And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts Continue Reading
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Do zombies speak French? Mais oui! The Returned debuts 31 October on Sundance
To be fair, the undead in this particularly original riff on the ascendant zombie genre are not mindless flesh-eating drones at all. Rather they are the dead of one particular small French village who walk back into their homes, and the lives of family and friends, blissfully unaware they Continue Reading
Talking about a Revolution season 2 poster … and some promos
One of the shows that completely came out of nowhere last season, for me at least, was NBC’s contribution to the apocalypse genre, Revolution. From a slow, rather unimpressive start, where it appeared the show would fail to capitalise on its wildly original premise, and which had me reaching Continue Reading
Back where they belong: Mr Peabody and Sherman set to jump back into the zietgeist in 2014
One of the things I remember most fondly from my childhood was getting up just before 6 a.m. (yes voluntarily!) when we were staying at my grandparents’ place in Sydney where they had three commercial TV channels to choose from – it seems laughable now in this digital age Continue Reading
Off we go to Yonderland … remember to pack your talking stick!
One of the things I have loved most about British comedy from the time I was a wee lad back in the 70s is its propensity for whimsy, satire, and just plain silliness. It’s a hard kind of comedy to pull off. Too much campness and it just looks Continue Reading
Community finally gets some promo lovin’ … and no, not from NBC (surprise, surprise)
It’s no secret that NBC has not exactly had a love affair to end all love affairs with Community. While it has renewed the show for a fifth season – with Dan Harmon back on board which has me ridiculously excited! – it is yet to schedule an air Continue Reading
When good walkers go bad: The Walking Dead’s latest teaser trailer
Damn walkers. Not only is someone leaving dead animals at the prison fence to attract them but now they’re letting them in to the prison. Either that or the walkers are becoming far more proficient at picking locks. I am betting on the Governor and his two henchmen, who Continue Reading
Oh no they didn’t! Hilarious Parks and Recreation bloopers
Parks and Recreation is without a doubt one of the funniest sitcoms of the current age, blessed with sharp, satirical writing, a great sense of time and place that it plays to perfectly, and a cast replete with more talented comedians that you can possibly count. (OK yes you Continue Reading
5 things I love about the upcoming Fall TV season
There’s new TV a-coming! While I often complain about finding the time to watch the great bounty that the current golden age of TV is lavishing upon us, the truth is I love finding and discovering new shows to lose myself in. Will this be the next Fringe? The Continue Reading
Please … help … me: The Walking Dead’s creepy new season 4 teaser trailer
OK this is seriously eerie. Walking down an empty hallway, convinced you hear footsteps and voices even though no one is there, CREEPY. I am not surprised that Rock, who you would think would be inured to anything unnerving by now, turns around to listen to a voice that Continue Reading