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| Presidents, Television and Goosebumps | January 20, 2009 | I’m not really one for getting up in the middle of the night, so I made the decision to trust in the repetitive impulse of television to be able to watch the Obama inauguration. Morning television did not let me down. The differences in the free to air coverages here in Australia were distinct. Not […] |
| Presidents, Television and Goosebumps | I’m not really one for getting up in the middle of the night, so I made the decision to trust in the repetitive impulse of television to be able to watch the Obama inauguration. Morning television did not let me down. The differences in the free to air coverages here in Australia were distinct. Not […] |
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| Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 27 | January 17, 2009 | Monday: The Big Bang TheoryI had briefly caught this summer filler a couple of weeks ago and thought I would give it a full half hour of my attention. I’m just not sure if I’m comfortable with the basic premise that science postgraduates and researchers are innately comic because they are written as stereotypical nerds. […] |
| Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 27 | Monday: The Big Bang TheoryI had briefly caught this summer filler a couple of weeks ago and thought I would give it a full half hour of my attention. I’m just not sure if I’m comfortable with the basic premise that science postgraduates and researchers are innately comic because they are written as stereotypical nerds. […] |
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| reasons why I am not a domestic goddess, or, muffin cooking Monday | January 12, 2009 | An occasional series combined with “days of the week”. Cooking orange and poppyseed muffins. Out of a packet. Just add water. I don’t think Nigella would approve. Not only was there no added chocolate, butter, cream or lard, but there was also no pouting in a disturbing fashion to the camera crew in the kitchen, […] |
| reasons why I am not a domestic goddess, or, muffin cooking Monday | An occasional series combined with “days of the week”. Cooking orange and poppyseed muffins. Out of a packet. Just add water. I don’t think Nigella would approve. Not only was there no added chocolate, butter, cream or lard, but there was also no pouting in a disturbing fashion to the camera crew in the kitchen, […] |
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| Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 26 | January 11, 2009 | Tuesday: you guessed it… Father Ted…hurrah. Lent combined with the nuns’ helpline to assist Ted, Dougal and Jack give up their respective vices made for yet some more fabulous laughs. Wednesday: The New Adventures of Old ChristineWhat’s wonderful about summer TV is that sometimes, suddenly and most unexpectedly a show will appear, and then just […] |
| Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 26 | Tuesday: you guessed it… Father Ted…hurrah. Lent combined with the nuns’ helpline to assist Ted, Dougal and Jack give up their respective vices made for yet some more fabulous laughs. Wednesday: The New Adventures of Old ChristineWhat’s wonderful about summer TV is that sometimes, suddenly and most unexpectedly a show will appear, and then just […] |
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| Seinfeld Series 2 Episode 4: “Why can’t I meet a Kennedy?” | January 10, 2009 | The Baby ShowerStandup: Some stereotyping from Jerry on how men and women use the remote control. This returns in a later episode( ‘men hunt and women nest”) when Jerry gets heckled during a gig. Anyway, this episode written by Larry Charles includes more of the darker overtones of some of these early episodesIn the diner […] |
| Seinfeld Series 2 Episode 4: "Why can’t I meet a Kennedy?" | The Baby ShowerStandup: Some stereotyping from Jerry on how men and women use the remote control. This returns in a later episode( ‘men hunt and women nest”) when Jerry gets heckled during a gig. Anyway, this episode written by Larry Charles includes more of the darker overtones of some of these early episodesIn the diner […] |