A lot of people have died on Game of Thrones. A LOT. If you’re dedicated viewer of the watercooler conversation-dominating medieval saga, which is gearing for a considerably shortened two final seasons this year and next – or a standard season split into two purely by marketing/ratings and not Continue Reading
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Does Netflix have a GLOW? Why yes they do
SNAPSHOT Glow tells the fictional story of Ruth Wilder (Brie), an out-of-work, struggling actress in 1980s Los Angeles who finds one last chance for stardom when she’s thrust into the glitter and spandex world of women’s wrestling. In addition to working with 12 Hollywood misfits, Ruth also has to Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead – “Eye of the Beholder” / “The New Frontier” (S3, E1 & E2 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND LOTS OF ZOMBIES, SURVIVALISTS AND THE ODD HELICOPTER … Any idea that Fear the Walking Dead is the poor, insipid younger sibling of the The Walking Dead – not an opinion I held but one that had been widely articulated online – were put to Continue Reading
Females are STILL strong (and funny) as hell: Thoughts on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 3
Watching any episode of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is always a frothy, fun delight. Saturated in a cartoonish, often surreally colourful fashion, where the quirky and the everyday sit happily side-by-side, and populated by characters prone to pronouncements that make sense only to them (and yet somehow make sense Continue Reading
Blast off into dramedy space with The Orville
SNAPSHOT In the 25th century, Earth is part of the Planetary Union, a far-reaching, advanced and mostly peaceful civilization with a fleet of 3,000 ships. Down on his luck after a bitter divorce, Planetary Union officer Ed Mercer MERCER (MacFarlane) finally gets his chance to command one of these Continue Reading
What will you become? Fear the Walking Dead season 3 (poster and trailers)
SNAPSHOT As Fear the Walking Dead returns for season three, our families will be brought together in the vibrant and violent region formerly known as the U.S.-Mexico border. International lines done away with following the world’s end, our characters must attempt to rebuild not only society, but family as Continue Reading
Boldly going all over again: First Star Trek Discovery trailer
SNAPSHOT Set roughly ten years before the events of the original series, Star Trek: Discovery shows a never before seen era that shaped Federation history. First Officer Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) encounters new ships, worlds and villains as the threat of war looms.(synopsis via Netflix) There was a point, Continue Reading
What does Neil deGrasse Tyson think about this summer’s sci-fi movies? We’re glad you asked
Unless you’ve been living on the dark side of a particularly remote moon of late, you would be aware that Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist, author and all science expert, is insanely good at communicating everything you could possibly want to know about the world around us and the Continue Reading
Stephen Hawking needs a new voice – which celebrity can fit the bill?
SNAPSHOT Stephen Hawking has had the same trademark voice for 30 years and has now decided it’s time for a change. Watch him view the audition tapes from hopeful celebrities… (synopsis via Laughing Squid) You know how it is – you’ve had something for a while and true you Continue Reading
Guide to the classics: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods (curated article)
Article by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England Fans of Neil Gaiman are having a bountiful year. In February there was the release of his retelling of the Norse myths. In March, Dark Horse released the comic book adaptation of his influential 2001 novel American Gods. And this month, American Continue Reading