Category: Television
Posted on September 20, 2015
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A supplementary post to my main Emmys spiel. Don’t read this first. That would be lawlessness. That would be anarchy. It would be the beginning of the downward spiral.
Posted on October 28, 2014
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Because I like to stay topical and have my finger firmly on the cultural pulse of the world, I have recently started watching the US remake of The Office, which had been recommended to me by several people. As a British person (which is… Continue Reading “The US Office: The same, but different”
Category: Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: BBC, Comedy, David Brent, Greg Daniels, Michael Scott, NBC, Remake, Ricky Gervais, Sitcom, Spin-off, Stephen Merchant, Television, The Office, The US Office, TV, UK, USA
Posted on August 25, 2014
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Back by popular demand! Colm takes us through the should-bes, will-bes, should-have-beens, and should-never-bes of television this year.
Category: Emmys, Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, Awards, Breaking Bad, Broad City, Emmy Awards, Emmys, Girls, Girls HBO, House Of Cards, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Louie, Mad Men, Masters Of Sex, Modern Family, Orange Is The New Black, Parks And Recreation, Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmys, Silicon Valley, Television, The Newsroom, TV, Veep
Posted on June 24, 2014
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“Spin-off! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?” – Troy McClure
Category: Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: AMC, Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, David Cross, Hank Schrader, Huell Babineaux, Jesse Pinkman, Kieran Culkin, Mike Ehrmantraut, Saul Goodman, Spin-off, Television, The Simpsons, Troy McClure, Vince Gilligan
Posted on September 29, 2013
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Before you read on, I should once again tell you (since I don’t want to receive any death threats) that this contains spoilers up to and including the most recent Breaking Bad episode, Granite State. If you’re not up to speed and don’t wish… Continue Reading “Breaking Bad: How Does Walt Win?”
Posted on September 26, 2013
by Colm Currie
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Before you read on, I should tell you (since I don’t want to receive any death threats) that this contains spoilers up to and including the most recent Breaking Bad episode, Granite State. If you’re not up to speed and don’t wish to have the show spoiled… Continue Reading “Walter White, Family Man”
Posted on September 22, 2013
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My “expert” guide to the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
Category: Emmys, Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: 30 Rock, 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, Alec Baldwin, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Charlie Day, Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Dean Norris, Ed O'Neill, Elisabeth Moss, Emmy Awards, Emmys, Girls HBO, Homeland, House Of Cards, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Jim Parsons, Jonathan Banks, Kate Mara, Louie, Louis C.K., Mad Men, Mandy Patinkin, Netflix, Nick Offerman, Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmys, Television, Tony Hale, TV, Ty Burrell, Veep
Posted on September 19, 2013
by Colm Currie
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Characters on television constantly seem to get themselves into scrapes, binds, pickles and other tricky situations, which require them to contact their lawyers to sort everything out for them. Often, lawyers – along with private investigators, accountants and general problem solvers – make for… Continue Reading “My Favourite TV Lawyers”
Category: Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: Arrested Development, Barry Zuckerkorn, Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, Henry Winkler, Jackie Chiles, John Michael Higgins, Johnnie Cochran, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lawyer, Lawyers, Lionel Hutz, Maggie Lizer, Phil Hartman, Phil Morris, Sam Lloyd, Saul Goodman, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Ted Buckland, Television, The Simpsons, TV lawyers, Wayne Jarvis
Posted on May 25, 2013
by Colm Currie
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As I’ve already documented, this has been an incredibly difficult list to make. I will therefore not complicate it any further by saying which of these are better than which others, but simply list them in alphabetical order. Here goes nothing:
Category: Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: Bart On The Road, Brother From Another Series, Cape Feare, David Hyde Pierce, Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment, Kelsey Grammer, Lisa The Iconoclast, Lisa's First Word, Mr. Burns, Raging Abe Simpson And His Grumbling Grandson In: The Curse Of The Flying Hellfish, Rex Banner, Sideshow Bob, The Simpsons
Posted on April 12, 2013
by Colm Currie
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that Arrested Development is coming back next month. The 26th of May 2013, to be precise, with 15 brand new episodes, all of which will debut on Netflix at 00.01 (Pacific Time), which will… Continue Reading “Seven reasons why Netflix is the perfect platform for the return of ‘Arrested Development’”