• Wallace & Gromit's Grand Day Out in Bristol starts out not so grand

    Wallace & Gromit's Grand Day Out in Bristol starts out not so grand

    While the sight of giant Gromit statues might be a bit unnerving to some, folks in and around Bristol woke up Monday morning surrounded by 80 giant Gromit statues strategically placed around the city and they seemed to be ok with it. Most everyone, that is. From the ‘Department of Is Nothing Sacred’, it seems […]

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  • Going behind-the-scenes with 'Call the Midwife'; Nonnatus House sold

    Going behind-the-scenes with 'Call the Midwife'; Nonnatus House sold

    There are times you definitely don’t want to know how the sausage is made. Going behind-the-scenes with the BBC’s most popular drama series, Call the Midwife, starring Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Cliff Parisi, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris and Judy Parfitt, however, is definitely not one of those times. While hitting on all the right cylinders […]

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  • 90 lost Doctor Who episodes unearthed. Fact or wishful thinking?

    90 lost Doctor Who episodes unearthed. Fact or wishful thinking?

    As we inch closer to the upcoming 50th anniversary, the ever-present Doctor Who rumor mill has kicked into hyperdrive with the potential discovery of 90 (yes, 90) missing episodes from the longest running science fiction series on television. Even though it’s only a rumor, and a big one at that, this is probably the only […]

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  • Happy National Fish and Chips Day…a bit early!

    Happy National Fish and Chips Day…a bit early!

    It is with extreme sadness, that we must admit we missed Saturday’s National Towel Day. While we can’t do anything about our egregious error with National Towel Day, which annually celebrates the greatness of Douglas Adams and, of course, the towel, which any good hitchhiker knows is “the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker […]

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  • Matt Groening spoofs Downton Abbey in Simpsons season finale!

    Matt Groening spoofs Downton Abbey in Simpsons season finale!

    The town of Springfield has long been ‘on the map’ as a destination city because of its’ most famous family, the Simpsons. Springfield, however, is also known as the home of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, owned by Montgomery Burns, the Kwik-E-Mart, run by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Barney’s Bowl-A-Rama and The Leftorium in Springfield Mall.   […]

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  • Star Trek's director visits Downton Abrams…sorry, Downton Abbey

    Star Trek's director visits Downton Abrams…sorry, Downton Abbey

    For years, there has been endless talk and wishful thinking about the possible merging and/or mashups of both Doctor Who and Star Trek and also Sherlock and Doctor Who. Even Red Nose Day got into the game this past year with a spoof that merged the likes of Doctor Who and Call the Midwife. When […]

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  • Wallace and Gromit's 'grand day out' at Blackpool's Pleasure Beach

    Wallace and Gromit's 'grand day out' at Blackpool's Pleasure Beach

    Blackpool is the place to be this Wednesday when Wallace and Gromit, the stars of a Oscar-winning series by Aardman Animations, are set to attend the launch of the world’s first theme park ride based on their adventures in the films A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. Creator, Nick Park, […]

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  • Endeavour's walking tour of 'Morseland', a.k.a. Oxford

    Endeavour's walking tour of 'Morseland', a.k.a. Oxford

    As UK viewers found out last night, the Year of Endeavour is upon us. With last nights UK premiere of the first of four new episodes that follow the highly successful ITV1 2012 ‘pilot’ episode, fans of PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery! series have a telly treat in store for them when the series premieres on Sunday, […]

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  • Spare $400 million? Think about buying Downton Abbey!

    Spare $400 million? Think about buying Downton Abbey!

    If you’re in the market for a new home and you’re not interested in downsizing, have I got a deal for you. Maybe the TARDIS is a bit out of your price range at a mere $25 billion and Fawlty Towers is not top of mind given you’re looking for a house, not a job, […]

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