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Meanwhile (Futurama)
Futurama is a show that is certainly no stranger to finales, having had three before now. As they, Meanwhile is perhaps its greatest yet. For a show about the future, its own has always been fairly uncertain, originally cancelled on Fox … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged amy wong, bender, billy west, comey central, david x cohen, farnsworth, fox, fry, futurama, hermes conrad, leela, meanwhile, zoidberg
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Robot of Sherwood (Doctor Who)
Robot of Sherwood is my kind of Doctor Who episode. A downright silly episode, handled with the perfect amount of tongue-in-cheek self-awareness. A sterling guest cast, along with Capaldi and Coleman continuing to be on excellent form all makes for a good episode. … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, doctor who, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged 12th doctor, bbc, ben miller, capaldi, clara oswin oswald, doctor who, jenna coleman, jenna louise coleman, mark gatiss, men in tights, peter capaldi, prince of thieves, robin hood, robot of sherwood, sci fi, Science Fiction, sherwood forest, sonic screwdriver, steals from the rich, steven moffat, tardis, tom riley
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Deep Breath (Doctor Who)
From the moment that Peter Capaldi was announced ( in a rather pantomime and unnecessary way) as the new Doctor, I was brimming with confidence. A seasoned performer of both comedy and drama, and a previous fan of the show, … Continue reading
Posted in doctor who, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged 11th doctor, 12th doctor, a field in england, am i a good man?, basil exposition, ben wheatley, capaldi, clara oswald, clara oswin oswald, deep breath, doctor who, doctor who series 8, into the dalek, jenna coleman, jenna louise coleman, jenny, madame vastra, matt smith, paternoster, paternoster gang, peter capaldi, regeneration, scottish, series 8, silurian, sonic screwdriver, sontaran, steven moffat, strax, tardis, the christmas invasion, the doctor, the eleventh hour, the girl in the fireplace, twelfth doctor, twelve, vastra
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Shada (Doctor Who)
Shada has something of a mythical within the Doctor Who community. Rendered unfinished due to cuts and strikes within the BBC, Douglas Addams six-part proposed finale to season 17 has obtained a legendary status for the simple fact that it … Continue reading
Posted in doctor who, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged 1980, 1992, 4, 4th, 8th doctor, bbc, big finish, bohemian, cambridge, classic doctor who, classic who, dirk gently, doctor who, douglas adams, finale, four, fourth, fourth doctor, hitch, hitchhicker's guide to the galaxy, hitchhiker's guide, holistic detective agency, jelly baby, john neeson, john-nathan turner, k9, lalla ward, paul mcgann, professor chronotis, romana, romana 2, romana II, scarf, sci fi, Science Fiction, season 17, shada, skagra, sonic screwdriver, tardis, tom baker, who, whovian, would you like a jelly baby?
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True Blood (HBO)
HBO’s vamp smash True Blood draws to a close this year after seven seasons. As a big fan generally of supernatural/vampire programming, I’d heard about True Blood for a long time, though it was only more recently that I came … Continue reading
Posted in Supernatural, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged alexander skarsgard, anna paquin, bill compton, deborah ann woll, eric, eric northman, fangers, hbo, hoyt fortenberry, jason stackhouse, jessica haby, jim parrick, lafayette, lafayette reynolds, nelsean ellis, rutina wesley, ryan kwanaten, sookie, sookie stackhouse, suernatural, tara thornton, tru blood, true blood, vampire, vampire bill
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Patrick on the Box 