V Pilot: Why It Will Succeed, And Why It’s Doomed
Spoiler alert! Leaping lizards – cult Eighties sci-fi TV mini-series V is back on our TV screens! 26 years since I hid behind the sofa at the sight of a big-haired
Jane Badler scoffing down a poor, hapless guinea pig, our favourite reptilian alien overlords are back - albeit with a slight makeover.
Gone are the big hairstyles, orange jumpsuits, huge sunglasses and funny voices – the new series, which was piloted last night on US screens, is very much a creation of the post-9/11 age.
Rihanna Discusses New Album And, You Know, Stuff
It's easy to think of Rihanna as simply an idiot's punchbag instead of a singer with a new album out soon. But she is a singer. And she does have an album out soon. So let's talk about that instead. In an interview with
Glamour magazine, Rihanna said of her forthcoming album that her goal was to make a record that both
Lil Wayne and
Kings Of Leon would love.
On second thoughts, let's just talk about her brush with domestic violence instead. We think you'll find it slightly less depressing than talking about Kings Of Leon in any meaningful way.