We just watched the two-parter season opener of Bones. Set in the UK. Oh yes, you know what that means ( Read more... )

Oh god, Bones is doing a two-part season opener set in the UK, aka the famous bits of London. This is not something US TV is noted for doing well, and Bones is not blessed with what we like to call "subtlety". I'm expecting this to be full of Scotland Yard officers wearing tweed and bowler hats. (I wasn't sure what to make of the previous season ( Read more... )

Following the pretty pics from the new Babylon 5, AICN have a description of the rough-cut opening credits which gets all the nostalgic juices flowing. Whether B5 has anything more to offer the world than nostalgic remembrance of past glories is something that remains to be proven at this stage. The CGI image above has certainly got me keen to ( Read more... )

Having no internet did at least allow us to catch up on some TV. We just watched an episode of Bones which featured not only Bill S. Preston Esq. as a sleazy porn magnate but also Stephen Fry, playing himself a psychiatrist. An English psychiatrist with a fondness for tea and esoteric trivia. Very entertaining, although as a TV show it does feel ( Read more... )

We've spent a lot of time recently sipping wine and watching TV and films, so time for a brief roundup:

( Robin Hood )

Saw a trailer for the new season of Doctor Who last night. It looked rather nifty, with a couple of moments that made me wince slightly. So same as always, then. :-) It's on the website too.

I'm not a massive fan of the Mission: Impossible movies, though the first one had its moments, but I get nostalgic about the TV show. So I'm heartened to ( Read more... )