Mad Men is incredibly good.

Planet Terror - utter bollocks. Untidy, thrill-less and with only a few inventive moments here and there to lift it. Disappointing after hearing so much of this word of mouth that said it was by far the better of the two Grindhouse movies intended for a double-bill. A waste of time.

That said, Rose McGowan (she of the machine-gun leg) is cute.

New Tricks which has been running on UKTV Drama, and I have been taping whilst otherwise engaged.

Its a really good programme, and the weak link is Dennis Waterman, although he doesnt get too much to do except chat up 'birds' and cook Cordon Bleu occasionally. I love it. Especially Amanda Redman who isnt too vain to show the huge burn scars on her arm. Alun Armstrong and James Bolam are not even trying to be brilliant.

West Wing (reruns)

I have been a total slave to this since it first came out, and in the second complete run, I have forgotten half of the storylines which is BRILLIANT, as I get to see them all again with a new eye.

Peep Show

I have seen one episode, and I almost did myself a mischief through laughter... I keep forgetting its on, as I have a routine (dont ask)

Saw a repeat of the Art of Spain tonight; brilliant.

Shrink Rap with Kathleen Turner.

Either Ms Turner is the best actress ever (possible) or she has, with Pamela Stephenson, nudging and prodding (guidedly), just participated in the most honest thing on TV. (Stephen Fry was far too knowing, in his)

Either way, she is fucking PHENOMENAL.

Now, I am with the judges on this one... why are these celebrities allowing their 'stuff' to be shown on TV? Salman Rushdie did one, and I didnt watch it. Robin Williams did one, and again, I didnt watch it. Are these all mates of her husband, or is that sheer, unadulterated sexism on my part?

Whatever it is, Kathleen Turner is just superb.

I like Pamela Anderson, but she reminds me of:




and of course I meant Stephenson/Connolly

The Supersizers Go...1940s

Giles Coren and Sue Perkins live for a week on rationing food. Brilliant, especially when he pissed off to the War Rooms to dine like Churchill whilst she was forced to forage in the field for snails.

Can't wait for the Restoration one next week. Any programme with a trailer containing the line "I've been drunk since 9 a.m." sounds good to me.

I happened on that for the last 20 minutes or so and it was very enjoyable, mainly because Coren and Perkins are very personable.

I hope to find a BBC3/4 repeast and am going to record the next one, was it the first in a series?

I Am Legend - watchable, yet undernourished sci-fi, with only a stunning depiction of New York as a wilderness as its trump card. A magazine reviewer once commented that when Isaac Asimov's I, Robot came to the screen, it stopped being a film about Isaac Asimov's tale and just became A Will Smith Film.

The same is here, with Will Smith the centre of everything. He's actually good, but it seems to be Will Smith, not any particular character he's playing, who's engaged in the story's events. A case of the Gene Hackmans - being himself, but doing it well.

Faintly compelling, but ending up flaccid and saccherine in the end (and the CGI zombies - or whatever the makers intended them to be called - were ineffective. Well done, but blah). Wasted opportunity.

Yes, Fred, they're doing Restoration, Regency, 70s, Victorian and Elizabethan.

I was completely wrong about Mad Men upthread. It is utterly captivating. The best-looking programme I think I have ever seen. Don Draper is so silky smooth that he makes the rest of mankind look like Skreech from Saved by the Bell.

Dempsey and Makepeace wardrobe update -

Him; Thin tie, tweed sports jacket, aviator shades

Her; Victorian style lacy blouse, leather trousers

QUOTE:
I hope to find a BBC3/4 repeast and am going to record the next one, was it the first in a series?

Harry - bit of a late shout, but the Wartime episode is on BBC2 again at 7p.m. tonight.

Dempsey and Makepeace wardrobe update -

Him; Thin tie, tweed sports jacket, aviator shades

Her; Victorian style lacy blouse, leather trousers

I'd like to say 'I remember that', but I can't: it was shit.

D & M wardrope Update:

Him: No-nonsense Blue pullover

Her: Cream jumpsuit embellished by belt, then Trilby, Cream chunky sweater, mackintosh