When I was younger, physically and chronologically, not mentally, I often thought about talking and working with people in the entertainment industry. I also thought about being a starship captain like James T. Kirk or walking with dinosaurs, but hey, one dream at a time. Growing up, I was not necessarily an outsider, but I…
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Doctor Who S07E05 – The Angels Take Manhattan
***SPOILERS BELOW*** This is the episode where we say goodbye to the Ponds. It’s also the episode that showed me why I love Moffat’s writing, because no matter what some tend to think of his stories, and this one is a corker, you’re emotionally attached to these characters. You feel for them, you worry…
Doctor Who – Who is Oswin Oswald?
So Doctor Who returned to our screens Saturday night, with Matt Smith as 11, and Arthur Darvill and Karen Gilllian returning as the Ponds. But it was the early appearance of the next companion, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman that raised some curious questions. The big surprise came near the end of the series opener, Asylum of…
Sherlock S02E02 – The Hounds of Baskerville
Holmes, you’ve done it again! And that felicitation I extend to the entire cast and crew of this fantastic series. I settled into my comfy chair yesterday eve and dialed up the Beeb, knowing I would be delighted by yet another excursion with my favorite detective (well, there’s Magnum and Rockford too). The episode finds…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) & Jekyll (2007)
So after an amazing day yesterday, I settled in to watch another film from the 101 Horror Movies book. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring Fredric March in the duel role. Two points – number one, I liked it. Number two, I didn’t like the name pronunciation, I’ve always grown up calling him Doctor…
Sherlock S02 E01 – A Scandal In Belgravia
Oh Sherlock, how I missed you sir. I had no doubt that you would return, but the wait was too long! But know what? Totally worth it. Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss the series creators who brought this updated version of the classic consulting detective and his associate Dr. John Watson into the modern age…
A Spielberg Double Feature – Tintin & Joey
The Adventures of Tintin is the perfect Spielberg primer for families. It has all the wonder, mystery and fun one expects from The Beard, but is safe for families who may be worried about showing them odd looking E.T.s, violent fisticuffs in the 1930s, or menacing sharks. It’s Spielberg’s first animated film, though he has…
Doctor Who Christmas Special 2011
I do like my Doctor Who, anyone who knows me can testify to that, so it bothers me when I can’t rave about how much I love an episode of it. I did find that the second half of the last series didn’t completely blow me away, though there were lots of moments I liked,…
The Mind Reels 