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Sherlock Lives In 2014

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Well, I missed it by that much. When the BBC released the most recent and brief trailer for series 3 of Sherlock , I guessed that the ep...

Illegal Immigrants Of The Really Old West

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You know what I love about dinosaurs? Besides, literally everything about them, I mean. We have no idea how many there were, and in all ...

[How To] - Make Doctor Who Clue

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[ This is the part of a month long series of articles, lists and other features celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.] I t...

Even Hitler Cared About Germany

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Before he was "invited" back to Community for what will inevitably be its last season, Dan Harmon pitched and sold an animated...

The Boxtrolls Is Now My Most Anticipated Movie Of 2014

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You know the difference between something that looks good, and looks lovely? This trailer should clear up that distinction.

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 9, "Repairs"

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Courtesy of Marvel Television Productions I think we've established that SHIELD 's greatest contribution to the larger MCU will...

Hampster In SPAAACE(ish)

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Carl Sagan once famously said that we are all made of star stuff. And that's true: the elements that make up all matter in the univer...

Why It's Awesome To Be A Nerd

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Leave it to Wil Wheaton to deliver what is perhaps the best definition of a nerd I've heard. And I know there is some debate amongst ...

The Day After The Doctor

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Considering how Who -heavy the last month has been, I decided to take a bit of a break from posting Doctor Who related content. And t...

The Week Of Living Stoically

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A team from the University of Exeter are challenging you to live as some Romans did, and embrace stoicism for one week. Stoicism is t...

So, When We Go To Mars, We're Going To The Lush Happy Looking One, Right?

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This is a simulation of the 4 billion year evolution of Mars, from wet and lively planet to the desolate wasteland of today. The video wa...

"The Protein Shake" Has Officially Been Added To The List Of Acceptable Euphemisms

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Atlantis wasn't on over the weekend because something else was clogging up the timeslot , so there's no new review today. And it...

This Is Christmas

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If we weren't spoiled enough by the 50th special , and by Peter Davison's superior-in-a-different-sort-of-way tribute to the ser...

[Review] - An Adventure In Space And Time

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[ This is the part of a month long series of articles, lists and other features celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.] Courtes...

The Five(ish) Doctors

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Listen, as brilliant as Day of the Doctor may have been, it doesn't hold a candle to this. Peter Davison (aka The Fifth Doctor) has ...

[Review] - The Day Of The Doctor

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[ This is the part of a month long series of articles, lists and other features celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.] Courtes...

And Now For Something Completely Revisited

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At a press conference yesterday, the surviving members of Monty Python announced that they would be reuniting for a one-off show at Londo...

The World's Gags

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The World's End was one of the few highlights for me, to an otherwise dreary summer movie season. Now that's it out on DVD, we ...

[Opinion] - Why Has Doctor Who Lasted 50 Years

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[ This is the part of a month long series of articles, lists and other features celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.] "...

The (Next To) Last Day

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50th Mini epsode The Last Day by culttvstuff Russell T. Davies, who originated the idea of the Time War as a way of removing the Time L...

Lake Bell And Simon Pegg Intend To Remain Funny

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I'm not ashamed to admit that I've got something of a screen crush on Lake Bell. And why not? She's funny, talented and is on...

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 8, "The Well"

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Courtesy of Marvel Television Productions. Is anyone else suddenly wondering if The Winter Soldier 's change to an April release dat...

It Sounds Worse Than It Is

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Finally, a proper full trailer for Muppets Most Wanted , which I correctly guested would be attached to Frozen , out this weekend. While ...

The Day Approaches

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Saturday is nearly here, and soon, all the anticipation of the 50th anniversary will devolve into nitpicking it's every aspect. As I...

[Review] - Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure

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It's always nice to hear intelligent people speak on absurd topics, and Eddie Izzard is pretty much the king of that particular mount...

You Need How Many Sandwiches?

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True story: the first two food stuffs I learned how to make were grilled cheese sandwiches, and scrambled eggs. And while I would eventu...

Everything Seemed To Be Going So Well

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I'm a fan of Stanley Tucci. I'm a fan of Alice Eve. I'm more of a fan of each of them when they appear in films worth watchin...

[Review] - Atlantis, Series 1 Episode 8, "The Furies"

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Courtesy of the BBC You had your chance, Atlantis . You had your the means and opportunity to shrug off the last uneven weight of your p...

Children In Need? Call A Doctor

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If you look at the DVD specs for the release of the Day of the Doctor in December, you can see that the disc will include three episodes:...

The Oliver Show With John Not Stewart

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Courtesy of Comedy Central I knew this was going to happen. I've been saying it for a long time now, and this summer only made it...

[Review] - Hyperbole And A Half, By Allie Brosh

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It is the greatest accolade I feel I can give to something, if it succeeded in nearly killing me. The fantastic Gravity caused me to suf...

They've Really Got Something Here

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Earlier today , when I made my suggestions of which classic Doctor Who serials a newbies to the series should watch first, you might hav...

Hello Darling

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In all the hoop-la about the Hobbit , it has perhaps been forgotten that Stephen Fry is part of the cast. Personally, his casting as the...

[List] - Doctor Who Newbies, Where Should You Start?

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[ This is the part of a month long series of articles, lists and other features celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.] I...

The Night Of The Doctor

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HOLY SHIT! After the jump, I have thoughts that are more complex than that, but if you've ever enjoyed Doctor Who , watch the short...

[Review] - Richard II, By The Royal Shakespeare Company

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Courtesy of the RSC Honest admission time: I'd never seen a production of Richard II before this. I've read it, to be sure. See...

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 8, "The Hub"

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Courtesy of Marvel Television Productions Last week, as I was reading a review for F.Z.Z.T on another site, the author commented that i...

Mal Means Bad

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Let's be clear on something from the get-go, I'm not a fan of these fairy tale adaptations that have apparently become the next b...

Lets Stay On Marvel For A Moment, Yes?

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A lot of Marvel news has broke recently, and the previous article got me in a mood, so we'll just stay on this thread for a bit lon...

[Analysis] - What Is An Infinity Stone? [Updated]

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All images courtesy of Marvel Thor: the Dark World ends with a post-credits sequence that ties directly into the forthcoming and anti...

Say Hi Brett

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All marketing campaigns wish they could be this good. Keep it up, Archer , I'm more than willing to wait out January if this is what ...

The Bear In The Big (No, Really) House

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One aspect of the Desolation of Smaug that has taken a back seat to the lady-elves and the dragon-who-shall-not-be-used-in-marketing is ...

[Review] - Atlantis, Series 1 Episode 7, "The Rules of Engagement"

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Courtesy of the BBC It seems like Atlantis might have settled into a groove somewhat, which is really what you'd expect after half ...

The First Rule Of Tweeting Club, Is Don't Tweet About Tweeting Club

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What with the success of Thor over the weekend, and everyone going on about what the post-credits scene meant, and how Thor 's succe...

Zygons And Daleks And Doctors, Oh My

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Finally, finally , the BBC has released the first trailer with actual footage of the Day of the Doctor , and eee by gum does it look like...

[Review] - Thor: The Dark World

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Courtesy of Marvel Studios Thor remains my favourite of the Phase 1 films. Maybe it was the Shakespearean sensibilities. Maybe it was...

Things Used To Be Better. And By Things, I Mean Animals. And By Used To, I Mean Millions Of Years Ago. And By Better, I Mean Bigger

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I promised I would end the day on a high note, and what higher note then the news that some scientists have dug the rotted and forgotten r...

I Got Nothing Else

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I wasn't going to post this new (and at this point, a few days old) second trailer for Robocop , becasue 1) I'm not that big a fa...

[Analysis] - Who Could Replace Steven Moffat

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[ This is the part of a month long series of articles, lists and other features celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.] Doctor...

Marvel Defends Itself

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Via DeviantArt . A few weeks back it was teased that Marvel was shopping a massive TV package around to unconventional television broa...

Moore Tinkers With SyFy DNA

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Ronald Moore hit the big time with his socially relevant and deeply character focused remake of Battlestar Galactica , right up until the...

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 6, "F.Z.Z.T."

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Courtesy of Marvel Television Productions ABC really shouldn't have skipped last week. Now we're aware that a certain upcoming e...

Television Worth Watching Returns In 2014

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If the best television today is on cable (it is), then the most consistently enjoyable television on cable is on FX. Which, I'll be ...

A Serious House From Serious Bricks

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Until yesterday, the most impressive display of Lego building I'd seen had been the Ghostbusters headquarters designed and created b...

He's Watching You, John. Now If We Only Knew When We Will Be

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The BBC is keeping mum about when exactly the new series of Sherlock will air, though I think my estimate is logical . To make up for th...

Dog Day Afternoon Of The Doctor

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It's only three weeks until The Day of the Doctor , and while we're still suspiciously lacking in a trailer for the event (seriou...

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