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FX Knows What It's Doing

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For my money, of all the American networks cable or otherwise, FX has the largest number of quality consistent programmes. Sure, HBO has ...

This Time, It's Meatier

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Yesterday saw the release of the first poster for the much better named Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (though still not as good a...

[Review] - Justified, Season 4 Episode 8, "Outlaw"

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television The writers this season have made a wise choice, but putting big, series altering events into mund...

An Adventure 45 Minutes At 350° In The Making

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I want to make it very clear: I have no problem with a sequel to a film I loved basing the marketing for said sequel entirely around my ...

Why Would You Name Your Film That?

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As a writer, I've always found titles to be an interesting part of the process. Sometimes, I discover a title, and try to conceive a ...

Now Pay Attention 007, This Is How You Do A Montage

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I did not watch the Oscars, I haven't in years. They are meaningless, indicative of nothing but the budget of the marketing departmen...

It's Real To Them

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I love exploring the philosophical aspects of fiction. I mean the fictional existence of "real" characters that exist in a &quo...

It's Hard Out There For A Veep

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One of the best new shows, if not the best new show last year was Armando Iannucci's Veep , on HBO. Julia Louis-Dreyfus gave what is...

I Want To Believe The 2013 Ottawa Comiccon Will Be Shiny

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One of the better moments in my life Last year, I attended my first ever comiccon . It was also, coincidentally, Ottawa Ontario's fi...

Who Ya Going To Call?

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Alexander Jones, aka Orion Pax , has done something fantastic here. I'm a fan of Lego , have championed the creation of new Lego se...

Here Be Dragons

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Last year it was all we could do to stop from collapsing under the endless parade of recut trailers from HBO for Game of Thrones . This y...

[Review] - Cluedo, Sherlock Edition

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Because of a complete lack of upcoming films that interest the author in any way, this is part of a spring series of reviews of things other...

While Moffat Talks Doctor Who, Former Cast Members Do Good Works

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This is a trailer for ITV's new drama Broadchurch , a stark crime drama about a family, and a town, ripped apart by the death of a sm...

Archer Toy Is... Wait, I Had Something For This

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Remember a couple weeks ago, when I got all giddy over the announcement of Archer toys? Well, apparently Factory Entertainment had a r...

[Opinion] - Could Primeval: New World Have Been Better?

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Courtesy of Impossible Pictures. I doubt it. Well, that's it. See you next time, folks. ... I kid, I kid. About leaving, not ...

Neverwhere Is Almost Here

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Late last year , Neil Gaiman shared with us the news that Dirk Maggs would be adapting his novel Neverwhere into a radio drama for BBC ...

The Parks And Rec Drinking Game: When They Drink, Drink

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Tonight is an hour long episode of Parks and Rec , and to celebrate that fact, here is a supercut (from the masters of the supercut over ...

[Review] - Justified, Season 4 Episode 7, "Money Trap"

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television I feel so bad for last week's episode. It was bad enough having to follow Kin , but getting san...

Roger Rabbit To Star In A New Film? That Isn't A Roger Rabbit Sequel?

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Any time I get to write an update concerning Roger Rabbit, I'm a happy writer. Any time it happens shortly after the announcement o...

The Lambs Are About To Start Screaming

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Now, I'm a fan of Bryan Fuller. Dead Like Me , fantastic; Wonderfalls , hilarious and my personal favourite; Pushing Daisies , timele...

[Review] - Primeval: New World, Season 1 Finale, Episode 13, "Sound Of Thunder Part 2"

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Courtesy of Impossible Pictures First off, what was the matter Primeval: New World , couldn't find a beefeater costume to shove into...

Richard Briers Has Died

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Richard Briers, CBE, has died at the age of 79. Briers was a veteran of film, TV and stage, making his first appearances in the 1960...

J.J. Abrams Knows How to Tell A Story

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Ever since the announcement that J.J. Abrams would be directing the next Star Wars film, and potentially not the next Star Trek film, ...

[Review] - Hyde Park On Hudson

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Courtesy of Film Four There are two very different films playing out in the course of the brisk 95 minutes of Hyde Park on Hudson . One...

Doctor Bishop Just Wants A Friend

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It's not often that teaser trailers are released for short films, but I understand why this one is worth teasing. Friend stars Fring...

Hugh Laurie Really Wants To Be A Movie Star

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Hugh Laurie hasn't had the greatest luck when it comes to film. He's been trying to adapt his own novel, The Gun Seller , for year...

[List] - 9 Women In Red

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Valentino's 2010 Red Thread exhibition. Anyone who has taken a basic level art, anthro or English Lit class can tell you the meanin...

We Don't Have To Wait An Eternity For Oblivion

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Do you remember when the Summer Movie Season used to be in the summer? When July 1st was the first big weekend for blockbusters? Then it ...

I Too Am Obsessed With Wealth, Class, And Cheese

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LAIKA is the company that made Coraline and ParaNorman . This is what they're doing next: “ The Boxtrolls is a comedic fable that...

[Review] - Justified, Season 4 Episode 6, "Foot Chase"

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television It is a rare thing to see a weak episode of Justified , and yet here one is. Perhaps not as weak a...

It's A Magical World

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All images the creation of nite4awk Calvin and Hobbes is wonderful, and beautiful and hilarious. This doesn't really need to be sa...

The One Who Knocks, And The One With The Axe

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All images from Comics Alliance Last week came the announcement that Archer will be getting it's own multi-pronged toy line, in...

[Review] - Primeval: New World, Season 1 Episode 12, "The Sound Of Thunder Part 1"

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Courtesy of Impossible Pictures, from last week, because apparently even the show is getting tired of promoting itself There was a mom...

Don't Use The Rewrite Cliche... Don't Use The Rewrite Cliche... Dammit!

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As someone who considers himself a writer, I always keep an eye out for films that explore the world, the methods, and the obvious mental...

This Is All I Ever Really Wanted

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I'm a big fan of people getting hit by buses in movies. I think every movie should end as such. For most of them, it would at least im...

Monsters University Trailer Gets An A From Me

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I'd be lying if I said I wasn't super excited about Monsters University . Monsters Inc sits at number two on my favourite Pixar ...

Finally, The Storm Begins

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This first proper teaser (I say proper, in that it contains actors from the show and not just a lost bird ) for season 3 of Game of Thron...

Seeking Out New Consoles, And New Digital Platforms

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Because I've had my PS3 for less then a year, I'm still not used to watching for announcements for games from places like E3. Nor...

[Review] - Identity Thief

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Courtesy of Universal Pictures Somewhere in here, there is a good movie. It has been lost however, in a blizzard of aimless plots, rand...

I Still Can't Afford This

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Another Calvin and Hobbes original print has been put up for auction. The November 3, 1986 strip, given to Adam@Home creator Brian Bas...

I Want Muppet Lego Now

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Made by Jedikermit I've supported campaigns on the Lego Cuusoo before . And while the Back to the Future sets were chosen to becom...

[How To] - Build The Muppet Theatre, Part 2

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"It's the Muppet Show , with our very special guest star, Mr. Peter Sellers. Yayyyyyyy!" So, a few weeks back I ta...

Spider-man 2 Most Likely Won't Be Amazing

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Amazing Spider-man 2 started production in New York Tuesday, and the official (vague) synopsis has been re...

Community Returns Tonight

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NBC might not think so, but this show is kind of a big deal. At least, it will be for as long as it's on and unloved by it's netw...

[Review] - Justified Season 4, Episodes 4 and 5, "This Bird Has Flown" And "Kin"

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Courtesy of FX Justified is the best hour of television to sit down and watch every week. Right now, with the current schedule, th...

Bert Macklin: Guardian Of The Galaxy

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Courtesy of Annapurna Pictures Did not see this one coming. Parks and Rec star, and recent Zero Dark Thirty actor Chris Pratt has n...

Judy Greer Is Writing A Book That I Will Read

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Judy Greer can have as many adjectives associated with her name as she damned well wants: funny, beautiful, tenacious, sarcastic, rude, sa...

[Review] Primeval: New World, Season 1 Episodes 10 and 11, "The Great Escape" and "The Inquisition"

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Courtesy of Impossible Pictures It really is a case of one step forward, many, many steps back for this show. For every sign of improv...

"We Are All Star Stuff"

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I haven't posted nearly enough (read: any at all) science stuff here in a long while, and I intend on that to change, until it slips ...

Enterprise, Coming In Hot

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Up until now I'd been sceptical that the ship seen crashing into the sea in the Star Trek Into Darkness trailers was the Enterprise ...

Various Marvel News Things

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Expect the advertising blitz on Iron Man 3 to ramp up starting now, as the May release date quickly approaches (quicker for the April re...

Somebody Down Here Likes Nick Offerman. Me, It's Me. I Like Him

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A while back, there was a "promo" for Nick "Axe Swanson" Offerman's film Somebody Up There Likes Me , featuring ...

Archer Toys? Yup.

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Forget some vaguely humorous opening remark, let's get to this. Factory Entertainment , which to this point has concerned itself mos...

[Review] - Lands Of Ice And Fire

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One of the great successes of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire is the depth of history he has created for his world. Not a...

Superman Becomes Unbound, Whatever That Means

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I like the DC Animated Films, generally, but I think I've had quite enough of Superman and Batman. I understand they sell well enough...

The Muppets... Again!

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For a while we've known the the Muppet sequel currently filming in London was known as The Muppets... Again . Now we have confirmatio...

[How To] - Build The Muppet Theatre, Part 1

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Hi Ho! Before I begin, I need to make a special mention to two people. First and foremost, to Lance Cardinal . He was 100% the inspira...

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