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7月22日 Desperate Romantics Or Carry On Canvas?
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7月16日 Brit Grit In Freefall And The Street
This time, the Irish-born actor is Tommy Carcetti, an ambitious city councilman in Baltimore. Carcetti's got a wife and he's got kids, but he's just gotta have it so down go the trousers and pop! go by eyes. Today I am mostly lovin' - High Noon in Manchester with a Cockney publican and an Irish gangster facing off? It can only be Jimmy McGovern's The Street. If he wrote about flushing the loo, I'd watch because for me, the man can do no wrong. Bob Hoskins was the star turn and he was wonderful as London geezer Paddy, a man who just wanted to do the right thing. But as good as he was, Liam Cunningham stole the show as hardman Tommy Miller - he played the character with malevolence seeping from every pore. Loved Timothy Spall's cameo too - it's been a great week for British drama. Today I am mostly hatin' - Looked up something on some site somewhere and saw a massive spoiler for House. Grrrrrr! The annoying thing is that what I was originally looking for had nothing to do with House. Sometimes, the internet's a bitch. Share It
7月8日 TVQuick and TVChoice Awards Shortlist
TVQuick and TVChoice Awards Shortlist Nominations Best Comedy Show Best Daytime Show Best Entertainment Show Best Lifestyle Show Best Family Drama Best New Drama Best Drama Series Best Reality Show Best Actor Best Actress Best Talent Show Best Gameshow Best Soap Actor Best Soap Newcomer Best Soap Best Soap Storyline The TVQuick & TVChoice Awards take place at London's Dorchester Hotel on Monday September 7. Ben Miller, star of ITV1's Moving Wallpaper and Primeval (both now axed, incidentally) plays host. Money will also be raised for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
Today I am mostly hatin' - The cancellations of Robin Hood and Primeval. Say goodbye to decent TV at teatime and hello to the likes of 'Animals Do The Cutest Things For Cheap Telly' and endless gameshows. Share It
7月5日 Wimbledon Men's Final: The Armchair BlogBy Ed Holden, Guest Blogger SCROLL DOWN FOR LATEST UPDATES
1358 – Federer strolls in for his pre-match interview as if he was nipping down to his local for a pint of milk. I remember being struck by his level of relaxation when he beat Nadal in 2007. Fed is playing to become the record-holder for the most major tournaments ever won by a player, not that you’d think it to look at him. 1402 – But, if Roddick can play like he did against Murray, history will be tough in the making for Fed. It’s great that the British fans are so fond of Roddick, despite his defeating Murray. 1404 – Celeb-watch! Woody Allen and Russell Crowe spied by the BBC director. Boris Becker is doing great commentary – every bit the charmer. Even Tim Henman’s getting a few laughs! Things are looking up. 1406 – Tim and Boris both pick Fed to win (so do we). 1409 – We’re underway. Roddick to serve. Ace. We’d better get used to those!
1412 – 0-15 on Fed’s serve. But he pulls it straight back.
1416 – SAMPRAS SHOWS UP. A wave to the crowd as he receives a round of applause, taking his seat fashionably late. Will Federer take his crown? 1418 – All very much with serve, though Roddick is stroking the ball well. Tim Henman points out that the longer points are always likely to go to fed. 1421 – Amazing backhand pass from Roddick to finish out his service game. This is going to be tough!
1426 – Best point of the game so far. Federer somehow nudges an impossible chase-down down the line to defeat Roddick. A-Rod is still holding firm though… 1428 – Snazzy BBC analysis. Wow! They’ve merged two Federer service points from past games. He hits completely different serves from exactly the same spot – it’s un-readable. 1431 – All on serve.
1437 – Couple of slips from Roddick. 0-30. Pressure on.
1442 – Another break point!
1447 – Andrew Castle and Tim discuss whether Sampras actually wants to see his record taken by Fed. He has flown all the way over here and maybe his inner competitor is secretly urging on Roddick.
1450 - Set point Roddick! Roddick takes the first! He’s got it!! Magnificent ground strokes actually defeat the Swiss magician in an inspired service break. 1452 – The crowd is notably behind Roddick. “Game on” says Andrew Castle. 1500 – All on serve. Fed’s picking up some longer points. Becker says “The American is dangerously good right now.”
1504 – Swings and roundabouts. Roddick serves a double fault after two aces. 1505 – Castle reviews the head-to-head record between these two players. Fed is 18-2 up! You wouldn’t think it to look at the evenly-matched battle on centre court. 1507 – Federer wants to get a look in at the Roddick serve. But the aces are still raining down.
1516 - “No spark yet” from Fed. We’re at the business end of the second set now.
30-30 Roddick two points away from two-set lead,
1521 – Great points coming thick and fast now. 40-15 on Roddick serve.
1525 – TIE BREAK – Fed must win!
1535 – Roddick takes a bathroom break. What can be going through his head right now?
15 1537 – Tim Henman: “His dream’s still alive but that was just a nightmare.” Thanks Tim – maybe best to have kept that one to yourself. 1539 – Shot of McEnroe commentating for the American Network he works for – it’s like the BBC are willing him back into their commentary box. He’s the best commentator and everyone knows it. 1545 – Roddick powers through a potent love service game. The “nightmare” of the second-set tie-break seems forgotten. 1549 – Celeb-spotted. Chelsea’s Michael Ballack in some expensive-looking shades. The BBC pay the German star tribute by picking out Stamford Bridge with their long-lensed cameras. 1552 – Out of nowhere – a break point for Fed. Great body-serve rescues Roddick.
1557 – CELEB-SPOTTED – Alex Ferguson spotted in the crowd, prompting a flurry of football-chat from Boris Becker. He stops suddenly. You can almost hear the BBC director in his ear telling him to put a sock in it! This is tennis! 1600 – Game Roddick on serve. Could we be looking at another tie-break?
1608 – RANDOM CELEB-SPOT – Henry Kissinger jumps out of the history books and onto our screens! 1610 – All with serve. But Fed gets Roddick to 15-30 with a classic passing shot.
1613 – TIE BREAK TIME! Will Roddick be haunted by memories of the second set?
1625 – The armchair blogger is sweating in the summer heat. We can’t imagine what it must be like for the players out there as we approach the 2.5 hour mark. 1627 – Double fault from Fed gives 15-30. But A-Rod makes a couple of mistakes and Fed wins the game. The crowd are getting behind A-Rod – they want a 5th. RANDOM CELEB-SPOT – Former F1 Driver David Coulthard shows up. Are the Beeb feeding us these shots gradually or are they just putting someone on when they spot someone? 1633 – 15-40 On Fed’s Serve. Two break points Roddick!
1638 – Deuce on Roddick’s serve - “it’s not a break until you’ve held” as the old tennis saying goes.
1645 – What a point from Roddick! He took Fed on in a long exchange and somehow won it. It’s just not the kind of point you expect Andy Roddick to win. He’s now 5-2 with one more service game to win to force Fed into a fifth. 1648 – Roddick takes a nasty tumble. He seems okay though. The slow-mo replay is not pretty. A knee hyper-extension? What a shame it would be if that ended the game. He seems okay, Now he has to serve out the fourth.
1653 – It’s a FIVE-SETTER!! 1659 – It’s all about will-power now. The UK TV audience will be smaller due to the absence of Andy Murray, But anyone missing this is denying themselves a slice of the finest sports drama.
The Fed seems to be winning the long points now. He’s at 30-30 on Roddick’s serve. He’s always going to make less mistakes. 1702 - IMPOSIBLE SHOT BY FED. That has to be one of the best backhand we’ve seen. Barely got to the Roddick forehand then somehow MIRACULOUSLY gets it corss court past a diving Roddick. Now 30-40.
1704 – Don’t challenge that Fed it was out! Hawkeye is fired up. No it wasn’t!! Fed goes to 40-15 on his serve. 1706 – Lovely serving from A-Rod for 30-0. Now 40-0. How does he still manage to generate all that power after 3 hours!? 1708 – Fed answers with a 40-0 service game of his own. Their both trying to find their composure. It all hangs in the balance. To say this is TV gold is a massive understatement. Sampras is all smiles in the royal box. 1712 – A-Rod taking advantage of the new balls.
And Roddick holds. 1715 – The BBC have been criticised for their excessive arty slow-mo shots this Wimbledon. And it was particularly bad during the Murray 5-setter with Stan Wawrinka when the crowd’s body-parts were all displayed in wobbly slow-mo. But today some of the slow-mo shots have actually been quite amazing, particularly if you have a decent TV. 1717 – Fed narrowly avoids an aggressive Roddick serve. Is this moment in anyway symbolic of the events that are about to unfold? No not really,
1722 – 40-0 on the impossibly powerful Roddick serve. Wins the service game. Fed must now defend. 1724 – The serve is king in this game. Fed goes to 40-0. Error on the forehand – 40-15.
1728 – GREAT POINT> Federer gets to the net on the Roddick serve but A-Rod powers a beautiful backhand down the line.
1733 – CELEB SPOT – Tennis leend Rob Laver is looking very happy – perhaps he’s a few Pimms down at this point.
1736 – Fed double fault! 15-15.
1740 – Roddick Serve. Ace. Ace. 30-0. 40-15. Game Roddick. 1742 – Fed to serve! Roddick looks pumped.
1746 – Roddick serving. Fed loses the ground-stroke point with a stray backhand.
1749 – Fed serving.
1753 – 15-15 on Roddick serve.
We’re at 10-10!!! Who will be standing at the end?! 1755 – Fed Serves. Forehand down the line. 15-0
1757 – Roddick sips his drink and prepares to defend his place in the championship AGAIN. It’s 10-11 in the fifth.
1802 – 11-11
1805 – Roddick’s Up. Chalk flies as the first ace hits the centre line.
12-12!
13-12!! Who will collapse first?!!! Federer has hit 100 winners and 48 aces! This is the longest set in the history of the Men’s final. 1810 – Roddick serves.
Everyone is shaking their heads in disbelief. We’re past the 4-hour mark. 13-13 30-0 On the Fed serve. 40-0. It’s an easy one. Game Fed quite quickly. 14-13 Fed. Can Roddick defend again? 0-15 on the Rod serve. 15-15. “Has Roddick punched himself out?” 15-30. Roddick misses the short fed return completely! 30-30 – Skin of Roddick’s teeth! He’s so brave to run into the net there. 40-30 – Game A-Rod!! 14-14 30-0 Fed after two stunning Fed forehands. 40-0. And Game Fed! 1822 – The stress! Surely this can’t be good for Fed’s unborn child…? 14-15 – Roddick to serve. Missed backhand – 0-15 0-30!! ACE! 15-30 Roddick silences the crowd. 30-30 40-30 (Another big serve) Wayward Rod Backhand for DEUCE Big serve Advantage Roddick Out. 40-40 ADVANTAGE FED _ CHAMPIONSHIP POINT!!!
IT’S ALL OVER!!! FED SOMEHOW WINS IT!!! RODDICK DESERVES A TROPHY – NO-ONE SHOULD LOSE! Sheer exhaustion on the faces of both players. The crowd chants Roddick’s name. He stands and takes the applause from the crowd and Fed himself. Tears in both players’ eyes. “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: THE RUNNER-UP – ANDY RODDICK!” The crowd goes wild! FED walks up to wild adulations from the crowd. Kisses the trophy. RODDICK: “He’s a true champion and he deserves everything he gets. Sorry Pete – I tried to hold him off.” He’s a true gentleman. The ladies in the audience melt. FED: “Unfortunately Tennis has to have a winner. It’s an unbelievable moment in my career.” After nearly five hours of excitement, we’ll sign off. If there was any more proof needed that Roger Federer is the greatest tennis champion of all time, this was it. 7月4日 Wimbledon's Williams Final: The Armchair Blog
By Ed Holden, Guest Blogger Here we go with the ladies final. It’s Serena versus Venus. After much chat from Sue Barker and John McEnroe about “they’re not sisters right now, just opponents” and so on, the magnificent Williams are on court and ready to go.
1405 - The designer tracksuits have come off and we’re underway. Venus uses every inch of her 6’1 body to power the serves downwards.
1410 – Serena serves out to love with apparent ease. The screaming is almost non-existent at this point. By the end of her tough battle with Dementieva, Serena was screaming like a wild cat with each ferocious ground stroke. It’s nice to see some reserve. Perhaps the screaming from Sharapova and “scream-queen” Azarenka has not gone down well with the sisters – they seem to be holding back.
1422 – Venus is getting a look at Serena’s serve – but a couple of great first serves saves the younger sister. The presenters of The One Show appear in the crowd. SURELY there are better celebs here than that. BBC propoting it’s own shows? We think so. 1425 – What a shot from Venus! Still, we’re picking Serena in three sets. Feels like she’s got a bit more fight in her somehow. 1427
1428 – Jason Goodall delivers some snazzy analysis with the help of hawk-eye. Funny that the Williams Sisters’ service percentages are of so much interest to us right now. For most brits this type of info is completely uninteresting for the 50 non-Wimbledon weeks in the year. 1433 – Tracy Austin’s commentary is already becoming irritating – she seems to think that repeating what’s happened in slow drawn-out sentences counts as expert commentary. She’s talking about Venus’ serve now: “powering down those big bombs” – sounds like an action film trailer. 1439 – Two break points to Venus. Serena powers through though the slow-mo shots the BBC seems to love this year aren’t too flattering.
1449 – Still with serve. But the intensity is on the up! Venus hits a wild backhand with a screech…
1454 – McEnroe jokes about the Murray loss yesterday. Looking at shots of Henman hill “Are those the same people who were there yesterday?” Have they still not given up? It’s great that he can make jibes at the British tennis-frenzy and get away with it. 1458 – Tie break! And it’s like the set itself! No points against the serve!
1502 – Serena goes to Hawk-eye for the win! It’s Half an inch out so Venus survives. 1504 – What a lob! Serena just scooped the ball over her 6’1 Sister magnificently for the set.
1508 – Tracy Austin still struggling. She forgot the word “Liability” earlier, which isn’t too challenging a word really is it? Now she’s rattling off cliches to avoid further gaffs. “Venus needs to stick to her A-Game here.” Duh!! I mean seriously, besides the horrible cliche, she’s hardly going to go for the “B-Game” at this point is she?! 1513 – the commentators are discussing the suggestion of a five-set ladies final. McEnroe makes a good point. “I’ve seen a lot of movies where the 2-hour ones are better than the 3-hour ones.” A little abstract perhaps. But he makes sense at least. 1516 – Serena looking aggressive on Venus’ serve. 1524 – Serena making her sister do all the running now. Though Venus still clings to her service games.
1530 – A magnificent collision of score and time [sorry]. 1532 – The commanding tones of Andrew Castle: “The defending champion, serving to stay in the match.” 1534 – 0-30! “What’s happened!?” says Mac. Is it all over for Venus?
1542 – The Duke Of Kent comes out to meet the ball boys and girls – he must be baking in that suit! 1545 – All smiles as Venus goes up for her Sue Barker interview. “She played the best tennis today so congratulations.”
1547 – Serena steps up to the mic: “I can’t believe it I’m just so happy.” Her panther-like on-court demeanour is so different to the chatty interviewee.
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But that's not TV related. The Michael Jackson memorial was incredibly moving in places and incredibly excruciating in others (can you say 'revisionism' peeps?). That Congresswoman! What planet was she on? As usual - Mariah Carey's ho chic was good for a laugh. 
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