I had plenty to do during my downtime on Risa. Drink, sunbathe, pose for a sculptor as he designed a giant statue of me to be erected on my home planet in recognition for my many great deeds, strut around… Read More ›
TV
[TV] The Fall Roundup – HIT or MISS? (Revisited)
Back at the beginning of the Fall TV season I wrote a round-up of all of the shows, both new and returning, that I would be tuning in to (click for Part Uno and Part Deux of same). Well, Winter has finally come, and that… Read More ›
[TV] Awkward – Declaring My Allegiances (Opinion)
Anyone out there watching Awkward? Season 3 returns after its mid-season break and Awkward remains one of the funniest shows on TV for me, and pretty much the best thing MTV has had to offer since they stopped playing actual… Read More ›
[TV] The Fall Roundup – HIT or MISS? (Part Deux)
It turns out that my list is longer than I thought. Today I add The Tomorrow People, Once Upon A Time In Wonderland and The Walking Dead to my Fall TV Roundup List of Possible Watchables, following on from Agents… Read More ›
[TV] The Fall Roundup – HIT or MISS?
It’s that wonderful time of year again when the old reliables return to our screens and the new potential hits are rolled out for us to make or break. Dexter and Breaking Bad have ended, one with a neutered whimper… Read More ›
GUINNESS.
There is nothing so quintessentially Irish as a pint of the black stuff. And it has to be said, credit where it is due, the marketing genius of Diageo has propelled the Guinness brand into every household with a television… Read More ›
[TV] Breaking Bad – Back With A Bang
We’ve been waiting a long time for this. The epic conclusion to the epic saga of Walter White and his meth empire. Unfortunately I’m not Stateside, so I had to wait a little longer than my American counterparts, but thankfully… Read More ›
[TV] ARROW To The Heart (Not The Knee)
I’ve just completed my second shot at Arrow. The first try didn’t go so well. I got about five episodes in before I stopped and pretty much forgot about it. Why? I’m not entirely sure. I had just finished a… Read More ›
My Top Tear-Jerking Moments In Entertainment
Picture the scene: You’re engrossed in something of high creative quality. The writers/director/actors/composer (or a combination of all) are ruthlessly tugging on your heart strings, manipulating you into feeling whatever it is they need you to feel. The lump forms… Read More ›
My Comic-Con Recap of Favourite Moments Part I
This time last year I vowed I would get to Comic-Con. Again this year I could not make the journey over the Atlantic to San Diego to visit the Holy Grail of all that is Nerddom. I will some day, I… Read More ›
[TV] Netflix Offerings – Hemlock Grove vs Orange is the New Black
When I first found out that Netflix was doing its very own original series I was more than a little curious, and more than a little impressed. I thought to myself that if House of Cards proved to be a… Read More ›
The Verbal Spew Review 