Culch Lent: We can’t give up… The Gilmore Girls

In the last of our anti-Lenten frolics, Hermia talks TV’s greatest… The Gilmore Girls Last weekend was a weekend that required a box of tissues, a couch and a constant supply of tea and movies. I snuggled into the pillows and decided to start out with the old reliable romantic movies - you know, to give me hope that I wouldn’t die alone. I tried Dirty Dancing first - it was a timeless love story - but wound up shouting at Baby, telling her that Johnny was probably riddled with STDs and that after the final epic dance scene she’d realise she had the clap. That was obviously not working. I needed a Plan B. Moulin Rouge was put on next. Usually it turns me into a sobbing mess, wailing about the beauty of true love (and Ewan McGregor) every time I watch - this would do the trick. Instead … There’s more

Couch Potato – DVDs Out This Week

Rightio! Couch Potato is back like the proverbial bad penny (I know you’ve missed it), and is just as jam-packed full of shiny disc wonder as it’s always been. This glorious sunny weather just can’t last and when it inevitably ends it’s nice to know that there’s something good on TV that you can tune into, without resorting to Fair City.