Slug it out

The red band (ie adult) Slither trailer is now available for your viewing pleasure here. I'm really looking forward to this one - it's been a while since we had a horror film which didn't take itself too seriously. It'll make a nice change from all the recent "this is most extreme thing you've ever seen" disappointments.

Some people are never happy…

It's posts like this that make it worth coming into work in the morning. Seeing Rory's post during my regular morning trawl through blogworld has brightened my day immeasurably. I salute him for having the patience to tolerate what is undoubtedly "a tardathon". He doesn't hold back with the language either, so if you're offended by naughty words, close down your browser and back away from the internet.

Ronnie Barker: RIP

Ronnie Barker died today.

I grew up on Ronnie Barker. I think "The Two Ronnies" was some of the first comedy I was into, with Porridge, and Open All Hours coming later, as I grew up and caught the repeats (they were slightly before my time). In an age where something as criminally lacking in humour as "Only Fools and Horses" can get as many repeats on the BBC as it does, a comedy with the incredible writing of Porridge really deserves more screen time than it gets. Barker's performances in Porridge were consistently superb, as were his performances in pretty much anything he turned his hand to.

A sad day, indeed.

The Legend of Mr Pastry

For some time now, legend (well, ::steve("Steve")::) has told of Mr Pastry.

Whilst none of us had actually seen Mr Pastry with our own eyes, we would hear tales of the wonderful things he could do using nothing more than a tea tray and his own vocal chords. After much searching, Steve has managed to track down the legend of Mr Pastry, or has he?

It turns out that Mr Pastry isn't actually Mr Pastry: He's Tremont Blackman. Thanks to this site we can now witness the joys that Mr Blackman is capable of. His is a particularly special talent, but I don't want to spoil anything for you. I urge you to either visit the link above (if you like filthy Real encoded video files) or go here to enjoy Mr Blackman in mp4 format.

It's got to be one of the most amusing things I've seen in a long, long time.