The fall schedule was announced a while ago, and I have to admit that Sleepy Hollow barely peaked my interest. While I indulge in guilty pleasures like The Vampire Diaries (brought to us by Dawson’s Creek creator, Kevin Williamson), this ...
Read More »The Universe Report: October 4th, 2013
Film and TV Breaking Bad is over people. It’s finished. No more. It is time to move on (get a therapist if you need one, there’s no shame in it). The new television season kicked off with a bang. My ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: The best and the creepiest robots in popular culture
A recent article on The Guardian got me thinking about robots. Yes, I admit to thinking of them in that fear-mongering, panic-stricken way that many people do post-Terminator. I often wonder when the robots will take over the world. It ...
Read More »The future is here: Smartwatches go from sci-fi fantasy to reality
Samsung is supposed to be revealing their new smartwatch at this week’s Galaxy Gear event in Berlin on September 4th. Meanwhile, there are rumours doing the round regarding Apple’s next product – the iWatch – and Google has confirmed the ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: In defense of… Wesley Crusher
I grew up on a steady diet of science fiction thanks to geeky parents and a firm belief in family time (aka sharing our loves – which just happened to coincide). One show in particular that I loved was Star ...
Read More »The Acquirers #5.2
The Cosmic Cube Part 2 If you were wondering what the furry guest stars in today’s strip are then take a look at this YouTube video which will explain everything. In other amazing news The Acquirers will be moving to ...
Read More »Why I love conventions: 5 reasons to go to comic con
This weekend I went to the MCM Comic Con in London. It was a poorly organized, over crowded affair with very little going for it. On the plus side, I got to attend a question and answer session with the ...
Read More »The Acquirers #2
Lost on the Fringe of Super-Trek – Into Darkness So the new Trek film was interesting. While the lens flare joke might have been an easy target, it was getting a bit silly in Into Darkness. It’s like J.J. Abrams is deliberately satirizing ...
Read More »Star Trek Into Darkness
I was having a discussion with my housemate (and fellow Pop Verse writer) Ash the other day, and we came to an agreement about the new Star Trek films. He was never a fan of old Star Trek in any ...
Read More »Star Trek: How JJ Abrams ruined everything
Star Trek is a franchise that has been around since 1966, when we first met Captain Kirk. Since then, we have had another four series and eleven films. On May 9th, the next film in the series, Star Trek Into ...
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