Wheels On Fire
‘TELEVISION loves broadcasting annual general meetings, those yearly events when the film industry gives its Oscars, music its Grammys and stuntmen set each other on fire and give each other punches in the head.
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The third World Stunt Awards (Sky One, 9pm) is hosted by Dennis Hopper and sees awards presented by the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Prizes are given for nine categories of endeavour, including best fire stunt, best work with a vehicle and best fight.
And we should applaud these people who set themselves alight for our entertainment, because very soon – what with the advent of computer technology – theyll all be unemployed or earning their crust as human canon balls.
For those who do not have satellite television, and are thus deprived of such cutting-edge stuff, at the same hour BBC1 is showing Absolutely Fabulous.
Tonight, Eddy contemplates becoming a grandmother – and struggles to understand why daughter Saffy is looking larger than usual.
Before falling thirty stories into a skip full of cardboard boxes.’
Posted: 24th, October 2003 | In: Celebrities Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
