Monthly Archives: March 2011

GothWatch: Big Bang Babes

Posting about Sarah Buehler’s cameo in Life prompted me to watch her episode of The Big Bang Theory (#3.3) again for a refresher. She plays ‘Sarah’, a rather sullen, self-deprecating Goth girl that Raj and Howard try to impress with … Continue reading

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The Great American Nightmare

The other day I was idly flicking through the channels when I spotted Jennifer Lopez judging up a storm on American Idol. Naturally I flicked away again as soon as the contestants started singing, but that brief exposure was enough to remind … Continue reading

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GothWatch: Goths4Life

The second season of Life featured two notable Goth characters. First up was Sarah Buehler in ep 2.4 as ‘Glenda’, the bitter college roommate of an obnoxiously perky student who volunteered for a social experiment set in a faux-prison, and … Continue reading

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Getting On In Nottingham

Via Vicki Pepperdine’s Twitter feed, I learned that she and Joanna Scanlan will be the stars of a “BAFTA Masterclass” @ Broadway Cinema, Nottingham, next Wednesday… during which the two will discuss writing and acting in Getting On, and take part … Continue reading

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To Life!

Seeing Sarah Shahi in Supernatural a few weeks ago, and then ranting about how underrated Life was, reminded me that I hadn’t actually seen all of the second season (for reasons I’ll come to later), so I borrowed the boxset … Continue reading

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Kaling’s Super-Cute Book Cover

Mindy Kaling’s forthcoming book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, won’t actually be released until November, but why let a little thing like that get in the way of a good swoon? To quote the official publisher’s blurb: “Mindy shares … Continue reading

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The Crappening

Last Saturday, Ch4 showed M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening (2008), and I was delighted to discover that it really is as terrible as everyone says it is. Personally, I was never a big fan of The Sixth Sense or Unbreakable… … Continue reading

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Getting Another Award

Apparently the Royal Television Society Awards were held this week, and the Getting On team won “Best Writer (Comedy)”… so, yay for them! For the life of me I can’t find a single image of them arriving at the ceremony … Continue reading

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Quasi-GothWatch: Madeline Blue

Although she doesn’t get many lines in Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Madeline Blue still manages to make a big impression, by virtue of a strong Goth-y look and her innate cuteness. Her character is supposed to be a fan … Continue reading

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Independent Woman

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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