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Category Archives: Film & TV
The PVR Conundrum
I’ve blogged in the past about my exploits with MythTV, and playing around with Personal Video Recorders. Over Christmas we bought ourselves a new TV and DVD player, to replace our aged tv, freeview box and dvd player, all of … Continue reading
Read, Mark, Learn, and Inwardly Digest
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/29/bbc-hd-encryption I am a huge fan of the BBC, and I gladly pay my license fee in return for the oodles of quality content we get over the airwaves and internet-tubes. Tying themselves down in the way described in this … Continue reading
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Eurovision!
We came 5th! Woo! But Turkey beat us and their song was dreadful. But then so was ours, so I should be happy with 5th place! Norway won with their twee nonsense which is fair enough but, in my mind, … Continue reading
Discuss
Joss Whedon receives the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism at Harvard University’s Memorial Church: “Faith is something we have to embrace. Faith in God mean believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing … Continue reading
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ITV Player – Get your act together
Despite my previous posts about the joys of Jeremy Kyle and his show, The Jeremy Kyle Show (get that man an award), I still find myself hypnotised by the infernal ringmaster and although I’m not able to watch the antics … Continue reading
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An evening with Flight Plan
I’ve had a relaxing day with the missus today. After what has been a shitty couple of weeks it’s been good to feel like the weight is finally beginning to lift. So went out with Ruth for lunch, had a … Continue reading
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Dr Horrible
That is all mrBen PS – Why did no-one tell me about this sooner?
Zattoo
Firstly, apologies for a distinct lack of posting in the last few weeks (months? ). I hope to improve on this. I do have a few projects in the works, which will be revealed here hopefully within the next couple … Continue reading
Blast from the past
Or why some things just don’t age well at all… On a recent Internet trawl I happened upon this. That’s right kiddies. Glen Michael’s Cavalcade. Wow. I don’t know how long it’s going to available on that link so enjoy … Continue reading
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One Higher
I spent some quality time with BBC’s iPlayer this evening catching up with The Apprentice, the only real reason to pay a license fee. And I happened to notice that the volume control goes up to 11. Aye, very good … Continue reading
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The bunny, the bunny, oooo I love the bunny
Those of you with long memories (pun intended) may remember me talking about Elephants Dream, a short cartoon built in Blender, the open source 3d modelling software. Well – they’ve just released the trailer for their latest project, now named … Continue reading
5th Birthday
Today it is exactly 5 years since Fox aired episode of Firefly. The first to air was “The Train Job”, rather than the pilot, and, well, you probably know the rest of the fateful story. If not, check out the … Continue reading
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Angel Wars: Guardian Force
This is a Christian kids Manga-esque animated thing. I managed the first ten minutes before it got switched off. BigAl
The Jeremy Kyle Show? Denied!
Having idly wandered over to the website of ITV (the masters of light entertainment), I thought about catching up with my The Jeremy Kyle Show fix. I can’t watch it when it’s on ITV1 as I’m away out at work … Continue reading
The Bourne Ultimatum
I’m going to break all sorts of rules and habits here, and start with the summary. The film is as good as the other 2, and completes the trilogy well. I’m not sure it’s any better than the other two, … Continue reading
The Jeremy Kyle Show
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!! BigAl
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Sanctuary
Can’t remember where I first heard about this, but Sanctuary is a big-budget, straight-to-web sci-fi tv series. The first episode was released on the 14th May (you can view it for free at SanctuaryFans.com, and the next ep is due … Continue reading
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Fat Man Watching
I’m watching Fat Man’s Warning on Channel 4 and it’s fascinating. If you haven’t seen it, keep an eye out for any repeats. It follows American comedian Steve Daly as he tries to educate the people of Britian on the … Continue reading
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Metro Film Reviews
On the whole, I’m a big fan of the Metro free paper that you get on the buses and trains these days. It keeps me up-to-date with the news and sport, and includes a Sudoku puzzle to wake up my … Continue reading
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Review: Serenity Soundtrack
Thought it was time I reviewed some of the CDs that I’ve received in the last few months (Christmas and birthday). First up, the Serenity soundtrack, composed by David Newman. (available from Amazon and other good bookstores) I own a … Continue reading