• What happened when the 'Trollied' set met 'Top Gear'?

    What happened when the 'Trollied' set met 'Top Gear'?

    Normally, when the guys from Top Gear get issued a challenge, something gets destroyed. Series 21 of the long-running motoring show is no exception. In episode one, early last month, series hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May drive their 1980’s hatchbacks around a specially designed course in the aisles of a supermarket, to […]

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  • Whovians unite! It's time for a bit of 'Doctor Who'…in Lego

    Whovians unite! It's time for a bit of 'Doctor Who'…in Lego

    First it was the Winchester Pub, then it was Downton Abbey (created by New Yorker, Eric Stevens) and, finally. , it was the greatness of 221b Baker Street with a Sherlock Lego set. While that might have just been a pig that flew by my window, it’s time to grab your bricks and build a […]

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  • 'Blackadder' at the center of The Great War 2.0 debate

    'Blackadder' at the center of The Great War 2.0 debate

    It seems as though the British comedy Blackadder is at the center of a lingering controversy some 25 years after the last episode premiered on BBC One in 1989. The debate is heating up as the 4th August of this year will be the 100th anniversary of when Great Britain entered World War I in […]

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  • Downton Abbey – The Board Game

    Downton Abbey – The Board Game

    Coming to the realization that, after tomorrow, there will be only 2 weeks left in the current series of Downton Abbey, one must be brave and turn their attention to just how will we cope until the, most likely, September 2014 return in the UK and January 2015 return on PBS. What may soften the […]

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  • International Silly Walks Day – A January 7 post mortem

    International Silly Walks Day – A January 7 post mortem

    Blame the Monty Python troupe if you will, but we could all do with a bit more preposterous prancing in our daily routine. How could we have let this pass by without even so much as a mention leading up to such silliness. I guess we should get some what of a pass given that […]

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  • Become part of Sherlock's 'Homeless Network' with new iPhone app

    Become part of Sherlock's 'Homeless Network' with new iPhone app

    We used to say that you know you’ve arrived when you are subject of a Jimmy Fallon parody, a Saturday Night Life sketch or featured in a segment on Red Nose Day. Owners of all three, Downton Abbey went one step further when Lady Mary, herself, participated in a game of antler toss to promote […]

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  • Must See TV: PBS to 'Unlock Sherlock' tonight after 'Downton Abbey'

    Must See TV: PBS to 'Unlock Sherlock' tonight after 'Downton Abbey'

    As PBS ‘unlocks Sherlock’ at 10pET, following the second episode of Downton Abbey, we move inside of one week until the long, long, long-awaited return of Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. The one-hour special explores how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the BBC/PBS series. In addition, the special goes behind-the-scenes on […]

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  • 'Downton Abbey' gets the Lego treatment…

    'Downton Abbey' gets the Lego treatment…

    Downton Abbey… in Lego? Hey, if it’s good enough for the Winchester Pub and 221b Baker Street, it has to be good enough for Downton Abbey, right? After all, with last Sunday’s series 4 premiere topping 10 million viewers, making it the biggest drama series premiere in the history of PBS, it was only a […]

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  • A Festive Tube Map just in time for the holidays!

    A Festive Tube Map just in time for the holidays!

    Still looking for that last minute way to pass the time until the premiere of Downton Abbey and Sherlock? How about a way to not think about all the great telly things coming your way on Christmas Day and Boxing Day if you’re in the UK such as new Christmas specials from Doctor Who, Call […]

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