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Are Zombies the New Vampires?

Pop culture has been obsessed with Vampires for the last few years -  True Blood, Vampire Diaries, Twilight - but could Zombies be the next big thing? A new film called Play Dead and new TV show Walking Dead are both about Zombies.

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November 22, 2010 in Film, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Power of The X Factor

It's amazing to witness the growing influence of TV shows on wider culture.

Pubs across the country (including this one in Bucks) are increasingly using The X Factor to drum up business and get people through the doors.

Fascinating to see The X Factor as the new Sky Sports.

What other TV show could bring a new audience to pubs?

X factor pub

November 13, 2010 in Television | Permalink | Comments (0)

Don Draper "What?"

One word comedy.

 

November 04, 2010 in Television | Permalink | Comments (0)

Comic TV

Two new TV shows that have been inspired by comics.

The Walking Dead - based on Robert Kirkman's comic series of the same name. Andrew Lincoln (of This Life fame) plays a policeman who's struggling to survive after a zombie apocalypse.

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The Misfits are back on our screens in the UK this week. The show tells the story of five outsiders on community service who get struck by a flash storm and lumbered with special powers.

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November 04, 2010 in Comics, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)

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