver when he was stationed as a soldier in the country. It was in prison when he met the actress Louise (best known for her roles in Doctor Who, Bergerac and Tenko) Jameson who encouraged him to take up acting. One of his early roles was in Doctor Who as a mercenary working for the Daleks who is brainwashed by their creator Davros. In 1985 came his signature role. Viewers were both appalled and entranced by his misdeeds such as serving his wife Angie (played by Anita Dobson) divorce papers on Christmas Day night and getting his daughter's best friend pregnant to name 2 of his misdeeds. Den's sins caught up with him when it looked that he had been gunned down by a canal. After his Eastenders exit Grantham had 2 star vehicles in the shape of The Paradise Club and 99-1 though neither had the impact of the role that made him famous. In 2003 Den made a sensational return but after Grantham got caught up in an Internet Sex Scandal the character was killed off. Grantham worked infrequently in his last few years and had moved to Bulgaria but his illness made him return to the UK.
Leslie Grantham R. I. P.
The death has been announced of Leslie Grantham forever known as Dennis 'Dirty Den' Watts in Eastender. After he shot to fame in Eastenders it emerged that Grantham had served for killing a West German taxi driver when he was stationed as a soldier in the country. It was in prison when he met the actress Louise (best known for her roles in Doctor Who, Bergerac and Tenko) Jameson who encouraged him to take up acting. One of his early roles was in Doctor Who as a mercenary working for the Daleks who is brainwashed by their creator Davros. In 1985 came his signature role. Viewers were both appalled and entranced by his misdeeds such as serving his wife Angie (played by Anita Dobson) divorce papers on Christmas Day night and getting his daughter's best friend pregnant to name 2 of his misdeeds. Den's sins caught up with him when it looked that he had been gunned down by a canal. After his Eastenders exit Grantham had 2 star vehicles in the shape of The Paradise Club and 99-1 though neither had the impact of the role that made him famous. In 2003 Den made a sensational return but after Grantham got caught up in an Internet Sex Scandal the character was killed off. Grantham worked infrequently in his last few years and had moved to Bulgaria but his illness made him return to the UK.
Leslie Grantham R. I. P.
Thursday, 14 June 2018
When Stephan talked to Stanley
Ewan McGregor has been announced as playing the role of Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep Stephan King's follow up to The Shining. In 1980 The Shinning was brought to the big screen by cinematic Titan Stanley Kubrick and the film was hailed as a masterpiece by critics. However one person who did not share that view was King himself, his main complaint was that Kubrick had taken a too clinical approach to his novel. Many years later at a fan Q&A. King related a conversation he had with Kubrick before filming. King was having a morning shave when his wife told him Kubrick was on the phone. Kubrick asked King that all Ghost stories had to optimistic because they assumed that there had to be an afterlife to which King responded with 'what about Hell?' Kubrick then replied 'I don't believe in Hell'.
You can see a clip of King recounting the conversation on Youttube
Ewan McGregor has been announced as playing the role of Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep Stephan King's follow up to The Shining. In 1980 The Shinning was brought to the big screen by cinematic Titan Stanley Kubrick and the film was hailed as a masterpiece by critics. However one person who did not share that view was King himself, his main complaint was that Kubrick had taken a too clinical approach to his novel. Many years later at a fan Q&A. King related a conversation he had with Kubrick before filming. King was having a morning shave when his wife told him Kubrick was on the phone. Kubrick asked King that all Ghost stories had to optimistic because they assumed that there had to be an afterlife to which King responded with 'what about Hell?' Kubrick then replied 'I don't believe in Hell'.
You can see a clip of King recounting the conversation on Youttube
Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Not a good start
With just a day to go before it starts for real the World Cup has claimed it's first victim. Julen Lopetegur who had been manager of Spain has been sacked after being appointed manager of Real Madrid. Spanish Football bosses were not happy with Julen not telling them that he was going for the job.. How this affects the team will be seen in the next couple of weeks.
With just a day to go before it starts for real the World Cup has claimed it's first victim. Julen Lopetegur who had been manager of Spain has been sacked after being appointed manager of Real Madrid. Spanish Football bosses were not happy with Julen not telling them that he was going for the job.. How this affects the team will be seen in the next couple of weeks.
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Before the Game
One of the proposed spin off prequels to Game of Thrones has been giving the go ahead for a pilot. Written by Jane Goldman best known for writing films such as Kick-Ass and Kingsman: The Secert Service. Work on the pilot will not began after the Eighth and final season is aired next year.
One of the proposed spin off prequels to Game of Thrones has been giving the go ahead for a pilot. Written by Jane Goldman best known for writing films such as Kick-Ass and Kingsman: The Secert Service. Work on the pilot will not began after the Eighth and final season is aired next year.
Monday, 11 June 2018
Loose end tied up
A while back I did a series of loose ends that have occurred in various TV shows. One such example was the fate of nefarious tycoon Ian (Dean Conrad) Quinn in Marvel's Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D last seen on the run in the Season 1 finale. Now in the most recent episode shown on British we see Quinn being consumed by the super substance Gravitonium. This scene was done in a flash back with the caption 4 years ago. The show is now in it's fifth season.
A while back I did a series of loose ends that have occurred in various TV shows. One such example was the fate of nefarious tycoon Ian (Dean Conrad) Quinn in Marvel's Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D last seen on the run in the Season 1 finale. Now in the most recent episode shown on British we see Quinn being consumed by the super substance Gravitonium. This scene was done in a flash back with the caption 4 years ago. The show is now in it's fifth season.
Sunday, 10 June 2018
Comic Review: Doctor Who - The Seventh Doctor
Written by Andrew Cartmel, Art by Christopher Jones
Going by the subtitle of Operation Volcano this is the first issue of an new storyline written by the last script editor of what is known as Classic Who (1963 -89) which features characters from the 1988 story Remembrance of the Daleks. The Doctor and Ace find themselves in the Australian outback after answering a call for help from Group Captain 'Chuckey' Gilmore to assist in the investigation of the discovery of a space ship after an nuclear bomb test. Adding to the mystery is we get flash forwards to 2029 when another space ship of the same design if found floating in space with a barely aged though hirsute Gilmore aboard. Cartmel does a good job setting up the various plot lines with the time hop scenes further deepen the mystery with Jones providing some clean looking art. Getting an Executive Producer is Ben Aaronvitch who wrote Remembrance of the Daleks and best selling author of the London Bridges novels for the use of his creations.
Written by Andrew Cartmel, Art by Christopher Jones
Going by the subtitle of Operation Volcano this is the first issue of an new storyline written by the last script editor of what is known as Classic Who (1963 -89) which features characters from the 1988 story Remembrance of the Daleks. The Doctor and Ace find themselves in the Australian outback after answering a call for help from Group Captain 'Chuckey' Gilmore to assist in the investigation of the discovery of a space ship after an nuclear bomb test. Adding to the mystery is we get flash forwards to 2029 when another space ship of the same design if found floating in space with a barely aged though hirsute Gilmore aboard. Cartmel does a good job setting up the various plot lines with the time hop scenes further deepen the mystery with Jones providing some clean looking art. Getting an Executive Producer is Ben Aaronvitch who wrote Remembrance of the Daleks and best selling author of the London Bridges novels for the use of his creations.
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