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 »What to expect from the CW’s iZombie
iZombie was a creator owned comic series for the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics that ran from 2010 to 2012. On March 17th, a TV series adaptation of the comic book will begin airing on the CW, the same network ...
Read More »My Favourite Things: 2014 edition
Every year there are so many new additions to the creative world. No one could ever keep up with all of it. And this uber-consumer of popular culture products is no different. That said, I have consumed an awful lot ...
Read More »Veronica Mars and The Thousand Dollar Tan Line
The Thousand Dollar Tan Line is the first book in a new mystery series based on the Veronica Mars television series and film. The series is written by the show’s creator Rob Thomas with Jennifer Graham. The second book in ...
Read More »Dead Boy Detectives: The best damn detectives in England
Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine were first introduced to readers in the classic Vertigo series Sandman back in 1990 as part of the ‘Seasons of Mist’ collection. It is there that the characters meet for the first time. When hell ...
Read More »The tale of two sitcoms: Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Enlisted
The sitcom format had some major wins this year. At the top of the list is award winning (Golden Globe) police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This series has been relentlessly funny all season. The publicity the Golden Globes brought helped this ...
Read More »Veronica Mars: The movie – Our story is epic. Spanning years and continents. Lives ruined and blood shed.
Fear not lovely marshmallows, this review comes to you completely spoiler free. The Veronica Mars movie came out on March 14th, released worldwide (practically) in selected theatres and in almost every possible digital download format. After a record-breaking Kickstarter to ...
Read More »Veronica Mars: Noir’s most haunted P.I.
The Veronica Mars Movie is almost here. I can smell it in the air. Excitement. Anticipation. Brilliance. After an astoundingly successful Kickstarter, we have been waiting a year for this. Well, more like seven years for those of us who ...
Read More »Quit while you’re ahead: TV needs to learn how to bow out gracefully
When we grow up, parents will often warn us not to wear out our welcome. It is a good lesson to learn. And everyone will have experienced getting completely and utterly sick of something or someone at some point in ...
Read More »My complicated relationship with Feminism: Feminism in popular culture
I have never thought of myself as a feminist. Now hold on, before you go getting out your hatchets ready to tear me to shreds, let me explain myself. I absolutely believe in equality for women – but more than ...
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