Category: US

  • Till Death Us Do Part Nearly Transferred To ITV
    Till Death Us Do Part Nearly Transferred To ITV

    I was having a look for clippings about Till Death Us Do Part being sold to Norman Lear and CBS, when I came across this rather remarkable article in The Stage, dated Thursday 22nd February 1968, just a week after (what was announced at the time as) the final episode of the BBC show. This…

  • The Diary Of Paul Jackson, Aged Thirty-Ish
    The Diary Of Paul Jackson, Aged Thirty-Ish

    Independent producer Paul Jackson gives a sneak preview of some of what we’ll see of the Melbourne Festival of comedy when it is screened on Channel 4 next month, and an insight into some of the behind-the-scenes comedy we won’t be seeing. The show they are filming for was Craig Goes Mad In Melbourne, which…

  • George And Plenty
    George And Plenty

    Here’s a brief appearance from a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander in an advert for Good And Plenty. Not sure why, but he reminds me of William Shatner here for some reason. Good And Plenty is a brand of candy in the US, what we here in the UK call Liquorice Comfits. Looks like he’s having a…

  • Rare Unseen Spider-Man Footage
    Rare Unseen Spider-Man Footage

    You won’t see this on a Spider-Man Blu-Ray extras disc.

  • Win A DeLorean
    Win A DeLorean

    It’s 1981, and if you go to Taco Bell, you could win a shiny new DeLorean (sans time machine).

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  • Proctology: A Bottom Examination
    Proctology: A Bottom Examination

    For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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