Following comedian Ricky Gervais‘ announcement to resurrect his character from The Office, David Brent, in a mockumentary, VICE has hit back to try and sway the excitement as Gervais’ attempt may “smudge the memory”. VICE’s argument is that Gervais may be not only flogging a dead horse, but beating the living-hell out of its corpse […]
Care to take a trip down memory lane today? This was THEE most precious moment in South African television history – without question. It was the day that Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) secretary general André Visagie had a bitter confrontation with a political commentator, Lebohang Pheko. The resulting confrontation was embarrassing, but totally awesome. It’s TV gold. It’s […]
Go to any online shop in SA and you will find this for around R1,500. That’s why we have done a deal with Digicape allowing the first 10 readers who follow these instructions, to get one for R999. GO! Go to digicape.co.za and find the Apple TV (hint: CLICK HERE) – order one and then […]
Turns out he looks enough like the Prince to warrant him being the decoy for a brilliant new reality show entitled, ‘I Wanna Marry Harry’
Can’t get enough of Instagram videos of cats doing funny things, or dogs being adorable and goofy? Instagram video junkies can now fritter their live’s away watching 15-second videos on this app that turns Instagram into a TV.
The Telegraph has conducted a lengthy, and very cool interview with documentarian Louis Theroux. These were our favourite parts. If nerd was a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual [of Mental Disorders] you would check off… No, not all of them — I’m not that good with computers. But I’ve got glasses, I’m not […]
The trial of Oscar Pistorius will be partially televised. Thus spake Judge Dunstan Mlambo at the North Gauteng High Court.
Mitt Romney appeared alongside Jimmy Fallon on ‘Late Night’ last Friday, and performed with him as they slow jammed the news.
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, otherwise known as the FLDS, is one of the most secretive and mysterious cults in America.
This is a bold move from HBO. They’ve uploaded the first two episodes of ‘Girls’ season three on YouTube – where you can watch them right now, for free.
It’s nearly that time again. The ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 trailer debuted on HBO yesterday, and it got plenty of attention as fans the world over eagerly await the next instalment of the mammoth series.
Exactly who you expected! ‘Breaking Bad’ ripped through the awards in the television section, while ’12 Years A Slave’ took home plenty of silverware too.
It’s only one month to go until awards season is in full swing, when the duo of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will kick things off by hosting the Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
It’s about time that condom advertising did away with all the coy innuendos and started getting to the point.
21 years ago ITV’s award-winning TV series ‘7UP’ South Africa documented a cross-section of the country’s seven-year-old children and asked them about their lives, hopes and dreams.
‘Family Guy’ fans are up in arms after a recent episode saw one of their star characters, Brian, run over and killed-off the show by a car.
That pottery-wheel scene from the original ‘Ghost’ movie will probably go down as one of the most memorable movies scenes of all time. Aliens who study human film will write essays about it. And now there’s a chance it might re-emerge in a TV series.
Whether we believe in the magic of David Blaine or not – we can’t help but enjoy his big stunts for their sheer spectacle. Especially if that spectacle involves doing a ‘magic trick’ on Kanye West and making him look silly.
Goodbye, TopTV. Fare thee well, for you are no more. After suffering months and months of severe brand damage by asking, being denied, asking again, and being denied again for permission to flight porn channels, the owners of the TopTV brand, On Digital Media have decided to pack it in.
Ads are everywhere nowadays. You can’t get away from them. But they had to start somewhere. This ad for Bulova, a watch and jewellery company, aired in the US on 1 July, 1941. Only 10 seconds in length with only five words spoken, this is the world’s first television commercial. The spot cost Bulova a whopping $9 […]
Is the Internet the new TV? On Thursday House Of Cards become the first online-only series to be nominated for a major Emmy award. The political drama, starring Kevin Spacey, earned nine nominations including best drama. The series was made exclusively for Netflix, the online streaming website and was uploaded in February for viewing. The 13 […]
Well, obviously it wasn’t THAT popular. At least, not popular enough to justify production costs. Apprently the music channel, which has been instrumental in the promotion of hundreds of local artists will “be transformed into South Africa’s first online music video streaming channel.” Here’s a statement from M-net: “The MK audience is an online generation […]
Here’s something to get your long weekend started: Nando’s take on the Old Spice “I’m on a horse” ad. It just started airing, and we rather like it.
Apple came under fire for overseas production in May of this year. It took them exactly one month to respond with this TVC, which was launched in tandem with the unveling of the new Mac operating system, now named for the world-famous California surf spot, Mavericks (no relation).
The television drama Sopranos ended its run six years ago. Tony Soprano and his Italian-American mobster gang graced the screens of HBO for six seasons and the series is still the most-watched series to date. But for all those Mafia watching fans out there, the ending to one of the greatest shows in our lifetime, is still hard […]
Potential spoilers ahead, people. You have been warned. Last night was, according to people who follow this sort of thing, the most shocking episode of Game Of Thrones yet. And boy, plenty of you were showering your grief all over Twitter. I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch- I-can’t-watch! — Mvelase (@MvelaseP) June 3, 2013 That was worse than I […]
For one night only, the “Snakes On A Plane” actor will be sharing the screen with our local stars. Click through for details.
Its been almost 17 years since the favoured sitcom went off air and what better way to celebrate its awesomeness than by seeing Will Smith bring together Alfonso “Carlton Banks” Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff for our entertainment. Take a look at the video here.
If you are an avid Game Of Thrones fan, then you would have figured out that the little continent of Westetros, is very similar to that of a boardroom. Each of the Great Houses the continent holds have a world of their own, and ways and means of living. Shutterstock has given us a twist on the normal view of these houses. They have transformed your favourites from the Stark to Arryn into their own 21st-century companies.
They are back after nearly a decade and…they look exactly the same. But no one is complaining, our favourites Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Wayne Brady are back and they have invited some friends to join them. This time around we don’t have to put up with Drew Carey (thank god) and instead have been given the wonderful […]