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The trouble with Netflix

Posted by ashleyelsdonon April 24, 2012in Tech, TV

Ok, just a few days into my netflix trial and I’ll tell you the biggest problem with the service. It keeps cutting out! It too me 21 minutes to watch the end of an TV programme that was 10 minutes long. Just because the service kept stopping.

Whilst that’s not the end of the world on a mobile device where I can do something else while I wait, if I was watching on a big screen and that kept happening with a movie, that would be unacceptable. I mean who would watch a 2 hour film if it took 4 hours to view?

Trying out Netflix

Posted by ashleyelsdonon April 21, 2012in TV

I decided to check out Netflix to see if it was worth the £5.99 a month that they charge. So I’ve started out my trial today. My first look through showed that a load of things that I’m interested in they just don’t have. So that’s not a good start, but they do have a few things that I’ve been meaning to see or catch up with, so I’ll try it out for a while and see how it goes.

One thing I’ve noticed is that the picture quality isn’t always wonderful and the service cuts out on a regular basis.

Star Trek: Mudd’s Women

Posted by ashleyelsdonon April 20, 2012in TV

Another totally classic episode from the original series. I watched this one last night, and it was great! Interesting to see how some scenes have been remastered and enhanced, like the shots of the ship.

Classic Trek: The Enemy Within

Posted by ashleyelsdonon April 19, 2012in TV

This is a fantastic episode from the original series. A great idea and a superb opportunity for Mr Shatner to play both sides and have a load of fun with it.

I’m really enjoying the original series, it’s a great to see these old stories.

Watching old Star Trek

Posted by ashleyelsdonon April 13, 2012in TV

CBS Action has been running old episodes of Star Trek the original series, starting with the original pilot episode. It’s great to see these again, as I haven’t watched the original series for years now. The story lines are actually quite complex and if you look past the 1960’s sets and special effects.

I’m really enjoying watching these.

Doctor Who Radio Times Covers

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 29, 2011in Exhibitions, Photographs

I went to the Doctor Who Experience yesterday, which was great fun, and I took loads of photographs, so expect quite a few posts with a ‘Who’ theme.

These pictures are a bunch of Radio Times covers featuring Doctor Who, and I thought they looked great. I’d forgotten some of the old logos from the Radio Times as well.

First Men in the Moon

Posted by ashleyelsdonon December 18, 2010August 24, 2020in TVLeave a comment

I watched this just a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it, so it was quite funny to meet the chap who was the art director for it just the other day in the pub and have a long chat with him. He’s a really nice guy.

The Last of the Current Series: Sarah Jane Adventures

Posted by ashleyelsdonon November 16, 2010July 9, 2020in TVLeave a comment

It was the last episode in the current series tonight and it was brilliant!

I really think that this show has been one of the best children’s shows in a long time, and in many ways it is better than Dr Who, certainly better than many of the David Tenant series, Matt Smith has been a big improvement in my book.

But The Sarah Jane Adventures has always delivered as far as I’m concerned, and not just for children. Each story has been well thought through and superbly executed. For a spin off series it has done really well and I’m looking forward to the next series in 2011.

More SJA! Keep up the good work BBC!