Bernadette Devlin McAliskey Versus William F. Buckley Jr
I thought some of my fellow political anoraks might be interested in this appearance by a young Bernadette Devlin McAliskeyContinue Reading
Category: Television
Stephen King’s The Stand, 2020 Versus 1994
I’ve just finished watching the second episode of the new adaptation of Stephen King’s seminal pandemic novel The Stand, currentlyContinue Reading
The Benji And Nick Show, A Cult TV And Movie Podcast
If you have an interest in cult television and cinema can I suggest that you try the Benji and NickContinue Reading
Terrorism In Star Trek
An interesting two-part video essay on the different narrative representations of “terrorism” or politically-motivated violence by non-state actors in theContinue Reading
The British Blindspot In The Fawlty Towers Controversy? The Irish Orangutans
The decision by the BBC to remove an episode of the classic 1970s’ sitcom Fawlty Towers from the streaming serviceContinue Reading
Mr Plinkett’s Star Trek Picard Review
While I’m not much of a Star Trek fan I do have some nostalgic fondness for the original show andContinue Reading
Piers Morgan Highlights The Utter Chaos Of The UK’s Covid-19 Response
While the journalist and television presenter Piers Morgan has known no end of controversies and scandal in his long mediaContinue Reading
Space Command
Being a science-fiction fan I’ve seen some pretty dire TV shows and movies in my time but Space Command, aContinue Reading
Celtic Cultural Plundering: From Carnival Row To Dungeons & Dragons
Judging by the reaction of critics and long-time fantasy fans I suspect I wasn’t the only one to lose interestContinue Reading
Natalie Woods In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, 1976
I think I may have mentioned before that one of my favourite films is Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,Continue Reading
Lindsay Ellis, The Last Of The Game Of Thrones Hot Takes
The film critic and cultural commentator Lindsay Ellis has published a pretty good take on The Game of Thrones, HBO’sContinue Reading
Game Of Thrones And The Troubles: Justifying The Killing Of Civilians
While there is some contention and uncertainty over the precise figures, authors and researchers generally agree that just over 35%Continue Reading
HBO’s Final Season Of The Game Of Thrones And Its Many Critics
Like many other television viewers I was pretty saddened to have reached the final season and episode of the GameContinue Reading
Ben Shapiro Destroyed In Epic Takedown As He Storms Off BBC TV Interview
Okay, not really. But this televised confrontation between the hard-right American polemicist Ben Shapiro and the conservative British journalist AndrewContinue Reading
HBO’s Game Of Thrones And Assumptions Of Racism
Like many other fans I’m looking forward to viewing more episodes in the eight and final season of the GamesContinue Reading
SBS Dateline: Is Brexit Amplifying Old Tensions In Northern Ireland?
The destabilising effects of Brexit on the Irish-British peace process is the focus of this documentary by Dateline, a currentContinue Reading
Documentaries: Nuclear Weapons In Europe, Ukraine Power Struggles
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international public service broadcaster, has published a couple of new documentaries on its YouTube channel examiningContinue Reading
Syfy’s 12 Monkeys, The Witness, And The Shadow Of The Torturer
In an era of peak television drama and comedy, when it sometimes feels like there are almost too many goodContinue Reading
TRT World: Ireland’s Brexit Trouble
The Turkish news channel, TRT World, has published a short documentary on YouTube presented by the South African-born journalist andContinue Reading
RetroBlasting: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century
This is probably a shameful admission, but I have a bit of a sneaking regard for NBC’s unintentionally camp science-fictionContinue Reading
Leonard Nimoy Reviews The Magnavox Magnavision DiscoVision Videodisc Player
A cringeworthy performance by the late Leonard Nimoy as he expresses mustachioed* wonder at the Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVisionContinue Reading
Joe Rogan Talks To Roseanne Barr
Watching this lengthy discussion with the YouTube host Joe Rogan, it’s hard not to feel some sympathy for the disgracedContinue Reading
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