Showtime Prepares To Be Dreadful
I'm quite looking forward to Penny Dreadful, the Victorian literature mashup series from John Logan and Sam Mendes. The spring premiere is drawing ever closer, and the marketing campaign has begun,...
View ArticleStupid Cat
I mean really, you unevolved animal, can't you tell that the images aren't actually moving? That they are little more than broken lines passing by slits? That it is little more than a boggling and...
View ArticleReturn Of The Rise Of The Dawn Of The World Of The Something Something
I have little to say about this first trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, because I still haven't seen Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I know, I know... just remember that Judy Greer is playing...
View ArticleHow To Retrain Your Dragon
My only concern with How To Train Your Dragon 2 is that both Sony and Dreamworks tend to take whatever was original and clever and likable about their animated films, and make certain that none of that...
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[List] - Ranking The Regenerations Of Doctor Who
This Christmas, to close out the 50th anniversary year of Doctor Who, we're getting a regeneration. While it's always sad to see an incumbent Doctor leave, it's a rather fitting way to celebrate the...
View ArticleFood Fight, Muppet Style
I'll be off all next week because I'll gladly take off as much time as people are willing to give me, to celebrate other people's holidays.And an excellent way to start off my break is to post this...
View ArticleAmerica Checks The Time
BBC America has put out their trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special, and it's better than the properly BBC version. That version was short, and focused entirely on the fact that Matt Smith is...
View Article[Video] - A Muppet Family Christmas
Christmas isn't my time of year. It's not meant for me. It's meant for people who like decorating their houses in annoying little lights and then taking them down again a week later, and standing in...
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[Review] - Time Of The Doctor
Courtesy of the BBCTime of the Doctor has a lot going on behind it. It is the 800th episode of the series produced since 1963. It is the final episode of the 50th anniversary year. It is the final part...
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[Review] - Atlantis Series 1 Finale, Episodes 12 and 13, "Touched by the Gods"
Courtesy of the BBCAtlantis had a lot to over come in it's final two part story. Inconsistent tone, pacing, quality of writing, acting and general mediocrity have plagued the series since the start....
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[Review] - American Hustle
Courtesy of Columbia PicturesIt is easy to get distracted by all the tent poles and blockbusters and endless franchises out there. It's equally easy to get depressed and cynical about the state of the...
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[Review] - Sherlock, Series 3 Episode 1, "The Empty Hearse"
Courtesy of the BBCOoh, the cleverness of them, eh? Well aware of the internet obsession with the how of Sherlock's survival, Mark Gatiss (and I presume Steven Moffat) put together an admonishing...
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[Review] - Community, Season 5 Episodes 1 and 2, "Re-Pilot" and "Introduction...
Courtesy of Sony Pictures TelevisionFirst, let me say this won't be a regular thing. I find half hour comedies the hardest thing to review, which is why I don't do Archer reviews despite it being the...
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[Review] - Saving Mr. Banks
Courtesy of Disney.Sometimes I feel that people associated with the lives of those being biopiced shouldn't have anything to do with the film. Emotions can get in the way of telling an unbiased story....
View ArticleHelp Us Veronica, You're Our Only Hope
For the sake of argument, let's say I've been off for two weeks. Now, usually this time of year is safe from major news breaking, but I've still got a pile of stuff to sort through, so the next couple...
View ArticleAnd Starring Morgan Freeman As The Wise, Calming Influence
"Every actor is something. Robert Downey Jr.: good. Jim Belushi: bad. Van Damme: the good kind of bad. Johnny Depp: the bad kind of good."Posting the first trailer for Wally Pfister's Transcendence...
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[Review] - Sherlock, Series 3 Episode 2, "The Sign Of Three"
Courtesy of the BBCAnd thus we explore the dangers of a dedicated fandom. In the wake of the most recent episode of Sherlock, a cleverly framed, largely comedic, but no less emotionally poignant...
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We've F**king Time Travelled, Yes?
While we shouldn't' expect to see anything new out of the TARDIS until at least the fall, "the Capaldi era begins," claims Steven Moffat as Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman begin filming in Cardiff on...
View ArticleWatching Television Tonight Is Justified
Just a reminder that season five of Justified starts this evening on FX. This season promises some snark from Raylan, a tendency to over talk from Boyd, and I would imagine a fair amount of gun play....
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[Review] - Agents Of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 11, "A Magical Place"
Courtesy of Marvel Television StudiosSo now we know. And I suspect that many people - including most of the internet - were probably underwhelmed by the revelation. And probably a little confused by...
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