I reviewed the Beyond the Boundary series back in January 2016 and called it a dangerous urban fantasy. It’s 18 months later and I remember it fondly – more fondly than I come across in that early review. On reflection I think that’s because the characters were so strong. As it happens I also reflected […]
Stranger Things (Barbed)
Stranger Things 2 is due to hit Netflix on the 27th. We know there’s a Cthulhu inspired monster lurking in the sky. We know more 80s inspirations are layered into this series and as of today we know 6 episode titles. What about the rest? The Duffer brothers are keeping those secret for now in […]
If you wanted… support this sexy orc beefcake 2018 calendar
$20 in backing gets you a copy of the Orcish Beefcake calendar. It’s no joke. It’s a Kickstarter and you can follow the progress here. Zombie Orpheus are asking for $15,000 and, at the time of writing, have made $8,700 from nearly 200 backers. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombieorpheus/orcish-beefcake-calendar-2018 [Back this Campaign] There is one special effects guru in […]
The Doctor reacts to her gender shift
It’s been too long since we’ve had some Only Leigh content on Geek Native. Her latest Doctor Who animation just pushed past 250,000 views. We catch up with the Doctor just as she regenerates and quickly learns life is going to be tough.
Activist group demands Doctor Who becomes vegan
At the start of the year PETA complained about Games Workshop depicting fur on their miniatures. That call must have had some merit as PETA are back to pitch an idea to the geek community again. This time they’ve penned an open letter (PDF) to new showrunner Chris Chibnall to ask for the Doctor to […]
The Doctor Who 2017 Christmas special trailer lands
Look at those TARDIS. We’ve Peter Capaldi as 12 and David Bradley back doing his glourious work as 1. Long-time writer Mark Gatiss makes an appearance and, nice to see, the return of a certain companion. Are you looking forward to it? Or have you had enough of Who for a lifetime or thirteen?
Inhumans trailer – do you have a favourite yet?
What do you make of the trailer? Can Marvel find TV success again with this series? I’ll admit to some concern The series will offer up a teaser episode on giant IMAX screens come September and then start fully on ABC come the 29th. We’re yet to see if any UK station will pick up […]
Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi confirms he’s leaving the show
Making the announcement on BBC Radio 2 on Monday night Peter Capaldi has confirmed his run as the 12th Doctor is over. He’ll leave the show at the end of the 10th series. When does Doctor Who return to TV? The 10th series has been confirmed as starting on Saturday, 15th of April. Capaldi told […]
Good Omens comes to TV
Amazon has greenlit the comedic apocalyptic series Good Omens based on Neil Gaiman’s and Terry Prachett’s book. Good Omens will only be available through Amazon Prime Video for most of the world. In the UK the BBC will broadcast the series after the premiere on Prime Video. The show will be set in 2018 when […]
Game of Thrones: fan theories that have gone the distance
Like it or not, the sense that GoT is building to a crescendo as it nears its final few seasons is growing pretty much by the episode these days. We’re now officially ahead of where the books ever took us up to, and so there’s something of a teetering inevitability to the idea that the […]