• You say New Years Eve. We say Sherlock Eve.

    You say New Years Eve. We say Sherlock Eve.

    The brilliance that is Sherlock is a day away. What better way to pass the remaining hours than to demonstrate what has become an international phenomenon (it’s been sold in 180 countries) and screen Sherlock in five different languages. To most everyone around the globe, today may represents the close of business for calendar year […]

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  • Downton Abbey fans: It's A Very Carson Christmas

    Downton Abbey fans: It's A Very Carson Christmas

    Been a long time since I’ve seen the latenight commercials for the Ronco Inside the Shell Electric Egg Scrambler, Ron Popeil’s Pocket Fisherman or the Ginsu knives that could cut a metal can in half and still be sharp enough to slice a tomato to perfection. We’ve all seen the music compilation CD’s or DVD’s […]

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  • Birdsong – Another BBC/PBS 'Masterpiece' for 2012

    Birdsong – Another BBC/PBS 'Masterpiece' for 2012

    With the States in the final days until the premiere of the second series of Downton Abbey on PBS’ Masterpiece and the UK only days removed from the Christmas Day conclusion of series 2 on ITV, it seems only fitting that the BBC has begun to fight back against those in the post-Downton Abbey era […]

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  • Christmas Day numbers show Eastenders ⇑ and Downton Abbey ⇓

    Christmas Day numbers show Eastenders ⇑ and Downton Abbey ⇓

    Downton Abbey may very well be the darling of the 2011 television season on both sides of the pond, but the critically-acclaimed, viewer mega-hit from ITV couldn’t quite muster the audience on Christmas Day, finishing in fourth place against the perennial Christmas ratings winners, Eastenders (BBC), Coronation Street (ITV) and Doctor Who (BBC). Some immediately […]

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  • Countdown begins to Downton Abbey 2 for both U.S. premiere and UK finale

    Countdown begins to Downton Abbey 2 for both U.S. premiere and UK finale

    As the UK storms closer and closer to the Christmas Day finale of season 2 of Downton Abbey on ITV1, we’re another day closer here in the States to the Downton Abbey premiere on January 8 as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. All the particulars are back as Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and […]

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  • Happy Belated 77th, Judi Dench. Fancy a stay at the Marigold Hotel?

    Happy Belated 77th, Judi Dench. Fancy a stay at the Marigold Hotel?

    With apologies to the great Judi Dench, we’d like to take a moment and wish her a very happy belated birthday. Turning 77 on Friday, 9 December, the brilliant actress has done nothing but give theatre goers, film lovers and situation comedy fans, worldwide, birthday presents every year since her first professional stage appearance in […]

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  • Spooks 10 – A look back at Section D

    Spooks 10 – A look back at Section D

    Time to shelve the Downton Abbey 2 talk for a day. Everyone already has the DVR set for Sunday, January 8, 2012 for the second series premiere as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Time to turn our attention to, perhaps, the best television series, bar none….Spooks, or MI-5, in the United States. With the final […]

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  • 2012 shaping up to be a great year for comedy output

    2012 shaping up to be a great year for comedy output

    Forget the annual Christmas Day BBC 1 vs. ITV 1 battle royal. 2012 brings an even bigger main event to the forefront with challenger, Sky 1 declaring they are poised to be the ‘home of original British comedy’ and taking on the perennial powerhouse, the BBC, on their home turf – comedy and light entertainment. […]

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