Thursday, 8 August 2019

Taking the game elsewhere

David Benioff and D B Weiss the men who turned George R R Martin's Song of Fire and Ice into Game of Thrones the defining TV show of the 2010s have signed a production deal with Netlix. The deal will see the pair work on new shows and movies for the streaming giant. A prequel to Game of Thrones is still coming and the pair are working on an new Star Wars series of films.

Wednesday, 7 August 2019

Not known on Wikipeadia

in the late 1980s Capital Radio DJs Pat Sharp and Mick Brown released an number of charity singles under the name of Pat & Mick. While Sharp has his own Wikiepadia page Brown has to make do with the one on Pat & Mick. At least Mick has one that is partly about him, one time Radio 1 Paul Jordan has nothing.

Monday, 5 August 2019

The Rock and The Stah slay The King

Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham took top honours at the worldwide box office. In the US alone it took$60 million and in the process knocking The Lion King remake off the top spot. Expect more the pair to bring more mayhem to the screen based on these numbers.

Sunday, 4 August 2019

Not good TV shows that are always repeated

Here are 3 TV shows that are often repeated. Though they may be repeated they are not very good.

Mrs Brown's Boys

No denying it is the most successful British Sit Com of the 2010s. But for every fan you can find at least 3 haters.

Vera

Brenda Bleythen plays the titular Police Detective, 2 problems the character has the most awful voice possible and Brenda is now in her 70s and too old to serve in the Police in real life.

A Touch of Frost

The show that was the template for Vera. David Jason is dogged Policeman Jack Frost. However the characters joking just makes you think of Del Boy.

Saturday, 3 August 2019

The man who put Morse in to Morse

The composer Barrington Pheloung has died. Best known for his Film and TV work with the most famous being Inspector Morse. On some episodes of the Barrington would write in the score Morse giving hints to the episode's killer. Other work included Bonn starring Michael Elphick and the film Truely, Madly, Deeply.

Barrington Phelung R. I. P.

Friday, 2 August 2019

Another feather in the cap for Mike

The latest contestant for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing has been announced. It is BBC News Sports correspondent Mike Bushell. Mike is known for his reports which he tries out different sport such as Cheerleading, Water Polo and the only team sport where Men and Women play together Korfball. It was in the last of these Mike was sent off for marking a girl! Hopefully Mike will have better luck with Ballroom Dancing.

Thursday, 1 August 2019

Battle of the airwaves

Scala Radio the new Classical music radio station has launched to 250,00 million listners though it's main rival Classic FM has seen an increased in listenership. Ken Bruce has overtake Zoe Ball as the most listened to DJ on BBC Radio 2. Ball who took over the Breakfast Show after Chris Evans left Virgin Radio though hers is still the most popular for the slot.