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August 7
The Wire It would take a lot of time to express just how good this show is and how much I am enjoying working my way through it. A watermark for high quality drama, the level of writing, acting and, most…
August 6
Wagner & Waggoner Going through my writing folder, I came across the finished version of the Wag & Wagg tv show episode guide that I did a few years ago (with help from Ms McGuire) and whilst the essential concept…
August 4
Star Trek: The on again/ off again Motion Picture It’s not quite as bad as the SW prequels with the good bits stuck in with a lot of really awful moments but it definitely shares some of the same failings.

The first of the Star Trek movies is a…
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Top Ten Feel-Good Movies It’s tricky. It’s a category that we somehow always file under ‘not really as important as most other types of movies cause all they do is make us feel good’.

So here’s a chance to redress that…
August 2
Volver I’ve been a fan of Pedro Almodovor’s for some years now, going back to the late 1980’s. Watching ‘Volver’ today reminded me of so many reasons why I enjoy his films so much and watching the special…
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Comic Book Resources > CBR News: CCI: Torchwood Torchwood panel from San Diego Con Aug 2008
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Enough already
August 1
Bats and Spiders and Hey!
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Comics Catch-up If you haven’t been reading Grant Morrison’s Batman, then you need to dig them up and get into them. Over the last 22 issues or so, Grant has built up a typically intricate collection of plot points,…
July 30
Zohan Premiere Well, it was a fun evening and nice to see Adam Sandler, Rob and the director and producer of ‘You don’t mess with the Zohan’.

I just got back from attending the European premiere of said movie…
July 25
Some to watch
July 24
War Crimes Is it just me or does the capture of Radovan Karadzic with the intent of trying him for war crimes strike somewhat hollow? Just as the abhorrent trial of Saddam Hussein was a farcical ‘told you so’…
July 9
Two to watch Just watched two really amazingly good dramas on Rte.

The first was ‘Prosperity’, an incredible drama series that just started, Set in Tallaght and the city centre, it’s one of the most realistic…
July 8
My top five companion choices It’s that time again. The poor old Doc (still DT, as much as I thought it was time for a change, RTD and kazillions of females and boys who like boys disagreed) is alone again and companion-less. So…
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