While some of the more obscure Hanna-Barbera characters such as Squiddly Diddly or Jabberjaw may not very well known among the general public, there’s one family, a “Modern Stone Age Family” in fact, who everyone will instantly recognise – The Flintstones. But The Flintstones didn’t start out life as Continue Reading
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VEEP season 5: More fun and games in the corridors of misused power
Being the President of the United States is not an easy undertaking. Especially when, as we saw at the end of season 4 of VEEP, you’re Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and your dream run to the presidency is rather cruelly complicated by ending up with the same number of Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “We All Fall Down” (S2, E2 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND BEACH-GOING ZOMBIES AND CREEPY ODD SURVIVALISTS* “We don’t talk to strangers” (Victor Strand) Remember when you were a sweet, trusting child and your parents instilled in you over and over that talking to strangers was a Bad Thing? It was pronounced in the sort Continue Reading
New Game of Thrones S6 trailer: Winter, the dead and a whole lot of drama are coming
*WINTER IS COMING … AND SPOILERS … AND WHITE WALKERS* SNAPSHOT Following the shocking developments at the conclusion of Season 5, including Jon Snow’s bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys’ near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei’s public humiliation in the streets Continue Reading
It’s a Hanna-Barbera Universe and you and Scooby Doo are just living in it
As you might have noticed, cinematic universes are very much a thing these days. Marvel has one, a very successful one at that which is now entering its third phase, DC wants one but seems unable to make it work on the big screen as well they do on Continue Reading
12 Monkeys season 2: Time’s twists and turns grow ever deeper
Well that didn’t quite go to plan now did it? When last we saw Dr. Cassandra “Cassie” Railly (Amanda Schull) and James Cole (Aaron Stanford) – SPOILER ALERT! – the central characters of 12 Monkeys (based on Terry Gilliam’s excellent movie of the same name), they were separated by almost Continue Reading
So soothing: Why Dalek Meditation is the next big thing … or else
We’ve all been there. Bills to pay. Deadlines at work. Relationship pressures. A million seemingly unsolvable demands and no way to wind down, to relieve the stress and tension that seem to be our ever present companions. But now there’s Dalek Meditation, which is guaranteed, yes guaranteed I say Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “Monster” (S2, E1 review)
*SPOILERS … AND SWIMMING ZOMBIES … AND EEL FOR DINNER AHEAD* As season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead opens, humanity, and more specifically the polyglot “family” headed by Madison (Kim Clark) and Travis (Cliff Curtis) are still dealing with the immediate after effects of the world going to Continue Reading
Can zombies swim? The cast of Fear the Walking Dead explain how
VIDEO SNAPSHOT What happened in season 1 and where did we leave our frazzled bunch of survivors? Check out this recap video courtesy of AMC and find out … So no doubt there is one thought that keeps you up at night, as it does me – Continue Reading
The Walking Dead – “Last Day on Earth” (S6, E16 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … ALONG WITH HUBRIS AND ITS INEVITABLE TWIN HUMILITY … AND MORE ROADBLOCKS THAN PEAK HOUR HAS CARS* It’s good to know that some things never change; even in the zombie apocalypse. For instance, the idea that pride most often comes before a fall, nowhere on Continue Reading