Did ‘Scream’ Work as a TV Series?
Horror and television has a sporadic relationship. It doesn’t happen as often as it should and when it does it only occasionally hits the mark. Restrictions of television means that the content is… Continue reading
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Timey Wimey Talk: ‘Doctor Who’ Series 9 Episode 3 “Under the Lake”
After the first two episodes of Series 9 rocked out like The Doctor playing “Stairway to Heaven,” a drop off was inevitable. That’s not to say that the latest episode of Doctor Who, “Under… Continue reading
Every New Show Is the Same Regardless of Genre
A couple of years ago the BBC produced a show that would revisit a classic character in a modern context to great acclaim: Sherlock. Along with the classic stories and the perfect casting of… Continue reading
Revisiting ‘Heroes’ Before ‘Heroes Reborn’
Amongst the upcoming new TV shows we have the resurrection of the 2006 sci-fi series Heroes. Coming before the Marvel reinvented the cinematic superhero franchise while Arrow got the ball rolling on TV, Heroes was a… Continue reading
Book Review: “City of Death”, by James Goss
“You’re a beautiful woman, probably.” – The Doctor, City of Death (1979) The Doctor Who story City of Death has quite a legacy. Rewritten (from an original story by David Fisher) over a… Continue reading
Tv Review: ‘Minority Report’
Straight off the bat this seemed like a bad idea. A movie based on Minority Report does have potential as a procedural investigation show, a popular television genre in this era of serialised entertainment, so… Continue reading
Book Review: ‘The Forgotten Son’ by Andy Frankham-Allen
Plot: Colonel Alister Lethbridge-Stewart is managing the paperwork following the Great Intelligence’s invasion of London, including transporting the evacuated population back to their homes, while planning his upcoming marriage. Everything goes out the… Continue reading
The Geekery Guide: ‘Firely/Serenity’
The Supanova Convention is heading around Australia again, and they’ve got Nathan Fillion as their headline attraction! This has got everyone excited…but that excitement ebbed a bit when we saw the AUS$100 price… Continue reading
Netflix Doco Binge – Love, Sex and Immigration
So it’s another marking week, which means more documentaries! Recently we’ve looked at people who helped make the internet, nerd culture and, of course, porn (weirdly the one with the least likes and comments,… Continue reading
New TV Shows to Watch Now ‘Game of Thrones’ is Done for the Year
Holy shit, did you see the Game of Thrones finale?! With the Dothraki…and that bit with Ayra…and JON SNOW!…and Stannis fighting the Boltons…and…and… What do we watch now? We’ve gone and checked out a… Continue reading
