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Callan
Blog follower dvikib asked this question in the comments to Rockford Redux, and I thought it worth giving some prominence because it’s another opportunity to direct attention to one of the best TV series the UK ever produced: “I envy you that you were able to see the TV version of Callan. Amazon US recently…
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Rockford Redux
So here I am, midway through my boxed set of The Rockford Files season two, when I see the news today that David Shore, creator and showrunner of House, is lining up a revival of the show. It’s a task both enviable and unenviable – Rockford is probably the best show of its kind, but…
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You Don’t Say…
“But as he came to the door of the salubrious squat close to Guildford dressed as Delores in a blonde wig, sheer black tights, a leopard skin skirt and a cropped top with prosthetic breasts, before explaining that the world as it is known will end on 23 December 2012, it is perhaps clear why…
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At Home on the Range
‘Tis truly weird. I’ve been here about three weeks now and it feels like longer… kind of like on a ship when home drops below the horizon and you can’t see it anymore, you have to imagine it instead. Which is dumb, I know, after only three weeks… but in my defence, it has been…
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Family Ties (2)
Well, there was an upside to the delay in getting my visa. It meant that I was in London for long enough to catch my daughter’s grad show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire – and on Father’s Day, too. It was a great gig with lots of talent all round, and seriously well-attended. I stood…
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Screenwriting Sense
Talks on writing can be useful and fun. Usually if they’re fun, they’re useful – at the heart of all entertainment is a sense of play, and the art of the Art is learning to play to a purpose. On the positive side, I attended a MediaXchange event in London in 2002 in which a…
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On the Lot
Well, now it’s official. According to my 0-1 visa I’m an Alien of Extraordinary Talent and Ability. Yeah, I know, I know. Even my bank manager thought it was hilarious. Apparently there’s also a category of Alien Crew Member in Transit. Sometimes they go on the run and we aliens of extraordinary ability have to…
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Let’s All Recycle
My first toe-in-the-blogosphere was this guest post for Danny Stack’s Scriptwriting in the UK. Here it is again: I am nothing if not frugal. Danny has kindly invited me to contribute a guest post, but has concluded his invitation with that most generous of terms, “anything on any subject that you care to discuss”. If…
Hauling Like A Brooligan
Stephen Gallagher
