Category: TV

As a follow up to my entry doubting whether Flashmob The Opera would go ahead at Paddington Station yesterday, it’s worth noting that it did indeed. So I’m not quite sure why Londonflashmobs had to cancel their plans to take part. I’d suggest that the confusion caused by this was probably the reason that only…

I’ve just watched the latest of John Pilger’s Special Reports about an island people who were first wronged forty years ago, and continue to be wronged until the present day. Stealing A Nation was his report on how the British Government deported an entire island race, so that they could hand the people’s land over…

One of BBC Three’s autumn highlights was to be Flashmob the Opera, which was to take place next Wednesday. Last week I got an email from Londonmobs telling me to prepare for a mob event near Paddington on Wednesday 6 October. But a few minutes ago saying that is was being cancelled for security reasons……

I know I keep going on about this – but I’m so happy to see that BBC Four’s bought the UK rights to Robert Altman’s Tanner on Tanner. And they’re showing it in the run-up to the US election which means we won’t have to wait very long at all to see it! Maybe they…

So what I’ve really noticed from sampling the new US TV series for this autumn (or Fall) – barely any have original theme tunes: CSI:NY, Veronica Mars, LAX, and Dr Vegas, amongst others, all have reused old songs. I guess that having something instantly hummable attracts viewers, although I’ve got to say that I don’t…

New York Times article on the forthcoming Tanner on Tanner TV series on the Sundance Channel. Good to hear that the original series, and new one, are getting DVD releases.

Very interesting news about the planned BBC3 series, Popetown, being cancelled (free reg. req’d – or read the BBC statement here). I’m actually pretty pleased about this. Not because, as someone who was raised a Catholic, I can see that a savage and witty comedy about the Catholic Church would be fine if done well,…

It’s 30 tomorrow.

This is brilliant (free reg. reqd)! The ex-head of publicity at the US TV channel, FX, continued dialling in to conference calls after he’d been fired by the channel. He listened in to over 100 calls – and then told competitors about what he’d heard. Criminal it might well be, but the fact that it…

Sky One has bought this excellent US TV series starring Denis Leary as a post 9/11 New York firefighter. I’m surprised that a channel like BBC3 didn’t pounce as it’s got to be one of the best imports for ages, and it’s been better as it goes along.

Ofcom yesterday began their digital consultation, in particular, examining how replacement licences will be awarded in the light of the digital age. This quickly spawned news stories about a 2007 launch in some areas of digital. Today we learn that the first test area is likely to be the Borders TV region. Right. That’ll be…

I see that PACT have been getting a bit of press about their complaint that the BBC is not investing enough in British films. They spent £10 on British films in the last year, but I’m not at all sure that they should be investing much more than this in UK films. If we’re just…

But I’m looking forward to Johnny Drama in CSI:Minneapolis (spoilers ahoy)! So how long’s it going to take for a UK station to pick this up? Only 8 episodes so it might not suit Sky One; Channel 4 would probably end up showing it at 11.05pm; and I’m not sure it’s Five material. So maybe…