SPOILERS AHEAD … AND FUNGUS WITH SOME WARP SPEED GRUNT … When most people reach rock bottom, the natural inclination is to immediately seize the first opportunity to get back up the slippery slope of life. But then most people are not Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), most recently seen Continue Reading
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Fear the Walking Dead: “This Land is Your Land” / “El Matadero” (S3, E13 & E14 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND WAY MORE HUMANITY (AND WAY LESS OXYGEN) THAN YOUR AVERAGE PIECE OF APOCALYPTIC STORYTELLING … The thing that has been most compelling about Fear the Walking Dead from the word go has been its willingness to wear its humanity on its sleeve. While its parent Continue Reading
Puppets from socks! Jim Henson’s 1969 inventive masterclass on an age-old artform
SNAPSHOT Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on Iowa Public Television’s Volume See kids’ show. (source: Laughing Squid) I have long loved the work of Jim Henson. A Continue Reading
First impressions: Atypical (Netflix)
There’s no such thing as normal. That’s the refreshing message from Atypical, a new(ish) Netflix series created by Robia Rashid, about one charming young man on the autism spectrum, which ends up beautifully exploring the idea that none of us are really as normal as we’d like to think Continue Reading
Aliens in the backyard: Juvenile Mulder and Scully search for truth in new X-Files picture book
Throughout its extensive run (1993-2002; 2016-) the evocative rallying cry for The X-Files has been “The Truth is Out There”. It hinted at mysteries untold, vast, dark conspiracies and an endlessly unnerving sense that we are not being told the truth about the world around us. But where exactly Continue Reading
Finally watched … The Good Place (S1, E 1-8)
It’s rare that you fall head over heels in love with a TV show … especially on a first viewing. Sure, you might flirt a little, watching an episode here or there. Or you might lightly date, sampling a few episodes one after the other, separated by a reasonably Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Tim Burton comes to Game of Thrones
Do you want Game of Thrones in Tim Burton’s style? #patreon #digital #procreate #procreateapp #jonsnow #gameofthrones #got #gameofthronesart #timburton #timburtonstyle #keithharing #winteriscoming #winterishere #gotseason7 #gameofthronesseason7 A post shared by Pin-Up by Andrew Tarusov (@askandy) on Aug 10, 2017 at 9:23am PDT There’s a lot going on for the good Continue Reading
Blue Planet II: Take a deep breath and watch this Pixar story come to life (trailer)
SNAPSHOT This world-exclusive introduction to the show is narrated by series presenter Sir David Attenborough and set to an exclusive track developed by Hans Zimmer and Radiohead. The prequel features an array of some of the most awe-inspiring shots and highlights from the new series, as well as several Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “Brother’s Keeper” (S3, E12 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND MORE ZOMBIES THAN YOU CAN POKE A POINTY STICK AT … So you know how they – yes the mysterious “they” who are responsible for pretty much everything it seems – always say revenge is a dish best served cold? How about undead with trailing Continue Reading
Pack your bags Rick & Morty! You’re off to the SpongeBob SquarePants universe
SNAPSHOT Vulture sat down with the co-creators of Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, along with producer Ryan Ridley, and voice actors Spencer Grammer (Summer), and Sarah Chalke (Beth), and asked them to improvise an episode in a Spongebob-like world. In this Vulture-animated short, Rick and Morty Continue Reading