Chuck’s Chick ! Yvonne Strahovski
There’s little doubting the main attraction for most red blooded males to NBC’s ratings winner Chuck – Sarah Walker played by Yvonne Strahovski. The series has remained true to its followers and...
View ArticleSherlock’s coming to the BBC (trailer)
Originally commissioned as a pilot, a further three episodes were ordered in 2009. The series will debut on Sunday 25 July 2010, though the original pilot will not be shown (according to the Sun)....
View ArticleSyfy’s Haven – premiere review and thoughts
It usually only takes me 20 minutes of any tv premiere to know if I’m going to like a series and the remaining time wondering if the networks are going to give it a full run if I dedicate my time to...
View ArticleStars to be paid per dance in Strictly
Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan pose with the glitterball trophy after being crowned the 2009 winners of Strictly Come Dancing Interesting news coming from The Mirror newspaper today: Strictly Come...
View ArticleThe Glades, Pilot Episode Review
Matt Passmore - stick em up sucker Sitting back with a nice glass of white, I watched with anticipation the pilot episode of “The Glades”, a gritty yet whimsical new cop drama that had more bite than...
View ArticleA study in Pink – Sherlock on the BBC
The waiting is nearly over, the long awaited Sherlock mini-series will hit our screens tomorrow on BBC One and BBC HD at 21:00. (Repeated 0030 on Monday on BBC HD) – A study in Pink Review – Did you...
View ArticlePerfection – Guy Sebastian
Way back in 2003 when I was in Melbourne having fun and playing tennis I, like milions of Australians, watched Guy Sebastian win the very first Australian Idol. I didn’t want to get caught up in the...
View ArticleSherlock’s back and means business “A Study in Pink” review
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. Sherlock Holmes is back on tv, slicker, quicker and better than ever – well he doesn’t match Basil Rathbone but Benedict Cumberbatch certainly held up the Holmes...
View ArticleBBC’s Sherlock a huge ratings winner
A claim by tabloid newspaper “The Sun” has given the latest indication on the popularity of the new Sherlock series to hit UK scenes. BBC one’s (and HD) modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock...
View ArticleBBC’s Sherlock, episode 2 “The Blind Banker”
Sherlock and Watson at the Museum Following a highly successful opening with “A Study in Pink” Sherlock Holmes returns to the BBC this Sunday with the second of three episodes, this one called “The...
View ArticleSherlock’s “The Blind Banker” Episode 2 review
Sherlock DVD - Order Now It’s all about the Orient! From the very beginning, you could tell “The Blind Banker” was going to be another slick episode of Sherlock Holmes from the Oriental tea making to...
View ArticleSherlock – The Great Game Episode 3
Sherlock at 221B Baker Street Sunday sees the third (The Great Game) and final episode in the current Sherlock series, brought to you by the BBC. The Sherlock DVD which features all three episodes is...
View ArticlePeter Robinson’s “Bad Boy” book Review
I’ve been a fan of gritty TV police dramas for as long as I can remember; Frost, Morse and Rebus to name but three. I have to admit, ashamedly I may add, that until this book landed I had never heard...
View ArticleSherlock (BBC) on DVD and Bluray
With a release date of August 30th, the Sherlock DVD or Sherlock HD (Bluray) is a must purchase for any Sherlock fan. Did you miss an episode? If so this is your chance to catch up on the best drama to...
View ArticleCheryl Cole happy and Gamu Jazz’s the X Factor
Cheryl Cole It was good to see Cheryl Cole back on our screens last night following her serious fight against Malaria last month. I’ve always been indifferent to Cheryl’s multiple appearances on tv and...
View ArticleGood Morning San Francisco, it’s 7am and it’s a beautiful morning
Chilled Orange Juice It’s been a very long week this week and I decided to take a well-earned night off from rowing in my gym and took time out to relax, read a book (Deadlock by Sean Black) and watch...
View ArticleThe X Factor – Final 12 – what?!!!!
The X Factor aired this evening; the final 32 became the final 12 courtesy of heart-breaking decisions from Dannii, Louis, Simon and Cheryl. On the whole I think they got it just about right. Louis...
View ArticleDCI Banks: Aftermath on ITV – Episode 2 summary
DCI Banks: Aftermath DCI Banks: Aftermath based on the best-selling novel by Peter Robinson. Please be aware that this summary contains spoilers from the second episode which aired on the 4th October,...
View ArticleFirst Frost by James Henry – Book Review
When R.D. Wingfield was invited to write “Frost at Christmas” in 1972 by MacMillan – and then not have it published until the early 1980’s in Canada – little did we know then that Frost would become a...
View ArticleVersailles TV Series – Lavishly Saucy
George Blagden as Louis XIV. Photograph: Canal Plus/ BBC Versailles, 1667. Haunted by the trauma of the Fronde as the nobles of his court begin to rebel against the monarchy, Louis XIV in his 28th year...
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