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What We’re Watching: June Update

19th June 2012 – 8:53 PM

Watched

Word is that next series is going to be the last, and if this series was anything to go by 30 Rock going to go out strong. With episodes such as the genius “Leap Day” (directed by Steve Buscemi), this show is still as funny as it ever was.

Series 3 of the Square Eyed favourite featured some of it’s best episodes yet, the alternative reality tackling “Remedial Chaos Theory”, the Law & Order inspired “Basic Lupine Urology” and the difficult-to-explain “Curriculum Unavailable”. Hopefully this quality will continue next series, despite the departure of creator Dan Harmon. read more »

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I can’t remeber if I knew about this or not, either way it now has my attention

13th June 2012 – 11:40 PM

The pretty lady above is Charity Wakefield in costume for her role as Marylin Munster, in the up coming Munsters reboot, Mockingbird Lane. Like I suggest in the title, I can’t remember whether or not I knew that The Munsters was being remade. What I certainly don’t remember is that Mockingbird Lane’s showrunner is Bryan Fuller, creator of the rather wonderful Pushing Daisies. Not only that but the incredibly awesome Portia De Rossi (Arrested Development, Better off Ted) is rumoured to be playing Lily Munster. FURTHERMORE, word is on the street that Usual Suspects director Brian Singer is to be directing the pilot. So yeah well down NBC, you’ve gotten my attention.

Let’s just hope these rumours are true, if not the guys over at Shock Till You Drop are to blame for getting our hopes up.

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Well This Is Bullshit!

19th May 2012 – 10:27 AM

After spending yesterday afternoon watching the last three episodes in the current series of Community, it was comforting to know that the show was definitely coming back for a fourth series. As it turns out, that fourth series is going to be lacking a key ingredient… the show’s creator.

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I Call Shenanigans!

27th April 2012 – 5:11 PM

We’re a bit late on this, but we so outraged that we’re still felt compelled to comment.

Fans of great television will be upset to hear that BBC have decided against commissioning a second series of The Fades. If you’re partial to supernatural drama similar to the likes of Being Human or Buffy and you didn’t catch this show the first time round, I implore you acquire it by any means necessary. The Fades was easily one of the best shows not just on BBC3 but all British television in 2011. Its cancellation is hardly surprising however, as this is the same channel that commissioned a second series of Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show.

You can (and should) buy The Fades on Amazon or at least rent it on LOVEFiLM.

[Source: SFX]

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What We’re Watching: April Update

18th April 2012 – 10:00 AM

Watched

I’d be lying if I said I got this show straight away, but I persevered and thank god I did. After three series this show, that many have dubbed “Arrested-Development meets James-Bond“, has evolved in to nothing short of genius.

After losing the majority of its main cast, Being Human series 4 was always going to struggle. And while this series definitely varied in quality, like all the previous series, this was all the about the finale. Next year will be interesting as the show appears to heading down the soft-reset root.

Whilst Hank Moody is still the man, this show has definitely seen better days. Weak story-lines aside, this series featured some horribly written characters not the least being the cliché-ridden rapper Samurai Apocalypse (portrayed by RZA).

Looking for a simple sit-com to fill that post-Friends void but like me, can’t stand How I Met Your Mother? Then look no further than Happy Endings. It doesn’t re-write the book by any means but it’s features a cast of super-likeable people including Eisha Cuthbert (24) and Eliza Coupe (Scrubs).

I’ve sung the praises of this show before, and I’ll do it again. I defy any man, woman or child, to sit through this show and not find something to like. Much like Happy Endings above, this show doesn’t bring anything new to the table but that doesn’t stop it from being bloody funny.