Monthly Archives: May 2010

Piracy Funds Free TV

Posted on 31/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Pirate Productions, the very talented and lovely people behind some of my favourite TV shows, have now established their very own YouTube channel, for to freely distribute their previously unavailable-on-DVD progs… including the fantastic Coming Soon. Obviously I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Belgian Upskirt Scandal!

Posted on 27/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Finally caught Amara Karan’s episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot, “Cat Among the Pigeons”, which encompasses international espionage and murder at a private girls’ school. The script was adapted from the original novel by the mighty, multi-talented Mark Gatiss (of League … Continue reading →

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Dust to Dust

Posted on 23/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

And so, after three series, Ashes to Ashes finally came to an end last Friday. NO SPOILERS!!! I don’t ‘do’ spoilers… but I would say that their finale can also be seen as an epilogue to Life on Mars, dealing … Continue reading →

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Dharma Initiative – Closing Down Sale!

Posted on 14/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Now that Lost is coming to an end, a lot of their cool props are coming up for sale at auction… and this site has a preview of the items that will be available to buy, sometime later this summer. … Continue reading →

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Too cute to fail?

Posted on 13/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Apparently not. Comedy Central has officially cancelled The Sarah Silverman Program, after three seasons. Hopefully they’ll get around to releasing them all on DVD, so I can actually see the bloody things… eventually… on import. Otherwise I’ll just have to … Continue reading →

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Hardrock Hijack!

Posted on 12/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

I swore to myself, just as I’ve sworn countless times before, that I wouldn’t buy any more DVDs this week… but then I walked into WHSmith, and found a whole shelf of caseless discs going for a quid each… gah! … Continue reading →

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High Britannia, High!

Posted on 08/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

And if you don’t get that Fame reference, this post probably isn’t for you. As a peppy antidote to Inland Empire, I also managed to salvage the first Britannia High DVD from the same bargain bin (one pound, well spent). … Continue reading →

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Ch4 Feminism Fail

Posted on 06/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

I’m enjoying the “Alternative Election” programme so far, although obviously I’ve dipped out to avoid the Come Dine With Me segment… but one thing I don’t understand is why, if the lovely Lauren Laverne is a core presenter, she wasn’t … Continue reading →

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“I’m more than an Indian-American, I’m Kelly Kapoor.”

Posted on 06/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Not sure who wrote it, but there’s a cute (and totally insightful) interview with Kelly over at The Office (US) website. Yay!

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Happy Perkday!!!

Posted on 05/05/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Yesterday was Emily Perkins‘s B-Day… I missed it, but never mind (I blame the time zones). Hiccups is still trucking along quite nicely… although the last episode featured a whole plot about how Stan couldn’t buy a decent anniversary gift … Continue reading →

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