A ray of televisual hope
It is December. December is overshadowed by Christmas, a period so hyped among children that most spend their adult years trying to deny the sick feeling of disappointment they feel every Christmas day.
Remotely Interesting
In the realms of the rich
In the realms of the rich
It is sometimes hard for one to feel much in the way of empathy for the fabulously rich.
Living life through television
Living life through television
I am often left with the distinct impression of having been born in the wrong place.
End of the world is nigh
End of the world is nigh
Films and drama series based around the end of the world as we know it always spark in me two concerns.
Ignoring this was a mistake
Ignoring this was a mistake
Western civilisation has brought us some wonderful benefits, and I think most would agree it has been a fabulous success.
Channel sets brain alight
Channel sets brain alight
There is a strange sort of solace to be found in the fact that on every television channel, no matter how far outside your demographic it sits, there is something worth watching.
Nice to see him
Nice to see him
This is what I like about Strictly Come Dancing, series six: the show's host, the fabulous Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, Kt CBE, began his television career before World War 2.
Enough to make one grumpy
Enough to make one grumpy
How can it be possible it's come around again? That most tiresome, most imbecilic, lame, and brainless seasonal event that somehow one just can't escape.
Passion on the moors
Passion on the moors
This I ask you: what, and perhaps why, is a moor?
'Thrones' best bits thrown
'Thrones' best bits thrown
Gwendelbum is the illegitimate daughter of Lord Oedipus and Lady Probably-His-Sister (or similar) in the latest sex, violence and incest-fuelled X-rated fantasy romp set to stun faint-hearted Dunedin television viewers.
Just lock up your troubles
Just lock up your troubles
Every now and then, it becomes necessary to lock friends and family in the cellar.
Views of NZ a cut above
Views of NZ a cut above
New Zealand From Above is a televisual extravaganza of looking down on things - a tour de force, if you will, of aerial photography.
A teeny move up from 'Twilight'
A teeny move up from 'Twilight'
It amuses one to think that in every small town across New Zealand, and perhaps across the world, there is bound to be a family that has no secrets.
Irishman lifts lid on NZ
Irishman lifts lid on NZ
The best way to evaluate the success or failure of your life is to imagine how it might look on television.
An affair can be rather diverting
An affair can be rather diverting
It slipped on to SoHo beneath Remotely Interesting's radar recently, but The Affair is the latest best thing on television for those of good taste.
Murder most strange
Murder most strange
The month comedian Alan Davies chooses to come to Dunedin on tour seems a good one to also broadcast the latest in his Jonathan Creek series.
Down time at abbey
Down time at abbey
The camera lifts from long grass swaying gently in the warm air of an English summer (perhaps it's summer - it is hard to gauge the temperature to any specific degree).
Good ideas let down by inefficacy
Good ideas let down by inefficacy
The world is full of very good ideas for things that would just be excellent if only they would work.
TV review: Mosley strikes again
TV review: Mosley strikes again
Michael Mosley has brought to television some of the finest programmes about science known to mankind.
Pacific focus for war series
Pacific focus for war series
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have found a rich vein of material in the stories of World War 2, from the movie Saving Private Ryan to the more recent television series Band of Brothers.