TV

  I have always loved sitcoms (“situation comedies”). There’s something about these 22 minute comedic explorations of life in a particular place that charmed me from the get-go of my TV viewing life. While there were usually multiple characters living out their online-filled lives, all the truly great sitcoms, and Continue Reading

  BOOK SYNOPSIS (via Goodreads): Being Astrid Krieger is absolutely all it’s cracked up to be. She lives in a rocket ship in the backyard of her parents’ estate. She was kicked out of the elite Bristol Academy and she’s intent on her own special kind of revenge to whomever Continue Reading

I was thrilled to be asked to guest post on an amazing site called inclassicstyle.com and naturally the topic was television in some form. In this re-post of my article, I wax lyrical about my history of watching TV before moving onto an examination of the way in which sci-fi Continue Reading

  Two weeks, two glaringly different life philosophies borne of the zombie apocalypse. In last week’s penultimate episode, Rick affirmed to his beleaguered group that “we are the greater good”, invoking a sense of The Three Musketeers‘ mantra, “all for one, one for all,” and recanting his season 2 ending declaration Continue Reading

  “The Bells of Saint John”, which marks the return of the modern incarnation of Dr Who‘s seventh season, was for the most part a triumph for the franchise which is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year. Effectively acting as a season opener after a reasonably lengthy hiatus (save for Continue Reading

  I am still not entirely sure I like teaser trailers. On the one hand they give you a tantalisingly brief look at an eagerly anticipated show. While on the other … well, they give you a tantalisingly brief look at an eagerly anticipated show. A double-edged promotional sword if Continue Reading

  And he’s racing! Barely pausing for breath, everyone’s favourite Doctor is off and running, or rather riding – on a motorbike no less – with new companion Clare in tow, all across modern London in a desperate race to save mankind from yet another menacing enemy. In “The Bells Continue Reading

  *warning: contains spoilers* The Walking Dead has always been, at its heart, a confronting morality play that forces us to consider, week after harrowing week, what we would do in the face of an apocalyptic terror both unending and seemingly unconquerable. Would we resort to a survival-of-the-fittest mentality, tossing Continue Reading

  Clara Oswald is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing companions yet if there is wonderful prequel to this week’s season 7 return episode of Dr Who is any guide. As the Doctor sits on a swing gently rocking back and forth, a wise-beyond-her-years little girl, who Continue Reading