Television

Today Netflix launch their original series House of Cards, I was lucky enough to be given a pre-release screener for episodes 1 and 2. Set in Washington DC, House of Cards centres around Congressman, Majority Whip, Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), who has been promised to be put forward for the position of Secretary of State. [...]

You know, there are two pretty mental things in this post. Point number 1. Grey’s Anatomy is on Season 9, like really? How long is ER off the telly? Point Number 2. Kodaline are on the trailer. These guys seem like they’re going to take over the planet. Jeez, I was thrilled when I saw [...]

This sounds interesting. RTÉ is airing its first user-generated documentary on being Irish on St Patrick’s Day. The programme will be made entirely of clips sent in by viewers talking about, or otherwise illustrating, what being Irish means to them. Here’s the blurb: On Friday 17th February RTÉ Television launched its call for people everywhere, [...]

Thanks to my good buddies at DCU Media Production Society, there are some tickets available for the recording of TV3‘s new gameshow, Family Fortunes as hosted by the cheeriest man on breakfast TV, Alan Hughes. Recording will take place this Monday, January 30th, at 4.15pm. You need to be in The Helix, DCU, Dublin at [...]

If you only watch one end of year review thingy, make sure it’s this one. Charlie Brooker’s 2011 Wipe. [...]

So this was on the telly last weekend, I missed it but caught it on YouTube. Why am I putting a video about the making of Q.I. on the blog? Quite simply, Q.I. is the best television programme that has been made in the history of EVERYTHING, ever. Plus I never want to lose the [...]

The good folk at DCTV have announced that they are making a new music series and are looking for your input and ideas! No point in complaining that there are not enough outlets to get heard, now’s your chance to put together a decent proposal and get heard! Here’s the blurb… Dublin Community Television (DCTV) [...]

Remember when music television was actually about music ? A time before reality shows even existed, a time when you had a party, you’d put MTV on to be your soundtrack! 30 years ago today, MTV was launched and changed the face of music forever. Biggest shame I think is that they ever separated MTV [...]

This is pretty cool and brilliant for Irish film and animation. Dublin based Boulder Media have produced a show about a 12 year old called Gumball and his family and friends who live in Elmore. There are some pretty cool things happening here combining 3D animation with 2D and live action. It took eighteen months [...]

Major kudos to the DCUtv guys who are in the middle of a 24hour live broadcast to raise some funds for the Japan Irish Red Cross fund. You can donate through MyCharity.ie even 2 euro would be great and much appreciated. EDIT: 11/04 the 24 hour broadcast ended at 12 midnight last night/this morning. Kudos [...]