Archive for the “Television” Category

The One to Watch: ‘Dirty, Sexy, Money’

Writes ck on March 19th, 2008

Read More: Television

I’ve seen the first episode of this and remain yet to be convinced. The show has done pretty well Stateside, has been given a second series and has the always reliable Peter Krause on narrator/leading man duties and Donald Sutherland in the standard ’seasoned Hollywood actor turns to TV’ manouevere so popular of late. The […]

The One to Watch: ‘Rua’

Writes ck on March 18th, 2008

Read More: Television

The science behind being a red head as well as the prejudices and nigh on racism towards read heads is up for discussion in ‘Rua’, the TG4 documentary examining the world of gingers, Wednesday at 9.30.
Looks interesting. And I have to ask how is there always an academic available to discuss however random a topic you may […]

Blog Awards 2008

Writes simon on March 2nd, 2008

Read More: Random, Television

The blog awards are done and dusted and Susie has a list of the winners. Irish Election where I and Tuathal have been known to blog won best political blog. Many thanks to people for that.

So in a retort to his girlfriends claim that she was engaged in ‘relations’ with Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel has assembled quite the cast to reveal that he has been busy with a close friend of Matt’s. This video enabled me write the above headline but I didn’t enjoy it as much as Sarah Silverman’s, […]

Dustin to go to Eurovision

Writes ck on February 24th, 2008

Read More: Entertainment, Television

Was there ever any doubt? You can watch each of the Eurosong performances through Real Player on the RTE website here. As soon as some good quality clips emerge I will post them here on the blog. We’ve battled against the cringeworthiness of the Eurovision in recent years - beating them not really being a […]

The One to Watch: ‘Lost’ v ‘Heroes’

Writes ck on February 4th, 2008

Read More: Cult, Television

I must say the schedulers at Channel 6 seem like silly people. They happily advertise that they are the first station in Europe to show the second series of ‘Heroes’ however they are showing it tonight at 9.30, clashing with RTE 2’s airing of the first episode of the 4th series of ‘Lost’ at 10. […]

‘Lost’ Return Dates

Writes ck on January 29th, 2008

Read More: Cult, Television

New episodes of ‘Lost’ will reach us pretty promptly after their airing in the States - Sunday 3rd February - Sky 1 and the following night on RTE 2.

‘Lost’ Returns January 31st

Writes ck on January 16th, 2008

Read More: Cult, Television

The world of ‘Lost’ expanded in last years gripping finale as we discovered some of the castaways return home at some point in their future and so too it expanded as contact was made with a search crew off shore, with serious questions as to who these people may be in the dieing minutes of […]