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Cardiff Springsteen show was phenomenal. Insane setlist, and I got within ten feet or so of the man himself, a personal record!

@leethommo You may have seen elsewhere by now, but it’s due to a clip of a racist caricature in the Gouryella video being used in the top 20 countdown.

Got a theory as to why a couple of 1999 TOTP editions are sadly being skipped next week Both feature the excellent Secret Smile by Semisonic, but frontman Dan sold his publishing to Primary Wave five years ago, and I don’t think they’re covered by the Beeb’s Blanket Licence!

@televisionaryZW A few of my favourites that I’m not certain you’ve seen.. Men of a Certain Age Moonlighting Huff Kevin Can F*** Himself Evil The Shield Orphan Black

Looking for a new TV drama to semi binge. Recently tried Mad Men, Parenthood & Masters of Sex but none of them scratched that itch. Party of Five came close but it’s a little too repetitive. Looking for recommendations.

@HylandIan @jocolo I second this. A lot of my favourite TV critics and newsletters do this - Scott Bryan, Alan Sepinwall, Tim Goodman… I would very much be on board with paying a few quid a month for your reviews and commentary

@jocolo I’ll check it out. Cheers Jo.

Some personnel news. Just filed my final piece for Yahoo. The dreaded budget cuts have found me again. Thanks for reading, and let me know if you need owt doing.

@rafthemaster @animatedplus @DisneyPlus Will be available in UK from next Monday.

@animatedplus Is this available on @DisneyPlus UK (the above referenced episode not the other confusing one coming later in the season)

The Simpsons' 800th episode event airs tonight on Fox. Not to be confused with the 800th episode (in airing order) that aired back in December. Also not to be confused with the actual 800th episode (in production order) coming this Spring to Disney+.

@VictoriaCoren I love this one. youtu.be/LM1aeZlzIGU?si…

My goodness, I was not aware of this game-changer. youtube.com/watch?v=hmVDac…

@sexamphetamine @Crash_Tise @SacredLotus10 @NoContextBrits I guess as a frozen product they probably had 12 months date on them, so perhaps until Oct last year there was still some old stock around.

@wesleymead @Crash_Tise @SacredLotus10 @NoContextBrits Possible it was older stock I bought? Cuz I can tell you with certainty I bought some at farm foods maybe like 3-4 months ago

Petition to bring these back.

@SacredLotus10 @NoContextBrits The only factory that made Fries to Go closed in October 2024 (there are some news stories online about them considering closure from July 2024) - any you see now (like the Birds Eye Express Fries) are other brands.

@NoContextBrits Back from where? They still sell them and I don't think they ever stopped

@sexamphetamine @Crash_Tise @SacredLotus10 @NoContextBrits The only factory that made Fries to Go closed in October 2024 (there are some news stories online about them considering closure from July 2024) - any you see now (like the Birds Eye Express Fries) are other brands.

@Crash_Tise @SacredLotus10 @NoContextBrits Definitely still seeing them but they’re pricey for what you get now

@DizzyJB @anon_opin Try listening to this live version at 0:57. Clearly 18 to 1. youtu.be/Q71hPu04GhE?si…

@anon_opin Shane was a gambler. It’s “came in at 10/1”. There is no way he would have sung otherwise. I will die on this hill.

Fairytale of New York is a brilliant song, but it is let down by the line "came in 18 to 1". These odds are extremely rare as usually the odds go from 16/1 to 20/1. 16/1 would be a much more believable line and still fit with the melody.

I wrote a bit about my favourite TV, music, movies, comedy, books, and live shows of the year wesleymead.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/bes…

@unused30720390 Unfortunately this was the only Nickelodeon tape I kept over the years, very sorry!

After years of putting it off, I uploaded ten episodes of Nickelodeon sitcom Noah Knows Best, the English audio of which was considered lost media, to YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=… @televisionaryZW

@Darrenrub @MartinSLewis 22 stand hours and 100k steps is absolutely wild

@MartinSLewis Beat my daily record???

OK I thought my step numbers were ridiculous. This borders on obscene. I am in awe. In the worlds of Wayne and Garth... "we're not worthy, we're not worthy!"

@KenanKelPodcast Love it!

Celebrating at Aaron’s Bachelor Party - Kenan & Kel Style

@GrahamC47 Maggie. But for some reason I also think Kearney might grow up to be surprisingly fulfilled, though he’s not really a “kid”.

Which kid from The Simpsons (not just including the family) will grow up to have the happiest adulthood? This is an important question.

@GraceAlt My wife and I shop weekly but with a top-up shop probably twice in between for perishables/random snack yearnings. I remember seeing some poll, maybe a Martin Lewis thing, that had a “once a month” option for grocery shopping and I’ve never felt so perplexed by a societal segment

@bob_noss @KLStudioClassic Woefully underappreciated tweet

@KLStudioClassic "I need a price check on Two Jakes. That's right, two measly, stinkin' Jakes."

Coming August 26th! kinolorber.com/product/the-tw… THE TWO JAKES (1990) DISC 1 (4KUHD): • Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • NEW Audio Commentary by Mystery Writer and Filmmaker Max Allan Collins with Film Historian and Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast Heath Holland • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 • Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc • Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): • Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • NEW Audio Commentary by Mystery Writer and Filmmaker Max Allan Collins with Film Historian and Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast Heath Holland • Flying High with Jack: NEW Interview with Actor David Keith (9:06) • Time Changes Things - Editing The Two Jakes: NEW Interview with Editor Anne Goursaud (18:37) • Jack on Jake: Jack Nicholson Interview (18:20) • Theatrical Trailer (3:09) • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 • Dual-Layered BD50 Disc • Optional English Subtitles Color 137 Minutes 1.85:1 R Jack Nicholson returns as private eye Jake Gittes in this atmospheric Chinatown follow-up that’s hit upon “the elusive sequel formula for somehow enhancing a great original” (USA Today). Much has changed since we last saw Jake. The war has come and gone; 1948 Los Angeles teems with optimism and fast bucks. But there’s one thing Jake knows hasn’t changed: “Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth.” And that’s the trail he follows when a routine case of marital hanky panky explodes into a murder that’s tied to a grab for oil—and to Jake’s own past. Directed by Jack Nicholson, written by Robert Towne and produced by Robert Evans, The Two Jakes weaves an intricate and “exquisite” (Roger Ebert) noir mystery, also starring Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, Rúben Blades, Frederic Forrest, David Keith and Richard Farnsworth. Also Available on Standalone Blu-ray: kinolorber.com/product/the-tw…

@GemOfAmara Holy shit! I've seen this headline so much the last few days and never for one minute did it cross my mind it would be an actual legit critic whose name I recognised, what the actual fuck?

@GemOfAmara Worse than when Cadbury tried to do savoury snacks

@CameronYardeJnr The Simpsons

A question. Can you think of any programmes where season/series 3 was better than season/series 2? I have Line Of Duty, Seinfeld, The Two Ronnies, Red Dwarf, One Foot In The Grave, Only Fools & Horses, Buffy The Vampire Slayer.