On Friday, BBC One concluded their repeats of the brilliant series two of Sherlock with the by now notorious The Reichenbach Fall (a 90-minute masterclass in how to make a fandom explode). If you were lucky enough to catch the repeat all the way through to the end, then you were in for a treat. … [Read more...]
DARK TREK – THE FINAL DARKTIER. Star Trek Into Darkness – Dork Review
Many fantasy/sci-fi franchises turn “dark” in their second or third films – once your heroes have some early triumphs, after all, it’s too tempting to take a big poo on them and see how they handle that. Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to 2009’s Star Trek, isn’t being subtle about its Dark … [Read more...]
Return of the jock: is Team GB’s success bad news for geeks?
Two conversations with my nephew about three years ago: Me: "Do you do much sport at school?" Him: "NO! Only geeks do sport" Me: "Geeks do sport? Don't the cool kids do sport?" Him: "No, only the geeks. The popular kids play computer games." Another day: Me: "What do you want to do when you're … [Read more...]
Five Things To Do If You’re Missing Sherlock
Sherlock has been finished for a few weeks now, but based on our web stats (yes, we watch you), a lot of readers are still hungering for more material from the Holmes/Watson duo to pass the time until it returns. Since there’s no news yet of when Sherlock might be filming again, never mind … [Read more...]
Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall – Dork Review
Ladies and gentlemen, it seems like only yesterday that series two of Sherlock started. Well, in fact it was two weeks ago, but it’s still been too brief a visit with the great detective. Already, it’s time for the finale, in which our hero faces his greatest challenge yet: a mobile phone … [Read more...]
Wear Sherlock’s coat, Irene Adler’s shoes and Moriarty’s tie
It’s Sunday night and every self-respecting geek is settled into his or her wingback chair (or sofa, if you don’t happen to live in the 1800s) ready for the onslaught of the brains and beauty that is Sherlock on BBC1. However, if watching (and dissecting on Twitter) isn’t enough for you, help is … [Read more...]
Sherlock: The Hounds Of Baskerville – Dork Review
The second episode of new Sherlock! This time, The Hound Of The Baskervilles gets the treatment, as Moffat and Gatiss pound through Conan Doyle’s most famous stories. There’s also a guest shot from Russell Tovey, who has now shown up in almost every famous geek show of our time, not to mention … [Read more...]
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia – Dork Review
The return of Baker Street’s finest! Sherlock hits the BBC again, for another three movie-length adventures. Last year’s first run was widely regarded as marvellous, with two great episodes and, um, that other one, so anticipation was high for this comeback. Can Sherlock live up to our … [Read more...]
WWBW: reaction to the TV BAFTAs 2011
The TV BAFTAs (or, as we're meant to call them, the British Academy Television Awards) are, I think, the really prestigious awards for that there telly-box, so it was pretty wonderful to see some of the shows we've celebrated here on Dork Adore come away with a golden mask this weekend. Let's look … [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...]
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