• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas – Red Dwarf style

    'Twas the Night Before Christmas – Red Dwarf style

    Ran across a brilliant piece which combines one of my favorite series with one of my favorite times of the year. Searching half the night trying to find the appropriate person to attribute this to and give credit where credit is due, all I could come up with was that it looks like it was […]

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  • A Tellyspotting salute to the retail employee on Black Friday!

    A Tellyspotting salute to the retail employee on Black Friday!

    Today’s From the Vault segment pays tribute to those having to work retail on Black Friday. The Friday after Thanksgiving has long been hailed as the busiest shopping day of the year in America. Only in the United States can the aptly named Black Friday start at 8:00pm pm Thursday. In recent years, the competition […]

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  • Happy Thanksgiving from Tellyspotting!

    Happy Thanksgiving from Tellyspotting!

    It’s hard to believe that it’s already Thanksgiving here in the States and, as mind-numbing as it may be, Christmas is right around the corner. That said, it’s important to remember today as a day where it’s important to take a moment and think about family and friends and all the things you are truly […]

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  • From the Friday Vault – The Crystal Maze

    From the Friday Vault – The Crystal Maze

    Oddly, this weeks From the Friday Vault selection, The Crystal Maze, comes out of the fact that I was watching Rocky Horror Picture Show earlier this week on Halloween. At this point, you’re probably trying to figure out the connection. While it is sometimes pretty scary how my mind works, for those that remember this […]

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  • Rowan Atkinson lends support for free speech and the right to insult people

    Rowan Atkinson lends support for free speech and the right to insult people

    I have to say, upfront, I love the civility that surrounds any discussion of British politics. The most recent example occurred 16 October when Rowan Atkinson took issue with a particular clause in the Public Order Act of 1986 in Britain. As Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 currently reads, Edmund Blackadder would […]

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  • Top-10 Haunted Pubs in Britain just in time for Halloween

    Top-10 Haunted Pubs in Britain just in time for Halloween

    As we barrel head long towards Halloween, there will be a seemingly endless barrage of haunted houses and horror movie premieres at everyone’s disposal in the coming days. Let’s not forget the traditional ‘lady of the lake’ story that seems to fluctuate from urban myth to “..no, it really happened to my brother, I promise“. […]

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  • China taps Mr. Bean to sell coffee

    China taps Mr. Bean to sell coffee

    While this sounds like an April Fools Day joke coming from the Land of Make Believe, this really is true. In China, Mr Bean Coffee will go head to head with juggernauts like Starbucks and Costa along with numerous smaller competition by targeting those who like a laugh and don’t stand too much for any […]

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  • The British Invasion at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards

    The British Invasion at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards

    You just thought the British Invasion referred to the mid-60’s takeover of the U.S. by both British music and pop culture. Not to take anything away from the likes of The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, The Animals, The Troggs, Dave Clark 5, Herman’s Hermits and The Rolling Stones, but the real British Invasion happens in Los […]

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  • Just how did Sherlock fake his death in 'The Reichenbach Fall'?

    Just how did Sherlock fake his death in 'The Reichenbach Fall'?

    Damn you Mr. Moffat and Mr. Gatiss (meant in a very positive way, of course)… Ever since that fateful day of 15 January, 2012 in the UK and May 20, 2012 on PBS in the States, Sherlock fans have poured over video of the final scene in “The Reichenbach Fall” to determine just how Sherlock […]

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