It’s that time of the year again! The current TV season is coming to a close and as the shows we know and love wrap it up for another year, some of them never to be seen again, a jostling crop of hopefuls is waiting in the wings ready Continue Reading
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Those were the days my friend: sneak peek at the “Revolution” finale
EPISODE SYNOPSIS Title: “The Dark Tower” Life-threatening dangers abound on all sides as the Rebels infiltrate the Tower. Miles’ (Billy Burke) leadership abilities and character are sorely tested as well as his feelings for Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Nora (Danielle Alonso). Aaron’s (Zak Orth) genius comes in handy while Continue Reading
Is there a 12th Doctor in the house? Matt Smith to leave “Dr Who” end of 2013
Like a threatening crowd of Weeping Angels growing in numbers and proximity, there have been mounting rumours for quite some months now that Matt Smith might be close to calling it quits after four years as the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who. And it appears that this speculation was Continue Reading
Is Dan Harmon on his way back to the warm embrace of his “Community”?
Could Dan Harmon, the creator, creative mastermind and for the first three seasons at least the driving force behind and showrunner of NBC’s bruised-from-being-throw-like-a-piñata-in-a-hurricane around NBC’s less-than-stellar schedule (assuming it even makes it onto it, of course) sitcom Community be on his way back into the quirky embrace of Continue Reading
Ellen Degeneres gets together with some of her “Friends”
If you’re a pop culture junkie like me, there is nothing more exciting than the reunion of the cast from one of your favourite TV shows. (OK perhaps there is – if Ryan Reynolds called and asked if he come over and watch said reunion with me, I would Continue Reading
Coming to a TV near you: 5 promising new season sitcoms #1
It’s that time of the year again! The current TV season is coming to a close and as the shows we know and love wrap it up for another year, some of them never to be seen again, a jostling crop of hopefuls is waiting in the wings ready Continue Reading
Weekend Pop Art #4: Zombies are everywhere
These days you could be forgiven for thinking that zombies are everywhere. So prevalent have the post-apocalytic undead become that they are starting to pop up in movies that never featured them in the first place and it’s thanks in part to the imaginative brilliance of one Matt Busch. Continue Reading
Come join the “Revolution” My current thoughts on a show I once spurned
Way back when J. J. Abrams’ latest hit TV series, Revolution, debuted in October 2012, I was initially underwhelmed by a show that, though armed with an imaginative, promising premise, seemed uncertain how best to execute on it. The pilot episode, which introduced us to a world where electricity Continue Reading
“Goodnight Sweet Grimm” … well, it’s time to go … (review of season 2 final episode)
** SPOILERS AHEAD … AND ZOMBIES, LOTS OF ZOMBIES ** There are zombies in Portland! And not just any zombies. No, these are authentic voodoo-priest created zombies – the priest in question is a seemingly ageless Wesen called Baron Samedi (Reg E. Cathey), a Cracher-Mortel who spits a vile Continue Reading
That’s a wrap! A review of the Eurovision 2013 Grand Final
I seem to have lost something. I had it for years, it served me well, and unerringly came to my aid when I need it the most, usually in May every year. What is this mysterious something? (And no, it is not Andrius Pojavis from Lithuania thanks for asking.) Continue Reading