Resident Geek and I decide to veg out in front of the telly, just for once... ooh, look, the Star Trek reboot's on! We could just watch for half an hour...

... right, OK, we'll see you at 11.25 pm then...

I went into Amazon to look for something else entirely, and they kindly flagged up to me (pushers) that they are currently slashing the prices of Who Series 2, 3 and 4 on DVD to the extent that I could get all 3 series for less than the original price of one.

Oh, go on, then, I thought. It will mean I can stop worrying about any of them accidentally ( Read more... )

The Resident Geek and I are gradually catching up with Series 1 of Mad Men, having failed to keep up but recorded it all on the basis that we knew we'd want to watch it eventually.

I find it fascinating - as character drama, as period piece, as social commentary - even while it frequently makes me want to gnaw my own arms off or hide cringing behind ( Read more... )

Have managed to catch up a bit this week with the backlog of Interesting Telly I Haven't Got Round To Yet, starting with David Attenborough's completely wonderful Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (still currently on iPlayer, catch it while you can!) which was originally on BBC1 on the 1st of February.

As ever, Attenborough's enthusiasm and love ( Read more... )

Shock horror, there was actually something on terrestrial TV in prime time on Saturday night that I wanted to watch!

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