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April 16, 2014 Dire TV: Take Me Out
Frankly, I didn’t fancy a movie this week. So I asked my Plurk friends if they could recommend any bad TV because I only watch the good stuff (by which I mean “Endless British Panel Shows”). Lizzie won this week with the line “Take Me Out is crap.” Thanks Lizzie! My research into “Take Me […]
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April 9, 2014 Dire DVDs: Sleepaway Camp IV The Survivor
A few weeks ago I promised I’d try to track down the last in the “Sleepaway Camp” movies. I made a promise and I’ve kept it – this week we’re watching “Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor.” Production for this movie started in 1992 and around half an hour of movie was made, but then all […]
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April 2, 2014 Dire DVDs: Dismal
Going to be honest, I’m doing Camp Nanowrimo this month and my brain is in “More words are better” mode, so if this post ends up even more wordy than usual, I apologise. Now, on to the movie. Generally, I like a low budget movie. A movie made for the love of making movies rather […]
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March 26, 2014 Dire TV: Tipping Point
(What’s this? Dire TV? I made the rules for this series, and I can break them. This week, I’m doing TV. It’s a world gone topsy turvy.) Game shows. We’ve all been suckered in while channel surfing. Without meaning to, we’ll watch the whole thing to see if Susan picks the right case on Deal […]
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March 12, 2014 Dire DVDs: Return to Sleepaway Camp
This is a first for Dire DVDs. It’s a movie I’ve seen before. Is that cheating? Maybe. My column my rules. Is this even a column? I don’t know. Am I asking too many questions? Probably. Now, the Sleepaway Camp series is actually pretty decent. Starting in 1983 with the first movie, the series had […]
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