Blogs about TV

In the final season of ALF, Jason Cort brings us the highest amount of outfits in a season. A total of 59 outfits were worn by ALF in his last season and they were a …

In his introduction, Edward Kellett states that this era of The Bill is his favourite era of the show – which is something I can concur with. By this point, the series (reformatted into a …

“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” — Saul Bass The Art of the Title – That’s Saul, Folks!Psycho. Vertigo. North by Northwest. Goodfellas. Casino. You’ve seen his work, but do you …

Recently the Head of Development at World Productions posted a great thread on Twitter/X. We asked Emma to expand on her thoughts and advice from that thread here on our blog. It’s been a strange …

Barry Petchesky, Defector: For I am a baby gamer: I do not wish to be unduly or excessively challenged by video games. I wish to die a maximum of, let's say five times before beating …

The Imperial Bank Building in Sherman Oaks, CA, where we made Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid, Batman: The Animated Series, Road Rovers and Histeria. These paintings of our home base were made …

The opening night film is Michel Hazanavicius's animated feature directorial debut 'The Most Precious of Cargoes.'

Yvette Mimieux with one of the chimps. We've been on a Disney movie run at the Cafe, revisiting some of the studio’s lesser-known live action films. There have been some pleasant surprises (Emil and the …

What We Do In The Shadows, S05 E09Some crazy vampirical plotting is afoot.

While improvised or unscripted television has been a feature of media industries for decades, most such series are either comedy or reality television. Suspects (Channel 5, 2014-2016), on the other hand, was an unscripted crime …

I still remember the first BBC Video I got: Pyramids of Mars, the classic 1975 Doctor Who serial featuring Tom Baker. This was in 1987, and it meant a lot to a five-year-old who had …

Some of you may think I’m a little too obsessed with studio recording dates for sitcoms. It is surely something deeply unhealthy, which makes me look less like a proper TV historian, and more like …

Game of Thrones star Jacob Anderson is set to make his debut on Doctor Who later this year, playing Vinder. As a recurring character throughout the series, Jacob’s new role will see him join forces …

Following on the success of last year's A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving album, Lee Mendelson Film Productions has announced the release of another classic Vince Guaraldi Peanuts soundtrack.It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown will be …

The 1977 Play of the Month adaptation of Henry James’ The Ambassadors, starring Paul Scofield and Lee Remick, is being screened on BBC4 tonight, its first broadcast on British television for 46 years. Scheduled at …

Peeps, Renegade Nell (2024) is SO GOOD. The story — fun and heartwarming! The characters

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard Season Three, which as of this writing has been out for the better part of a year.In the spring of 1994 Star Trek fans were treated …

by Gideon Marcus Impending collapse The end may be near for the nascent would-be-state of Biafra. For two years, the Nigerian breakaway has seen its land systematically (re)taken, and the eight million Biafrans, mostly Ibo …

“I’d like to see a butterfly fit into a chrysalis case after it’s spread its wings.” —Second Doctor, shortly after beginning to exist (1966) They’re restarting NuWho – I told you so. When Russell T. …

TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF 'COMEDY BASIC' AND SUPPORT THE PROJECT, GETTING YOUR NAME IN PRINT AND, OOH, LOADS OF OTHER GOODIES, FOLLOW THIS LINK.This chapter will almost certainly hit the cutting room floor before …