As The Good Place proved, death can be funny. Well, not so much death itself which is distinctly unfunny and horrifically grief-inducing but what comes afterwards, with the afterlife ripe, as it turns out, for some very clever riffs on heaven and hell and whether there might be some more Continue Reading
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Weekday pop art: Mythical pop culture creatures go vintage scientific
SNAPSHOTFrom the series “Unnatural History” that explores pop culture characters depicted as vintage biology illustration studies. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) If you’re as enamoured of good storytelling as I am, you will understand that feeling deep within that acknowledges that though fictional creatures from movies, TV and books aren’t real, Continue Reading
Their fate is in your hands – Thoughts on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
It was a cold and terrible day in January 2019, the 25th to be exact, when the final six episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt dropped on Netflix and Titus (Tituss Burgess) barked his last defensive pun, Lillian (Carol Kane) had to forgo fighting the gentrification of her belovedly raggedy slice Continue Reading
The Mandalorian: The LEGO is now strong with its trailer
The Mandalorian is hands (or lightsabres) down one of the best TV series of the last 12 months. “… a big budget, cinematically resplendent piece of storytelling that fits neatly, and with Rogue One edginess, into the rapidly re-expanding official Star Wars universe”, The Mandalorian took us deep into the Continue Reading
Six seasons and a … table read? Community cast re-enact episode “Cooperative Polygraphy” for a good cause
It turns out that there’s lots of things you can do from your own home that, pre-COVID-19, no one had actually thought to try because, well, frankly, we had the outside world and gatherings with other humans for that. But with social isolation still very much in place for many Continue Reading
What’s up Doc?! 80 new Looney Tunes cartoons that’s what!
SNAPSHOTBugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang are set to make their Porky Pig-like entrance back onto our screens starting May 27 … [via] all-new animated shorts series Looney Tunes Cartoons. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and featuring a talented group of voice cast members Continue Reading
Eurovision Song Contest magic strikes again … Listen to “Volcano Man” from Will Ferrell’s “The Story of Fire Saga”
SNAPSHOTEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is an upcoming American comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Andrew Steele and Will Ferrell and starring Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens and Demi Lovato. The film follows Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir as they are Continue Reading
BRRRR! Snowpiercer speeds its way finally to a TV or streaming device near you
SNAPSHOTSnowpiercer is set in 2021, seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland and follows the remnants of humanity who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. The show questions class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival. (synopsis courtesy Wikipedia) While everyone is currently Continue Reading
Get ready to travel to Strange New Worlds: Pike returns to Star Trek!
SNAPSHOTCBS All Access has ordered a full series of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, based on the years where Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) helms the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series will feature Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 fan favorites Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2020: Week 7 – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, UK
This is normally how I begin these review posts … What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is Continue Reading