Let’s Cast: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Last November, the BBC announced an adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s epic quasi-historical novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, in which two warring magicians attempt to return magic to Regency England. A ridiculously popular novel stuffed with rich detail and unique…
Being Human: Farewell, My Friend, and Thanks For the Brilliant Finish
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ALL SERIES OF Being Human (1-5) On the 18th February 2008, I sat down to watch a pilot called Being Human. I was 18. I didn’t watch that much on BBC Three. I’d heard about…
International Women’s Day: You Should Be Watching
What better excuse than International Women’s Day to count down the women you should be watching on TV? Here are three (four) who lit up our screens in 2012… Vod & Oregon Zawe Ashton & Charlotte Ritchie / Fresh Meat…
World Book Day: Best Transfers to the Silver Screen (or, “Adaptations”)
Adaptations are a tricky thing. The high-culture/low-culture prejudice of books vs. media has never really gone away, and cries of “How dare they?!” ring out whenever another classic gets committed to the screen. But not only are adaptations a great…
Pond Life – But Not As We Know It? What Does “Heartbreaking” Really Mean for the End of Amy and Rory?
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR SERIES 5-7 OF DOCTOR WHO AND FOR PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL FOR THE UNAIRED EPISODE ANGELS TAKE MANHATTAN Steven Moffat is notorious for not telling the truth. No, that’s too harsh – for twisting it thoroughly enough…
Top 10: Disney Animated Films (10-6)
If you grew up in Britain in the 1990s, you can be forgiven if Disney forms a large part of your childhood. The Disney renaissance, recapturing the glory that had fallen away in the 70s and 80s, began in 1989,…
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The Mary Sue. A self-styled “guide to geek girl culture,” The Mary Sue is a lexicon of information about women and/in the geek world. The clue is in the name, an ironic reference to the Mary Sue trope. The site’s focus is creating…
Did You Watch “The Bridge”?
Here’s a secret – I gave up on The Killing. Not even Sarah Lund’s jumpers kept me watching. Perhaps when the time is right I’ll look her up again and see if this time we can finally connect – but…
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Fashionably Geek. The clue is in the name. Dedicated to all things both geeky and fashionable, Fashionably Geek scours the web for the best in nerd, gamer and cosplay clothing and accessories. Looking for an R2-D2 skirt or a Wookie…
Johnny Depp: Actor as Auteur?
Auteurship. It’s a concept that has been associated with names like Alfred Hitchcock since it was coined in the 1960s, the child of New Wave French cinema. It’s a distinctive style or influence that marks a director’s works as their…