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Here is another post on Simon Cowell’s shift to feel-good television. It seems the meanest man on British television (and American, for that matter) is at least trying to let up on his trademark acidic barbs — albeit, begrudgingly. You … Continue reading →

Idris Elba. That, in my opinion, is what “Luther” is about — because frankly, the show does not seem to do much else to set it apart from other police procedurals. Rogue police officer? Been there, done that. Cop with … Continue reading →

“Organizers of the London Olympics approached the Who’s manager to inquire about having Keith Moon play at an Olympics event despite the drummer being dead for nearly 34 years, the Sunday Times reports.” Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/olympics-organizers-ask-keith-moon-to-play-closing-ceremony-20120413#ixzz1rzBjQQEQ

BBC3 is developing a new combo of reality TV and sketch show: “A new BBC3 sketch show will attempt to repeat the “structured reality” trick of The Only Way is Essex – but this time with laughs. Boom Town will feature a cast made up … Continue reading →

“Channel 4 has pulled a comedy sketch in which blind man groped a female nude model in life art class in front of duped students.”

Seems he didn’t like the comparisons… http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/simon-cowells-britains-got-talent-shifts-schedule-to-avoid-clash-with-the-voice-uk/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Saw this on a friend’s Facebook the other day and thought it would be good to share considering today’s entertainment discussions. Definitely a nice contrast to the ridicule and mockery that we saw on this show today.

Just came across this article from the NYT in 2009 discussing how the Mighty Boosh guys were hoping to succeed in America. Given that it’s 2012 and we have yet to see that happen, I guess it didn’t work out.

I saw a Twitter conversation unfold today between British TV writers Andrew Ellard and Richard Naylor about the comparative role of setting in US and UK sitcoms. Naylor wondered why so many US sitcoms have detailed, specified settings (i.e. Seinfeld … Continue reading →

The idea of British comedy in America is definitely one that many people approach with a great deal of skepticism. There is no question that it has the stigma of being too dry and therefore un-relatable for most American audiences. … Continue reading →

In class, we talked about our feelings about multicam and single cam sitcoms. I, like it seemed most of us, have grown accustomed to single camera comedies. That’s not to say I don’t appreciate the multicam sitcoms, but I just … Continue reading →

In preparation for writing this post, I googled Stewart Lee. His official website, http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/ came up as the first hit, and amongst the links for media clips, tour date tickets, and Stewart Lee merchandise, what kept flashing up, right under … Continue reading →

We talked a little in class about the similarities between Twenty Twelve and 30 Rock, considering both are programs detailing what goes into producing something. While watching it, I found more parallels to The Office, mostly because of its style. … Continue reading →

More detail on the low ratings for Mad Men on Sky Atlantic.

As I have been making my way through past episodes of NBC’s “Community,” I came across one particular episode that took some shots at British Television. Pretty funny stuff and good to know that this class has at the very … Continue reading →