Friday, August 03, 2007

Oops...we did it again

We really have to apologise for our disgracefully unprofessional behaviour this week, since this is the second time that we've ended up gallivanting down the pub in the evening instead of writing our previews. If it helps at all, we had a lovely time and are now slightly inebriated, and to top it all off, we're still here writing this in the wee small hours before we go to bed, such is our devotion to you. We love you guys. Awwww. But that might be the drink talking.

So, given that we're a bit on-the-hoof again due to our lack of preparation, but also because there's frankly bollock-all worth discussing at length on tonight's telly, we're going to do a Bambi-esque gambol through various programmes at speed again, just like we did on Tuesday. It's kind of more fun this way, actually, but we'll try not to get too reliant on this as a fallback all the same. First of all, on behalf of our lovely flatmate, we're going to recommend The Shield on Five at 11pm, because it's one of her favourite shows. This may or may not be related to the broadness of Vic Mackey's shoulders and arms, but we don't know for sure; you'll have to ask her yourselves. For those of you who like your cop shows gritty, look no further, because everyone in this reeks of Eau de Corruption, and it's all the more fantastic for it. This week, the Strike Team find their position compromised by the death of a city official's daughter. We assume that the kicking of asses and the taking of names will follow shortly.

Elsewhere, there's a new Star Stories on C4 at 9.30pm, delivering a spoof on the irrepressible Tom Cruise (and on that subject, what the hell is up with Katie Holmes this days? Why does she dress like a fifty-year-old? If you know, please explain that to us), which should be good for a laugh. BBC2's got a new series of Grumpy Old Women at 10pm, and just because we can, we're going to invite you to watch our guilty pleasure: Supernatural on ITV1 at 11.00pm, where the unspeakably beautiful Sam and Dean Winchester deal with a necromancer, while angsting prettily about their unresolved daddy issues in their spare time.

That's it, then. Apologies for the brevity, and we'll see you back here on Monday, with freshly-ironed clothes and newly-polished shoes, as is our custom. Have a lovely weekend!

Labels: BBC2, Channel 4, Five, Grumpy Old Women, ITV1, Star Stories, Supernatural, The Shield, TV

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Friday, July 27, 2007

Star, that's what they call you

BACK! Star Stories, Channel 4, 9.30pm

First impressions are not always accurate, and we're big enough to admit when we were wrong. When we saw the trailers for the first series of Star Stories, we thought it looked and sounded unfunny in that obvious, Bo Selecta sort of way. And while the gags were a bit hit and miss, when it was hit the target, it left us cackling very loudly in a most undignified manner. The George Michael episode was a particular highlight, especially Boy George's tendency to scuttle into scenes like the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

With this in mind, we're quite excited to see it back for a second series, even if the topic for the first episode seems a tad obvious (then again, subtlety was never the first series' strong point in the first place): the story of Take That. Cue an excuse for the main cast to squeeze into some not-quite-big-enough leather and PVC outfits and camp it up royally. And given that the story is subtitled 'Gary Barlow Productions Presents: The Take That Story', it's fair to say it'll be a fairly irreverent take (no pun intended) on the subject.

Friday nights aren't really the comedy haven they used to be, especially now Big bloody Brother has a chokehold on the schedule and refuses to go away, but this has the potential to brighten up the next couple of weeks. Literally, in fact, because this plays up to its tabloid-spoofing roots with some of the most attention-seeking colours possible. Bring sunglasses, just in case.

Labels: Channel 4, Star Stories, TV

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