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Being Human: Farewell, My Friend, and Thanks For the Brilliant Finish

Being Human: Farewell, My Friend, and Thanks For the Brilliant Finish

March 11, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Features, Retrospectives, TV

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ALL SERIES OF Being Human (1-5) On the 18th February 2008, I sat down to watch a pilot called Being Human. I was 18. I didn’t watch that much on BBC Three. I’d heard about…

International Women’s Day: You Should Be Watching

March 8, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Features, Feminism, TV

What better excuse than International Women’s Day to count down the women you should be watching on TV? Here are three (four) who lit up our screens in 2012… Vod & Oregon Zawe Ashton & Charlotte Ritchie / Fresh Meat…

World Book Day: Best Transfers to the Silver Screen (or, “Adaptations”)

March 7, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Features, Film, TV

Adaptations are a tricky thing. The high-culture/low-culture prejudice of books vs. media has never really gone away, and cries of “How dare they?!” ring out whenever another classic gets committed to the screen. But not only are adaptations a great…

Oscars 2013 Roundup: Baffleck, Bond, Boob Jokes, and…JAWS?

February 25, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Awards, Film

Another year over, another topsy-turvy, that-wasn’t-the-scandal-you-were-looking-for Oscars night. Argo became the first film since 1989′s Driving Miss Daisy to win Best Picture without a Best Director nomination, Jennifer Lawrence got in the way of a historic Best Actress win (86-year-old Emmanuelle…

Oscars 2013: Liveblog

February 24, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Awards, Film

The 2013 awards season reaches its glittering culmination tonight with the Oscars, where the big players look to be Lincoln, Argo, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, and Silver Linings Playbook, with Django Unchained, Skyfall, and the-little-indie-that-could Beasts of the Southern Wild…

Oscars 2013: Miss Transmission’s Predictions

February 24, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Awards, Film

It’s that time of year again. In the 12 months since a silent movie ran away with three of the top prizes (Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture for The Artist), Steven Spielberg has raised Abraham Lincoln from the…

National Television Awards 2013: Liveblog

January 23, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Awards, Events, TV

I’ll be live blogging ITV’s coverage of the 2013 NTAs throughout the evening. Last time I threatened those who weren’t excited with execution by order of Henry VIII; this time around I’ll settle for a shake of the head and…

National Television Awards 2013: Nominees

January 23, 2013 · by Miss Transmission · in Awards, Events, TV

The show airs tonight at 7.30pm, live on ITV, with Dermot O’Leary hosting the show at the 02 Arena. You can follow my liveblog of the event from 7.00pm. The National Television Awards 2013 nominations in full: Factual Entertainment Paul…

Adele Unveils Full James Bond Theme “Skyfall”

October 5, 2012 · by Miss Transmission · in Film, News

The song, named for the latest James Bond release, was premiered today at 00:07 (UK time). Co-written with producer Paul Epworth, a 90-second preview was leaked on Monday and drew comparisons to Dame Shirley Bassey’s classic Bond theme “Diamonds Are Forever”.

Preview of Adele’s Bond theme for “Skyfall” Emerges Online

Preview of Adele’s Bond theme for “Skyfall” Emerges Online

October 2, 2012 · by Miss Transmission · in Film, News

A excerpt of the track appeared online last night (October 1) after it was confirmed that Adele was behind the theme for the latest Bond film. Skyfall sees Bond’s loyalty to M tested as secrets from her past come back to…

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