This week: the shadow baby turns delinquent already and the only "king" with a sense of humour gets given the boot. It seems I'm in the minority on my view of Brienne's (Gwendoline Christie's) acting skills. When she first arrived on screen I scoffed that they'd cast the tallest female they could … [Read more...]
What We’ve Been Watching – the final round up
I can't quite believe this, but I've been writing for this fine publication for three years -- and it's been a hell of a lot of fun. I've been given the chance to indulge my personal interests from nature programmes to oddball comedies, and that's a real privilege. Alas I must now, with a genuinely … [Read more...]
What to do until The Walking Dead returns
Now that The Walking Dead Season 2 has come to an explosive end we have a long and arduous walker-free summer ahead of us. But! fear not loyal readers, help is here in the form of this handy guide of Zombie-centric things to do that will keep your brrraaaaaaaiiiiiins sufficiently filled with enough … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 E4: Garden of Bones review
This week the Red Priestess showed off an alarming new party trick, and Tyrion's birthday present to his revolting nephew got broken on the first day. You know you're in Westeros when a couple of cockneys get devoured by a giant wolf in the first three minutes. Robb Stark continued his onslaught … [Read more...]
Avengers, Dark Knight Rises and Amazing Spider-Man – Superheroes Of Summer 2012
Last summer, a group of lesser known superheroes banded together to take the box office by storm, with decent results. (Well, except Green Lantern.) But this year, the big boys are back to show them how it's done. I'm talking about Avengers Assemble, The Dark Knight Rises and Amazing Spider-Man, of … [Read more...]
So long, Ceefax and Teletext
On Wednesday, the majority of the UK said goodbye to analogue TV, and cyberspace went in to mourning for information services Ceefax and Teletext. Martin O’Gorman of Xfm summed the loss up well when he tweeted, ‘RIP Ceefax. Gone the way of cassettes, 8-track and the ZX Spectrum.’ Amen. As … [Read more...]
Captain Hammer vs Iron Man: Nathan Fillion and Downey Jr do battle
It's like something directly out of a teenage girl's fan fiction short story: Robert Downey Jr and Nathan Fillion square up in the this promo video for the new series of Castle and Avengers movie (written by Joss Whedon). Fillion wins it with a final finishing blow, but if it had been … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 Ep2: What is Dead May Never Die review
Firstly, apologies for missing last week. The grand plan to watch on Sky Player whilst on holiday was thwarted by a total wi-fi blackout in the holiday cabin. I nearly died. While I was trying to re-learn the rules for Cribbage and score more than five in Scrabble, Tyrion was getting to grips with … [Read more...]
Avengers Clip: The Black Widow gets fitey
If you were wondering just what Black Widow's powers are, this clip should clear that up for you: Scarlett Johansson's powers are "seriously kicking arse whilst tied to a chair". I suspect she may extend that skill to just general arse-kicking whilst tied to anything, in case you're concerned her … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: The North Remembers S2 Ep1 Review
It's back! And there's no mistaking how excited everyone was to see it return. Twitter was a-buzz with Stark raving fans all desperate to catch those first glimpses of boobs and gore. And they weren't disappointed... *HERE BE SPOILERS!* For those of us who've read some or all of the books, the … [Read more...]
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