Right, firstly, I can't actually link directly to this, because in the BBC website's infinite wisdom, it changes the Feedback page depending on the site based on the referer - so if I directly link to it, it'll go to the normal Feedback page rather than the Doctor Who one. Absolutely abysmal website design.
In its present monthly form, anyway.
A great shame, although obviously completely understandable. Thanks to everyone there for a great site, that I always enjoyed reading - and let's hope it returns in some form at some point...
I've linked to Reuters' 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' before, and thought this mistake was too amusing not to feature on NTS. What amazes me is that at least one reader thought Reuters would publish this intentionally...
My new favorite thing ever, ever, ever.
It's an official and free archive of hundreds of streaming segments from Sesame Street, spanning it's entire 35+ year run. It's essentially a Sesame Street version of YouTube, and it's fantastic. You can organize the clips by character, which is great, because sometimes you get in the mood for a whole string of Bert and Ernie clips, or some great "Monty Python Junior" humor in the Grover-as-a-waiter skits.
Two downsides: you can't link directly to a video (otherwise, trust me, I'd have flooded you with recommendations by now), and there is no comment system. Though, the more you think about it, eliminating the comment system altogether is really the only way to keep the site entirely family-safe.
No idea how long they'll be able to keep this free and ad-less, so enjoy it now. And, I promise you, enjoy it you will. Anybody who thinks Sesame Street is just there to teach kids the alphabet clearly have no idea of why it was and is so successful.
In an excellent move, Stewart Lee has decided to upload some of he and Richard Herring's old TV material on to Google Video! So far, there's series two of Fist of Fun, and both series of This Morning With Richard Not Judy, in their entirety. And they're all in really good quality, and the ones I've tested seem to be the complete shows from start to finish, so they're far superior to the dodgy, thousandth-generation-VHS-quality torrents that have been going round for years (which had bits of TMWRNJ shows missing, and some eps of FoF in the wrong aspect ratio and suchlike).
This is an excellent move. The BBC were never going to release them on DVD, because they're idiots. Everyone who's already a fan of Lee and Herring will love to see this stuff in decent quality again, and indeed convert their sceptical loved ones to the cause (as I will be doing when my girlfriend gets home from work). And if you've never gotten in to them before, then a) you're an idiot, and b) this is your chance to see some of their best work for free.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7093358.stm
"Customers will not be able to download the comics either, which can only be viewed in a web browser window."
Leaving aside the rather awkward use of the term "web browser window" - IF YOU CAN SEE THE COMIC IN YOUR BROWSER, YOU'VE ALREADY DOWNLOADED IT. I mean, is it really that hard to get this kind of thing right? Saving != Downloading. Come on BBC, sort it out.
To say nothing about the fact that once you're actually viewing the comic, it's going to be pretty easy to find a way of saving it anyway...
Ever wonder what would really happen if you attempted to purchase a product or service by responding to spam emails?
I admit, I've been curious, myself. Not curious enough to overcome my natural caution, mind you, but somebody's gone and done it for us, and documented the process. Interesting stuff.
Here is a one-star review of the first series of Father Ted (so clearly he's reliable). An excerpt:
The jacket containing the FATHER TED DVD claims that it's the "best comedy about three priests on an island". Good heavens, how many can there be? And imagining the plots and quality of the others simply boggles the mind.
Whilst browsing TEH YOUTUBES the other day, I noticed an advert:
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I had the fortune to eat a newly-relaunched Wispa today. It was delicious - and also, for people like me who care about this kind of thing, also had beautiful, simple packaging.
