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Saturday morning cartoons: Josie and the Pussycats

Posted on February 17, 2018February 17, 2018 by aussiemoose

  I like to think of myself as being a fairly self-aware kid, in touch with my emotions, willing to think through the big issues, and creatively critical where needed. But hey, at the end of the day, which by the way were sooooo much longer when I was younger, Continue Reading

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Star Trek Discovery: “Will You Take My Hand” (S1, E15 review)

Posted on February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by aussiemoose

  SPOILERS AHEAD … AND A FRANTIC NARRATIVE WRAP-UP THAT WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD SPINNING LIKE IT’S JUST BEEN CUT OFF BY A BAT’LETH. So if the frenetic, helter-skelter, conveniently tied-up narrative is any guide, and I think it is, then the producers and writers of Star Trek Discovery were Continue Reading

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No body lives forever: First impressions of Altered Carbon

Posted on February 10, 2018January 24, 2020 by aussiemoose

We are all fond of fairytales. Oh, I don’t mean those charmingly barbed and dark morality plays that we have Disneynified so they are little more than quaint stories with an appealing message; I ‘m talking about those societal-wide delusions that we all take onboard as we grow up, the Continue Reading

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Stay dry. Stay alive. The perils of getting wet in The Rain

Posted on February 9, 2018February 8, 2018 by aussiemoose

  SNAPSHOT The world as we know it has ended. Six years after a brutal virus carried by the rain wiped out almost all humans in Scandinavia, two Danish siblings emerge from the safety of their bunker to find all remnants of civilization gone. Soon they join a group of Continue Reading

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Star Trek Discovery: “The War Without, The War Within” (S1, E14 review)

Posted on February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 by aussiemoose

  SPOILERS AHEAD … AND A STRONG SENSE THAT EVENTS ARE RUSHING LIKE CLOAKED KLINGON FLEETS TO THE POINTY END OF THE SEASON  Whoosh! That sound you heard, at Warp 10 with a mycelium push, is the penultimate episode of Star Trek Discovery‘s first season screaming past you, clutching a Continue Reading

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The original Torchwood team is returning! You have to Believe!

Posted on February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 by aussiemoose

  SNAPSHOT The Church of the Outsiders believe that mankind is about to evolve, to reach out into the stars. Owen Harper believes that Torchwood has to do whatever it takes to stop them. (synopsis via Big Finish) It’s been awhile (10 years in fact) since the original Torchwood team Continue Reading

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Watch out for Siren – You can’t escape her song

Posted on February 4, 2018February 2, 2018 by aussiemoose

  SNAPSHOT What if there was something sinister swimming beneath the sea’s surface? In Freeform’s next epic tale, Siren, the coastal town of Bristol Cove, known for its legend of once being home to mermaids, is turned upside down when a mysterious girl (Eline Powell) appears and begins wreaking havoc Continue Reading

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Chilling out – take a nice Slow TV trip on Norway’s snowy railways

Posted on February 4, 2018February 2, 2018 by aussiemoose

  There’s no getting around it – life in the 21st century is frenetic and only gathering steam as it powrs along like a bargain hunter at post-Christmas sales. It wasn’t supposed to be like this of course – thanks to the marvels of technological advancement, we were supposed to Continue Reading

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Dial it up again! Stargate Origins takes us on a grand new adventure (trailer)

Posted on February 3, 2018February 2, 2018 by aussiemoose

  SNAPSHOT In 1939, Professor Paul Langford and his daughter Catherine are still grappling with the mysteries of the ancient relic they discovered in the Egyptian desert more than ten years ago. With war looming in Europe and funding running out, these brilliant minds are approaching their lowest ebb. Little Continue Reading

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Glitter and glam! 100 days to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Posted on January 31, 2018March 13, 2018 by aussiemoose

  On the night of 13 May 2017, with the cheers and encouragement of the packed International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine ringing in his ear, and the landslide votes of Europe propelling him to a resounding victory, Salvador Sobral secured an historic first victory for Portugal in the Eurovision Continue Reading

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