Well, geek season is here again, and there’s a ton of cool stuff making fanboys and girls grin from ear to ear. We’ve already had Iron man, The Incredible Hulk and Wanted, and here comes The Dark Knight to make you all wish you had a Batcave of your own. Personally I’m okay with pretty [...]
DOCTOR WHO: SAN-DIEGO COMIC-CON FIGURES Two new Doctor Who items are to be made available at this year’s San Diego Comic-con. The two items are a ‘Time Crash’ double pack featuring figures of the Tenth and Fifth Doctors, and a special variant figure of the Ninth. No word on UK availability yet, if at all, [...]
TARDISWATCH: SERIES FOUR OVERVIEWAn independent look at the BBC’s science fiction legend When it was announced that Catherine Tate would be returning to Doctor Who for the whole of series four, fandom was pretty much unanimous in its shock and derision. Could this actress, known mostly for her comedy work, bring back her character [...]
INTRODUCTION Russell T Davies really did need to end his time as head of the ongoing series of Doctor Who with a bang didn’t he? He is returning to helm the four specials next year (and of course this year’s Cybermen extravaganza), but ‘Journey’s End’ saw his four years on the main series come to [...]
SUPERMAN: A NEW DIRECTION? Mark Millar, riding high in the public eye after the success of Wanted, not to mention being known to comics fans as one hell of a big name, is apparently turning his eye to The Man of Steel. Talking to The Daily Record, Millar states he has a new vision of [...]
INTRODUCTION The final piece of the puzzle has been put in place- the last remaining major villain from Doctor Who’s classic era has returned at long last. Davros is back, and he’s brought an entire new Dalek Empire with him. Davros has been a fascinating character ever since his first appearance in the 4th Doctor [...]
Hey all, there’s plenty going on amidst the neon boulevards of Planet Geek, so let’s take a look at some of the cool stuff happening and about to happen… DOCTOR WHO- What the?! After the breathtaking cliffhanger to Doctor Who episode 12, ‘The Stolen Earth’, speculation has gone into overdrive as to the events of [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 11: TURN LEFT An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the showLast year’s antepenultimate (is that even a word?) episode, Utoipia, formed the first part of what was essentially a three part story, and this year’s eleventh episode does the [...]
Well, there’s been some changes in store of late, and its been a while since we last spoke on a personal level, geek to geek, so lets check out what has been happening here in the real-world counterpart of Starstore.com, namely The Last Picture Show, here in the Meadowhall centre in Sheffield. We now have [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 10: MIDNIGHT An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the showThe ‘moneysaver’ episodes have really been a mixed bag of delights and terrors since the series came back. They are a necessary thing- so much cash and effort goes into [...]
