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
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 [...]
Masterchef, The Professionals. Ho, ho, ho!
Time once more for Masterchef: The Professionals, the hardhitting juggernaut, especially unseasonal since it was filmed in summer. And we’ve got a new title sequence to admire, where our three presenters turn to the camera as if they’re being sent [...]
Beware The Love Trap
I promised my sons I wouldn’t watch Love Island again. I got embroiled in one season (the one of ‘Jack and Dani’, who acquired the moniker ‘Jani’, I believe). I was ‘addicted’, my offspring claimed derisively, even though I joined [...]
