Archive for the ‘On The Tube’ Category

On The Tube: It's Art!

August 16th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 2 Comments
Yes, it’s most certainly some form of artistic expression. What it is exactly that they wish to say, well, that remains a mystery.

"Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast"

August 12th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | 1 Comment
From MSNBC Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast Some aerial footage of fireworks digitally created months in advance The Beijing Times reported that part of the elaborate Olympic opening ceremonies display broadcast ...

Doogie's Old Spice

July 25th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 2 Comments
Neil Patrick Harris knows what he’s talking about. He used to be a doctor for pretend.

Fantastic Article: Extreme Biggest Celebrity Fit Loser Makeover Club: The Weigh-in as National Money Shot

May 15th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
Over at FlowTV (which we’ve linked to before) there is an exceptional article by Jennifer Fremlin: Extreme Biggest Celebrity Fit Loser Makeover Club: The Weigh-in as National Money Shot. This is ...

TV Tropes

May 14th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
A fantastic resource for TV buffs, and lots of talking points:TV Tropes. WARNING: THIS SITE WILL SAP HOURS FROM YOUR LIVES, DO NOT ENTER IF YOU’RE ON A DEADLINE What is this ...

Embracing TV Auteurs

May 7th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Watching the PR drive behind Lost is interesting in that with the return of the show recently after the writers strike, they have trotted out not the stars of the ...

Live Television Is Great: Fox & Friends

March 22nd, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
A couple of days ago, Televised Revolution posted a clip of an incident on Sunrise recently in which live TV went a little bit wrong following a possible ambush from ...

TV to watch out for this easter.

March 21st, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | 1 Comment
As a public service announcement here is some programming for your PVRs or eyeballs to watch out for. Friday 21st: Channel 7, 10:30pm The Passion of the Christ Saturday 22nd: ABC1, 7:30pm Doc Martin ...

Heroes: Save Adelle, Save The World

March 19th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
While entertaining enough, one of Heroes biggest flaws is just how much it borrows from other ‘superhero media’. The paralells between season one of Heroes and the Watchman series is ...

Seven Doesn't Pay. Apparently.

March 18th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Every few months live television delivers great unexpected moments. This mornings Sunrise provided one of them. Mel and Kochie were midway through their ever hard-hitting entertainment segment with Nelson Aspen when ...