Category Archives: TV

The End of a Legend

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Cora

I just went to the Guardian website to check reviews for a new British TV show and was shocked to see that British actor Nicholas Courtney died yesterday aged 81. Nicholas Courtney is best known for playing Brigadier Alistair Gordon … Continue reading →

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A Rememberance of German Crime Drama

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Cora

German TV producer Helmut Ringelmann has died at age 84. Ringelmann created several long running crime dramas such as Derrick, Der Alte and Der Kommissar in the 1960s and 1970s. Ringelmann’s crime dramas were a fixture of Friday nights when … Continue reading →

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Channel Surfing Weirdness

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Cora

Sometimes, while flipping through the channels on the TV remote, you can come across some really weird stuff. I had two or rather three moments of channel surfing weirdness today: Suddenly coming across what was undoubtedly the Eleventh Doctor chatting … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Mad Men

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Cora

There have been at least two article of late where a writer explains why he doesn’t like the 1960s advertising industry drama Mad Men. Here’s

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German TV will never be the same again

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Cora

It’s the end of an era in German television in more ways than one. First of all, Austrian singer, actor and entertainer Peter Alexander died yesterday aged 84. Here is a longer appraisal in German. If you’re a German person … Continue reading →

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Pondering the new TV

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Cora

I’ve been gradually organizing the channels on my new TV, so that TV channels I actually watch are at the front of the channel list, the German language channels I don’t watch except under certain circumstances come next, then the … Continue reading →

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While I was away – Link Roud-Up

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Cora

Since the Internet didn’t stop, while I couldn’t access my site, here is a link round-up: Steampunk as viewed from a romance perspective at All About Romance. Star Wars tie-in novels viewed from a romance perspective at Smart Bitches, Trashy … Continue reading →

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I’m back! – now with extra Zeppelin porn

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Cora

Yes, I’m back. Turned out the problem was caused by a WordPress plug-in. Oddly enough, the plug-in had been working just fine for months, then it suddenly fails. In other news, my new TV was delivered today. I have now … Continue reading →

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“But she can’t live there” – Cultural Assumptions and Kids

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday was a pretty good if busy day. Last night, I attended the monthly translators’ meet-up at Leo’s Restaurant. I had pasta with spicy tuna sauce, red wine and Italian hot chocolate (hot chocolate with a dash of amaretto) not … Continue reading →

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Films and why they largely suck these days

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Cora

So this year’s Oscar nominations have been announced and once again the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to nominate a whole bunch of films that I have neither seen nor have even the slightest desire to … Continue reading →

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