TV and film is real life, isn’t it? After living in the US for a few years, one of the most common questions I was asked by my Australian friends was ‘Is school there really like it is on TV?’ ...
Read More »My dream Loot Crate: Badass women in geekery
I am a fully-grown adult and I am a geek. Despite actually having money to spend on useless merchandise, I find myself cursing the products that are available – they are all designed for children. Ever so slowly, we’re seeing ...
Read More »Wynonna Earp: This Earp is nobody’s victim!
Wynonna Earp first appeared back in 1996. The limited series, written by Beau Smith, has since become something of a cult hit. Originally published by Image Comics, it moved to IDW in 2003. In April this year, Syfy launched its television ...
Read More »BtGS: Virgins and villainesses (part 2)
It’s a bit of a long one this week. Get the three of us together and we can’t shut up about female villains! While I might be biased, I have to say that this is one of our best episodes ...
Read More »Does Constantine deserve to be saved?
Not to be left behind on the superhero front, NBC green-lit DC’s Hellbazer comics to be adapted into a series for 2014. It was not smooth sailing for the series, with major cast changes and script rewrites early on. But ...
Read More »Agent Carter is proof we’re ready for a female superhero film
The brilliant first season of Marvel’s Agent Carter finished last week and I’m still on a high from it. It was one of the best single seasons of television I have ever seen. If you thought stakes couldn’t get any ...
Read More »Why science fiction and fantasy works deserve more accolades
Urusla Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards last year reminded me of the long-standing snobbery when it comes to genre fiction, especially SFF (if you haven’t seen her speech, you can watch it here). When I first started ...
Read More »In Your Eyes: I’m not having an affair, I’m just crazy!
It is tough for a creative person – be they a writer, director, artist, actor, etc – once they’ve made it big. Everything else they do is measured up against the great success. With Joss Whedon, he’s been lucky enough ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo has been gracing our television screens since 1969. It has changed studios, been bought and sold, changed animation style, and been on TV, film, comics, and merchandise. There have been 11 different incarnations of the TV series, 2 theatrical-release, ...
Read More »Everyone needs a good laugh: Comedy and satire
I don’t know about everyone else, but these days I prefer a good comedy to endless hours of depressing drama. And yet, most of the widely praised TV and film are hopelessly depressing. Even some of my favourite shows get ...
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