Three Cultural Touchstones Ruined By Time
“Timeless” is a misleading word. We tend to apply it to things that we really like, without really considering what the word actually means. In reality, it’s a pretty high bar. You’re talking about a…
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It’s The New Doctor Who! Wear New Clothes!
I guess this is something of a big deal that they’ve finally debuted what Peter Capaldi is going to look like in costume for Doctor Who. Gone are the stripey suits of Tennant or the…
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World-building, Mythology, and the Problems they Cause in Storytelling
Man, we LOVE mythology these days. I’m not talking about mythology in the classical sense; we won’t be talking about Achilles or Edith Hamilton today. No, I’m talking about worldbuilding in the realms of sci-fi…
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Behold, The New Mountain of Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones has a tendency to recast characters that were featured early on, but now they’ve come back with more pressing plotlines. They did it with Berric Dondarrion, who changed actors from season one…
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Know Your Doctor Who Catchphrases
I finally caught with with every single new era Doctor Who episode, right down to the last Christmas special. I’ll probably have my thoughts about the series next week, but until then, enjoy this piece…
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Have You Heard Of The Kroll Show?
Have you seen Nick Kroll’s face? If you haven’t, then you’re missing something kinda/sorta special. That’s not a swipe. He isn’t ugly. His is a unique twist on the ‘everyman’ appeal. He’s got eyes that…
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The Sherlocks
It really is rather amazing how successful all three recent reboots of the Sherlock Holmes franchise have been. The movies with Robert Downey Jr. were box office hits. The BBC show with Benedict Cumberbatch is…
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A Supremely Well Made Community/Childish Gambino Mash-Up Video
Tonight is Troy’s last episode of Community as he leaves Greendale to sail around the world to earn Pierce’s multi-million dollar estate. In real life he’s leaving for a lot of reasons, one of which…
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Why SyFy’s Bitten Demands Attention
It’s funny how things work out sometimes. Last week marked the return of both Lost Girl and Being Human for Powerful Mondays on the Sci-Fi channel (I will only use the doofy “Syfy” nu metal…