Some of these rants appeared as ‘My Pet Peeves’ for a blog on The Argus. Everyone has pet peeves. Maybe yours is ‘people who have pet peeves’. That’s fine. You bog off and be peevish about that. These are my peeves and I’ll cry if I want to.You can also go to www.rantsreviewsreflect.co.uk for more. I also review for Pause Live Action
Masterchef The Professionals: Hello Anna
Three weeks into Masterchef The Professionals and it’s same old, same old. But no it’s not, because Monica has absconded. Mutterings about busy schedule, spending time with family, yada yada. Maybe she just got fed up with Shrek, aka Gregg [...]
Masterchef: The Egobank Has Landed
Silly Celebrity season once more, as witnessed by the intro sequence of gurns, faked poses and Minty from Eastenders juggling satsumas. He was joined by Gareth Choirmaster Malone; Mel Blatt, formerly of All Saints; reality performer Mojo, and Legend Chris [...]
A Taste of Masterchef
My first thought watching the opening credits was, have they dickered about with the theme tune, making it sound like some Star Wars ripoff? My second was, ‘Ooh goody, here’s Gordon Ramsay,’ anticipating some mega-shouting upcoming, the sort that would [...]
Jigsaw Jerkins
While awake in the early hours the other night, I mused that seeing as every possible activity has been turned into a competitive/reality TV show: cooking, dancing, singing, dating, even sewing FFS!, is there anything left? I decided to take [...]
Unhygenic
‘Yes, your gums are bleeding quite a lot,’ quoth the hygienist, as she jabbed at them with her metal pick. No shit, lady! I may have failed science, but I believe one’s person is meant to bleed if you prod [...]
Cats Don’t Do Dry January
The cat and I have been in a standoff for a couple of weeks now. Cats sit where they please, every ‘owner’ knows that. Any new item placed on the floor: a discarded hoodie, shopping, a visitor’s shoes, will invariably [...]
