No pre-Royal Wedding talk here – It's Doctor Who time!

It just doesn’t seem right to talk Royal Wedding until the real event of the week has passed….and, that would be tonight’s premiere of the new season of Doctor Who, for those playing along at home. We’ve done our best to catch newbies up on the last 32 years of the Doctor’s travels so now […]

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Doctor Who – 47 (actually, 32) years in 6 minutes

Word is, there may be a few folks around the globe that don’t grasp the overall importance of Doctor Who as we move another day closer to Saturday’s premiere. Aside from the fact that this is continued Steven Moffat greatness, it will be the first time in the 32-year history of the series that it […]

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R.I.P. Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)

Elisabeth Sladen has passed away at the age of 63. You may or may not know the name, but if you’re a Doctor Who fan, you’ll immediately recognize her role as Sarah Jane Smith, dating back to 1973 when she first appeared alongside the Traveling Time Lord. Most fans, worldwide, considered Sladen as the ultimate […]

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Add stand-up to the list of why UK comedy is better than US comedy

Ok, we’ve over-discussed the differences between British and American situation comedy. Just my opinion, but the British just flat out do it better. No doubt, from an American perspective, it’s infinitely better with the likes of Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Community, etc. But, in doing some quick math regarding the comparison of […]

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Doctor Who S6 – 4 days! 2 new clips!

Never has the Internet universe been so abuzz with the impending premiere of S6 of Doctor Who this coming Saturday. Ok, maybe there was the same anticipation around this time last year for S5, but it makes great copy. As per the usual, rumors are rampant with grenades being lobbed about someone dying in the […]

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Peter Jackson's Hobbit begins production

In a hole, in the ground, lived a Hobbit… ….and so it begins. Principal production has finally begun on Peter Jackson’s epic film with an epic cast. The Hobbit, stars Martin Freeman, Sir Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood and Aidan Turner (Mitchell, Being Human). If that’s not enough to get […]

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Thank you, Trevor Bannister, for years of smiles and laughter

Trevor Bannister, known to British comedy fans worldwide as the twenty-something menswear salesman, Mr. Lucas, at Grace Brothers Department Store, has died at the age of 76. Bannister, who played the part of the rebellious Mr. Lucas from 1972-1980, always had the keen eye for Miss Brahms, played by the late Wendy Richard. Post Are […]

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Doctor Who + Family Guy = Doctor Stew

Counting down the days to the 23 April premiere of Doctor Who, sometimes you just run across things that are meant to be and just too good not to share. What could be better than a mind meld of the brilliance of Seth MacFarlane and the genius of Steven Moffat? It has all the ingredients […]

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David Jason guards Royal Family, Catherine Tate to take Office job?

Catherine Tate ready for final interview to head Dunder Mifflen With an invite list that is rivaled only by the upcoming Royal Wedding, the 19 May season finale of The Office is clearly looking like the definition of appointment television. British comedienne, Catherine Tate, has been added to the list of potential candidates to replace the […]

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