What I'm Watching

1. Orange is the New Black

Netflix's original series is just brilliant. The second series was even sharper than the first. A must watch, even if you just get a Netflix free trial for it!

2. Game of Thrones

Maybe this one should be, 'what I watched', as the season ended last week. Still, I think it was the best season yet!

3. Mad Men

Over halfway through the last season, it's been brilliant so far. I still don't want to know how it's all going to end though!

4. True Blood

It is the last season of True Blood as well. I've been watching it from the start and even though it completely lost it's way with regards to plot, I'm hoping for the final season it'll get back to the True Blood I fell in love with!

BAFTA TV Awards

Last night was the BAFTA TV Awards. As you should know if you follow this blog anything like regularly (or if you read it once during February/March) you'll know I love awards! The TV BAFTAs are great because they celebrate British TV, unlike the BAFTA film awards which celebrate a lot of American films as well, generally the only American or foreign programmes that are nominated for the BAFTA TV awards are in the International or Audience Award category.

Graham Norton is a fabulous host. Serious isn't his style, his dry wit and sarcasm are always something I personally enjoy! He isn't a very gracious loser, losing out twice to Ant & Dec, but he makes us laugh regardless and if there was an award for Sassiest Host he'd win every time.

There were some very very worthy winners last night, highlights for me were Olivia Colman winning Best Leading Actress. She is just fantastic. I was also very pleased to see Katherine Parkinson and Richard Ayoade both win for The IT Crowd, I loved that show and I thought they really deserved it.
I have to admit I was also very happy when Gogglebox won Best Reality and Constructed Factual, Gogglebox started out as a guilty pleasure and now I watch it every week. I don't know why, it's just great!

What was surprising though, is that BBC1 only got two awards, BBC2 got none, but BBC3 also received two. I'm sure it'll raise some debate that if BBC3's original programming is winning BAFTAs, why is it being axed from TV. I know the audience is younger and therefore accessing iPlayer is much more commonplace than say those who watch BBC4, but, the budget being reduced should definitely be questioned!

Image from bafta.org

The TV BAFTAs marks the last big awards show now, which is sad, but there's lots of great TV to be watching, so it's OK!

What I'm Watching

1. Game of Thrones

Of course I am, almost everyone is. It's as complex, risqué, and dramatic as ever this time round!


2. Mad Men

It's the last season of Mad Men, and it's very bittersweet. On the one hand, I can't wait to know how it ends, but I don't want it to end! It's my favourite show, so I'm quite sad it's going to be over soon. I think I'll definitely be completing my set of DVDs and watching them again!


3. MasterChef

MasterChef is probably the best competitive cooking show about. The UK version isn't on for weeks and weeks like some version, but if it's competitive cooking, I'm going to like it! This year I'm rooting for Ping!

What I'm Watching

1. Babylon

Babylon was on last Sunday on Channel 4 (you can catch it on 4OD if you missed it). It was a one off cop comedy drama that's being made into a series later in the year. I found it really entertaining!

2. Top Gear

OK, it's not for everyone, and I don't drive so I don't know very much about cars, but Sundays are dull and Top Gear isn't the worst way you could spend an hour!

3. Scandimania

I'm quite fascinated by Scandinavia, so Scandimania is a good show for me! I'm not a big Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall fan, but I can look past that to learn more about Scandinavia.

4. The BAFTAs

They're finally here! Tonight, BBC1, 9pm. I'll be posting a blog about them tomorrow. Very excited!

What I'm Watching

1. American Horror Story Coven

I've been loving this season of American Horror Story! The season finale this week will hopefully tie up some loose ends and we'll find out who the next Supreme is.

2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

We're only two episodes into [Golden Globe winning] Brooklyn Nine-Nine in the UK but so far so good!

3. The Taste

I love a competitive cooking show. While I was in Munich in December I saw the very last episode of the German version and was fairly intrigued so when the UK version started I was obviously going to be watching!

4. New Girl

I've been watching New Girl since the beginning. It's not for everyone, but it's a great half an hour of quick wit and really good characters!

5. 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown

It's a concept that might be very British, but Countdown made funny? Genius! It's not so much about the letters and numbers but the gimmicks and the jokes, I think it's even funnier than 8 Out of 10 Cats on it's own!