This is the time of year that the big American telly networks start showing off what their big shows for the new season will be.
Old favourites (of mine, at any rate) like Lost, Pushing Daisies and Medium will be coming back, so yay for that. But probably more interestingly, this year will see the launch of a US version of Life On Mars. Here's the trailer...
First impressions suggest it's everything you'd hope it wouldn't be. But take away the annoying voiceover man and it looks like it could be pretty faithful. But, it'll be interesting to see how they extend the well-paced UK storyline into a 24 part series (and potentially five years worth at that). It could be worth a look. Plus the guy is quite fit.
Best of all though is the return of Joss Whedon to television. Buffy, Angel and Firefly are three of the best TV shows of recent years, and Joss Whedon is one of the best writers working in television. Dollhouse is his new show, and I'll spare you the premise and instead link you to this page - which has all the details you'll need. I'm VERY excited about this show. Here's a trailer...
Apologies if the video doesn't work. Fox seems to be taking down all the trailers from You Tube today... Try a Google search.
Friday, May 16, 2008
DOCTOR WOOF!
Yeah yeah, it's been a while, and it'll probably be a while before the next post, but after a couple of lovely messages about this blog over the last few days, I thought I'd pay lip service and write a little update.
It also seems like a good time to write something, because for a geek like me, it's been a particularly interesting week. Some interesting announcements from the US TV networks about their new shows... a fine week for gaming... and the appearance of a You Tube video that has a fleeting appearance from yours truly. So let's start with that, shall we?
DOCTOR WOOF & THE HAIRY SCREAMER
Working for a gay charity can be a lot of fun sometimes, and one of the real highlights of the year for me is working with Manbears in Manchester on their publicity material for The Great British Bear Bash. This year I got involved even more (outside of work) by taking part in one of their fantastic video projects - in this case an affectionate tribute to Doctor Who. The video was shown during the Bear Bash, and (thank God) everyone seemed to laugh in the right places :-) It was great seeing the effort that everyone puts into these videos - especially Gerard from Manbears, and Jonathan Robinson, the camera man (check out his fantastic You Tube channel here). The results of their hard work is in obvious in this video. I can't wait to get involved in more. And in case you're interested, I appear as the 'Bear Runner' (and occasionally the WereWookie) in this one :-) Oh, and my other half - Barry - makes an appearance as 'Leeloo' during the brilliant 'Fever' at the end of this video (red wig... bandages...)
Next post: Life On Mars gets a US makeover, and Joss Whedon returns to telly!
Woo, and in a very real sense, hoo.
It also seems like a good time to write something, because for a geek like me, it's been a particularly interesting week. Some interesting announcements from the US TV networks about their new shows... a fine week for gaming... and the appearance of a You Tube video that has a fleeting appearance from yours truly. So let's start with that, shall we?
DOCTOR WOOF & THE HAIRY SCREAMER
Working for a gay charity can be a lot of fun sometimes, and one of the real highlights of the year for me is working with Manbears in Manchester on their publicity material for The Great British Bear Bash. This year I got involved even more (outside of work) by taking part in one of their fantastic video projects - in this case an affectionate tribute to Doctor Who. The video was shown during the Bear Bash, and (thank God) everyone seemed to laugh in the right places :-) It was great seeing the effort that everyone puts into these videos - especially Gerard from Manbears, and Jonathan Robinson, the camera man (check out his fantastic You Tube channel here). The results of their hard work is in obvious in this video. I can't wait to get involved in more. And in case you're interested, I appear as the 'Bear Runner' (and occasionally the WereWookie) in this one :-) Oh, and my other half - Barry - makes an appearance as 'Leeloo' during the brilliant 'Fever' at the end of this video (red wig... bandages...)
Next post: Life On Mars gets a US makeover, and Joss Whedon returns to telly!
Woo, and in a very real sense, hoo.
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