Thursday 29 March 2012

Look, this is the point!


Above is an homage to my favourite podcast! All power to "The Co-Host and Doctor Rant"!

Updated: Part "Un" of my "Three Colours Critique" trilogy... recently completed with the podcast crew from Empire magazine.

Update the Update: The good doctor has now seen this tribute, and approves wholeheartedly. He's promised to Re-Tweet it on Friday 12th October's radio show...what co-host Simon thinks is a mystery, thus far. 

The layout, as you've doubtless sussed, is inspired by David Bailey's "Kray Twins" photo (ooohhh the irony). As far as the likeness' are concerned: I was going for a judgemental, implaccable, "Easter Island-y" thing with Mark and a rag tag, mop top, unkempt, cheeky, quintessentially Dee-Jaay thing with Simon. Have I been successful? "Yoooo Deeeside!" (read in a Marcus Bentley voice)



Excelsior out!!

Thursday 15 March 2012

Is there a Doctor in the... ?






A tribute to, quite simply, one of the best television programs ever made. Now in it's final season, "House M.D." has been uniformly brilliant from it's (Bryan Singer directed) opening episode to, what I'm sure will be, it's grandstand finale.

Hugh Laurie (hired by producers ignorant of the fact that he was English) towers in the central role of Dr. Gregory House. Remaining steadfastly unchanged throughout the eight season run he plays a combination of Scrooge/Sherlock Holmes and Groucho Marx in a completely convincing medical procedural drama. If, in later series, the "Soap" factor became more prevalent then it's Laurie's performance that rescued it.

To everything there is a conclusion, here's hoping House's is a fitting send off for a T.V. legend.

Excelsior out!