Entertainment
Fashion House the failed Web 2.0 of TV
Nov/06
Channel 17's Fashion House is like the Web 2.0 of the TV world. Curved graphics boxes, slick editing, and looks, looks, looks all the way. The main difference however, is the Bo Derek 40 part, no-repeat, daily, hour-long show is fashionably short on content. Check out the stats!
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Ricky Gervais, the Podfather
Nov/06
Fans of The Office and probably anyone not living under a rock these last few years, will no doubt have heard of English comedian, Ricky Gervais. In recent times, he has taken the UK podcast world by storm with a three-way chat between himself, co-writer, Steve Merchant, and a once unknown northerner called, Karl Pilkington. In honor of the fans who have actually been paying hard cash for previous podcasts, they have just released a 3-part special for free. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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TV judge and jury
Nov/06
Divorce Court, a typical afternoon court room TV show, threw up one of the strangest defences ever against a charge of bigamy - he said he had married the woman years ago and never seen her since, so surely the marriage had expired!
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Naff ads - a case of Déjå vu?
Nov/06
Ridley Scott came to mind after watching an advert for Proactiv zit cream. No, he isn't a pizza face, but the maker of the upcoming blockbuster, Déjå Vu, is probably the most famous film director to cut his teeth on adverts. What would he think to the goof in the Proactiv ad,
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Crocodile Dundee sueing Borat?
Nov/06
According to our legal expert, Ed the Litigator, the creator of the 1986 hit, Crocodile Dundee, should join the list of people trying to take a slice of the box office hit, Borat. Afterall, his storyline has been ripped off and Paul Hogan does need the money more than Sacha Cohen.
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A sting on Maury's DNA-riddled show
Nov/06
If only Maury Povic had the nerve to raise the bar on his paternity/maternity/lie-detecting/ DNA-riddled show.
Imagine backstage, there is Concha, a high-flying Latin lawyer woman. She has one young child by one man, and is 8 months pregnant by another, "unknown" male. Maury explains that she has one particular guy in her sights as a possible father- a former employer/one-night stand boyfriend. He's a judge.
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Imagine backstage, there is Concha, a high-flying Latin lawyer woman. She has one young child by one man, and is 8 months pregnant by another, "unknown" male. Maury explains that she has one particular guy in her sights as a possible father- a former employer/one-night stand boyfriend. He's a judge.
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Tyra Banks, America's next top model citizen
Oct/06
If you look at Tyra Banks, supermodel, you see a beautiful, intelligent and warm person shining through a gorgeous exterior. Compared to most of the gushy, silly, ill-prepared wannabes currently competing to be a model, she is so obviously a gem.
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Ads on TV
Jan/06
A little while back, a couple of adverts on Channel 17 attracted attention. One from Dunkin' Donuts and the other from Ford seemed particularly pisstaker-worthy.
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