danowen.blogspot.com - 11/1/2009
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For the second week running, there's just the one review in my Box-Eyed column over at Newslite.tv, this one taking a look at Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson's new impressions show, er, The Impressions Show . "For many people, impressionists are only above ventriloquists on the ladder of ...
Box-Eyed: Six for the Fall
danowen.blogspot.com 10/18/2009 — After an extended break due to a heavy workload and holidays, my Box-Eyed at Newslite.tv finally returns this week with a brief look at six Autumn TV shows I recommend you try out (if you're not already).
Box-Eyed: What You Should Be Watching
danowen.blogspot.com 5/3/2009 — Box-Eyed is the new name for TV Week, my column over at Newslite.tv. It will still feature "off-cut" reviews of shows that don't get covered in great detail here at DMD, but the new title will enable me to broaden the scope of what can be written about. For e.g, this week it's a rundown of 8 ...
Box-Eyed: Are Thursdays Still Funny?
danowen.blogspot.com 6/21/2009 — In this week's edition of Box-Eyed over at Newslite.tv, I take a look at BBC2's new Thursday night comedy line-up, with capsule reviews of fantasy spoof Kröd Mändoon & The Flaming Sword Of Fire, sketch show That Mitchell & Webb Look and horror-comedy Psychoville.
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Box-Eyed: Six Shows for Summer
danowen.blogspot.com 5/24/2009 — In this week's Box-Eyed column at Newslite.tv, I recommend six television shows that are on British airwaves this summer -- featuring aliens, fame-hungry housemates, a human lie-detector, a girl with no memory, a man with two personalities, and a geek with government secrets in his head. Enjoy! ...
Box-Eyed: I ♥ Miranda
danowen.blogspot.com 7 days ago — This week, my Box-Eyed column at Newslite.tv takes a quick look at BBC2's silly-yet-endearing old-school sitcom Miranda , based on comedian Miranda Hart's Radio 4 comedy series Miranda Hart's Joke Shop. "Miranda Hart plays a comic version of herself; a posh-accented owner of a small joke ...
Box-Eyed: Shooting Stars & The X Factor
danowen.blogspot.com 8/30/2009 — After a short summer break, my Box-Eyed column is back over at Newslite.tv. This week, there are capsule reviews for the return of comedy quiz Shooting Stars and talent show The X Factor . "Time hasn't been kind. There's something a little tragic about Reeves and Mortimer peddling their ...
Box-Eyed: True Blood, You Have Been Watching & Big Brother 10
danowen.blogspot.com 7/26/2009 — In this week's Box-Eyed column over at Newslite.tv, I take a quick look at True Blood on FX, Charlie Brooker's You Have Been Watching and Big Brother 10."You can be forgiven for forgetting that BIG BROTHER is on this summer, as the tenth series is being intentionally ignored by a media that's... ...
Box-Eyed: Eurovision '09, Have I Got News For You & Lie To Me
danowen.blogspot.com 5/17/2009 — In this week's Box-Eyed column at Newslite.tv, I grow tired of Have I Got News For You's guest-hosting format, celebrate British success in Eurovision, and ponder the truth about Tim Roth's new series Lie To Me..."There were times during the Rolf Harris edition [of Have I Got News For You] when ...
Box-Eyed: The Week Ahead
danowen.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — Something a little different on Box-Eyed this week, over at Newslite.tv: a look ahead at eight TV highlights this week, from the return of Torchwood and Mock The Week to 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Top Gear, and plenty more inbetween."Arriving to prop up the channel's Thursday night comedy triptych, ...
Box-Eyed: Is Reggie Perrin rising or falling?
danowen.blogspot.com 5/10/2009 — In this week's Box-Eyed column at Newslite.tv, I take a second look at the remake of Reggie Perrin, starring Martin Clunes as the troubled office manager having a mid-life crisis. I didn't care much for episode 1, but has it risen or fallen in quality since?"The one bright spark about the ...