A bit gutted to see USA go out to Brazil. Brazil who cheated RSA in the semis. Still never mind, eh?
I have been spending all day playing Room Escape games.
Now I am gonna chill.
Sunday 28 June 2009
Sunday 21 June 2009
Stephanie Beacham's Powers
I went to bed late last night (Saturday) being online doing goodness knows what and of course the telly was on. An 1968 episode of The Saint was on and starred many recognisable faces. I must have caught the last five minutes of it and I had seen the episode before a few years ago on ITV4 or Men & Motors. When it finished I channel hopped to Dave De Ja Vu or whatever the Dave +1 channel is called and caught an episode of Harry Enfield and Friends which I had no time for to be honest.
At 3:30am and dawn rising outside my window I went to bed. 7 hours later I awoke and charged my mobile. About as many hours later I remembered I was still charging my mobile phone.
After I awoke and had a shave the same episode of The Saint was on and I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it, because Roger Moore was good in it. Smooth, articulate, debonair and cool, he gave a totally realistic performance. His eye brows did conjure up send-ups of him on Spitting Image though.
For example. Roger scribbled something on a piece of paper followed by a picture of The Saint logo, but we never got to see it. Maybe Rog has a bit of Method in him.
But back to the point of this post. The stars in this episode, called Legacy For The Saint. TP McKenna, Edward Brayshaw (Rentaghost's Mr Meaker), Kenneth Farrington (Corrie's Billy Walker/Emmerdale's Tom King), Reginald March and in her first television role, because she said so in the My First TV Performance segment of the Radio Times: Stephanie Beacham.
As a footnote did you know Roger Moore guest-starred in the 1997 film version? As a voice on a car-radio?
At 3:30am and dawn rising outside my window I went to bed. 7 hours later I awoke and charged my mobile. About as many hours later I remembered I was still charging my mobile phone.
After I awoke and had a shave the same episode of The Saint was on and I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it, because Roger Moore was good in it. Smooth, articulate, debonair and cool, he gave a totally realistic performance. His eye brows did conjure up send-ups of him on Spitting Image though.
For example. Roger scribbled something on a piece of paper followed by a picture of The Saint logo, but we never got to see it. Maybe Rog has a bit of Method in him.
But back to the point of this post. The stars in this episode, called Legacy For The Saint. TP McKenna, Edward Brayshaw (Rentaghost's Mr Meaker), Kenneth Farrington (Corrie's Billy Walker/Emmerdale's Tom King), Reginald March and in her first television role, because she said so in the My First TV Performance segment of the Radio Times: Stephanie Beacham.
As a footnote did you know Roger Moore guest-starred in the 1997 film version? As a voice on a car-radio?
Friday 19 June 2009
Div
I recorded Divided today, the teatime quiz show on ITV1 what replaced Jasper Carrott's Golden Balls (snigger) and what a load of tosh.
I am not going to slate Andrew Castle for his charmless style or go on about his eye-candy appeal to women viewers however the show is horrid.
Three people start off as "pals". Then they get questions which they have to unanimously have to answer from multiple choices and the prize money for each question runs down the longer they take. That's my first gripe. Prize money going down.
Then they have three lives and after that they go away with nothing. My second gripe.
At the end with any of their lives intact the "pals" turn on each other as the greed sets in as we reach the cusp of the show: dividing the loot. The show splits the money three ways but not equally, obviously. So they squabble about taking the top spot and in doing so the dividends drop.
There's nothing to like about this show. The producers ensure noone gets the money and if they do it won't be huge sums and at the same time our sympathies are no longer with the contestants. Makes me pine for 3-2-1!
Actually, I lie. I like it when the whole studio goes green when they get a correct answer.
I am not going to slate Andrew Castle for his charmless style or go on about his eye-candy appeal to women viewers however the show is horrid.
Three people start off as "pals". Then they get questions which they have to unanimously have to answer from multiple choices and the prize money for each question runs down the longer they take. That's my first gripe. Prize money going down.
Then they have three lives and after that they go away with nothing. My second gripe.
At the end with any of their lives intact the "pals" turn on each other as the greed sets in as we reach the cusp of the show: dividing the loot. The show splits the money three ways but not equally, obviously. So they squabble about taking the top spot and in doing so the dividends drop.
There's nothing to like about this show. The producers ensure noone gets the money and if they do it won't be huge sums and at the same time our sympathies are no longer with the contestants. Makes me pine for 3-2-1!
Actually, I lie. I like it when the whole studio goes green when they get a correct answer.
-o-
Just a footnote. Not connected to Div-ided. Blogger froze on me and I thought I had lost the post above but it saved it as draft. So, Blogger, I love you.
Thursday 18 June 2009
The Crimanal Cleo Laine
Cleo sings, "All my sadness
All my joy
Came from loving
That thieiving boy....."
The YouTube is here.
The narrator kinda shoots himself in the foot selling us this movie, The Criminal, as he rattles off the stereotypes...
All my joy
Came from loving
That thieiving boy....."
The YouTube is here.
The narrator kinda shoots himself in the foot selling us this movie, The Criminal, as he rattles off the stereotypes...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
More Room Escape Games...and Jnr.
Stumbled across a Room Escape Game and was going to head straight into Escape Hotel 2, then decided to do 1 first. They're quite good and I recommend them.
First is this.
The second is this.
As with all these REGs there are walkthroughs (tips, solutions).
Sadly there are 5-10 second ads preceeding these, but don't let that hamper you.
First is this.
The second is this.
As with all these REGs there are walkthroughs (tips, solutions).
Sadly there are 5-10 second ads preceeding these, but don't let that hamper you.
-o-
I just love this.
Monday 15 June 2009
Confederation Cup
I forgot MOTD was on today. On BBC3. I had missed 5 minutes of the game and had to PVR the rest of Coronation Street, Part I, EastEnders, Coronation Street, Part II and Big Brother.
I know the match finished around 9:15pm - way before Big Brother - but I wanted to watch Coronation Street and EastEnders first.
After that I was channel hopping, looking for films to watch, I started watching Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou, then switched to Batman. I always love the bit when Jack Nicholson says, "Never rub another man's rhubarb!"
USA with ten men took the lead, but lost 3-1 to Italy. The next game is on Wednesday unless there is a Red Button I am not aware of where South Africa play New Zealand.
I know the match finished around 9:15pm - way before Big Brother - but I wanted to watch Coronation Street and EastEnders first.
After that I was channel hopping, looking for films to watch, I started watching Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou, then switched to Batman. I always love the bit when Jack Nicholson says, "Never rub another man's rhubarb!"
USA with ten men took the lead, but lost 3-1 to Italy. The next game is on Wednesday unless there is a Red Button I am not aware of where South Africa play New Zealand.
Saturday 13 June 2009
WWTBAM
It's back.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire. So what's new? How about the first question? Hard or what?
Which of these countries gives its name to a type of goose?
A Russia B Canada C South Africa D New Zealand.
The poor woman had to ask the audience and went with 96% of them who rightly said it was [B Canada].
Who Wants to be a Millionaire. So what's new? How about the first question? Hard or what?
Which of these countries gives its name to a type of goose?
A Russia B Canada C South Africa D New Zealand.
The poor woman had to ask the audience and went with 96% of them who rightly said it was [B Canada].
Sunday 7 June 2009
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