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24 is still the crystal meth of TV shows
50 Greatest Tv Dramas
Advertisers continue to insult our intelligence
American Idol: the 10 most hysterical moments
American version of Shameless might just work
The Apprentice: It's good to be fired ... with enthusiasm
Bad sex on celluloid
Big Brother final 2007 review
Big Brother 8: thanks for the memories...
Boris on YouTube: Have we got views for you
Bringing back Carla Lane is a mistake
Can Britney do a Whitney?
Can four years without a toilet be called art?
Charlotte Church is a role model for us all
Christianity should give Judas and Pilate a break
Cinematic landmark - blot on the landscape?
Criminal Justice isn't whiter than white
Could Brian Belo be the first black winner of Big Brother?
David Attenborough: a fine specimen
David Gest - the perfect X Factor judge
Demo tapes: why pop stars should stay out of politics
Democrats want to reclaim country and western
Does your postcode dictate your musical taste?
Elton's no laughing matter
Emmy Awards wildcard: Breaking Bad
Entourage: feel-good TV rarely feels this good
Father Ted's fantasy island still floats my boat
Find true love. Go on reality TV
From Papillon to Prison Break: the greatest escapes
Funny phone calls are no laughing matter
Get ready for Rhydian
Guerilla marketeers
Have you been Lost?
Headcases is awful
Help! Our soaps are a swill of depravity!
Help me save Veronica Mars
Hey, musicians, leave that film alone!
Hip-hop in Hollywood rocks
How do you play Margaret Thatcher?
Is Graham Linehan right to slate BBC3 comedy?
Is Jonathan Ross's lewd wit justified?
Is Lost television's Apocalypse Now...?
Is the Jeremy Kyle show just human bear-baiting?
Is Steven Seagal under siege?
Is there life after Life on Mars?
Is Blair planning an invasion of the daytime TV schedules?
Lesbian kisses: an easy fallback for tired shows...
List your favourite Steve Coogan moments
List your top of the prophetic pops
The lost Crossroads episode is a rare find
Morris's satirical extremism is just what we need
More show than business, but the Badger is back
Movie mutts take the biscuit
My 10-point plan to save Big Brother
My Family is stuck in a rut
Natascha Kampusch: the captive who became a chatshow host
New York, New York - Steve Coogan's a wonderful clown...
Nominate your worst film for the Razzies
Pam and Tommy: rock's greatest romance
Press Gang: a programme worth reviving
Put Dee in Deayton's chair
Rage against the machine, Illuminati, lizards, etc
Ramsay v Fearnley-Whittingstall: The battle for cookery's soul
Rock stars should hit back, not whine about their feelings
Russell Brand's joke call shows catastrophically poor judgment
Sharon's exit factor
Should Hell's Kitchen have canned Jim Davidson?
Solid as a Rock: Chris is a comedy god
Sting isn't the only rock star with dodgy lyrics..
Television Without Pithy?
The big fight on the box
The KFC Hitmaker: Knowing Foul Cynicism
The most embarrassing chat show moments ever...
The ruin of many a poor boy
There's no 'Prince Far I' in team
Tony Holland 1940-2007
TV so good it changes the world
US Life on Mars a failure before it begins
What's worse than Britney at the MTV awards?
What Grange Hill taught me about life
When celebrity love goes wrong
When children's TV meets politics
When magic tricks misfire
When television plays politics
Which kids' TV shows need reviving?
Which TV commercials would you update?
Why you need to watch Weeds
Will Big Brother listen to Bobby Brown's gay rant?
You've been framed
Your alternative top TV moments...
Your life in lyrics |
 About James Donaghy
Biography
Hello. I have been a freelance writer since 2000, starting out in music journalism then branching out into television and cinema. I have written for Bet Exchange News, Flipside, Playlouder, Mixmag, Knowledge, Arena, The Guardian and Vanity Fair Italia.
I'm flexible, fast and stick to a brief like a limpet.
Contact me if you need airtight copy swiftly, with a minimum of fuss.
 Chemical brother: interview with Bryan Cranston
The Guardian Guide
Bryan Cranston's remarkable performance on Breaking Bad won him an Emmy and I caught up with him recently to talk about mid-life crisis, living with fear and the morality of crystal meth.
Interview with Bryan Cranston
Screen Burn: The Shield and Deadwood
The Guardian Guide
This was my first assignment for The Guardian - filling in for Charlie Brooker on his Screen Burn patch. It was all a bit last minute but I went withThe Shield and Deadwood, commenting on the rough justice parallels between the shows. Screen Burn: The Shield and Deadwood
Sympathy for the devil - interview with Michael C Hall
The Guardian Guide
I was a big fan of Six Feet Under and Dexter so I was very happy to be interviewing Michael C Hall as he promoted Dexter's UK premiere. Hall is a good interviewee - quite serious at first that he warms up once you demonstrate you're familiar with his work. Sympathy for the devil - interview with Michael C Hall
24 - a hit drama with too much hitting, according to the US army
G2
I love it when the military start condemning TV shows. Few things unsettle the media more than being taken to task by trained killers. So when Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan met with the producers of 24 to ask them to go easy on the torture it was too good an opportunity to miss.. 24 - a hit drama with too much hitting
Turn off my TV? Not on your life
G2
I can't imagine anything more dreary than the TV-Turn-Off Network and the rest of the anti-tv lobby. I always felt their case rested on twin pillars of ignorance and snobbery and they never miss an opportunity to demonstrate this. Turn off my TV? Not on your life
Reality cheque - betting on reality TV
The Guardian Guide
I make a second income through betting so chatting to professional gamblers about betting on reality TV shows was some kind of hog heaven. The Guide even gave me £50 to gamble on X Factor, the profits from which immediately went to charity. No, really. Reality cheque - betting on reality TV
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THE GUARDIAN GUIDE
All hail!
The gong show
Hard Sell: Ariel Turn to 30 campaign
The Hard Sell - Dr Oetker
The Hard Sell: Domino's Meateor Pizza
The Hard Sell: Iceland
The Hard Sell: Knockoff Nigel
Hard Sell: Orange mobile
The Hard Sell: Orangina
The Hard Sell: The sexing-up of tea
The Hard Sell - Unforgivable
The Hard Sell: Weetabix
James Donaghy's screen burn: The Shield and Deadwood
Michael C Hall interview
My name is L Ron Hubbard
My office! Now!: James Donaghy's guide to compellingly bad bosses
Reality TV betting
Too much Brian May will kill you
G2
24 - a hit drama with too much hitting
Anti-TV lobby get served
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Identifying volatile stocks in Big Brother
2 Days In Paris
American Gangster
Apocalypto
Atonement
The Bank Job
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Dawn Of The Dead
The Departed
The Descent
PLAYLOUDER
Prefuse
73
Tes
Adam
F
Jay-Z
Saian
Supa Crew
Herbaliser
Puff Daddy
Insane
Clown Posse
Outkast
Jurassic
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Big
Brovaz
Cody Chesnutt
Deckwrecka
Lars Horris
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