I have been reading for years about web-based TV shows that are typically 5-10 minutes in length per episode, usually appeal to a very narrow niche fan base (which they can do since ratings aren’t a concern) and are usually creatively fast and loose, pushing boundaries in terms of content Continue Reading
Torchwood : Miracle Day
I have loved Torchwood since I rushed to see it’s first episode the moment the good folks at Dr Who announced they were doing the first of what’s become a flood of spin offs (most not aimed at my demographic, sometimes not even Dr Who it seems these days, thank Continue Reading
EUREKA! My new favourite quirky comedic drama!
So usually I am an early adopter right? Not in terms of my use of technology, which usually runs along the lines of ‘I am aware of it but will wait for the no-bugs second generation thank you’; but in my eagerness to listen to the latest music, check out Continue Reading
Paul Lockyer (ABC Australia journalist) – RIP
Today one of the finest journalists I have ever seen in action – balanced, articulate and evocative without being sensationalist – died in a helicopter crash last evening, along with his crew, John Bean and Gary Ticehurst. he will be sorely missed in an era of lazy, sloppy journalism for being Continue Reading
Coldplay has a new album a-comin’!
I am thrilled and excited in a way that used to happen way back when I was a kid and ABBA were getting ready to release a new album. While I love the depth and breadth of music I listen to right now, one thing I miss is the thrill Continue Reading
Rise of the Planet of the Apes @ Event Cinemas, Sydney (Sunday 14 August)
Rise of Planet of the Apes is a brilliant, if confronting, movie. While it descends into shoot-em-up action in the final act, and the number of apes mysteriously multiplies, it by and large movie addresses some very real current social and ethical concerns – should we be manipulating genetics Continue Reading
New season US TV Shows – Part 1
I love the expectation that hovers like a shimmering exciteable mist – anthropomorphising suspended fine water droplets is a new thing even for me but I think I like it – at this time of year when the new US TV shows are announced, ahead of the new season kicking Continue Reading
Discovering the hilarity of delightful UK sitcom Miranda
This is one very funny sitcom. Not cutting edge granted but when did all comedy have to be avant garde to be entertaining and wildly funny? And Miranda Hart’s show about a geeky, slightly ungainly ‘big and long’ singleton trying to find love while she navigates relationships with wacky friends Continue Reading
Community on Sesame Street
It is no secret that I adore in almost equal measure both The Muppets and the sitcom Community (well if you’re inside my head anyway which thankfull for you, you’re not). So imagine my utter pop culture-loving, nerdy joy when these two culture treasures combined recently with the appearance Continue Reading
Falling Skies
This is an awesomely good show. From the gifted hands of Steven Spielberg, this show focuses on the aftermatch of an alient attack on Earth where 90% of humanity has been killed outright, and the survivors have either given into survival of the fittest behaviour, begun collaborating with the enemy, Continue Reading