It’s true. It hasn’t. I went into the first episode of the new series somewhat cautiously. Two minutes later I was completely hooked. The whole atmosphere is a brilliant recreation of the original. The costumes, the set, the games, the music. It’s all completely spot on.
Okay, so I’m not wild about the hosting duo. The somewhat canned and forced banter is a little wearing....
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I’m not usually a fan of remakes of classic shows from my youth. There are of course occasions when it can work. The Christopher Ecceston reboot of Dr Who or the remake of Battlestar Galactica for example. Yet there are also lots of examples where it doesn’t work. The recent Crystal Maze was something of a flop for me. So whenever I hear of a...
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I’m not usually one for looking to the end of the year. Usually I look to the beginning of the year and things I want to do in the first few months. This year I’m going to turn things on its head and have a goal to have achieved by the end of the year.
I’ve kinda been coasting these past five years or so,...
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Wishing everyone here a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday however you celebrate. May your days be spent with family, good cheer and good company. And with best wishes for the year to come.
Work has been pretty quiet the last two days I’ve been in this week. Today is going to not be the same, I’m sure of that. We are just three more shopping days out from Christmas and that is when everyone goes nuts. At least for Friday and Saturday. Sunday I’m not so sure. Christmas Eve rarely falls on a Sunday so I have nothing...
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…and I’ve honestly never been more glad about that. It’s never really been my scene, I don’t do well with crowded social situations. 20 or more people crowded onto that condensed space. Conversations I’d not really know how to get into. It’s stressful. This time I’m glad I didn’t go for a different reason. Someone had to stay sober. And pretty much everyone came out...
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About to tune into the Doctor Who Special. Not that I’ve been that impressed with much Doctor Who recently. I guess I’m hoping to recapture the wave of David Tennant nostalgia. Or at least find some of what made his run as the Doctor so good. Maybe this will be the start of things getting back on the right track.
