The shows we love, the shows we love to hate, the shows we want to love but just don’t do it for us, guilty pleasures and comfort viewing: what floats your televisual boat and why?
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Gratuitous Awesome: The Detective vs The Doctor
Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch doing the duet/duel number I Can Do Anything Better Than You
Talent is not enough
When talent alone may not be enough for success.
Friday Hoyden: Lucy Liu as Dr Joan Watson
In the new Sherlock Holmes adaptation by CBS – Elementary. Johnny Lee Miller will be starring as Holmes. It’s set in Manhattan. Wheeeee! WATCH ALL THE VERSIONS!
This week in Game of Thrones: Theon Greyjoy is horrid and horrider
Lots of other things are horrid too. Have a general snarking on Westeros thread.
SPOILERS FOLLOW
Whoydensday: A TARDIS in your own kitchen
I knitted a TARDIS dishcloth, and you can do it, too! Adventures in time and space and washing up.
Whoydensday: In which Chally knits a Dalek
A knitting project both pretty and potentially lethal.
Friday Hoydens: The Women of AbFab
New AbFab coming – can you believe it’s their 20th anniversary season? Christmas special in the UK, followed by Olympics specials-themed – should be on Auntie ABC in late Jan/early Feb.
Boo to Channel 4 UK
Why don’t you allow access from other countries to see and embed your promo videos for upcoming shows? Especially in countries to which you’re no doubt planning to sell the show? At least Sky 1 knows how to do it properly.
Whoydensday: Doctor Who on Boxing Day in Oz
Auntie has now confirmed that once again they are fast-tracking from the UK for a screening date of December 26 at 7:30pm.
Hoyden About Town 