Televigion
Much has been said about the weird magic and exaggerated emotions that are allowed to emanate while watching the small screen on a long-haul flight, and I can happily and anecdotally join in with that. I’ve laughed more, I’ve certainly cried more and with everything I watch on a plane, I feel so much more immersed in the world of […]
Merry Interim to you all! It’s after Christmas and somewhere near the other one I don’t really go in for. For a little context, if you’ve not been reading my far-too-excited Notes posts on Substack, my family and I are on a trip to New Hampshire for Christmas and New Year. My sister and brother-in-law […]
Hello and welcome to another Televigion Week, with more than a sprinkling of Christmas cheer. It’s all generally positive this week, and nicely surprising. I’ll be posting a proper update on what is to change for Televigion in 2025, but in short I’m hoping to make these posts more about what television means to me […]
There is much that is unexpected this week – a show finally made it from the Backlist to actual official watching! And also unexpectedly, I did not enjoy it. Plus a potentially fresh take on Star Wars, and a show I knew nothing about until a social media post! Let’s get going! A Man on […]
It’s strange that I sometimes prefer a film or a show to be great but not-quite perfect. It leaves some room for the audience to dissect and discuss it at length for the rest of the afternoon/day/month/year/decade/universe. I was always bound to have opinions on Wicked, as it has been an important part of my […]
It will become apparent that I have watched a little more TV than usual this week. This is due to the sudden inability of my lower back to function normally, as brought on by drying my legs after a shower. So I’ve been laid up in bed, mostly, with a lot more time to watch. […]
I don’t think I ever would have associated the list of two shows and a film this week with the word magic prior to watching, but there was no other option once I had my notes prepared. It was mostly inspired by the incredible experience I had watching episode 1 of Wolf Hall, as you’ll […]
It’s been an odd week where I’ve ended up watching some live TV. This is not the usual state of affairs, but I stayed away for two nights for work, and could not cast from my phone to the hotel TV. It didn’t even have any apps on it. Does that mean it was a […]
This week I’ve watched two things that are, on the surface, tailor-made for me and that I’ve been meaning to watch for a while (well, just over a month since they were initially released). It turns out that it is worth looking below that surface. We’ll finish up with a little diversion into a comparison […]
Obviously, it is nearly Halloween. And I received an email from the BBC! To tell me about the ghostly and spooky shows and podcasts they have on offer. No direct email commission for a series without prompting, not this week. After comedy, horror comes second or third for me (depending how sci-fi my mind is […]
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