Tag Archives: TV

The retirement DVD pile 10

I like great television shows. I don’t have a TV, but I do really appreciate a really engaging series. In fact, I think television quite regularly trumps cinema for great storytelling these days. One day, when I have nothing else to do, I’m going to sit on a comfy chair and work my way through [...]

30 days of ideas – 03: Only Famous (a romantic comedy) 1

Photo by internets_dairy Only Famous – A Romantic Comedy Today’s idea is a concept for a romantic comedy feature film. It’s about a guy who works at an independent television production company that has had a string of failures, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. In a last-ditch effort to create a hit and [...]

Colleagues overdubbed in French for a German TV show 0

Dave Harte and Jon Hickman in a feature about Birmingham City University’s MA Social Media course. I work with these guys – and no, they don’t normally throw balls of wool around or drink digital beer.

TV Series idea: Dad Rock 1

Music as culture as a TV format – and the antidote to X-Factor. Guys in their 40s and 50s who once harboured dreams of rock/pop stardom, but were just a bit rubbish so they gave it up. We assemble a bunch of them together, get a couple of music coaches in to work with them, [...]