Monthly Archives: May 2009
Video Killed The Radio Star: David Brent – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
If you don’t know David Brent by now, you will never, never know him. So, then, the story behind this one goes like this: Sacked Slough paper company boss David Brent decided to use his redundancy money to fund a … Continue reading
Filed under Classic TV, Video Killed The Radio Star
It’s Classic Clip Friday: Six Feet Under – The End
I really enjoyed Six Feet Under, though at times I did find it a bit of a slog to get through. There were a few peaks and troughs during the HBO show’s five seasons but, overall, it was always worth watching and … Continue reading
Filed under Classic TV, It's Classic Clip Friday!
Happy Birthday Choob Me!
It’s the Choob’s birthday today (the Choob who writes and assembles all this nonsense, that is, not the blog itself) - and because I’m so generous YOU all get a present! It’s a Top Of The Pops Extra, featuring 80s post-punk popsters Altered … Continue reading
Filed under Stuff, Top Of The Pops Thursday
Top Of The Pops Thursday: The Killers – Mr. Brightside
The toughest decision after deciding to feature Las Vegas rockers The Killers this week was choosing which song to spotlight, since they have so many crackers. I’m sure we’ll revisit them at some point (as, indeed, we will most of … Continue reading
Filed under Top Of The Pops Thursday
A Word From Our Sponsors… Weetabix
Take a tasty, wheat-based breakfast cereal, mix with a familiar childhood song, add a splash of Monty Pythonesque humour and voila! A very funny advert guaranteed to give you a good start to any day.
Filed under A Word From our Sponsors
Tuesday Is Theme Tunes Day – Blake’s 7
Okay, enough messing around – all the theme tunes spotlighted in this weekly feature are good… but only one can be the best. And the best is Blake’s 7. I may have mentioned in other posts that Blake’s 7 is … Continue reading
Filed under Classic TV, Tuesday Is Theme Tunes Day
The Monday Movie – True Grit
“Fill your hands, you sunuvabitch” With that challenge, John Wayne‘s one-eyed, world-weary, bad-tempered, drunken US Marshal Rooster Cogburn grips the reins of his horse in his teeth and gallops towards outlaw “lucky” Ned Pepper (played by Robert Duvall) and three … Continue reading
Filed under The Monday Movie
