Spurious awards

Celebrating the silliest moments from the month in TV

TATTOO OF THE MONTH

For the life us us we couldn’t work out why John Constantine carved a doodle of the Enterprise into Manny’s chest.

QUIZ QUESTION OF THE MONTH

We’re betting about 90% are going to get this round of Only Connect right. We’re betting 20% would have got it on the first clue. Answer below in case you’re still puzzled…*

CAMEO OF THE MONTH

Stan Lee turns up in Agent Carter for a shoe shine.

WEIRDEST CONCEPT OF THE MONTH

According to the Wall Street Journal, Netflix is developing a new Zelda series, described as “Game Of Thrones for a family audience”. So no sex, no gore, no swearing… um, lots of mud and the occasional dragon, then?

RESURRECTED PLOT OF THE MONTH

With Elena urging Jeremy to go to art college it’s like good old early seasons of The Vampire Diaries, when the writers always teased us by looking like they were writing “Jer” out of the series. Sadly, he keeps coming back. Even from death.

SEPARATED AT BIRTH OF THE MONTH

Did anybody else have to double- check on IMDb that this Nazi in Agent Carter WASN’T played by Hugh Dennis?

STUPIDEST WITNESS OF THE MONTH

A woman who saw a guy turn into a dog in front of her eyes later tells cop ( and Grimm) Nick Burkhardt, “It’s hard to describe.” How about: “HE LOOKED LIKE A FRIGGING DOG!”

RUBBISH BOND VILLAIN OF THE MONTH

Julian Sands’ audition for SPECTRE was scuppered when Rent- A- Pet ran out of White Persians. Luckily, Gotham was desperate…

iNSULT OF THE MONTH

Cisco on Hartley Rathaway ( The Flash): “He was mostly a jerk. But, every once in a while, he could be a dick.”

CROSSOVER OF THE MONTH

Anyone else catch the episode of Gotham where Penguin went for a break at a Maplins holiday camp? Hi- de- Hi!

BAD HAIR DAY OF THE MONTH

And the winner of the Anakin Skywalker Crap Pony Tail Award goes to Cole in 12 Monkeys.