Blue Monday (the statistically most depressing day of the year) is approaching. The weather is ever gloomier. Work starts to pile up. Festive feelings slowly disintegrate into utter misery. In ...
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I am a great admirer of Charlie Brooker. He is a master of satire and biting social commentary and so I had very high expectations of his latest work – ...
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Louie is directed, written, edited by, and starring Louis C.K. The show is basically him; in fact, I’ve heard an interview that says he helps with the cinematography as well. ...
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I have a completely insane family. So when I heard about Modern Family, I didn’t think much of it. The advert on TV just made me cringe. That was until ...
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I don’t normally watch shows in the ‘so bad it’s good’ category – there are far too many genuinely good programmes which I can devote my time to. The one ...
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Welcome to Summerhouse, fam. Here, food (the kind you smoke) is sold on the streets by 10-year olds, snakes (traitors) get stabbed and adults run farms (not the kind that ...
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Watching this week’s BBC Weather, the viewer is immediately gifted with the presence of the pride of the meteorological arena: Alex Deakin. A physics graduate (thanked, apparently, in S. F. ...
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Writing reviews on shows I love is something I have found to be quite difficult. When I try to persuade someone to watch something I like, it generally ends with ...
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The advent of digital satellite broadcasting brought with it a torrent of mind-numbing programs (including certain controversial chat shows…) aimed at an audience with the collective sentient ability of a ...
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Channel 4’s latest culinary offering is a scientific blend of classics such as don’t-watch-it-with-your-parents Embarrassing Bodies and Supersize vs Superskinny. All three programmes feature C4’s basic ingredients of Grand Design-esque ...
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