Big Cat Live
1x03 (7/10/08 edition)
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Articles
Fan Made: Dark Knight Sequel Poster by Erik Davis
(from Cinematical)
Personally, I don't want the Riddler in the next Batman film -- I think he'd be too much like the Joker, unless they have some damn good ideas -- but this is one mighty cool poster. So cool, in fact, that I'd accept having the Riddler just to see this plastered around the place. Click to see it in its full-sized glory.
On a related note...
Knowledge of fonts
(from BBC News)
"We see film posters every day. But have you ever stopped to think about the lettering they use? Sebastian Lester has. As a typeface designer... he's a literal font of knowledge. Many posters... use custom lettering. As Lester explains, though, others employ fonts in common everyday usage." Interesting picture-article.
(from Cinematical)
Personally, I don't want the Riddler in the next Batman film -- I think he'd be too much like the Joker, unless they have some damn good ideas -- but this is one mighty cool poster. So cool, in fact, that I'd accept having the Riddler just to see this plastered around the place. Click to see it in its full-sized glory.
On a related note...
Knowledge of fonts
(from BBC News)
"We see film posters every day. But have you ever stopped to think about the lettering they use? Sebastian Lester has. As a typeface designer... he's a literal font of knowledge. Many posters... use custom lettering. As Lester explains, though, others employ fonts in common everyday usage." Interesting picture-article.
Monday, 6 October 2008
TV
Big Cat Live
1x02 (6/10/08 edition)
No Heroics
1x01 Supergroupie
Sex obsessed, yes, but still pretty funny. So it's that rarest of things: a half-decent comedy on ITV!
Place of Execution
Part 3 (of 3)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2x02 The Last Sontaran Part Two
A great conclusion. Hurrah for SJA being so good!
1x02 (6/10/08 edition)
No Heroics
1x01 Supergroupie
Sex obsessed, yes, but still pretty funny. So it's that rarest of things: a half-decent comedy on ITV!
Place of Execution
Part 3 (of 3)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2x02 The Last Sontaran Part Two
A great conclusion. Hurrah for SJA being so good!
Films
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
[#65 in 100 Films in a Year 2008]
My quest-within-a-quest: to watch one film a night for at least the next week (as in, seven days). This is, therefore, the first. Let's see how I do...
[#65 in 100 Films in a Year 2008]
My quest-within-a-quest: to watch one film a night for at least the next week (as in, seven days). This is, therefore, the first. Let's see how I do...
Articles
No Heroics: Geek detail
(from ITV.com)
A gallery of some of the inside jokes from No Heroics. Some are lacklustre, some very good. Here's the best:
Review of Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic DVD by Eamonn McCusker
(from DVD Times)
Scathing!
The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time by Simon Braund, Glen Ferris, Ian Freer, Nev Pierce, Chris Hewitt, Dan Jolin, Ian Nathan, Kim Newman, Helen O'Hara, Olly Richards & Owen Willams
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 20-1.
So, that was that. Nothing greatly surprising in the final run, though the order is undoubtedly intriguing. Nice to see some reach such giddy heights; others should be considerably lower, in my opinion.
(from ITV.com)
A gallery of some of the inside jokes from No Heroics. Some are lacklustre, some very good. Here's the best:
Review of Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic DVD by Eamonn McCusker
(from DVD Times)
Scathing!
The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time by Simon Braund, Glen Ferris, Ian Freer, Nev Pierce, Chris Hewitt, Dan Jolin, Ian Nathan, Kim Newman, Helen O'Hara, Olly Richards & Owen Willams
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 20-1.
So, that was that. Nothing greatly surprising in the final run, though the order is undoubtedly intriguing. Nice to see some reach such giddy heights; others should be considerably lower, in my opinion.
The Tudors has episode titles!
Turns out, despite the listings on TV.com, The Tudors has episode titles! It's true, they're on the iTunes Store. (Season One has titles too, but I watched them long before this blog began.)
So, hurrah -- titles are much better than plain numbers, if you ask me.
It's a minor point, I know, but I'll be going back and editing all my posts to add in their actual titles now. Bloody TV.com.
So, hurrah -- titles are much better than plain numbers, if you ask me.
It's a minor point, I know, but I'll be going back and editing all my posts to add in their actual titles now. Bloody TV.com.
I'm blue!
Da-ba-dee da-ba-die!
This colour scheme -- which I've just noticed -- seems to suit the site and/or me better. So here it is!
This colour scheme -- which I've just noticed -- seems to suit the site and/or me better. So here it is!
Sunday, 5 October 2008
TV
Big Cat Live
1x01 (5/10/08 edition)
The latest iteration of the BBC's long-running Big Cat... series. (I've just started from 1 with the numbering, 'cause that sorting got too much.)
By Any Means
Part 5 (of 6)
The Riches
2x07 The Lying King [series finale]
With the series now unfortunately cancelled, this is how it disappointingly ends -- not with a whimper, but with a multi-cliffhangered bang. Just as it gets really good, everything is frustratingly left hanging. I'm annoyed.
Secret Policeman's Ball '08
The blog had a live update of what was going on as it happened (the event itself was last night, Channel 4's TV broadcast tonight). Quite a bizarre idea for a gig of this nature, if you ask me. As for the content... Mitchell and Webb made a poor effort of their own, originally excellent sketch; Tim Minchin's song was very funny; but Eddie Izzard, closing the show, was comedy gold as ever -- the stand-out stand-up by a country mile.
1x01 (5/10/08 edition)
The latest iteration of the BBC's long-running Big Cat... series. (I've just started from 1 with the numbering, 'cause that sorting got too much.)
By Any Means
Part 5 (of 6)
The Riches
2x07 The Lying King [series finale]
With the series now unfortunately cancelled, this is how it disappointingly ends -- not with a whimper, but with a multi-cliffhangered bang. Just as it gets really good, everything is frustratingly left hanging. I'm annoyed.
Secret Policeman's Ball '08
The blog had a live update of what was going on as it happened (the event itself was last night, Channel 4's TV broadcast tonight). Quite a bizarre idea for a gig of this nature, if you ask me. As for the content... Mitchell and Webb made a poor effort of their own, originally excellent sketch; Tim Minchin's song was very funny; but Eddie Izzard, closing the show, was comedy gold as ever -- the stand-out stand-up by a country mile.
Articles
The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time by Simon Braund, Glen Ferris, Ian Freer, Nev Pierce, Chris Hewitt, Dan Jolin, Ian Nathan, Kim Newman, Helen O'Hara, Olly Richards & Owen Willams
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 50-21. More surprised -- primarily, the original Star Wars and all three Lord of the Rings films are outside the Top 20! No sign yet of the overrated Empire Strikes Back though...
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 50-21. More surprised -- primarily, the original Star Wars and all three Lord of the Rings films are outside the Top 20! No sign yet of the overrated Empire Strikes Back though...
Saturday, 4 October 2008
TV
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
15x05 (3/10/08 edition)
Parky! Yay!
Little Britain USA
1x01 Episode 1
Lucas and Walliams take some of their old character over the pond, and find some new ones there too. Despite the new setting and HBO funding (it airs nearly a week later over here, fact-fans), the style (and quality) of humour is unchanged.
Merlin
1x03 The Mark of Nimueh
I have to wonder if there's something in Nimueh and Morgana looking as if they could be twins...
The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
2x04 (4/10/08 edition)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Part 3 (of 4)
Ah, Hardy -- as unrelentingly depressing as ever.
15x05 (3/10/08 edition)
Parky! Yay!
Little Britain USA
1x01 Episode 1
Lucas and Walliams take some of their old character over the pond, and find some new ones there too. Despite the new setting and HBO funding (it airs nearly a week later over here, fact-fans), the style (and quality) of humour is unchanged.
Merlin
1x03 The Mark of Nimueh
I have to wonder if there's something in Nimueh and Morgana looking as if they could be twins...
The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
2x04 (4/10/08 edition)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Part 3 (of 4)
Ah, Hardy -- as unrelentingly depressing as ever.
Friday, 3 October 2008
Music
Another Way to Die (video) by Jack White & Alicia Keys
OK, so it's been floating around on the net for days (especially after it received its US premiere on Monday), but rather than watching it in some crappy blocky streaming window I've held out til now to catch it on TV (where it premiered on Channel 4 under an hour ago). I say "held out" -- I'm hardly good at getting round to watching things. But still... It's all rather uninspired, to be honest, and feels like it could do with some clips from the film to give it a good kick up the arse. More so than any other theme, this one seems designed to fit with a title sequence, so it's a bit odd when attached to such a lacklustre video. I still like the song mind.
OK, so it's been floating around on the net for days (especially after it received its US premiere on Monday), but rather than watching it in some crappy blocky streaming window I've held out til now to catch it on TV (where it premiered on Channel 4 under an hour ago). I say "held out" -- I'm hardly good at getting round to watching things. But still... It's all rather uninspired, to be honest, and feels like it could do with some clips from the film to give it a good kick up the arse. More so than any other theme, this one seems designed to fit with a title sequence, so it's a bit odd when attached to such a lacklustre video. I still like the song mind.
Thursday, 2 October 2008
DVD Extras
Doctor Who: The Lost Season
(from Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord)
Brief featurette about the abandoned plans for the original season 23. They're illustrated, and someone clearly had too much fun drawing Peri's chest.
Three of these missing stories were novelised, donchaknow, and I read them all about 10 or 11 years ago. Go me.
I love features like this, about 'lost' stories. There's one on the Survival DVD too, but I don't think I got round to watching it. Maybe I'll do that now...
(from Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord)
Brief featurette about the abandoned plans for the original season 23. They're illustrated, and someone clearly had too much fun drawing Peri's chest.
Three of these missing stories were novelised, donchaknow, and I read them all about 10 or 11 years ago. Go me.
I love features like this, about 'lost' stories. There's one on the Survival DVD too, but I don't think I got round to watching it. Maybe I'll do that now...
Articles
The greatest magazine cover of all time
(from Radio Times)
Photo article showing the complex process by which RT created their "Vote Dalek!" cover in 2005, which was recently voted the greatest magazine cover of all time (hence the title). It received over a quarter of the vote apparently. Well deserved too, if you ask me.
The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time by Simon Braund, Glen Ferris, Ian Freer, Nev Pierce, Chris Hewitt, Dan Jolin, Ian Nathan, Kim Newman, Helen O'Hara, Olly Richards & Owen Willams
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 164-134. Yep, still going...
(from Radio Times)
Photo article showing the complex process by which RT created their "Vote Dalek!" cover in 2005, which was recently voted the greatest magazine cover of all time (hence the title). It received over a quarter of the vote apparently. Well deserved too, if you ask me.
The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time by Simon Braund, Glen Ferris, Ian Freer, Nev Pierce, Chris Hewitt, Dan Jolin, Ian Nathan, Kim Newman, Helen O'Hara, Olly Richards & Owen Willams
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 164-134. Yep, still going...
Wednesday, 1 October 2008
TV
Heroes
3x00 Countdown to the Premiere
3x01 The Second Coming
Not quite as mind-blowing an opening as some fans claimed at the time, this is still Heroes on good forms, with plenty of answers, twists, and new questions. The future glimpse of a city being destroyed is a bit too reminiscent of season one though.
(The countdown aired immediately prior to the 2-hour premiere in the US, and on BBC Three last Friday in the UK.)
Heroes Unmasked
3x01 Opening Pandora's Box
Now with new voiceover blokey, Santiago Cabrera. Nice that he's still connected with the show somehow.
3x00 Countdown to the Premiere
3x01 The Second Coming
Not quite as mind-blowing an opening as some fans claimed at the time, this is still Heroes on good forms, with plenty of answers, twists, and new questions. The future glimpse of a city being destroyed is a bit too reminiscent of season one though.
(The countdown aired immediately prior to the 2-hour premiere in the US, and on BBC Three last Friday in the UK.)
Heroes Unmasked
3x01 Opening Pandora's Box
Now with new voiceover blokey, Santiago Cabrera. Nice that he's still connected with the show somehow.
Articles
Review of Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord DVD by James Gray
(from DVD Times)
Long, in-depth review of the latest classic Doctor Who DVD release, including an excellent summary of the problems surrounding this season. Now with only one "opening CGI shot" error. I have the box set (have since Saturday), but have yet to even unwrap it.
The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time by Simon Braund, Glen Ferris, Ian Freer, Nev Pierce, Chris Hewitt, Dan Jolin, Ian Nathan, Kim Newman, Helen O'Hara, Olly Richards & Owen Willams
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 211-165.
(from DVD Times)
Long, in-depth review of the latest classic Doctor Who DVD release, including an excellent summary of the problems surrounding this season. Now with only one "opening CGI shot" error. I have the box set (have since Saturday), but have yet to even unwrap it.
The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time by Simon Braund, Glen Ferris, Ian Freer, Nev Pierce, Chris Hewitt, Dan Jolin, Ian Nathan, Kim Newman, Helen O'Hara, Olly Richards & Owen Willams
(from Empire #233, p.88-172)
Today: 211-165.
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