TV Reviews:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: I loved this series when it began (although I was young and didn't really catch onto the craze). Watching it now I still see a lot of great elements in it. Great characters, timing, plot development, it's funny, a nice love story (blah!) and some great dialogue too. It was ranked 41st greatest show on TV guide's top 50 and it's obvious to see why. A+

Firefly: I was a little apprehensive of this show. No one follows up a show like Buffy with a greater show and the cast on the box covers look like B grade actors. I have finally weaned myself into it and I have to admit it's not at all bad. Joss Whedon carries over a lot of the elements from Buffy, such as—the nice direction, good characters and plot development. There isn't the same timing here which made Buffy great and the cast are nowhere near the same level as Buffy's. A−

Nice jacket.

Film Reviews:

Back to the Future: What can I say? Everybody, young and old, loves this film and it's easy to see why. A great dynamic between the two protagonists who may act ‘a little too eighties’, for me, sometimes but they do it with such humour. An obviously great idea which is tied to an equally great plot creates a timeless family classic. 3.5 Stars

TV Reviews:

Harry Hill's TV Burp: Probably my favourite show on air, at the moment. Although I used to find Harry Hill a little irritating—he's matured. Great production and hilarious jokes at a high consistency. It also has the rare quality of actually deserving an award. A

Peep Show: I really like this show—especially when it first aired. The whole first person conversation idea is a huge success. The characters are subtly great and the story-lines are always hilarious. If it wasn't for this show David Mitchell would have never been catapulted to stardom in UK and he's one of our funniest people. A−

QI: The only game show I can watch, on British TV, till the end. Stephen Fry is a smart guy (I loved his documentary on the U.S.A.) and one of my favourite celebrities. The fact that he can get easily distracted muppets to listen to what he has to say (and remain interested) is proof that this show is worth watching. Although the interesting facts the show relies upon is a bit of a weak idea it just holds it together. Also, I was surprised to find out he is gay. A−

I think I've figured out which settings are best on the Xbox 360 (HDMI). Expanded is the superior display reference and source is the correct colour space. Choosing source will allow the Xbox to choose which colour mode is appropriate (I'm sure they would know over anyone else). Setting expanded makes black true black and white true white (0–255). A lot of people complained that it was too dark but I have a setting on my TV called black level which I set to high which corrects it. Expanded make a highly more dynamic image and is definitely worth setting. Finally, I have set my resolution to 720p as with all other resolutions the screen displays a pink hue whenever I open the dashboard system—I don't want to break my screen! :p Also, the Xbox is native 720p anyway so I assume it is correct.

Edit: I really want to use the optimal setting as the res is 1360 x 768p. It's not my exact res but at least it's better than 720p. Problem is it disables important display settings on my TV so I don't know what to set?! >:-( :p