The Long Shot's mailbag episode (yeah, I know it was last week, but whatever) - Wow, that got uncomfortable.

I love the Innis & Gunn beers. Prefer the toffee-ness of the Original to the Rum Cask, but both are very lovely.

I love the Innis & Gunn beers. Prefer the toffee-ness of the Original to the Rum Cask, but both are very lovely.

It was quite brilliantly painful.

It was quite brilliantly painful.

A great episode - the "Lazy Se7en" stuff had me in stitches.

A great episode - the "Lazy Se7en" stuff had me in stitches.

"Mary…can I just say how much I enjoyed working with you at the away day?"

"Mary…can I just say how much I enjoyed working with you at the away day?"

The Die Hard movies were shown frequently in the UK, with massive amounts of dubbing, so the line in UK versions for a long time was "Yippee-Ki-Yay….KIMOSABE".

The Die Hard movies were shown frequently in the UK, with massive amounts of dubbing, so the line in UK versions for a long time was "Yippee-Ki-Yay….KIMOSABE".

CallMeLiam:

CallMeLiam:

Don't understand how anyone could think Ollie will be replacing Tucker as anything.

Don't understand how anyone could think Ollie will be replacing Tucker as anything.

1) I do like the puns, especially the more contrived ones (golden retriever, dover sole, Oskar Kokoschka).

1) I do like the puns, especially the more contrived ones (golden retriever, dover sole, Oskar Kokoschka).

If I remember correctly, the Cat was played by a pre-DS9 Terry Farrell…

If I remember correctly, the Cat was played by a pre-DS9 Terry Farrell…

I think the second series is far better than you describe here. The writing's at it's peak, neither getting to grips with the concept/characters like the first, or going too sci-fi with the increased effects budgets of later seasons - each episode is very tight, and very funny. And the title sequence/music is better…