The guard out in force
This weekend marks 75 years of VE-Day. Among the offerings TV viewers are getting are different versions of the sit com Dad's Army. Tonight on ITV the 2016 film version which got a mixed response from critics. And on Saturday night BBC 1 is showing what many considered to be the show's best episode Deadly Attachment in which our hapless heroes find themselves guarding captured U-Boat crew members which leads to one of the show's most famous moments.
Friday, 8 May 2020
Friday, 1 May 2020
Trolls World War
Fluffy CG toon film Trolls World Tour has caused a bit of a fuss. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic Universal the studio behind the film decided to release the film onto digital platforms. Only they did not tell cinema owners until the last moment. Adding more fuel was comments by an Universal executive saying other films could have release patterns in line with Trolls World Tour. This has led to 2 North American chains AMC and Regal saying they will not screen Universal films if this came to pass. Many eyes are watching the situation.
Fluffy CG toon film Trolls World Tour has caused a bit of a fuss. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic Universal the studio behind the film decided to release the film onto digital platforms. Only they did not tell cinema owners until the last moment. Adding more fuel was comments by an Universal executive saying other films could have release patterns in line with Trolls World Tour. This has led to 2 North American chains AMC and Regal saying they will not screen Universal films if this came to pass. Many eyes are watching the situation.
Friday, 24 April 2020
My Family at 20
Given the current circumstances the BBC have had to ration episodes of EastEnders. So to fill the gap on tonight they are showing the nearly 20 year old first series of My Family. Running from 2000 to 2011 the show could be considered the major hit pre water shed sit com, drawing at one point 11 million viewers. Starring Robert Lindsey and Zoe Wannamaker it detailed the chaotic lives of the Harper family. Now tonight on BBC 1 it starts a repeat run.
Given the current circumstances the BBC have had to ration episodes of EastEnders. So to fill the gap on tonight they are showing the nearly 20 year old first series of My Family. Running from 2000 to 2011 the show could be considered the major hit pre water shed sit com, drawing at one point 11 million viewers. Starring Robert Lindsey and Zoe Wannamaker it detailed the chaotic lives of the Harper family. Now tonight on BBC 1 it starts a repeat run.
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
TV Review: Quia
9 PM, ITV
Starring Matthew MacFadyen, Sian Clifford ,Michael Sheen
Taking us back the time when Who Wants to Be a Millionare? was taking over the UK hearts and minds., Quiz tells the story of the infamous cheating Army Major Charles Ingram. Playing Ingram is Macfadyen who is bemused by how the show has taken over his family with his brother-in-law spending large sums just to get on the show. We also get background on how the show came to be and it's makers. Adding to the long line of famous men he has played is Michael Sheen as Chris Tarrent with the same easy going charm. Quiz is a watchable pitch black farce.
The final 2 parts are on tonight and tomorrow.
9 PM, ITV
Starring Matthew MacFadyen, Sian Clifford ,Michael Sheen
Taking us back the time when Who Wants to Be a Millionare? was taking over the UK hearts and minds., Quiz tells the story of the infamous cheating Army Major Charles Ingram. Playing Ingram is Macfadyen who is bemused by how the show has taken over his family with his brother-in-law spending large sums just to get on the show. We also get background on how the show came to be and it's makers. Adding to the long line of famous men he has played is Michael Sheen as Chris Tarrent with the same easy going charm. Quiz is a watchable pitch black farce.
The final 2 parts are on tonight and tomorrow.
Sunday, 12 April 2020
Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940 - 2020)
The death has been announced of comedy legend Tim Brooke-Taylor. He firs found fame on At last the 1948 Show alongside with other future comic stars John Clesse, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldmen with it being most famous sketch featuring a of Yorkshiremen trying to outdo each out do each other with tales of how poor they were. Tim his greatest fame when with Bill Oddie and Grame Garden he The Goodies. The show that featured London being terroridsed by a giant kitten and an Northern English martial art. After The Goodies finished in 1981 Tim had a role in sit com Me and My Girl and was a regular on Radio 4 Panel show Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
Tim Brooke-Taylor R.I.P
The death has been announced of comedy legend Tim Brooke-Taylor. He firs found fame on At last the 1948 Show alongside with other future comic stars John Clesse, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldmen with it being most famous sketch featuring a of Yorkshiremen trying to outdo each out do each other with tales of how poor they were. Tim his greatest fame when with Bill Oddie and Grame Garden he The Goodies. The show that featured London being terroridsed by a giant kitten and an Northern English martial art. After The Goodies finished in 1981 Tim had a role in sit com Me and My Girl and was a regular on Radio 4 Panel show Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
Tim Brooke-Taylor R.I.P
Thursday, 9 April 2020
A drip, drip of Eve
The next series of BBC 1's award winning darkly comic thriller Killing Eve will see it's episodes released onto the I-Player platform. This is in compassion to the previous 2 series of the show which were released in whole at the same time on I-Player. This goes against the whole binge watch ethos which prevails British broadcasting.
The next series of BBC 1's award winning darkly comic thriller Killing Eve will see it's episodes released onto the I-Player platform. This is in compassion to the previous 2 series of the show which were released in whole at the same time on I-Player. This goes against the whole binge watch ethos which prevails British broadcasting.
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Honor Blackman (1925- 2020)
The death has been announced of Honor Blackman who played 2 trailblazing Female screen characters Pussey Galore in Bond film Goldfinger and Cahy Gale in TV's The Avengers. Her other film work included An Night to Remember which is considered by many to be the best screen account of he sinking of the Titanic. Other TV included guest spots in the lies of Doctor Who, Minder, and The Saint. There was also a starring role in 1990s sit com The Upper Hand. Honor also had a hit single with Avengers co star Patrick MacNee Kinky Boots both in the 1960s and 1990s.
Honor Blackman R. I. P.
The death has been announced of Honor Blackman who played 2 trailblazing Female screen characters Pussey Galore in Bond film Goldfinger and Cahy Gale in TV's The Avengers. Her other film work included An Night to Remember which is considered by many to be the best screen account of he sinking of the Titanic. Other TV included guest spots in the lies of Doctor Who, Minder, and The Saint. There was also a starring role in 1990s sit com The Upper Hand. Honor also had a hit single with Avengers co star Patrick MacNee Kinky Boots both in the 1960s and 1990s.
Honor Blackman R. I. P.
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