Jim Lynn

Oh, look, television peaking as an art-form.

I have not thought about this product or its advert, since around the time it was being advertised.

And yet I could remember the tune, and a good proportion of the lyrics, even before clicking on the video.

So if my memory is that good, why can't I remember what I went into the kitchen for?

So sad to hear that John Woodvine has died. One of those actors who always makes me happy when he appears in anything.

I knew there was a reason (apart from Micro Live) that I admired Lesley Judd. She's like a superhero here.

That clip is familiar, but I don't know if it was because I saw the original or if that's been on clip shows. Lesley was definitely one of my era's BP presenters.

Update: Looks like they've fixed it.

The Long Game Imagine you are a tenant, in the worst financial crash in living memory, and you discover that over three thousand of your very precious and irreplaceable euros have been sent by your idiot bank to your previous landlord. And then he won't give them back. Not then, but also, not later either. He just keeps the money, because that is how Irish private landlords behave. You pay a deposit to a landlord and then they try anything on to refuse to give it back. Now imagine you spend the next 16 years seething every time that landlord appears on the TV, being fêted for his sporting triumphs, receiving state appointments and still never giving you your money. And now, and I invite you to imagine this in full 8k Hi-Def Surround Sound, imagine seeing that guy announce he was running to be President and realising you were going to tell your story and End It.

I learned about Sports Thumb Jim Gavin dropping out of the Irish Presidential election from @tupped.bsky.social's The Gist this morning and I owe it to you to share this relevant passage, which got my week off to a great start:

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I made an intelligent piece of paper

My first thought was Columbo, but the murderer is usually friend or family there, and I can't countenance that.

So I'll go for Sarah Lund off of The Killing.

Thanks for sharing.

I've never seen The Sopranos.

Something seems to have broken iMDb's reference view. All I get for any film is this. It's annoying because the other view is far too cluttered for me. Anyone else seeing this?

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins: Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright (Not sure if I spelled that right) What immortal hand or eye Could fashion such a stripy guy? What the hammer that hath hewn it Into such a chonky unit? Did who made the lamb make thee, Or an external franchisee?

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Vincent Price and Patricia Routledge, rehearsing in 1968. Vincent stans with one arm round Patricia, the other raised. Both are in mid-song.

Vincent Price and Patricia Routledge, in rehearsal for 1968's "Darling of the Day". Some photos just leave you going "Awwwww." This is one of them.

And here's yet another chapter of my origin story.

A chance for some DLC for your game.

Another one of my origin stories.

The Beeb has dropped it altogether, not just for Strictly, obviously not bringing in enough money anymore as most peope vote online anyway these days. www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...

Glad it's a sensible decision rather than another scandal.

So why have Strictly dropped phone and text voting? Seems like there must be a story behind that. #scd

The pinnacle of Television SF production design.

Just been to see the new Emma Thompson film Dead of Winter.

I thought it was amazing. It's a small indie film, so might not get much attention, and it's a genre film, but by rights, that's an award winning performance in there.

It's also a beautifully constructed story. I was very moved.

I hope he does the Star Cops theme.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”

What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

YouTube video by BBC My blackberry is not working - BBC

Harry Enfield and Ronnie Corbett's "My Blackberry is not working" sketch. God, it's *exquisite*. Not a line out of place, everything works beautifully and there's some free Harry *almost* corpsing thrown in as well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG3...

He's turned off replies so I didn't want to just jump into his timeline. Felt a bit rude.

I still can't quite work out if that's real. Why is that on subtitles? Do they subtitle audio description?

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

@happytoast.co.uk I came across an advert from March 2009 (for a text service) and I wondered if it was your work?

I expect nothing else.