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Weekly Who Reviews: The Name of the Doctor

May 19, 2013 No Comments by

In the now frustrating words of River Song: Spoilers River:  Professor River Song.  The Doctor might have mentioned me. Clara:  Oh yeah.  Oh yeah, of course he has, Professor Song.  Sorry, it’s just that I never realized you were a woman. Strax:  Well, neither did I. This is it! The big one! After the Series [...]

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Star Trek Into Darkness Review

May 15, 2013 No Comments

Can you believe it’s been four years since J.J. Abrams triumphantly rebooted Star Trek? No. Me neither. I can clearly recount events of the day I saw the 2009 blockbuster, not least because the screening proceeded a successful date, from which I rushed, flushed and fleet-footed to the IMAX on London’s South Bank. Seated with [...]

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Weekly Who Reviews: Nightmare in Silver

May 12, 2013 No Comments

If you haven’t guessed by now: Spoilers Porridge: It’s hard to fight an enemy that uses your armies as spare parts.” There is no denying that The Doctor’s Wife was one of the strongest and most memorable episodes from Series 6, if not the entire catalogue of new Who episodes. So, obviously when Neil Gaiman [...]

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Weekly Who Reviews: The Crimson Horror

May 05, 2013 No Comments

As always, spoilers. The Doctor: Wait, I have a sonic screwdriver. Clara: Yeah, I have a chair. This episode sees the return of Vestra, Jenny and Strax, our favourite silurian/human lesbian duo featuring disgraced Sontaran trio. From the beginning, The Crimson Horror plays as a Doctor-Lite episode, with the story being told from the perspective [...]

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Missile Dropkick From The Top Turnbuckle: The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume 2

Apr 30, 2013 No Comments

The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume 2 is the latest offering from WWE to celebrate World Championship Wrestling, their late lamented adversaries in the so called ‘Monday Night Wars’ on american cable television in the late 90s and early 00s. For those unaware, World Championship Wrestling was the main rival company to the WWE [...]

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