Weaver @daweaver@mastodon.host
Geekery from north-west Europe.
Responsible for Weaver's Week at ukgameshows.com and grangehillrewatch.wordpress.com. Twits @bandanachap, tumbles at tumblr.com/WeaversWeek
A trip round the world by the medium of Des Chiffres et Des Lettres.
"#Countdown", as we know it here.
"The quickfire buzzer show" for Turkish speakers.
"The one with the cartoon cat" in Serbian.
#dcedl for the way-cool France 3. http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2018-07-01
Always a pleasure to write up the #Countdown finals week. This one got better as it progressed, building up to an incredibly tense climax.
Plus the final for Radio 4's Brain contest, and a quick thought on the series of #Raven.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2018-06-24
A review of #BestHomeCook, the new #MaryBerry contest. Nothing actually wrong with it, but I found it entirely dull to watch.
Also #BuyItNow, a show for stuff people don't *need* but *want*. Late capitalism ahoy!
Plus the #BBCBrain semi-final, and a tribute to Paddy #Feeny.
#Hardball on BBC1. Absolutely love the way they present "keep ahead of the required rate" for television. Less impressed with the quiz, it somehow lacks tension.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2018-06-10
Two from #Sky1 this week.
Skateboarders, BMXers, and inline skaters went for it on #RevolutionTV. What could possibly go wrong? (SPOILER: watching with your parents.)
On #CarnageTV, Freddie Flintoff, Lethal Bizzle, and Vick Hope watch as cars smash each other up. That seems to be father-and-son bonding.
Push #TheButton, fun and games for all the family.
BBC1's challenge show brings silly challenges to your front room, thanks to a clever sort of link to a control centre.
It's a feelgood show, it builds comradeship between participants, and puts many heads together.
Alex Horne provides the voice, and passes quixotic judgements.
More: http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2018-05-27
"The camera has closed in on a young woman, standing behind a desk. She's in front of two bookcases filled with golden cats waving their left forepaw – a lucky charm.
"Netta (for it is she!) has made a purring noise, and will go on to make noises like a chicken. The noises will begin to resolve into a rhythm, a backbeat and some instrumentation will evolve, and a song emerges."
This was my #EurovisionSongContest #esc #NettaBarzilai
For me, the end of #EurovisionSongContest season is when I rip the tracks I like from CD to MP3.
This year, 27 tracks make the journey. Most will be deleted within a year, I'll likely keep one or two forever.
The best thing is, I never know which will be the song for life.
How to welcome the #NRA to #DFW for their convention. Put a message on their lunch receipts. #NationalRifleAssociation #Dallas #GunControl
Source: Dallas Observer http://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/during-nra-convention-in-dallas-west-end-restaurant-ellens-leaves-a-message-for-nra-attendees-10655786
#LocalElections tomorrow. I've had eight (8) begging letters this year from Adrian Standswithracists (Con), and no contact at all from Carole Lazy (Lab). Both parties are functionally the same, both can go hang.
Still not sure whether to protest with the #LibDem yellows or #Greens. http://www.daweaver.free-online.co.uk/2018/05/not-getting-excited-for-tomorrows-ballot.html
"#Rainbow #crosswalks are more than symbols; they remind us to look in all
directions", says Veronica Dymond.
#springdale #newfoundland #lgbt
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/veronica-dymond-pov-rainbow-
crosswalks-1.4637984
The new #HitchHikers radio series has ended. Frankly, I won't miss it.
The acting was as good as ever, but the script was #h2g2 fanfic. Too often plodding and leaden. And far too many #vogons.
Reflections on the 2018 #Mastermind final, on #Masterchef not knowing a rendang when they taste it, and on the bad feeling about women on #hignfy Have I Got News for You. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2018-04-08
The end of #GrangeHill series 18, with all the character-driven plots: Julie's protest, all the couplings, and staff sticking to their lanes.
More Grange Hill posts from me in the autumn. https://grangehillrewatch.wordpress.com/2018/04/06/series-18-part-2-all-the-characters/
Reviewing this re-watch of #GrangeHill from 1995. Today: the HIV plot, and the women's refuge storyline. https://grangehillrewatch.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/series-18-part-1-womens-refuge-and-hiv/
For the #GrangeHill finale, Mr. Robson makes the world's dullest video, there is some silliness involving sandwiches, and Becky rides off into the sunset in Jacko's hot-air balloon.
https://grangehillrewatch.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/series-18-episode-20/
#PlayBall! Opening day for #baseball, and I enjoyed #DMagazine's tribute to the #Texas Rangers' ballparks in #Arlington. https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2018/03/texas-rangers-opening-day/
#GrangeHill indulges Mr. Robson and Mr. Arnold's vision of a school video. The pupils tell the truth. Plus a sub-plot about customised bikes and product placement.
Appearing this week: Tess Bateman from Casualty
https://grangehillrewatch.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/series-18-episode-19/
Addressing the Ant and Dec-shaped hole in the schedules, by means of a trip to 1983.
With 3-2-1, Punchlines, Game for a Laugh, and the rest of Alan Boyd's career.
(Memo to self: do a profile on Alan Boyd at some point.)
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2018-03-25
#GrangeHill Lucy is wound up tighter than tight before hearing her HIV test results. Josh is no help; Dennis offers his lucky pebble. Parents' evening gives Mr. Robson an excuse to strut around with a clipboard, but it's Mr. Jones who has the speed date.
https://grangehillrewatch.wordpress.com/2018/03/23/series-18-episode-18/
