[tv] Why do I like Friends so much? I have no idea… anyway… the cast of Friends have signed on for another two years!

[tv] Clerks [The Cartoon] — it’s times like these I really wished I lived in America….

[conspiracy?] Has anybody noticed that the Doctor from UFO looks just like the Russian President Vladimir Putin?

[tv] Channel 4 have a list of the greatest UK TV ads.

[tv] FilmFour to broadcast banned sex scenes on web. FilmFour will show a doctored version of The Idiots, which caused controversy when it was given a cinema certificate, on its subscription channel. But it will “webcast” the most controversial scenes, uncut, on its website.

[funny] TVGoHome is pretty much the funniest thing on the web. Even its submissions guidelines are amusing: “We run very few listings whose title is a weak and obvious pun on an existing show: i.e. Changing Wombs, Ainsley’s Big Cock Out, Blind Rape, Scooby Poo, etc etc.”

[quote] “We’re the Sweeney son, and we haven’t had any dinner!”

[news] Ricky leaves Eastenders… newsUnlimited has the story [Text Only]and so does BBC News [low graphics]. From newsUnlimited: “Ricky stumbled onto our screens in 1988, and fate has pissed mercilessly into his eyes ever since. It’s been nothing but disappointment, heartbreak, humiliation and plodding, battleship-grey drudgery. And while he may not have suffered with dignity – there’s nothing dignified about him – he has at least avoided pulling an “Arthur Fowler” and plunging into full-blown mental unhingery. Until now.”

[web] DigiGuide is a great web application which allows you to download TV schedules for UK TV programmes and view them off-line.

[film] filmUnlimited interviews Harry Enfield about Kevin & Perry Go Large.

[south park] nme interviews South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

[telly] Remember Monkey? It’s being rereleased on video…. The Guardian does a profile of this weird TV Programme from the 80’s. ‘The Nature of Monkey was Irrepressible!’

Interesting article about Ali G. Apparently he’s the face of Channel 4?

Ralph Wiggum: “Help! She’s touching my special area!”

[Telly] Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) retuns on BBC1 tonight. I’ve been looking forward to this for a while…. You can find Trailers here.