Category archives: Television
Upside-Down and Downside-Up, Mirror Magic Means Much Mixing
While Gregory Gráinneog and his wretched companions eke out a miserable existence above ground (on a scorched and ruined earth), below the surface – in caverns dark, dank & deep – a weird cabaret repeats itself. Endlessly. A curtain prepares… continue reading »
The Nightmarish Post-Apocalyptic Hell-world of Gregory Gráinneog
Though casual viewers of Bosco may retain fond memories of a show jam-packed with incident, energy and excitement (singing, dancing, making & doing etc), serious Bosco scholars like myself know the truth behind these rose-tinted lies. Severe budgetary constraints, coupled… continue reading »
Bits/Bobs/Odds/Ends/Awards (and Boggly eyes)
I After culls and purges vicious enough to shame Uncle Joe Stalin, 5 battered & wobbly survivors are left (just about) standing in the “Best Popculture Blog” corner of d’Irish Blog Awards. Happily, mine is one of them. Two black… continue reading »
A Wiping We Will Go (a.k.a. Incongruous Baby Products)
In between trips back and forth to the hospital, bouts of shopping, spells of baby-room-readying, lengthy crying/laughing sessions (etc), I’ve spent some of my few idle moments thinking of all the things I can’t wait to introduce Willow to. Friends;… continue reading »
None for Anyone in the Audience: The 2008 Manky Toy Show – Live!
9.00 – A pair of cheap, stained curtains open. A thin figure bounds jovially through them and onto the stage. A glamorous, heavily pregnant, assistant follows (her movements cautious & wary). The scene reeks of tawdry & thrown-together charm –… continue reading »
Manky Toy Show is Go!
Friday, 5th December, 2008 @ 9.00 p.m. Pencil that date and that time into your diaries. If you don’t have a diary then sprint madly out the door this instant and buy one. If you don’t have a pencil…then, God… continue reading »
The Manky Toy Show 2008: The Countdown Begins…
Ask square and un-hip members of society what the highlight of their 2007 Christmas season was and they’ll most likely answer: the dinner; time spent with loved ones; browsing through the bumper issue of the RTÉ Guide etc. Cool cats,… continue reading »
