The other day I talked about why we need feel good reality TV. I mentioned there were two which have just started airing and are heartwarming, fun shows. This post is about Lego Masters. Lego Masters is a competition to build the best lego structures to win a $100,000 prize. There are a mixed group…
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Gliding glitch
My apologies. It would seem gremlins got into my website and mischievously posted a blog post without leaving any trace at my end. I have a post titled “Gliding” which is scheduled for later this month. However, this morning I had some email notifications telling me I had a number of comments on the post.…
Why We Need Feel Good Reality TV #1
The first few months of TV viewing in Australia has been dominated by one show: Married at First Sight. I’ve never watched it, but you can’t live in Oz and not know what the show is about. Three “experts” match up unlucky-in-love singles and they are “married” – seeing each other for the first time…
A to Z Challenge: Z (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThis film, released in 2004, is the third in the Harry Potter series (following Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). The movie is based on the book of the same name by author JK Rowling and…
A to Z Challenge: Y (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here You Are WelcomeJohn Williams was 22 years old when he scored a promotional travelogue You Are Welcome. This is significant because it is believed this is the first proper film scored by Williams. Williams was in the 596th Air Force Band at Pepperrell Air Force Base in Newfoundland when he…