May 13, 2009 -
She's cute as a button, she's quirky, she's British, but can she re-interest you in MTV? I for one haven't watched the supposed channel about music in years — OK, except for the occasional The Hills or The City episode. Aside from those guilty pleasures, I can't remember the last time I actually saw a music video or non-cheesy exploitive show.
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Sep 24, 2008 -
British TV shows have very short seasons, for instance Lost In Austen finishes tonight after its short run, and Secret Diary Of A Call Girl's seasons are only eight episodes. In America TV seasons generally last for upwards of twenty episodes, unless the show is canceled or is a mid-season replacement. This got me thinking about my viewing habits, and wondering about yours.
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Oct 01, 2009 -
Matt LeBlanc is coming back to TV in a new comedy series looking behind the scenes of the television industry called Episodes. The BBC and the American channel Showtime have teamed up for the show which is about a British couple "whose hit UK show is turned into a dumbed-down American sit-com starring Matt LeBlanc" — so Matt will play himself. It certainly sounds like it could be an amusing look at the TV industry, and the set up is recognisable to every television viewer, but does it intrigue you?
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Sep 30, 2009 -
Matt LeBlanc's career hasn't exactly been blossoming since his days as Joey Tribbiani, but Friends fans will be happy to know that he's returning to the small screen on a new Showtime comedy called Episodes. The show focuses on a British couple who find their successful show in the UK adapted into a "dumbed-down" American sitcom starring LeBlanc, which means he'll be playing himself on the show.
With popular BBC shows like The Office and Skins adapted for American audiences, the premise for Episodes is timely and sounds like it has the potential to be pretty funny.
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Sep 21, 2009 -
So how did this year's Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series follow up its win? With a shocking turn of events that made me stop and wonder if I was on the right channel.
Even the pun-y title, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency," was sort of un-Mad Men-like.
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Sep 16, 2009 -
Usually when someone is described as a "model turned" anything, I'm skeptical, so when I first heard about model-turned-TV-host Alexa Chung's new MTV show, It's On with Alexa Chung, I figured I'd steer clear. But after watching countless clips of the daily show, I'm smitten with this adorable British import.
It helps that even Chung doesn't relish her model past: "That sucked .
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Jan 31, 2009 -
Paris Hilton put on a party dress to celebrate the premiere of her British BFF search in London earlier this week. She might be on the hunt for a new gal pal but one thing she isn't looking for is a boyfriend overseas. Though she's supposedly flirted with him in the past, Paris denied she would ever date Prince Harry, out of respect for his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
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Jan 28, 2009 -
Having flown in to London this week to party with the hopefuls, Paris Hilton has rounded up a dozen contestants who are all competing to become her new British BFF. She has said: "I need a best friend who is hot, who can keep up with me, and most of all, who is real and won't be a backstabber". Paris Hilton's British Best Friend starts on ITV2 at 9pm this evening.
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