Some of you may know that before Ms Austen was a fabulous scriptwriter, she did in fact write books! Yes! (I know – I crack. myself. up.) She was rather the talent at it, too – which is why my Trashionista co-ed Keris and I are honouring her all week long in our Austen Week special spectacular. Amazingly, it’ll last all week.
Did you know that you can have TVScoop delivered to your inbox every day? All your favourite rants and raves about the weird and wonderful world of TV can land on your lap every morning, so you never have to miss a thing on the box.
The Shiny boys’ tuxes are back from the dry cleaners, while the girls are fending off calls from major Italian fashion houses.
Yep the awards season is on its way. And up there with the Globes, the Oscars and the south Suffolk Marrow growers’ Vegathon is the annual Shiny awards.
Each year Team Shiny, in conjunction with a crack possee of gadget know-it-alls from The Sun, Guardian, Q etc get together to vote for the best and worst gadgets of the year.
Among the categories are serious stuff like Green Gadget, Best Smartphone and Web 2.0 innovation as well as a few more entertaining contests which we’ll let you know about very soon.
There are many people who avidly watch Coronation Street. The show has been on for so long now that it’s hardly surprising that certain people of the cast become surrogate family members. Well, a list of all your favourite character’s are being compiled over at the brilliant CorrieBlog. It’s not just any old list though… it’s a list of the best characters to grace the famed cobbles in Weatherfield. Who would you choose? Alf Roberts? Percy Sugden? Richard Hillman? Go over to CorrieBlog and have your say. [Mof Gimmers]
Many things come to our screens and by the same token, many leave, never to be seen again. Amongst all the new pretenders to the throne, one programme refuses to budge from it’s place in the nation’s hearts. That, ladies and gents, is Coronation Street. Corrie has been going for nigh on a thousand years and is celebrated on the wonderful Corrie Blog. With news about the current cast, as well as glorious pictures to recall the days when Alec Gilroy could be seen wearing Eric Morecambe specs in front of forgotten bottles of Warnicks. Go over and indulge your cobbled street needs at Corrie Blog.
This has got absolutely nothing to do with TV at all, but cool all the same. Girls who skate are ace aren’t they? Well, girl’s who like skating have a smart little site to hang out at now, called Nollie. In fact, Nollie doesn’t just cover skating, but BMX’ing, Mountain Biking… and a whole host of other activities that would give me a stitch in two seconds, and make me throw up with absolute fear.
Over at Nollie, they’ve got some kick-ass videos as well, I seriously advise having a look at the video which sees some clever editing making skaters float around whilst doing killer kick flips and grinds… with invisible boards (click here to view it). Basically, Nollie is a one stop shop for you you ladies out there who like living in the realms of extreme nosebleed sports.
It’s time to order a pint of Newton and Ridley’s best because it’s time to celebrate the birthday of the best Coronation Street website in the world! CorrieBlog is one year old today, and looking in rude health.
A lot has happened on the cobbles in the past year, and so to, on CorrieBlog. Since it was launched on October 31 2005, the team’s work has had praise heaped on it by The Guardian (claiming it was "Marvellous"), the Manchester Evening News says they’re "Excellent", WebUser magazine gave them a great review and The Times are fans as well! Not only that, but the Beeb interviewed Corrieblog’s editor Flaming Nora on BBC Radio 5 Live
about blogging the cobbles (well worth a listen). So hats off to the CorrieBlog team, and here’s to the next birthday celebrations! Who knows, they may get a cameo part? CLICK HERE to go to CorrieBlog [Mof Gimmers]
BRANDISH, Shiny Media’s new site for men dedicated to The Coolest Stuff in the World is now live and kicking, so check it out and spread the word. It’ll feature must-have gadgets,
fashion that won’t make you look like a metrosexual arse, illegally
fast cars, fine Cuban cigars, Japanese robots, that sort of thing. Shiny People
Do you recognise these two moping sulky chopped would-be philosophists? Well, they’re Dawson and Joey from the popular US teen soap Dawson’s Creek. My recollections of the show aren’t very complimentary I’m afraid… as I just remember them all generally sitting around looking whistfully out of rainy windows, getting into heated debates (complete with overly long and unrealistic words) about people and relationships… and… oh! It just drove me mental alright?
God bless CorrieBlog. Without it, fans of the famed cobbles would have nothing to do, other than sit around doing impressions of Phyllis ("Hiya Puuuurcy Love"). Well, other than brilliant little articles about the characters past and present, and all the gossip about your fave soap, they’re also giving you the chance to liven up your PC with a tremendous Corrie Screensaver! Magic![Mof Gimmers]
Remember Terry Duckworth? Evil do-badder from Corrie? Have you ever found yourself wondering what he’s up to these days? Well, according to our friends over at CorrieBlog, he’s got himself a degree (hopefully in arch villiany).
Not only does it have that staggering news, but CorrieBlog has pretty much everything you needed to know about those famed cobbles, like the time Tony Blair went for a pint in the Rovers Return… you know you need to get over there and get your kicks.[Mof Gimmers]
Ok. You’ve had your two day break, but now, IT is back. That’s right. I’m talking about the beautiful game. It’s the World Cup! Tonight sees Argentina taking on the hosts and it will be a corker! There will also be Italy versus World Cup debutants, Ukraine. The past two days have been hell haven’t they? This video is what I’ve found myself doing in the down time…
The celebrity arrows comp takes place at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green on Thursday 20th July 2006.
And you can win tickets to see Corrie’s Kevin compete against other telly celebs such as Johnny Vegas, Phil Tufnell, Vicki
Butler-Henderson, Keith Chegwin, Rowland Rivron and Holly Willoughby. Lord, that’ll be a strange night out.
You can buy tickets (see Corrie Blog for details) but why bother when you can get them for free?! All you have to do is go to CorrieBlog and answer two simple questions. [Mof Gimmers]
So, the weather is good, you got the pals ’round to watch the World Cup, and you wish somehow, that you could watch your TV outside? Well, it would seem you can! The wonderful news is that HDTV have got news on a brilliant outdoor High Definition Tellybox, designed for being outdoors.
With our very own John getting hot and bothered at the thought of his imminent HDTV, it seems that they’re a must have for the discerning pup about town. I suggest going over to HDTV if you want the tech-spec.[Mof Gimmers]
Look at this. This is a toy of a TV chef. Isn’t that a cracking idea? If you get angry with him, stick him in the oven and watch him melt! There is more wind-up news (as well as things a bit more advanced like laptops and iPods) over at sister site, Shiny Shiny.
Shiny Shiny is a must read for all you ladies who are sick to the high pearlies of technology sites aimed at IT men and people who want to watch football on posh televisions. Get over there now, but be warned, the Shiny Shiny crew cannot be responsible for the damage done to your credit card.[Mof Gimmers]
So you walk around all day thinking about the wrong doings of the recently deceased Mike Baldwin? You find yourself daydreaming about the schemes and plans for Ronnie? Worse still, you wonder what you’re going to do when Corrie is interrupted by the World Cup! Well fear not, you have friends to guide you through it! If you go over to CorrieBlog you’ll find ace little articles about all the action on ‘The Street’, and brilliant looks at characters from the past.[Mof Gimmers]
So, you’re a fan of the Sopranos right? You have mates who like it too, but wouldn’t mind usurping them in the claim to hold the crown of biggest fan? Well, it’s a good job Bayraider is on hand to find this little gem for you isn’t it?
Over there, you can find out how to get your hands on a signed picture of Tony et al, which will look smashing hung above the punk you beat up cuz he was on your turf… capiche?[Mof Gimmers]
if you live in the United Kingdom and you haven’t yet filled out the Shiny Media survey, please take five minutes to give us your views. We’ll make it worth your while – there are MP3 players, a limited edition Star Wars phone and a portable DVD player up for grabs just for ticking a few boxes and leaving your email address.
With huge companies making out they’re not evil at all by using folk music for their adverts, and generally trying to tell us how they are our friends (See Coca-Cola, McDonalds and Sony) Sky have hopped on the gum drop pixie bandwagon by telling us that they are green and environmentally friendly.
The cracking TechDigest has reported that the "satellite network (which is indirectly responsible for launching
not particularly environmentally-friendly, fuel-guzzling rockets into
space) reckons it has achieved CarbonNeutral status "through the
measurement, reduction and offsetting of its Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
emissions." For more, see the Tech Digest report.
Our Shiny Media survey may not constitute the most fun you’ve ever had online, but if you spend five minutes of your life answering our questions you might just win yourself a:
Some of you may know that before Ms Austen was a fabulous scriptwriter, she did in fact write books! Yes! (I know – I crack. myself. up.) She was rather the talent at it, too – which is why my Trashionista co-ed Keris and I are honouring her all week long in our Austen Week special spectacular. Amazingly, it’ll last all week.
There are many people who avidly watch
This has got absolutely nothing to do with TV at all, but cool all the same. Girls who skate are ace aren’t they? Well, girl’s who like skating have 
Do you recognise these two moping sulky chopped would-be philosophists? Well, they’re Dawson and Joey from the popular US teen soap Dawson’s Creek. My recollections of the show aren’t very complimentary I’m afraid… as I just remember them all generally sitting around looking whistfully out of rainy windows, getting into heated debates (complete with overly long and unrealistic words) about people and relationships… and… oh! It just drove me mental alright?
Remember Terry Duckworth? Evil do-badder from Corrie? Have you ever found yourself wondering what he’s up to these days? 
So, the weather is good, you got the pals ’round to watch the World Cup, and you wish somehow, that you could watch your TV outside? Well, it would seem you can! The wonderful news is that 
Look at this. This is a toy of a TV chef. Isn’t that a cracking idea? If you get angry with him, stick him in the oven and watch him melt! There is more wind-up news (as well as things a bit more advanced like laptops and iPods) over at sister site, 
So you walk around all day thinking about the wrong doings of the recently deceased Mike Baldwin? You find yourself daydreaming about the schemes and plans for Ronnie? Worse still, you wonder what you’re going to do when Corrie is interrupted by the World Cup! Well fear not, you have friends to guide you through it! 
So, you’re a fan of the Sopranos right? You have mates who like it too, but wouldn’t mind usurping them in the claim to hold the crown of biggest fan? Well, it’s a good job 
With huge companies making out they’re not evil at all by using folk music for their adverts, and generally trying to tell us how they are our friends (See Coca-Cola, McDonalds and Sony) Sky have hopped on the gum drop pixie bandwagon by telling us that they are green and environmentally friendly.
From:Coronation Street fans apply here