I didn't watch a great deal of TV on Christmas day, but there were a few things worth a mention, so here they are.
The Royle Family
This felt like a return to form for The Royle Family. Last year's Christmas special was good, but this one was as good as the series used to be. The gold eggcup argument was hilarious, as was the constant referring to The One Show. It was nice to see Anthony back as well, and Twiggy's reasons for not being there were funny. I wasn't too keen at first on the idea of a holiday, since the appeal of the series was that they were always just sat around talking in front of the TV at home, but it worked anyway.
There was good reason this was the most watched show on British TV on Christmas day, and I hope they make a tradition of these Christmas specials. As I said, this was better than last year, but there's no reason they can't keep this up.
Gavin and Stacey
I love Gavin and Stacey. It's similar to The Royle Family in that they do seem like really normal families. Well, obviously there are eccentric family members and weird things going on, but what family isn't like that? This final series has been brilliant. Really funny, as it always has been, and at the same time serious and even sad stories like Gavin and Stacey's attempts to get pregnant. It mixes humour and real life issues, with a cast of really likeable characters, and it really is the best British comedy going at the moment. I can't wait for the New Year concluding episode. I really hope Smithy and Nessa work something out!
Doctor Who
I'm not going to go into great detail here, because I think I'll want to do a dedicated post to David Tennant's finale at some point, but part one of The End of Time was really exciting. Lots of questions going into the final part. Why were Wilf and Donna not affected by The Master's plan? How can The Doctor beat a whole world of Masters? Why on Earth does all this mean that the Time Lords are back? Is that even a good thing? What will happen to Donna now she's remembering? Honestly, I'm incredibly excited about part two, and I also can't wait to see where Doctor Who is going in the future next season with Matt Smith.
Other than those three things, there didn't seem to be a lot good on in the evening. I missed Strictly Come Dancing because we were playing shot glass chess (that's a different story!), but other than that there was nothing else I wanted to watch. Three great shows though!
The Royle Family
This felt like a return to form for The Royle Family. Last year's Christmas special was good, but this one was as good as the series used to be. The gold eggcup argument was hilarious, as was the constant referring to The One Show. It was nice to see Anthony back as well, and Twiggy's reasons for not being there were funny. I wasn't too keen at first on the idea of a holiday, since the appeal of the series was that they were always just sat around talking in front of the TV at home, but it worked anyway.
There was good reason this was the most watched show on British TV on Christmas day, and I hope they make a tradition of these Christmas specials. As I said, this was better than last year, but there's no reason they can't keep this up.
Gavin and Stacey
I love Gavin and Stacey. It's similar to The Royle Family in that they do seem like really normal families. Well, obviously there are eccentric family members and weird things going on, but what family isn't like that? This final series has been brilliant. Really funny, as it always has been, and at the same time serious and even sad stories like Gavin and Stacey's attempts to get pregnant. It mixes humour and real life issues, with a cast of really likeable characters, and it really is the best British comedy going at the moment. I can't wait for the New Year concluding episode. I really hope Smithy and Nessa work something out!
Doctor Who
I'm not going to go into great detail here, because I think I'll want to do a dedicated post to David Tennant's finale at some point, but part one of The End of Time was really exciting. Lots of questions going into the final part. Why were Wilf and Donna not affected by The Master's plan? How can The Doctor beat a whole world of Masters? Why on Earth does all this mean that the Time Lords are back? Is that even a good thing? What will happen to Donna now she's remembering? Honestly, I'm incredibly excited about part two, and I also can't wait to see where Doctor Who is going in the future next season with Matt Smith.
Other than those three things, there didn't seem to be a lot good on in the evening. I missed Strictly Come Dancing because we were playing shot glass chess (that's a different story!), but other than that there was nothing else I wanted to watch. Three great shows though!
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