Archive for the ‘TV’ Category
Detective Inspector John Rebus
When visiting Scotland I got into Rebus. Happily, Warren is a bit of a fan, too, collecting those that have been televised or turned into movies.
Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin, ten of which have so far been televised as Rebus. The novels are mostly set in and around Edinburgh. …
Rebus can be said to belong to a long tradition of paternal Scottish hard men. A natural leader whose gruff exterior and fierce will to succeed in his field belies a benevolent nature. …
In the Rebus television adaptations he was played by John Hannah in the first two series, but in the later series the role was taken over by Ken Stott to much acclaim. …
Hannah is a terrific actor, but I’d say Stott is much truer to the Rebus of the novels.
Stott as Rebus
Leave a comment if you’ve an opinion on the two actors.
call me a Gleek
An unlikely hit about High School show choir set in Lima, Ohio.
How could you do an elevator pitch on that?
I’ve been rewatching the series starting with the Premiere. What strikes me second time ’round is how strong the music is, in general.
Click PLAY or watch one of my favourites on YouTube.
Glee has been a commercial success, with over twenty-one million digital single sales and nine million album sales. …
In 2009, the Glee cast had 25 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most by any artist since The Beatles had 31 songs in the chart in 1964. In February 2011, Glee surpassed Elvis as the artist with the most songs placed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart …
I’m surprised the novelty hasn’t worn off.
Like many others, I’d watch an hour long show only for Sue.
And some of the characters: Kurt, Santana and especially Brittany have really grown on me over time. Coach Beiste, too.
why ‘normal’ people won’t give up Cable TV
Ad agency Hill Holliday recently conducted an experiment, asking five families to give up cable TV in favor of connected TV devices for a week.
The growing availability of online content and video subscription services, coupled with an exploding market for connected devices, has pushed the idea of cord cutting — or dropping a traditional cable TV subscription package in favor of online video sources — into the mainstream. But how viable is the concept, really?
For its experiment (which the agency stresses was not intended as a scientific research study), Hill Holliday provided each family with a different connected device: the Roku, Apple TV, Xbox 360, Boxee Box and Google TV.
An Experiment In Cord Cutting from Hill Holliday on Vimeo.
Traditional Cable TV is horrid. But the alternatives are still even worse.
When is Apple or Google going to get it right?
(via Mashable)
Superbowl TV commercials
how to GET what you want for Christmas?
Stewie’s got some advice … for next year.
Family Guy – Road to the North Pole
Season 9, Episode 7, 43:41
Bob and Doug – 12 Days of Christmas
… the classic Twelve Days of Christmas song sung by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Bob and Doug were hosts of a legendary bit on Second City Television (SCTV) , the Canadian poor man’s version of Saturday Night Live.
… Ironically, the most popular sketch was intended as throwaway filler. Bob & Doug McKenzie, the dim-witted, beer-chugging brothers in a recurring Canadian-themed sketch called Great White North, were initially developed by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (Bob & Doug, respectively) as a sardonic response to the CBC network’s request that the show feature two minutes of “identifiably Canadian content” in every episode. …
Never have the CanCon rules so backfired. Many Americans assume ALL Canadian guys are either Bob or Doug.
To this day I still refer to my homeland as the Great White North.
important anti-bullying video
Powerful.
Part of the noh8 campaign, in reaction to gay suicides and the November 4, 2008 Proposition 8 ban of same-sex marriages in California.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Jon Stewart ripped John McCain a new one on Monday night. McCain has waffled back and forth on a no win issue for Republicans, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
His wife, Cindy, appeared in that video saying:
… “Our political and religious leaders tell LGBT youth that they have no future … They can’t serve our country openly,” she said on the video.
Then later tweeted:
You can’t have it both ways, Cindy.
Cindy McCain
McCain’s daughter wants DADT repealed. Must make for some awkward family meals.
Biden and Colbert team up to salute troops
”I’m not going to debate this war,” said Colbert, in mock pundit character. ”It’s been seven years. Who can remember who invaded who?”
If you get the chance, watch The Colbert Report for Wed. Sept. 8th.
Important commentary on ‘the end’ of the war in Iraq. And consistently entertaining.
Vice President Joe Biden served up hotdogs to the audience, all veterans of Iraq.
That’s the best I’ve ever seen Biden on TV.
Geek chik – The Guild
The Guild is an American comedy web series created and written by Felicia Day, who also stars as Codex. It premiered on YouTube on July 27, 2007.
Subsequent webisodes premiered on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace, Zune Marketplace, and MSN Video. The webisodes were later made available on the official Guild website, YouTube, and iTunes.
The show revolves around the lives of online guild “The Knights of Good” who play countless hours of an unspecified MMORPG video game. The story focuses on Codex, the Priestess who attempts to lead a normal life after one of her guild-mates, Warlock Zaboo (Sandeep Parikh), shows up on her doorstep. …
Felicia Day is even more famous for this online video.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Her new Bollywood theme video is going viral too.
Old Spice guy makes wedding proposal video
You must know that series of great TV commercials for Old Spice.
The Old Spice guy just took his YouTube campaign to a whole new level by proposing to a woman on behalf of one of his Twitter followers. …
Yesterday, Old Spice started posting YouTube videos featuring the shirtless man from the popular TV commercials delivering personalized messages to fans on Twitter, Facebook and other websites. Regular fans got video responses, but the Old Spice guy also smartly targeted social media-savvy celebrities and bloggers to get the word out and achieve viral status.
A fan named Johannes S. Beals tweeted, “Can U Ask my girlfriend to marry me? Her name is Angela A. Hutt-Chamberlin” …
Click PLAY or watch the proposal on YouTube.
Just a few hours later, Beals tweeted at Old Spice: “SHE SAID YES!!!!”
