TV Missed at Christmastime: The NOT BBC website voted something called Dr Who as having the Best Intentional Comedy In A Non-Comedy Show, behind Life on Mars and Top Gear. Which seems fair considering the winner had some of the most quotable dialogue this decade ("You're surrounded by armed bastards..." etc.)
Elsewhere, Off The Telly has a 'rare' interview with John Barrowman on the occasion of the new series of Torchwood. There may be a spoiler or two for people who are trying to stay completely clean ready for Wednesday night. Most of these things are starting to blend into one another, but he seems particular frank in this, especially when talking about the working conditions:
"But, honestly, this last series was a bit of a nightmare at times. [...] Because of bad scheduling. Because of production things going wrong, and people not being organised. It was hard on all of us - us as a team. Myself and other artistes. The production crew and everyone had to give free time back. Can you imagine going into a grocery store, paying for half of your groceries and coming out and asking for the rest free? Only in this business would that happen. That's what I mean - we love the show so much, the crew love it, we're all passionate about it. We're willing to do that."
Well done to Graham for the honesty of this exchange, and actually increases the overall impression that this is going to be a good new series. Some of an artist's best work can come out of the pressure to perform (so to speak).
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