I grew up with Little Golden Books (the first 12 of which were published on October 1, 1942). I still fondly recall reading The Poky Little Puppy and Three Little Kittens (two of the first twelve 12 titles published), The Monster at the end of this Book (starring Grover) and Continue Reading
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First impressions: Helix (“Pilot” 1.01 / “Vector” 1.02)
“BEHIND YOU!” Now before anyone begins to worry that the use of that delightfully hoary old pantomime ritual is a sign that Helix is some sort of over the top homage to English musical comedy stage shows, let me assure you that the use of that phrase has more to do Continue Reading
Nurse Jackie takes the high road … or the low road in disguise
Nurse heal thyself! There’s every chance that a nurse as skilled as Nurse Jackie (Edie Falco) could do that in a heartbeat, but she’s also a flawed human being, an addict, a mother and a 1001 other complicating things so the heartbeat has ended up being more like five Continue Reading
5 things I loved about this year’s Golden Globe Awards
I love the Golden Globe Awards. They are ballsy, brassy and fun, the Sydney to the Oscar’s Melbourne – that only makes sense if you live in Australia but trust me Sydney and Melbourne are the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars respectively in spirit – and a great Continue Reading
The Simpsons pay tribute to Hayao Miyazaki: Let the anime magic ensue
One of the most delightful surprises of my moviegoing life was deciding on a whim one day to see a Japanese animated movie Spirited Away, from the famous Studio Ghibli, which until recently was headed by the justifiably legendary Hayao Miyazaki. Despite studying Japanese at university for three years Continue Reading
First impressions: Community season 5 (now with re-added Dan Harmon)
Like a great many other Community fans, I persevered through the lacklustre Dan Harmon-less season four, happy to spend any time I could get with the Greendale gang, even if they did feel like rather soulless facsimiles of the wacky, insane and ultimately loveable people I had grown to Continue Reading
Return of The Walking Dead: mid-season 4 poster revealed!
With just over a month to go till The Walking Dead shuffles back a-wailin’ and a-moanin’ onto our screens, we are being given a steady stream of what-ifs and maybe and could this character actually die predictions from all over the interweb. While only showrunner Scott M. Gimple, series Continue Reading
FUTURE ZEITGEIST: Pop culture goodness I am looking forward to in 2014
I love new years! I am most definitely not one of those cynical old souls who reaches New Year’s Eve, harrumphs with Scrooge-like intensity and balefully glares at the next 365 days, convinced they will be just as awful as I imagine them to be. While I am old Continue Reading
LOOK BACK: My 10 favourite TV shows of 2013 (+ 3 I would rather forget)
I remember the simpler days of my youth. One commercial channel, one government channel and you could only watch as many programs as you had waking hours since PVRs were but a distant twinkle in some yet unborn tech head’s eyes (best not to think that one through too Continue Reading
Happy last minute pop culture Christmas greetings!
Right it’s Boxing Day here in Australia and I hadn’t planned on any more Christmas posts but I kept forgetting all sorts of fun festive posts by my favourite TV shows, music artists and movies and had to share them. You’re Ho! Ho! Ho! welcome. Continue Reading