Nearly two months after Doctor Who disappeared from TV until Christmas, a new Adventure Game appears! With no other Who product of late, at least until Sarah Jane Adventures starts back up in autumn, this prospect excited me a little. The last two were decent, after all, and it’s always pleasant to … [Read more...]
Doctor Who and Sherlock news a-go-go from Edinburgh
The Edinburgh TV Festival this weekend has brought forth some interesting announcements about the 2011 returns of Sherlock and Doctor Who from the BBC. Holmes confirmed for another coat-tastic year? The Doctor to regenerate in two separate halves? Clearly Steven Moffat’s Cardiff-based TV factory is … [Read more...]
Sherlock Style: Grab his Belstaff Milford Coat
While Sherlock may be better know for his brains rather than his beauty, he also has the ability to be a rather dapper chap. His style revolves around smart suits, a dark selection of scarves to keep him warm whilst dashing around London and, of course, the ever present Milford coat that had … [Read more...]
Five iPhone 4 cases for geeks
So the last couple of months have been a bit rocky for Apple. They finally released the iPhone 4....only to discover that the aerial is basically botched. Still, it's not all bad. The aerial only refuses to work if you place your actual hands over it. Y'know, like when you use a normal mobile … [Read more...]
Sherlock – The Great Game: Dork Review
The short, intense affair of Sherlock came to an end on Sunday. After the first episode, we all threw an internet parade and someone at the Beeb announced excitedly that a new series was coming. Then the second episode happened, everyone was a bit disillusioned and that BBC source must have been … [Read more...]
Sherlock – A Study In Pink: Dork Review
After a long wait, Sherlock bounds onto BBC1 to solve mysteries and seem quirky. Although devoid of aliens or goblins, it has attracted the geek eye due largely to co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, both writers on the all-conquering Doctor Who. The first episode, written by Moffat, has … [Read more...]
Geeks! What are you watching at the moment?
Doctor Who is over and there's now a massive hole in my usually jam-packed Sky+ series link line up. I'm still catching up on 30 Rock, but once that special joy is over, there will be nowhere for me to get my geek on. So what are you watching? Misfits is on the way, Sherlock should be good … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Adventure Games: Blood Of The Cybermen review
It feels like the BBC have read the reviews of their maiden voyage in the field of Doctor Who Adventures Games. Many of them, including our own, said that it was a good outing, nice presentation, but an over-emphasis on stealth and sneaking. I’m not arrogant enough to believe our mewling was … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: The Big Bang review
After blowing up the TARDIS and destroying the entire universe last week, the scene was set for one of those “Oh my God big stuff happens!” finales that Doctor Who has often presented in recent years. Oh, and Amy’s dead, and the man himself is locked inside an inescapable Rubik’s Cube. So it’s … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens review
A few weeks back whilst reviewing the first half of the Silurian two-parter, I slipped in some smartarse about how it’s unfair to review the first part of such storylines on their own. I found myself thinking that again, rather more seriously, whilst watching The Pandorica Opens, the beginning of … [Read more...]










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