The View From Lower Down

Comic relief sheep DVT! Bilhah, Zilpah, Leah, Rachel What colours was it not? He wasn't born Janice How long?! Blue = Black One FEWER place Poor track record Gospel (No bongos?!) And Joseph didst not get the reference The meeting She's your mother! Dishonest coconut Full, Split, Blood, Gigundus, Ribbon Drive to London

My previous notes-only post received good reviews, so I'm doing it again. To clarify, this is a review of the STAGE SHOW, currently playing at The Playhouse Theatre (limited run only) not the movie. Stairs Fiddler (Admittedly, at this stage the notes aren't nearly as funny or interesting as Aladdin) The shoemaker's daughter Bottle drop Wait, that's a GOOD thing! Pause! On the other hand... A bird may love a fish The good book sick chicken

If you don't know what Speechless is, check out my overall review . Full transcript available here , although it doesn't split up who says what. I'm not sure exactly how long this episode had to be made, but by my calculations, the series cancellation was after the final episode of Series 3 aired (sources: IMDb and contacting Kyla Kenedy (Dylan) on May 10 ). This is very weird because the final episode seemed to finish the story quite well. Series 3 has been heavily focused on JJ getting ready for college (British translation: University). He originally wanted to go to NYU (The U stands for University! Why do they call it college?!), but  JJ has a girlfriend, Izzy (played by Kayla Maisonet , who looks about 15 but is in fact nearly 20! (Kayla, if you ever read this, please don't take offense. If it's any consolation, my brother thinks you look 25)). The other series have ended on (sort of) cliffhangers, with S1 ending with JJ going to summer camp (in S2 wil

Apologies for interrupting the usual schedule of blogs. I promise Rocketman (NOT Family-friendly) is nearly finished and Aladdin (Family-friendly) notes are in place to be started ASAP, but unfortunately, this review takes precedence as it concerns a program currently on All4 , but is rapidly approaching removal and I want to try to get the show renewed since its cancellation. Before I start, watch the first 30 seconds of this video . I asked you to do that because one of the funniest moments is the shock value of the pilot's cold opening, which I cannot find anywhere else. Unlike my Big Bang Theory Finale review, this review concerns a relatively unknown sitcom, so it will require some describing before I publish the review. Speechless is a fairly standard family sitcom with a small main cast. There's a mother (Maya), a father (Jimmy), 2 sons (JJ and Ray), and a daughter (Dylan). They get into various hijinks, usually involving the school that the kids go

I thought you might like to see my notes for my Aladdin review. As I write this, I'm still halfway through writing my Rocketman review, so I've written some notes so I don't forget to include certain things. I thought that my notes were so bizarre and vague that I thought I might publish this first to whet (yes, there's supposed to be an H there) your appetite. Enjoy... This is a story... Adverts Vue Playmobil Doesn't try Why is he Scottish? Grey area Mild fantasy threat (arm, lava) Recognise? Speechless Rapping Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Where is she? Sultan Jafar Iago Tudyk movie Raises more questions how many wheelchairs? (Even I don't remember what this one means. I think it was something to do with the car park?) Scooby-Doo Batman Before you read the review, I have a lot of issues with a particular musical number. See if you can guess which one. Leave your answer in the comments.

WARNING: THIS REVIEW IS CERTIFIED 12 (PG-13). THE MOVIE IS CERTIFIED 15 (R) WARNING: SPOILERS APLENTY FEATURE IN THIS REVIEW Rocketman features a lot of adult content (drug misuse, sex, very strong language) and received an R rating in the USA and a 15 certificate in the UK . I will try to keep this review as clean as possible, but please bear this in mind if you want to see the movie yourself. The movie describes itself as 'an epic musical fantasy' and I think it delivers. This movie is about Elton John, so his name will feature a lot in the review. Most reviews seem to drop the Elton and call him John throughout the rest of the review. However, this can be confusing with mentions of John Lennon, so I shall just call him Elton. The movie opens with Elton, played by Taron Egerton (pronounced Edge-er-tun, I checked), dressed in a flamboyant devil costume. He walks down a corridor towards the camera to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road as the title flashes up on th