SNAPSHOT A new comedy from 20th Century Fox Television, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Gettin’ Rad Productions, a cynical skeptic (Craig Robinson), and a genius “true believer” in the paranormal (Adam Scott), are recruited by a secret government agency to look into the rampant “unexplained” activity in Los Angeles — Continue Reading
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“What is you smokin’ Bran?”: Even with winter here, #GoT can still have some fun
In the grim, icebound world of HBO’s megahit Game of Thrones, life is a very serious business. How can it not be? Winter has finally come – brr! – White Walkers, led by the vengeful Night King, are on the march, it’s like Westeros Idol out there with everyone Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: It’s time for your favourite character to put pedal to metal
I am not a car person. Not even a little bit. But the only sphere in which I will make an exception for vehicles, and really just about anything (bar pretty anything the extreme right advocates), is pop culture where transportation of all kinds has long been associated with Continue Reading
Game of Thrones: “The Spoils of War” (S7, E4 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND BBQ’D TROOPS AL FRESCO My what fun they had in Westeros this episode! Well Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) did … and then, did not. Fresh from killing his son’s assassin in the now-cleared out remains of Highgardens – go Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg), ballsy and Continue Reading
Just 40 minutes to say yes: The Will and Grace revival picks up speed
It began with a short skit during last year’s blighted US presidential campaign, became a revived TV series with a teaser trailer, and now Will & Grace, whose ninth return season (it’s first since 2006) episode count was upped from 10 to 12 and then 16, has now Continue Reading
Inside Big Bird: Witness how one of Sesame Street’s most-loved residents comes alive
Big Bird is one of Sesame Street‘s most beloved characters, the perfect embodiment of sweet childlike innocence, playfulness and an eagerness to learn. For much of his time on Sesame Street, he was given life by Caroll Spinney, a charming man who devoted much of his life to his Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: The thoughtful fun of Joey Spiotto’s Firefly Back From the Black
I love the work of Joey Spiotto. He has a keen eye and obvious love for pop culture and invests all this art with a playful sensibility that still manages to convey everything you love about the characters and shows or movies he draws inspiration from. Take his Little Continue Reading
Game of Thrones: “The Queen’s Justice” (S7, E3 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND DRAGONS … AND SOILED PANTS You have to hand it to Jon Snow (Kit Harrington). Against near-unanimous advice from his bannermen and his sister Sansa (Sophie Turner) – who got the keys to Winterfell, and the even more-obsessive attention of Lord Petry Baelish (Aidan Gillen) Continue Reading
Free Bird Seed: The street artfulness of Wile. E Coyote
I watched a lot of cartoons when I was a kid. I mean, a LOT of cartoons. It explains why, even now, that I’m obsessed with new cartoons, their look, feel and sensibilities, but why the old ones such as Hanna-Barbera suite of lamentably shortlived series (The Flintstones and Continue Reading
Get out of the flushing toilet bowl of life: Syfy says it’s time to be Happy!
SNAPSHOT Happy! will follow the journey of Nick Sax, a disgraced ex-cop who, as intoxicated and corrupt as he already is, keeps falling into his old habits of murder, sex, and betrayal and doesn’t seem to be getting out anytime soon. After suffering a heart attack, he finds himself visited Continue Reading