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Around the world in 80 shows

by Amy on February 15th 2008 at 6:11 pm

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From romance in Paris and money in Vegas, to lust in London and sleeping in Seattle. LocateTV would like to take you on a tour of shows set around the world. Why? Well, when else would you be able to eat Breakfast at Tiffany’s in New York and be in Tokyo in time to have lunch with Godzilla?

We all know that directors have their favourite locations; did you know London is the third busiest filming production centre in the world, behind only Los Angeles and New York? But what about the rest of the world? Seattle and Tokyo have played host to a great range of shows (I bet you thought of Sleepless in Seattle and Lost in Translation didn’t you). Take a look at the theme pages, you might be pleasantly surprised…

Love is in the air! Or not

by Amy on February 11th 2008 at 6:03 pm

Valentines HeartThere’s nothing like Valentine’s to bring out the romantics in (most of) us. Are you one of those people who swoons over love films and would like nothing more than a bunch of roses and a massive box of choccys to arrive at the door this Thursday? Then make LocateTV your love interest and check out our aptly named theme page, say it with me now “Roses are red…

We can’t all be soppy romantics, some of us would prefer not to celebrate yet another Hallmark holiday saturated with lovey-dovey mush! For this very reason, LocateTV has come prepared…Ignore the lovers hype and catch up on some totally non-love related shows; with Anything but Valentine’s mush!

Get in the festive mood

by Molly on December 18th 2007 at 11:53 am

Keep them quiet and switch on the boxChristmas and TV go together like turkey and stuffing. When you’re tired of squabbling families and over-full of food, watching festive movies can be the one way to restore a little peace and good will among men. However, Christmas schedules can be a nightmare; the massive TV guide is falling apart as it’s wrenched from hand to hand and, despite the many shows you’d love to watch now you have the time, somehow when you sit down with a glass of mulled wine, there seems to be absolutely nothing decent on.

So, to take the stress from your scheduling and inject a little Christmas calm, LocateTV have produced two indispensible theme pages showing where and when you can watch holiday movies in the next couple of weeks: Christmas Turkeys and Christmas Crackers.

You’ll guess from the titles where we’re going with this. Some obvious classics like It’s A Wonderful Life and Gremlins are always worth a repeat and somehow restore a bit of sparkly spirit however many times you’ve seen them. They’re not all old; the wicked Bad Santa is a worthy recent addition to the ‘crackers’ canon.

However, Christmas is legendarily a time when, out of tradition, habit and brandy-addled sloth, you end up watching movies you’d never dream of wasting time on at any other time of the year. One word for you: Elf. Of course, sometimes watching cringe-worthy ‘turkeys’ makes it feel more like Christmas than any well-crafted film.

What are your Christmas TV traditions? Do you agree with the choices on our lists, or do you think Jingle All The Way is a work of comedy genius? Whatever your preferences, have a harmonious, stress-free holiday with LocateTV.

The Golden Compass or Labyrinth?

by Molly on December 10th 2007 at 3:10 pm

With the newly released The Golden Compass getting mixed reviews – is it a spine-tingling spectacular or a politics-and-religion-shy disappointment compared to Philip Pullman’s books? – we’d like to ask you a provocative question.

Are today’s fantasy movies too CGI-slick? Was the rough-around-the-edges style of something like Jim Henson’s Labyrinth more spooky and magical than the glossy beauty of Lord of the Rings? Are epics bigger and better than ever, or do you pine for the old days of Willow, Legend and the like? Do amazing effects mean that our imaginations are redundant?

Your mission should you choose to accept it, has two stages:

First, check out our latest theme page showing where and when you can catch some of the best old fantasy epics on TV, old and new.

Now, argue your corner: has fantasy lost it’s magic? Leave a comment or drop us a link to your blog.

Lottie

Get your retro TV fix here

by Molly on November 26th 2007 at 12:26 pm

The Brady Bunch. Classic.When life seems a little hard to bear (as is so often the case in late November), there’s much comfort to be had from regressing to the past and indulging in a little nostalgia.Thus LocateTV introduce this week’s theme page: Retro TV Classics.

Each of our theme pages acts as an example of how you can use LocateTV to watch a range of TV shows or films on a particular topical theme or genre by using our free embeddable widgets – previous ones include The World’s Sexiest Actors and Thanksgiving.

This week our page includes such old TV favourites The Brady Bunch, I Love Lucy, M*A*S*H and Dallas. Our selection has a US bias, but if you’re a UK TV fan why not take our example and use Locate to search for a handful of your childhood classics such as Mr Benn or The Prisoner?

The team over at Child of the 1980s have added LocateTV embeds to many of their retro pages such as Bagpuss. It’s a great site for nostalgic web users with articles on games, toys and sweets as well as UK and US 80s film and TV.

Never underestimate the bonding value of nostalgic programming. Share the retro TV theme page with friends and work colleagues to ensure misty-eyed conversations about quite how much Lassie made you cry. Come home, girl, come home!

Lottie

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