The First Rule Of Tweeting Club, Is Don't Tweet About Tweeting Club
What with the success of Thor over the weekend, and everyone going on about what the post-credits scene meant, and how Thor's success despite not starring Robert Downey Jr. is a good thing for Marvel,...
View Article[Review] - Atlantis, Series 1 Episode 7, "The Rules of Engagement"
Courtesy of the BBCIt seems like Atlantis might have settled into a groove somewhat, which is really what you'd expect after half a dozen episodes. After some early alternating of quality, the last...
View ArticleThe Bear In The Big (No, Really) House
One aspect of the Desolation of Smaug that has taken a back seat to the lady-elves and the dragon-who-shall-not-be-used-in-marketing is the character of Beorn, which is a shame. Partly because,...
View ArticleSay Hi Brett
All marketing campaigns wish they could be this good. Keep it up, Archer, I'm more than willing to wait out January if this is what we have to look forward to in the mean time.Via Uproxx.
View Article[Analysis] - What Is An Infinity Stone?
All images courtesy of MarvelThor: the Dark World ends with a post-credits sequence that ties directly into the forthcoming and anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy. The scene was directed by James...
View ArticleLets Stay On Marvel For A Moment, Yes?
A lot of Marvel news has broke recently, and the previous article got me in a mood, so we'll just stay on this thread for a bit longer.First up, confirmations for Age of Ultron casting. Despite the...
View ArticleMal Means Bad
Let's be clear on something from the get-go, I'm not a fan of these fairy tale adaptations that have apparently become the next big trend, along side juvenile post-apocalyptic dystopias. It's not that...
View Article[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 8, "The Hub"
Courtesy of Marvel Television ProductionsLast week, as I was reading a review for F.Z.Z.T on another site, the author commented that if every character on SHIELD was killed, and replaced by an entirely...
View Article[Review] - Richard II, By The Royal Shakespeare Company
Courtesy of the RSCHonest admission time: I'd never seen a production of Richard II before this. I've read it, to be sure. Seen the monologues performed. But never the entire production. So, really,...
View ArticleThe Night Of The Doctor
HOLY SHIT!After the jump, I have thoughts that are more complex than that, but if you've ever enjoyed Doctor Who, watch the short above first.Thank you, Steven Moffat. This is all I ever wanted. No...
View Article[List] - Doctor Who Newbies, Where Should You Start?
[This is the part of a month long series of articles, lists and other features celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.]I'll be honest with you, I was uncertain what today's content would be. If...
View ArticleHello Darling
In all the hoop-la about the Hobbit, it has perhaps been forgotten that Stephen Fry is part of the cast. Personally, his casting as the Master of Laketown (and Billy Connolly's casting as dwarf Dain...
View ArticleThey've Really Got Something Here
Earlier today, when I made my suggestions of which classic Doctor Who serials a newbies to the series should watch first, you might have thought it odd that I didn't specifically mention the first, The...
View Article[Review] - Hyperbole And A Half, By Allie Brosh
It is the greatest accolade I feel I can give to something, if it succeeded in nearly killing me. The fantastic Gravity caused me to suffer a minor panic attack afterwards, so successful was it's...
View ArticleThe Oliver Show With John Not Stewart
Courtesy of Comedy CentralI knew this was going to happen. I've been saying it for a long time now, and this summer only made it more obvious: if Jon Stewart and Comedy Central didn't find a more...
View ArticleChildren In Need? Call A Doctor
If you look at the DVD specs for the release of the Day of the Doctor in December, you can see that the disc will include three episodes: one 75 minutes long (the main feature), one 6 minutes long (the...
View Article[Review] - Atlantis, Series 1 Episode 8, "The Furies"
Courtesy of the BBCYou had your chance, Atlantis. You had your the means and opportunity to shrug off the last uneven weight of your program, and make the rest of the show and characters better for the...
View ArticleEverything Seemed To Be Going So Well
I'm a fan of Stanley Tucci. I'm a fan of Alice Eve. I'm more of a fan of each of them when they appear in films worth watching rather than the Hunger Games or Into Darkness. I'm a fan of films that...
View ArticleYou Need How Many Sandwiches?
True story: the first two food stuffs I learned how to make were grilled cheese sandwiches, and scrambled eggs. And while I would eventually eat myself sick of scrambled eggs, and take 25 years to get...
View Article[Review] - Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure
It's always nice to hear intelligent people speak on absurd topics, and Eddie Izzard is pretty much the king of that particular mountain. While the pseudo-titles - the lost Python, action transvestite,...
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