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At Last, At Last The 1948 Show
When discussing the shortsighted tragedy that was the Thames Television policy to record over original tapes of programmes during the 1960s, it is usually Doctor Who that takes centre stage. However,...
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[Review] - Doctor Who, Series 8 Episode 10, "In The Forest Of The Night"
Courtesy of the BBCI sympathize entirely with Mr. Pink on this one. Having overseen my share of field trips, in extreme circumstances the children are absolutely the priority. If even one of those...
View ArticleThey Dug Coal Together
Some time ago, I can't remember exactly when, Graham Yost said he envisioned Justified as six season, with each two representing an act in a traditional three act structure. Or, as each two season as a...
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[Review] - Constantine, Season 1 Premiere, Episode 1, "Non Est Asylum"
Courtesy of Warner Bros TelevisionI've said it before, and I'll say it again: I hate reviewing pilot episodes. A pilot is really just a marketing tool, an episode made to sell a premise to a network,...
View ArticleThat Is One Funky Looking Biped
I love a good story about science marching forward, and this story contains a great story about not making assumptions before having a larger pool of data. In 1965, a pair of 8 foot long forearms, each...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 2 Episode 6, "A Fractured House"
Courtesy of Marvel Television StudiosBefore we begin, yesterday saw a massive and very exciting announcement by Marvel concerning the future of the MCU. I will be covering this in greater detail this...
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Clap for Koalas
If there are three things that everyone should know about the Koala (which isn't, and never has been, a bear - so, I guess four things everyone should know) it's these facts:1) Koalas have the smallest...
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[Analysis] - Marvel Phase 3, Part 3: How Did I Do?
I realized that last week, after writing far too many words in a (personally) shockingly small amount of time about DC's announced lineup of films, I forgot to mention one thing, and it's kind of a big...
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A Bit Of Hiddleston And Laurie
Hugh Laurie is returning to TV, and he's bringing Tom Hiddleston with him. AMC has signed a deal to enter into a co-production with the BBC in adapting John Le Carre's novel The Night Manager as a six...
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In Another Universe, All Of This Is Still True, But I'm Slightly Taller
Since 1957, the concept of parallel universes has existed within the theory of quantum mechanics. This "Many Worlds Theory," which is really more of an untestable concept than a theory, states that...
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[Review] - Big Hero 6
Courtesy of DisneyI'm not, looking back, a big fan of Disney animated films. It's not that I think they aren't good films (some are, some aren't), it's that the majority of them don't hold my interest....
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Archer kicks off it's sixth season in the new year, and last week we got our first glimpse of the gang getting back together. Because of those bastards in Syria, when everyone reconvenes it won't be...
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[Review] - Doctor Who Series 8 Finale, Episodes 11 and 12, "Dark Water" and...
Courtesy of the BBC.And just like that, it seems, we're done for another series. We're actually an episode shorter than a usual series of Who, but an end is an end, and for the first time in a few...
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[Review] - John Cleese: So, Anyway... Live
Courtesy of Indigo EventsI always have a tight bunch of nerves deep in my gut before I attend such events; this is because, while I feel little embarrassment for myself, I feel considerable...
View ArticleYou People Don't Appreciate Art
Until a few years ago, my favourite non-Westeros or Harlan located TV show was TNT's Leverage. While everyone was debating about which network TV show was the "real" geek how, Leverage slipped under...
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[Review] - Constantine, Season 1 Episodes 2 And 3, "The Darkness Beneath" And...
Courtesy of Warner Bros TelevisionSo, three episodes and one "creative redirection" in, and can we determine what kind of series Constantine is going to be. Honestly, it seems like an inconsistent one....
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[Review] - The Newsroom, Season 3 Episode 1, "Boston"
Courtesy of HBOI don't think the phrase "the more things change, the more they stay the same" has ever been more true than with Aaron Sorkin's The Newroom. Returning for a final six episode season, the...
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Groovy...
A few months ago, Bruce Campbell let slip that an Evil Dead TV series was in the making, but could offer no specific details about when, or with whom. At the time, I disregarded it as the usual fan...
View ArticleBatteries!
Coming off his success with Mandatory Fun, RadioShack (which is still a thing, apparently; I thought they went under long ago) has enlisted Weird Al to act as their holiday emissary. In what I suspect...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 2 Episode 7, "Writing On The Wall"
Courtesy of Marvel Television StudiosSHIELD has been "balancing" four main storylines this season: Sky's dad, Ward, Hydra and Whitehall, and Coulson's alien scribbling. This episode finally took the...
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