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RE: FACT CANNON #1: Romanesco Broccoli, A Reality-Bending Vegetable
The series title alone is worth an upvote. I wish I'd thought of it. Damn your assonant elegance!
The series title alone is worth an upvote. I wish I'd thought of it. Damn your assonant elegance!
Cheers, glad you like the series! However, not 100% sure, but sadly I think I may have borrowed the title from a single throwaway line in a brilliant UK 1990s comedy series written by Chris Morris , called 'The Day Today'. I think the TV anchor was addressing a reporter, and said something like 'Shoot me with your fact cannon'. Hard to be completely sure now... 'The Day Today' was so good, and contained so much brilliant material that has soaked into the creative collective psyche - in fact many modern TV news shows often look like they're ripping off the show's over the top style. Anyway, can't recommend it enough if you've never seen it.
Confession over - all other content of my series is either verifiable fact or fully the product of my own subconscious mind. Guaranteed. :-)
Oh, I'm the BBC's bitch, but I haven't seen that one.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_Today
Chris Morris is a comedy hero of mine, pure brilliance.
Among other things launched Alan Partridge as Steve Coogan's most successful character.