Stranger Things, an undeniable watercooler hit par excellence which is soon (“soon” being a relative concept in these COVID-delayed times; don’t hold your breath is all I’d say) to treat us to a fourth season of Spielbergian ’80s horror-filled delights, has never been short on atmosphere. It has always had Continue Reading
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Fear the Walking Dead: “The End is the Beginning” (S6, E1 review) + The Walking Dead: World Beyond – “Blaze of Gory” (S1, E2 review)
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD If you can cast your mind, lo these many months back to when season five of Fear the Walking Dead (is there any other option, really?), you will recall that the Smiling Dictator Virginia (Colby Minifie) had split up our merry band of survivors, casting everyone Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: The World Beyond – “Brave” (S1, E1 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND ZOMBIES SPORTING THE LATEST IN BLUE SPRAY PAINT … Once more into the shambling dead, my friends, once more! Yes, after flogging the life out of The Walking Dead, which should have given up the ghost a few seasons back, and offering up Fear the Walking Continue Reading
The hilarity of humanity: Data gets his own laugh-heavy ’90s-style sitcom
SNAPSHOTA wholesome 90s sitcom revolving around the beloved android crewmember of the starship Enterprise-D. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) Doctor Noonian Soong bless Thomas Price of TrainDozer who has given us what we need most in the COVID-blighted days of 2020 – an amusing ’90s style sitcom starring the heart and Continue Reading
Weekday pop art: If all the fictional world was Polly Pocket
SNAPSHOTNowadays kids have iPads, Netflix, and the Internet to keep them entertained. But back in the 90s, there were few things more exciting than getting hold of the latest Polly Pocket. To recreate that feeling for 2020, our team has imagined what would happen if Polly Pocket decided to ‘do Continue Reading
G’day! Travels With My Father (S4) finds its ways grumpily and amusingly Down Under
SNAPSHOTJack and Michael Whitehall return with Season 4 of Travels With My Father, and this time they’re going down under. Join the duo as they tackle wild Emus, visit the Sydney Opera House and attempt Drag. (synopsis via YouTube (c) Netflix) This will surprise absolutely no one but travel is Continue Reading
Is this just real life or is this just fantasy, wonders WandaVision
SNAPSHOTSet in the 1950s, WandaVision will follow the story of Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany’s superhero characters Scarlet Witch and Vision. The series blends the style of classic sitcoms with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives—begin to suspect that Continue Reading
They’re back … and as heartwarmingly hilarious as ever! Thoughts on Muppets Now
As someone who had the distinct pleasure of watching The Muppet Show when it first premiered in 1976, and who thanks also to Sesame Street, has had a lifelong association with and love of the Muppets, it’s always been fascinating to watch how the legacy of Jim Henson’s superlatively wonderful Continue Reading
Godzilla vs. Aquaman: Fantastically imaginative pop culture mash-ups
They’re called action figures but let’s be honest – most of the time, OK all of the time, unless you’re an imaginative five-year-old (probably not), they don’t do much more than just sit on your display shelves, giving you warm and fuzzy pop culture vibes. But Instagrammer, Jax Navarro aka Continue Reading
Grab the remote! A terrific trio of sci-fi TV(ish) trailers: The Mandalorian (S2), Time Lord Victorious-Daleks!, Moonbase 8
Staying home isn’t all bad, is it? Well, you could be forgiven for wondering what more than once this year as COVID-19 forced time and again to find shelter in our homes away from a virulent virus, from harm and threat, and sadly, all too often from other people. Even Continue Reading