Posts Tagged “television”

Misfits (Of Science)

Before I started watching the British science fiction tv series Misfits I thought it might be a remake of Misfits of Science, a tv show that aired in the mid 80′s. I couldn’t be more wrong. The new show is so much darker and edgier. None of the fluffy woolly brightness of superheroes who always [...]

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Man hit in the head with a basketball

Poor Phil, star of his own Youtube video, “Man hit in the head with a basketball”. Sore head? Yes, I just watched that episode of Modern Family. Great show. I hope they got their stop sign …

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Stephen Fry on Ros na Rún

Beidh Stephen Fry ar Ros na Rún anocht ar TG4. Looking forward to watching it! (via)

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The Return of 'Allo 'Allo

Sometimes I’m glad I look in my spam folder. I spotted this delightful email subject: Important massage from Federal Ministry of Finance It reminded me of the BBC sitcom, ‘Allo ‘Allo which anyone living in the UK or Ireland and probably further afield will immediately recognise. Luckily I found this video of clips from the [...]

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Peeing into the wind at the North Pole

The funny thing is, when I started reading Richard Hammond’s account of racing Jeremy Clarkson and James May to the North Pole, I did not expect to find out quite so much about the toilet habits of sub zero temperature travellers. Still, a fun read about the Top Gear crew. “Bloody hell, guys, there’s a [...]

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Back to the Eighties

Well, the Irish economy is tanking and is heading towards recession. Last time things were this bad was in the Eighties so here’s a few memories from that decade. After yesterday’s rather technical post, I need a nice squeaky throw away nostalgic one today. The Fall Guy

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I love Charlie Harper

OK, so what if Charlie Harper sucks? The main character of Two and a Half Men is lazy and selfish, a drunk and womaniser, but he sure is popular! Hello to all my new Australian visitors!

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In The Name Of The Fada

You’ll already know about the Irish version of Jump Around by Des Bishop if you’re a regular reader here, but if you have missed previous episodes, please watch the last episode of “In The Name Of The Fada”. It’s on RTE 1 tonight at 10:15pm. Sky+ is set to record it here. We just watched [...]

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RateYourDoc.org

Who are the top 10 doctors at Sacred Heart: Dr. Jan Itor Dr. John Dorian Dr. Chris Turk Franklyn D Elliot Reid Nurse Espinosa Dr. Perry Cox Dr. Robert Kelso Dr. Todd Quinlan Dr. Doug Murphy Feel free to rate your favourite Scrubs doctor at rateyourdoc.org. There’s no way I’d vote for JD, I’d probably [...]

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Stargate: Ark Of Truth

Sunday 30th March at 9pm on Sky 2. If you’re a fan that’s all you need to know Stargate: Ark Of Truth, the feature length episode which followed the last and final series of Stargate SG1 was released on DVD in the US at the start of March according to Barry’s post. I thought I’d [...]

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