There used to be a time where we could complain about American shows polluting the global airwaves with drivel. But then the Brits dropped Big Brother, Pop Idol and Insert Country that Has Talent and the TV landscape has never been the same.The baton of shame has clearly been passed to Brits...
Friday rant Virgin 1...
posted by Martin
Well well, what’s been getting my goat this week then? TV has been a consistent theme of mine since I started these weeklies and no changes to this week’s format I’m afraid. However, not merely content with picking on a TV show I am taking on a whole channel this time. Step...
Saturday rant – Iâ...
posted by Martin
Slightly tired and recovering after a “few” beers from last night I realise the Friday rant is overdue…So following from Asim’s blog about Lost; the show now gets my own treatment. What started out in the first two seasons as something quite novel and intriguing...
Friday rant (only ju...
posted by Martin
Well well, it’s been quite some week, batting illness and the effects of an insane partying weekend in Sweden. However, here I am for another little shout from my soapbox. And in some ways, last weekend shapes the nature of the blog / rant this week. American TV (see Friday rants...
Friday rant part thr...
posted by Martin
ANother Friday, another chance for American TV to get it in the neck from me… This time and with due consideration that this is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel I have chosen two and a half men. Tag line = Two adults. One kid. No grown-ups. Yeah, we’re rolling on the floor...
Friday rant (pt 2…...
posted by Martin
Well, another week passes and another thing bugs me. And I do understand I’m a little slow here, but Goddamnit I was upset when I found out that Reaper was only deemed worthy of 2 seasons. This from the country that gave us Friends for God only knows how many seasons too many! And...
First Friday Rant: N...
posted by Martin
We like to think we only get the good stuff, the cream of the crop of American TV, over here in the UK. Sadly for every season of Sopranos, 6 feet Under, The Wire etc, there will always be an exception proving the rule. In this case, I reluctantly draw your attention to Numb3rs. ...




