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| sleep-inducing television | October 26, 2008 | This afternoon I fell asleep on the lounge while watching (although I use this word with some hesitation) Dana Carvey in Master of Disguise. All I could gather was that Carvey does a lot of voices and disguises (duh!)- in a kind of “I’ll show you Mike Myers Mr Austin Powers who can do the […] |
| “guys with cats…I don’t know”: Seinfeld Series 1, Episode 5 | October 25, 2008 | The Stock Tip is the finale (or perhaps that’s too grand a term) for Series 1. Once again you can feel David and Seinfeld finding their comedy writing feet. And once again there are a number of foreshadowing topics and characterisations for future series, including George’s homophobia, Jerry’s Superman obsession, Kramer’s crazy money-making schemes and […] |
| "guys with cats…I don’t know": Seinfeld Series 1, Episode 5 | The Stock Tip is the finale (or perhaps that’s too grand a term) for Series 1. Once again you can feel David and Seinfeld finding their comedy writing feet. And once again there are a number of foreshadowing topics and characterisations for future series, including George’s homophobia, Jerry’s Superman obsession, Kramer’s crazy money-making schemes and […] |
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| Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 15 | October 24, 2008 | Sunday: Who do you think you are? Barbara Windsor (she of the Carry On films) was the subject this evening. Her family history rooted in the East End of London was interesting but what was more fascinating was THAT HAIR. Many peroxided animals and/or birds may have been harmed in the construction of her “do” […] |
| Wendy’s Week of TV: Part 15 | Sunday: Who do you think you are? Barbara Windsor (she of the Carry On films) was the subject this evening. Her family history rooted in the East End of London was interesting but what was more fascinating was THAT HAIR. Many peroxided animals and/or birds may have been harmed in the construction of her “do” […] |
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| “I cannot overstate this…no soft cheeses of any kind”: Seinfeld Series 1, Episode 4 | October 22, 2008 | Here we are with The Robbery. Jerry is certainly wearing an awfully dated black and white patterny tie for the opening monologue. First to the apartment with Jerry packing for a trip and readying Elaine to take on the responsibility of house sitting. Best of all his instructions, rules for the refrigerator where apart from […] |
| "I cannot overstate this…no soft cheeses of any kind": Seinfeld Series 1, Episode 4 | Here we are with The Robbery. Jerry is certainly wearing an awfully dated black and white patterny tie for the opening monologue. First to the apartment with Jerry packing for a trip and readying Elaine to take on the responsibility of house sitting. Best of all his instructions, rules for the refrigerator where apart from […] |
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| Wendy’s Week of TV Part 14 | October 18, 2008 | Sunday: Who Do you think you are? (David Tennant) I found out more about the history of Northern Ireland in this program than I have in the whole of my life to this point. It always amazes me how little people sometimes know about their family history. Tuesday: Two in the Top End The environmental […] |
| Wendy’s Week of TV Part 14 | Sunday: Who Do you think you are? (David Tennant) I found out more about the history of Northern Ireland in this program than I have in the whole of my life to this point. It always amazes me how little people sometimes know about their family history. Tuesday: Two in the Top End The environmental […] |
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| better or worse? | October 16, 2008 | After much fiddling about and procastinating the We Can Be Heroes paper has finally been sent back to the editors. One thing I didn’t learn in phd school was how long and drawn out these publication processes can be. This one has been going on for 12 months now of back and forth (and perhaps […] |