http://www.tellymole.com A rodent-sized window in the UK's TV industry Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:24:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...why would you inflict such a fucking horrible TV programme on the nation? It's not often that I hate something within 30 seconds of watching it. But Fresh Ones' BBC commission, 'Delicious Miss Dahl' actually made me want to throw a brick through the TV, and one of her stupid little twee sash windows. Floating ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=75 Instead of being a supercilious little cunt and having a pop at The Mole on TV Watercooler (kisses, Uncle Arthur), 'TELE TWAT' raised a few issues with some of my previous posts, giving me the chance to reply and also offered up this rather amusing and observant little compendium of thoughts ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=65 When I say 'you people', I mean production managers. Years of mulling this over has recently brought me to the conclusion that I've got a massive issue with production managers. It's something I'm not sure that I'm going to be able to get over... but then, I'm certain that my ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=58 I'll probably make a few enemies when I say this, but in my opinion the vast majority of UK dramas are completely shit. Sure, you might be able to pull out a few exceptions here and there, but the fact of the matter is... when it comes to getting our ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=54 So first off, apologies must be made for the length of time inbetween blogs. 5 months or something like that? The obvious excuses would be that I've been super busy, which I have, but then there have been a couple of lazy weekends too. Suffice to say, the blog is ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=48 There’s a recurring cycle in this business, whereby it seems a few weeks after you start a new contract – you’re on the lookout for a new one. If you’re lucky or extremely well-connected you’ll find yourself on a good run of back-to-back contracts, unless of course you’re one of ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=43 TV's a funny old place. It's often quite disappointing for kids turning up into the industry to discover how gnarled and bitter the freelancing world is under that layer of sugary niceness that everyone puts on. The truth of it is, there's hundreds of people in the industry that are consistently made ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=38 ..The Mole is still here. But just been on a grueling shoot which has rendered my typing paws useless for a few days, due to laziness. More TV stuff to come. http://www.tellymole.com/?p=35 I've got a problem with Dawn Porter, in that I'm not entirely sure what I think about her. Usually, I'm able to make my mind up about new TV faces pretty quickly - but the self-styled 'Hot Patootie' has me at a bit of a loss. Is she the ditzy, cutely-curious, ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=27  Just look at them! These urchins, with their skinny jeans and floppy, wild hair - are the future of television. Runners are easy to spot; They take their fashion cues from the cast of Hollyoaks, annoyingly haven't hit that level of unfitness that you put down to 'metabolism', and still ... http://www.tellymole.com/?p=20