Oh, that Matt Groeni...
Saturday, 26 November 2005
Thursday, 24 November 2005
Making Television Great Again. Here's how.
You know, when BrokenTV isn't sitting at home downing shots of Kwik Save rum in order to stave off the cold because the bloke hasn't turned up to fix the sodding boiler again (don't get us started), or cursing ITV4 for it's habit of starting Larry Sanders before the listed timeslot...
Rubbish Films That Are Great
Admit it. If anyone asks what your top three films of all time are going to be, it's quite likely that you'll want to try and look 'clever' and chuck Citizen Kane, Seven Samurai or Rebecca in there, even though you secretly want to say how much you want to put Teenwolf or something...
Friday, 18 November 2005
"Ha ha! The best bit was when that woman pissed on the floor!"
Little Britain: Series ThreeThursdays 9pmBBC OneSure, it might not seem very funny now. Just wait until they've repeated the exact same eight jokes in slightly different settings, then you'll see. Tom Baker doing BBC One's continuity all evening was good, though. He even did...
Thursday, 17 November 2005
How advertising works: Part one
Case study: The 118118.com Break Bumpers From Lost on Channel Four and E4.Here's how it works. Say 118118.com paid £2million for the privilege of showing their mini adverts showcasing the talents of the 118118 'actors' in a rehearsal studio. Here's how they can turn this into...
Wednesday, 16 November 2005
Old TV versus New TV: First Qualifying Round
BBC Four ratings. week ending 6/11/05."Yes Minister for the 21st Century" (i.e. a brand new episode of Armando Ianucci's excellent The Thick Of It) : 146,000 viewers.Yes Minister from the 20th Century (i.e. a repeat of Yes, Prime Minister that has already been repeated on various digital and terrestrial channels since original transmission) : 148,000...
Saturday, 12 November 2005
Deal Or No Deal: Are We Bored Of It Yet?
So, Deal Or No Deal. The sleeper TV hit of the year. It's a bit like '...Millionaire', only without the questions, and not really all that much like it after all. The question is: What with Deal Or No Deal being on six days a week despite it only being a case of "Someone has...
BrokenTV versus Broken News
Hello and welcome to BrokenTV: A Blog Where An Embittered Crisp-Chomping Idiot Sits In Front Of A PC Railing Against Current TV Programmes In Lieu Of Anything Worthwhile. Hmm. Needs a better tagline, perhaps.Anyway, down to business.BROKEN NEWSBBC Two, 10pm, MondaysFricking...
