Cheering myself up by watching Absolutely (also available on youtube). So many blissful, ridiculous moments. And scabrous, grotty ones too. And daft songs, and madly quotable punchlines, and silly linking devices. The famous sketches are the recurring ones, like Stoneybridge and the Little Girl, but I think many of the one-offs are even better (the ( Read more... )

I just started watching Freewheeling, which is a show on Dave with Ross Noble going round the country and following suggestions from Twitter about what to do next? And it was OK, quite funny... and then he turned up at a soundcheck for Eddie Izzard's show and they're doing bad impressions of each other, and Izzard went, "Oh, you're doing early me" ( Read more... )

I didn't get round to putting reflective film on the skylight again today. But I took 8 1/2 hours of stuff off the PVR, so a productive Sunday anyhow ( Read more... )

In fact I'm not sure it actually exists. What rational broadcasting system would introduce an A-versus-B challenge on its children's slot by having A and B explaining that they've been friends ever since they were eggs, and illustrate this with a clip of two eggs (with eyes) kissing, with "Lovin' You" playing in the background, and then crushing ( Read more... )

Aargh, my security settings ate my entry.

A. and I have muttered occasionally about having a Musical Episodes evening, and yesterday this came up again because I played him "Land of the Luvvies" {*}. Anyway, I said, "TV tropes must have an entry for this", I said, and so it does (Warning! TV Tropes link!). It doesn't yet have "Land of the Luvvies ( Read more... )

Finally got round to seeing the second Sherlock Holmes film; throwaway fun, my major quibble being that Mycroft is anything but blind to society's rules, so is he deliberately trying to offend Mary, or what? OOC, I think ( Read more... )

I didn't mention when it was on how much I liked Holy Flying Circus, did I? Well it was excellent. And these two Yuletide fics based on it are both excellent as well.

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Sherlock spoilers: loved it until two minutes before the end...
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Sometimes everyone needs a friend just to tell them that everything's going to be OK. Or that there will be a new pixie in the eye of heaven.

(It's a pretty good clip right from the start, actually, as Ian's wig falls off and Dom stomps on furniture...)

I have just seen a man on a flaming unicycle. (To clarify: yes, a unicycle that was on fire. And no, not in real life, just on the One Show.)

Why did I not know of this? Excellentness.