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Category Archive: Entertainment

Classic TV intros #2: The Sopranos

A weekly series looking back on classic TV show intros … Programme The Sopranos (86 episodes, 1999-2007) Premise […]

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September 25, 2010 Classic TV intros, Entertainment, TV & film

Classic TV intros #1: Knight Rider

A weekly series looking back on classic TV show intros … Programme Knight Rider (84 episodes, 1982-86) Premise […]

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September 18, 2010 Classic TV intros, Entertainment, TV & film

Whatever happened to the classic TV intro?

At the risk of sounding like an old codger (oops, too late), whatever happened to the great TV […]

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September 11, 2010 Classic TV intros, Entertainment, TV & film

Vexed: Season 1 review

With its production company, Greenlit, now in administration, it is unlikely we will see the outcome of the […]

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August 31, 2010 Entertainment, Other UK series, TV & film

I’m vexed by Vexed – is it moonlighting as Moonlighting?

Vexed: Episode 1 Proclaiming your new show as a “Moonlighting for the Noughties”, as director Matt Lipsey does […]

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August 20, 2010 Entertainment, Other UK series, TV & film

Classic albums #2: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette

Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette (1995) The album: First released in the summer of 1995, Jagged Little […]

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August 12, 2010 Entertainment, Music

Sherlock: Season 1 review

No sooner had it started than it ended. After three 90-minute episodes, the Steven Moffat/Mark Gatiss update of […]

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August 10, 2010 Entertainment, Sherlock, TV & film

Classic albums #1: Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega (1985) The album: Although she achieved her greatest commercial success with her follow-up […]

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August 6, 2010 Entertainment, Music

A new project: Classic albums

And, breathe. My four-week Tour de France writing project has been put to bed. What’s next? With hindsight […]

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July 30, 2010 Entertainment, Journal, Music

No shit, Sherlock

Sherlock 1.01: A Study in Pink (*** contains spoilers ***) Seriously, does Steven Moffat secretly possess a TARDIS […]

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July 29, 2010 Entertainment, Sherlock, TV & film

Doctor Who: season 5 review

*** WARNING: SPOILERS! *** (Obviously …) Yes, I know the current run of Doctor Who finished a week ago. But […]

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July 2, 2010 Doctor Who, Entertainment, TV & film

An embarrassment of genre riches: update

Three months ago, I listed eight genre series which I was very much looking forward to over the […]

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June 28, 2010 Doctor Who, Entertainment, TV & film, US series

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