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The Wire

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:57:32 -0400

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…

Wagner & Waggoner

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:56:33 -0400

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…

Star Trek: The on again/ off again Motion Picture

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:48:00 -0400

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…

Top Ten Feel-Good Movies

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:44:40 -0400

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…

Volver

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:43:00 -0400

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…

Comic Book Resources > CBR News: CCI: Torchwood

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:32:48 -0400

Comic Book Resources > CBR News: CCI: Torchwood: Torchwood panel from San Diego Con Aug 2008

Enough already

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:53:17 -0400

Enough already

Bats and Spiders and Hey!

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:52:16 -0400

Bats and Spiders and Hey!

Comics Catch-up

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:41:51 -0400

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,…

Zohan Premiere

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:41:22 -0400

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…

Some to watch

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:56:06 -0400

Some to watch

War Crimes

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:30:24 -0400

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’…

Two to watch

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:01:09 -0400

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…

My top five companion choices

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:50:04 -0400

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…

Request!

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:43:36 -0400

Request!

The Right to a mother and father question

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:01:49 -0400

The Right to a mother and father question: Caught some of ‘Questions & Answers’ and as per usual, they have a balanced corps of guests with various people from different strands of society. Which is all fair enough, but somehow they always…

Opening Lines

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:02:24 -0400

Opening Lines: It was LJ central that put this idea in my head- and anyone who’s ever read this knows how much I like lists and top whatevers.

So, best opening lines from movies:

1) ‘I believe in America…’ -…

Sometimes, It’s hard to choose what side to...

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:14:33 -0400

Sometimes, It’s hard to choose what side to support

Soccer Babes (via Markku.T)

Exterminagen!

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:41:19 -0400

Exterminagen!: I left out a few bits in my review piece of ‘Journey’s End’ just posted. Rather than edit that post and mess up the flow, I’ll just add in this briefer scribble.

Whether it was Russell, Nick Briggs…

Journey's End

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:41:19 -0400

Journey's End: And as much as I hate those critical little bastards who jump onto their grease spotted keyboards and stomp out their own personal nit-picky prejudices and likes the second the show is over, here I…