Category Archives: HippieWatch

Dharma’s Initiative

Posted on 27/04/2013 by

I recently picked up the first season boxset of Dharma & Greg, so I could revisit the story of an upright, uptight young lawyer who falls madly in love with a carefree, chaotic dog-walker/yoga instructor. They first encounter each other, briefly, … Continue reading →

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Come Back, Rogue 1

Posted on 26/03/2012 by

[Contains sadly two-dimensional SPOILERS!!!] I wasn’t especially keen to see Avatar (2009) at the cinema, because of its epic running time… but, weirdly for such a popular movie, I’ve never seen a copy of the DVD going s-hand in any … Continue reading →

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HippieWatch: Guerrin Gardner

Posted on 16/03/2012 by

While we’re on the subject of cavorting “flower children”, this week’s instalment of New Girl (ep #1.16) saw the disarmingly domestic dandy ‘Schmidt’ (Max Greenfield) casting off his household duties, work commitments, and finely tailored clothing, in order to join … Continue reading →

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“Cut Some Capers, Man!”

Posted on 16/03/2012 by

Again with the genre-bending: While The Wicker Man (1973) is wildly hailed as one of the greatest “horror movies” ever made, I think it also deserves praise as a twisty crime thriller and hilarious musical comedy! For those who don’t know … Continue reading →

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To Frell And Back

Posted on 09/03/2012 by

I hadn’t seen Farscape (1999-2004) since it was first broadcast by the BBC back in the day, but it had been on my “wish list” for a while, so when I saw a complete run of the first season going … Continue reading →

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Cutting Class

Posted on 27/11/2011 by

So, today sees the “network premiere” of the St Trinian’s reboot (2007) on Ch4… not that “network premieres” really count for much these days, what with the abundance of film channels, cheap DVDs and interweb torrents. Still, it’s bound to mean … Continue reading →

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Independent Woman

Posted on 18/03/2011 by

After spotting her on a recent repeat of the music-based panel quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks (where, as per usual, the cool American guest was almost entirely ignored by the host, in favour of some random native nonentity), I found … Continue reading →

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HippieWatch!

Posted on 22/12/2010 by

After Goth Chicks, I’d have to say that my next favourite (and most fancied) comedy archetype is the Hippie Chick. Of course, they don’t crop up in modern comedies as often as they did back in the day, but you … Continue reading →

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Hippy Dippy

Posted on 13/07/2010 by

Spaced and Hippies both debuted in 1999, and both starred a plucky young actor by the name of Simon Pegg… but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. In the former, he plays a bitter and cynical comic book artist, … Continue reading →

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