Not Exactly Twopenny
It's more than six months, at least, until the second season of Penny Dreadful airs, but that doesn't mean Showtime isn't interested in rustling up some early anticipation for the sophomore season,...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 2 Episode 3, "Making Friends and...
Courtesy of Marvel Television StudiosAs I sat down to watch this week's episode of SHIELD, I was startled to realize that in virtually no time at all, half of the episode had passed. Sadly, it wasn't...
View ArticleOff The Pot
There was someone a few years ago, I can't remember if it was Hugh Jackman or Russell Crowe or Cate Blanchett, when asked why there are so many Australian actors who find success in England or America,...
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[Review] - Firefly Clue
This really exists!If you've happened to glimpse at the actual content of this site whilst using it to discretely hide the Korean pornography you are viewing at a public library computer terminal, as I...
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The Cost Of Calvin
I would like to think that part of the reason Calvin and Hobbes was/is so popular is because, at it's heart, it is one of the more realistic comic strips. There are no penguins writing personal ads or...
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She'll Hoard Our Hearts And Fall Into The Power-lines Of Our Affections
So, back a few weeks ago, when Marvel applied for various Squirrel Girl copyrights, I jumped to the assumption that it was a sign she would be joining the MCU in some capacity, possibly in the...
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[Review] - Gone Girl
Courtesy of Regency EnterprisesIn film buff circles, Fincher's name is spoken with the same reverence and respect that Coppola, that Scorsese, that Burgman and Kubrick are spoken of. And I understand...
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An Adventure 65 Million Pieces In The Building
I put this together in 87 seconds. Does it show?Lego has done dinosaurs a few times. There was the Dino Island sets in 2000 (part of the Adventurers line), Dino Attack sets in 2005, which were... odd....
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[Review] - Doctor Who, Series 8 Episode 8, "Mummy On The Orient Express"
Courtesy of the BBCHere I was the other day, thinking that what this series of Doctor Who needs is a completely insane episode. One that is just sputtering madness from side to side. And then we were...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 2 Episode 4, "Face My Enemy"
Courtesy of Marvel Television StudiosFirst off, I'll apologize to regular readers (hi, Craig!) for the lateness of this review and the general lack of content this week. Monday was Canadian...
View ArticleImmerse Yourself In The 'Verse
I've gone on record in my belief that Firefly is practically perfect exactly as it is, and that adding to it, whether it be through comic books, a movie sequel or any alternate medium elaboration is a...
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Time Is A Slinky. And Everyone Loves A Slinky
Full scale PDF version is available here.I cannot imagine that the US Geological Survey store is a place that overburdens the federal government with supplemental income. However, the above poster, as...
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[Review] - The Judge
Courtesy of Village Roadshow Pictures A wise man once said, "Never half ass two things. Whole ass one thing." These are words that writers Nick Schenk and Bill Dubuque should have paid more attention...
View ArticleYou're Not In The Book!
The biggest complaint about the Hobbit films is their length, which is both valid and considerable. The second biggest complaint is the plethora of additional and original material, or changes, Peter...
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[Review] - Doctor Who, Series 8 Episode 9, "Flatline"
Courtesy of the BBCFirst, a note to Steven Moffat: any time you want to let Jamie Mathieson write another episode of Doctor Who, you go right ahead. That's fine by us.Mathieson, in his second (and...
View ArticleGerard Parkes Has Died
Fraggle Rock was designed to be universal. The issues and challenges that the Fraggles encountered, with the Doozers, with the Gorgs, or with one another were those that everyone faces, and did not...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 2 Episode 5, "A Hen in the Wolf House"
Courtesy of Marvel Television ProductionsWith the addition of Bobbi Morse to the series, I wonder if the new impetus for character clearances for Agents of SHIELD will be the spin-off characters of...
View ArticleThat's The Hot Zone
Jenny Slate's had a run of good fortune lately. Her appearances on Parks and Rec brought her to the attention of a larger audience, she's currently a star of FX's Married, her film Obvious Child was...
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[Analysis] - DC Comics Movies, And What Will Come Of All This
As requested by a faithful reader, here is my take on the recent announcement by Warner Bros concerning their upcoming slew of DC property films: I'll believe it when I see it.You want more?...
View ArticleHulkbustin' Makes Me Feel Good
On Wednesday, Marvel announced that, as a transparent attempt to bolster Agents of SHIELD's increasingly sinking ratings, they would premiere the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron during...
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