Robert Johnson's 'squeeze my lemon til the juice run down my leg' is probably up there with the least double of entendres.

Some kind person round these parts was charitably suggesting that so much of the current ABC lineup is cuttable, Trophy Wife might actually slip through the cracks. It's got some critics interested, which might be enough to squeak it past Super Fun Night, for instance. The ratings have actually held pretty…

Wonderful, thanks! What a cool site, I'll be wasting a lot of time there…

I agree with your observation. While I'm totally accepting of the fact that old TV is niche stuff, so are plenty of the current shows being covered. For instance, while I LOVE Trophy Wife, hardly anyone is watching which means the episode reviews only get a handful of comments. It was the same with The Middle until…

I Love You Again doesn't quite give Loy as much to work with as she deserves, but it's laugh-out-loud funny and Powell gives a tremendous comic performance (ably supported by Frank Hughes)

You got a permit for this?

For Fred 'n' Ginger fans, the Carol Burnett Show spoof of Top Hat is a must-watch. Rarely has a parody been so affectionate and detailed. Ken Berry gets Astaire's voice, mannerisms and moves spot-on, and Roddy McDowall does an absolutely outstanding impression of Edward Everett Horton (a party trick of niche interest…

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Agreed re: Wyler. I don't think he made a single bad film from the mid-30s onwards, and the his filmography is pretty jaw-dropping: as well as the brilliant Best Years of our Lives, he also did The Little Foxes, Detective Story, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur, Funny Girl… a more than respectable amount of critical and…

I abso-goddam-lutely adore Friendly Persuasion. The cinematography is bang-on, Cooper, McGuire and Perkins all turn in strong performances and the way of life depicted and its ethical challenges are exceptionally interesting.

Now I think about it, the song actually starts 'there's a crooked street in Houston town', doesn't it? I wonder if Waits had a momentary lapse of memory there and confused the two? It seems strange that someone like Waits, who's obviously a huge admirer of the blues and of Leadbelly in particular, would write a song…

It ought to be Fannin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was a famous area of seedy bars, gambling houses and brothels where many a young blues musician learned to party. Leadbelly, who sang the first recorded version (nothing much like Waits') was a resident of Shreveport as a youth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

Agreed. A fab proto-Indiana Jones actioner, and Grant gets to be properly English (although his Cockney accent sounds like… well, a Bristolian imitating a Londoner). And he gets his shirt off! And Victor McLaglen's in it! What more is there in movies?

And let's not forget the whole premise comes from TV's brief but infuriating infatuation with a supposed 'War on Men', where the dumb broads who rule the roost were apparently feminising the nation, making it nigh-impossible for a straight white man to get a break.

The reference to Ian Hart's standout Watson truly elevates you beyond the Brett-Rathbone-Cumberbatch trinity of the amateur Holmesian. He was absolutely terrific.

Seriously, I'm listening to/watching Jack Benny pretty much every day at the moment, and I'm seeing his influence everywhere. Kelsey Grammar as Frasier in one of his coy moments is basically Benny doing his monologue - down to facial expressions, stance, etc. And Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm is just a ramped-up…

Not me! I don't see colour! I have tons of black friends, or at least I think I do…

I'm sure there are a few scattered areas which are still mostly white enclaves, but they are the exception not the norm. But then again, the programme isn't being made for the East End of London, it's being made for people all over the country, which remains overwhelmingly white. Even so, I do think Eastenders, when…

That episode really showed that the vast majority of the show's few interesting/entertaining characters were not white.

The best part was that it changed noticeably in colour and consistency several times. Jack Benny toupee jokes kept flashing through my mind.