AnneElicious

Just because I love him: an interview with ‘Giles’ AKA Anthony Stewart Head.

I think he’s dreeeeamy *sigh*

On RTÉ Two tonight at 22.00.

For a sneaky peek at behind the scenes action of tonight’s episode, go here.

*obsessed*

I finally bought the boxset of Band of Brothers yesterday. I don’t know what took me so long having watched the series on tv and completely falling in love with it.

Everytime I see it, I’m amazed at the production values, especially for a tv series. The muted colours, the crisp dialogue, the excellent casting and acting - everything adds to this amazing programme, made even more brilliant and incomprehensable by the fact that it’s based on truth. I still gasp each time a soldier dies. 

I’ve also just finished re-reading Anne Frank’s diary after visiting the ‘Secret Annexe’ in Holland and staying in the WW2 theme, next on the list is The Book Thief. After that it’s probably time to read/watch something I haven’t already devoured seeing as there’s nearly a gazillion books and films on my list to get that I will never ever catch up on.  But it’s fun trying.

These never fail to cheer me up

Chris does Take on Me:

Brian does a Rick Roll:

 
Herbert sings Time of My Life to Chris:

Peanut Butter Jelly Time!:

Best song EVAR:
Journey (can’t embed though :[ )

I’m honestly not sure how I feel about this.

According to the Beeb website - ”Enid Blyton’s Famous Five are returning to TV screens in a new animated series - with an updated 21st Century look.“

This Famous Five are the kids of the original gang - well bar Timmy the dog presumably - and have all the modrin gadgets such as iPods, mobile phones, macbook pros, lazer guns etc. Anne’s daughter is a blonde Californian ’shopaholic’ called Allie (most likely a Paris Hilton wannabe) whilst George’s daughter, Jo is Anglo-Indian and kick-ass like her ma.

I don’t think I like it though. When I was a young ‘un (anyone smell a cliche coming on) I used to love reading the Famous Five with a torch under my big snuggly duvet, and imagining all the secret meetings in caves along the rainy coasts of Engerlund drinking ginger beer with posh English accents. This modern day cartoon just isn’t the same.

Maybe I’m just bitter. And/or need to grow up. Most likely both.

and as usual I’m probably 10 weeks behind everyone else …

Chika chika yeah!

I so didn’t realise it was the 3rd March already. Crazy.

 Anywhoo, linkage for today…..

21 year old fathers his seventh child

RIP King of Soho

The Rovers Return - coming to a street near you… (but only if you live in the UK. Boourns)

Will Ferrell drops the ball in Semi-Pro. Darn it.

Oprah’s big give

And just because they’re only gorrrrgess - here’s my 2 new fave girls from the new season of America’s Next Top Model (season 10, they’re a whole ‘cycle’ ahead over there)

Claire: (I have a bit of a girly crush on her)

Katarzyna:

Seriously.

Yes, It looks like I fancy Santa Claus, but he’s  MUCH better looking in Lost. It’s the eyes I tells ya.

I’ve been looking back at pictures of him when he was younger, and it’s not so good. But now, yes please!

And for anyone interested, here’s some more sneaky peeks at next week’s LOST …

For anyone as excited about LOST as I am - here’s a clip from next Monday night’s episode:

For more go here

Yay!

It’s one of my favourite ads EVAR.

Now if only someone could find me the KitKat ad in the library, I’d be in ad heaven.

 EDIT: OMG I FOUND IT: shhhhhh

I had a very noice weekend actually. Slept alot yesterday which was lovely. Went to a very fancy 21st of all things on Saturday night. I thought I’d feel ancient, but despite the fact it looked like a Sweet Sixteen (gonna spread my wings…), there was a good bit of an older crowd at it (not including the mammies, daddies and auntie Marys). Drank far too many G and T’s but spent the next afternoon eating off the hangover and watching Summer Heights High. It’s fooking genius.

Here’s a clip if you’re so inclined:

And random cuteness:

I had gone off LOST last year for a good while. It got boring and repetive and Jack got more and more prissy and annoying. But then Goddammit, it started heating up again and I even started to fancy Jack a little again. Especially at the jaw dropping cliff hanger of an ending to series 3.  Woweee.

And now it’s back. Well almost. The new series will begin on RTÉ Two on Monday 4th February, 10pm. For those of you with ‘the knowledge’ (or impatience) it’s back on ABC in the States on the 31st January with an episode called The Beginning of the End.

And it damn well better be the beginning of the end. Whilst I’ve heard it’s going to last for another three seasons, I honestly don’t think I can last that long. Or care that long even.

Ah sure I’ll give it a lash anyways.

Had a great evening yesterday in a friends where we watched Naked Camera 3, followed by Making Jake and by the funniest programme in the world, Father Ted. Oh my God, I had forgotten how funny that programme is. And funnily enough, it’s co-creator Graham Linehan has a special Arts Lives profile all to himself tonight. The documentary, called Graham Linehan, Laughmaker, is on RTÉ One at the very watchable time of 10.15pm and I cannot wait to see it.Speaking on Ryan Tubridy this morning, Graham said that he wanted to show people the process of making a sitcom which should be very interesting. The laughter isn’t canned as a lot of people presume and the studio audience watch the show in sequence, just like the audience watching at home on the telly. I’m also looking forward to finding out about the man in question himself and how the feck he writes such brilliant comedy.

And in honour of my renewed Father Ted obsession, I’d like to pick out (or to be more precise, copy and paste) a few of my favourite Ted and co. moments:

Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These (pointing to plastic cows on table) are very small; those (pointing out of the window) are far away…Dougal: Did you ever see that film, Ted, where your man has his head transplanted onto a fly, and the fly’s head was transplanted onto the man?
Ted: Oh, yes… what was it called…?
Dougal “Out Of Africa”, I think.Mrs Doyle: What would you say to a cup father?
[offers him a cup of tea]
Jack: FECK OFF, CUP!

I thought i’d found the most amazing site ever yesterday where you can watch CSI episodes online fo free and I was loving it. And all the episodes I watched were in divx format which is so so brilliant ‘cos it loads super fast, like straight away and the videos automatically download on to your computer (you can turn that off if you like). Buuuuut now after I thought I was in CSI heaven, I’ve discovered that all the rest of season 1 is in stoopid megavideo format which takes forever to load. It’s basically like loading a big youtube video i.e. it. takes. fucking. for. ever. Gah.

Nerdy moment over.

Shouldn’t children have dolls and women real babies? Not the case according to last nights television….

Channel 4 broadcast ‘My Fake Baby’ last night at the same time that TV3 aired ‘Britain’s Youngest Mums’. The latter was a programme about two sisters aged 15 and 16 having their first children in an already fairly overcrowded house (mostly populated by dogs). The youngest of the pair, Lizzie, was very much unprepared for the child and didn’t seem to care as she puffed away on her malboro lights. Her older sister however, was extremely eager for the upcoming birth and in fact had become pregnant on purpose after she had found out that her younger sister had gotten pregnant first. Nice.

My Fake Baby was a documentary about middle aged women who collect ‘reborns’. These are extremely realistic dolls of newborn babies and are seriously seriously weird - they look…. dead…. Ick.

I spent last night flicking between the two programmes, wishing to God I had Sky Plus so I could watch each in full. Both demanded full attention although I have to admit, I had to turn off the Fake Babies programme several times because I was feeling quite disturbed. Especially at the elder lady who was trying to replace her grandson after his mother had moved sticks to America (I wonder why…..)
Scary scary lady.

Ya gotta love car crash tv.