2 Broken Episodes of ’2 Broke Girls’ – a Review
These past few years have been a boon time for television sitcoms. After Friends and Seinfeld packed it in without downright disappointing finales we entered a void. Everyone was trying to emulate the previous champions but without any originality. The odd hit like Scrubs brightened our day but on the whole the pickings were slim. … Read more
Oscar-Worthy but Ignored Part 2: Horror
It occurs to me as I reread the first part of this series about comedy that I should make a few things clear. 1. My choices are definitely going to skew to more modern films. I didn’t do that on purpose, but I am a younger guy. 2. This is an end-all, be-all list. I … Read more
Gone but Not Forgotten TV: Firefly
Number of Seasons: 1 Firefly comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, known of the tv series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the box office/geek cred giant, The Avenger. It follows the misadventures of war hero, Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag group of outlaws in the year 2517. They roam space as if they … Read more
Oscar-Worthy but Ignored Part 1: Comedy
At the end of every year, the articles involving the Academy Awards always start coming out. They are about who should be nominated, who should win, and who got snubbed. What inevitable comes up every year is how some genres are simply ignored by the Oscars. Comedy. Horror. Science Fiction. Every year becomes worse and … Read more
The Disney Mom Conundrum
As Mother’s Day approached, I thought I would take a look back at one of the most notorious mother-hating institutions in the entertainment world- Disney. Below is my analysis of the good, bad, and ugly portrayals of moms throughout the history of Disney cinema. The Good While the majority of Disney characters suffer from being motherless, … Read more
The Problem With Horror Films Pt.1
Horror is a beautiful genre of film, it’s just a shame that 99% of the time, the films within said genre are beyond awful. The films give endless adrenaline and can create the most intense atmosphere possible, or alternatively they can show us 500 people we don’t care about dying. These posts will cover my … Read more
The Avengers: A Modern ‘Seven Samurai’
First and foremost – no, The Avengers is not as good a movie as Seven Samurai. The Avengers is awesome. Damn awesome. It took a whole bunch of awesome things and put them together to create a whole new level of awesome. This is a level of awesome we may not see surpassed until…well…The Dark … Read more
Avengers Month: Why Captain America is Key to the Avengers
Throughout the forty year history of The Avengers the hero who has become the most synonymous with the team is the Star Spangled Avenger himself, Captain America. His sense of loyalty has lead to him taking on a leadership role in helping the team that saved him from the frozen tundra. It is little doubt that Joss … Read more
Best of Geekery: Why Gamers Have a Public Image Problem
Once again Australian gamers have been left without a game the rest of the world has been enjoying. This time around it was the downloadable game based on ‘The Walking Dead’ that has been garnering positive reviews. Telltale games, the developers, opted not to submit the game to the Australian Censorship Board due the ACB’s … Read more
Geek Dreams That Will Never Be Fulfilled
Geeks are a fickle bunch. No matter how much awesome stuff we get there’s also something else we want. Even when something we want gets given to use on a silver platter most geek’s first response would be to pick it apart and find everything that could be perceived as being wrong. Fortunately we leave … Read more
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