Fobble. I hate you.

Shameless got better and better and now it's worse than a book I can't put down. It's 11:15, I have to be driving my daughter to school in 6 hours and I had to close the window to stop the next episode automatically playing and me "accidentally" watchig it. And accidentally drinking a beer to go with it. I'd happily pull an all nighter to see what happens..... but it's a Monday night, I'm a responsible parent, I should probably lay off on that 'til at least Weds, right? ;)

I know, right? This is why I keep going to bed too late, I have too many fantastic shows to watch right now...

A new sitcom starts tonight (in half an hour actually) on BBC3.

Cuckoo:

Misfits four is winding up.
I think.
I'm rubbish at knowing how many episodes a programme has, only that I am disappointed when ir ends if I like it. British "series" are typically 6 episodes. Misfits bucks that trend.

How to describe Misfits to those who have not seen?
Filthy. Dirty language, thoughts and actions. Extreme and random violence. Unpleasant characters. Dark humour. And emotional hooks if you can get beyond the former.

How to explain Misfits to those who have not seen?
Screwed up people get super-powers in a random fashion. Our story at least follows people that already know eachother, but have been discarded by society, trying to do the best they can. They are not heroes. They have baggage and a past. And fuck me can they swear.

Misfits is extremely funny, rude, explicit, violent and sometimes complicated.
Please watch it.

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i've only seen the first two or three series. But I love what I have seen. No spoilers. shhh.

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Don't scroll down if you don't want SPOILERS for Series 4
I'm going to make you scroll down so it's not too obvious.

You have been warned.
















Curtis! OMG! You were boring but you were stolid and the only remaining original.
And I thought you acted well.
RIP
And all this waffle was to protect you.

New series on BBC2: Dara O'Briain's Science Club

Fun and geeky. Here's ep 2

Haven't watched it yet, but will get around to soon: spoof detective drama, A Touch of Cloth, Charlie Brooker's recent project.

I've been watching the ads for it. Looks very good.

Anything that gets Julian Rhind-Tutt on our screens is worthy I say.
Even if he is distressingly un-ginger.

Also spotted Navin Chowdry who I know as Kurt from Teachers.

Have to say Misfits was a corker last night.
Some of the episodes pack more into an hour (minus adbreaks) than others manage in a whole series. Might actually push off and watch again fir the sheer joy of it.

Have you been watching The Hour?

I love Rhind-Tutt in that!

And Peter Capaldi is a wonderful addition to the cast.


Little behind the scenes promo for s2:

No!
I knew Burn Gorman was in it from the trailers, and Ramona Garai, but not old R-T.
May have to give it a go. Not my kinda thing normally, but I will make exceptions for my favourites (hence watching Arrow every week at present).

Downton Abbey
 

You can add me and Twil to the list now. She picked it Saturday, and with a dinner break, gorged ourselves on the whole first season. This is a new world when it comes to entertainment consumption, isn't it?

Thank goodness, she found season 2 streaming on hulu, but that bodes ill for our sleep budget this week.

This is good timing for you, because the next season is going to start in the US soon. It's been out in the UK for a couple months. I'm sure there must be copies on the web somewhere, but I'll wait for it on PBS.

Burn's in series 1. And he is brilliant. A really dark character.

R-T is in both series. He plays a seedy and ruthless government type. One of the men in grey suits. Plays the pillar in public but likes young men on the sly.

I highly recommend the series. It's not at all worthy (in the way some period dramas can be) and has quite a fun feel.

Stella cast. Not a bad performance in it. And pretty much bite size with only 6 eps a series.