Monthly Archives: March 2012

Heading into the viewing of The Promise, I have to say that I was pretty excited. Although watching an intense, politically charged show right after a light-hearted comedy is not the ideal circumstance, I was nevertheless interested to see a … Continue reading →

I think that “The Promise” was an outstanding drama that achieved exactly what Channel 4 was looking for it to do. If Channel 4 was looking for an ambitious and edgy but well done drama that would help legitimize their … Continue reading →

I think the BBC missed out with this one. The first episode of “The Promise” to me was a very well-done, thoughtful, and sometimes shocking drama. The footage of the liberated concentration camps was particularly hard to stomach, and then … Continue reading →

I hate to piggy-back on Erin’s discussion of the bottle episode-ness of Him and Her, but it was also the first thing that came to mind as we watched the show, and fits in with the budget constraints for British … Continue reading →

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After viewing the episode of Him & Her, I went back and reread the description of the program: “Intimate, anti-romantic comedy about real-life love in its lazy, messy, everyday glory.” I applaud the creator of Him & Her for exploring … Continue reading →

Here’s a chunk of what we missed from The Promise. http://youtu.be/A35ik5HmlXk

While watching this week’s episode of Him and Her, I couldn’t help but constantly be reminded of a Friends episode entitled “The One Where No One’s Ready”. That episode took place in real time, solely in Monica and Rachel’s apartment, … Continue reading →

As Ronnie mentioned, Skins seems to fit right in with the Channel 4 objective, one I would sum up as “edgy”, to borrow Ronnie’s term.  And edgy it is, but only for one particular reason, in my opinion. I hated … Continue reading →

While watching these two episodes, I kept going back and forth on what I thought of the show. I felt connected to the characters because they were so relatable and intriguing and I wanted to root for those we got … Continue reading →

The Director General of the BBC is stepping down after the Olympics.

The first word that usually comes to mind when discussing “Skins,” E4’s wildly popular teenage drama, is controversy. I knew that before even seeing the show because of MTV’s failed attempt at adapting the series for American television. While the … Continue reading →

After all the hullabaloo with Skins on MTV in the United States, I was expecting the original British version to really shock me, considering that regulation of racy content in the UK is much more lax (though oddly much more … Continue reading →

So I went back and revisited the Skins episodes to refresh my memory and I was left with the same impressions. The series resembles more of an HBO or Showtime type of program in terms of some of the content … Continue reading →

Some bits of news: BBC’s The Voice and ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent are in a scheduling battle, premiering on the same night and likely overlapping a time slot (BBC source: “”It is disappointing they chose to launch Britain’s Got Talent … Continue reading →