I made the mistake of dismissing the whole of Penguindrum based on the first episode. I should know better. After all, one of the many reasons to love intelligent anime is its ability to dramatically and suddenly change direction. I initially dismissed Penguindrum as something made to appeal to a fluffy, pink and teenage audience. […]
The first four Doctor Who collectable Radio Times covers
In honour of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary the Radio Times will be published with 12 alternative covers. It’s a collector’s dream and nightmare. The magazine will have 26 pages devoted to the show and an interview with David Tennant. The first four of the collectable Doctor Who covers have been revealed and they’re of the […]
Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time trailer
An Adventure in Space and Time is a 90 minute biopic written by Mark Gatiss that stars David Bradley (Game of Thrones, Harry Potter) as William Hartnell the actor who played the First Doctor. Brian Cox plays BBC Head of Drama at the same, Sydney Newman, who was instrumental in the creation of the show […]
Doctor Who: The War Doctor and the Sisterhood of Karn
The War Doctor and the Sisterhood of Karn The secrets around John Hurt’s character in Doctor Who are peeling away. If your location allows this link takes you to The Night of the Doctor a mini episode of Doctor Who that appeared on the BBC’s iPlayer today. Alternatively, there’s this official YouTube SPOILERS The Eighth […]
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor hits iPlayer
The BBC has just tweeted a surprise early showing of The Night of the Doctor. Surprise! The 50th starts NOW! The Night Of The Doctor on iPlayer in less than an hour. Speak to no one till you've see it! RUN! — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) November 14, 2013 There are rumours of a Paul […]
Black Butler live action trailer
I’m not sure what I made of the anime Black Butler series. I started to watch it but then it was overtaken by others. Even though the butler, Sebastian Michaelis, is one Hell of a butler and he helps his lord out of all sorts of situations I suspect I’m not entirely the target audience. […]
Doctor Who: BBC releases “An Adventure in Space and Time” pictures
The BBC have shared more pictures from the Doctor Who creation biopic An Adventure in Space and Time. It’ll feature David Bradley as William Hartnell, the actor who played the first doctor. Written by Mark Gatiss, An Adventure in Space and Time follows Hartnell as he struggles his way through the first few years of […]
You’ve redecorated: Extended Day of the Doctor video
This is the extended Day of the Doctor video that’s been released after the main one earlier today. The extended version has an extra 40 seconds, going from a total of 40 seconds up to 1:20. Does it work for you? How does this Day of the Doctor trailer fit into your theories for John […]
Doctor Who: The first clip from The Day of the Doctor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATDG6qK_JQ This is the first clip of The Day of the Doctor, the 50th Anniversary Special. It’s called Paintings and features Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara. Notice the 4th Doctor scarf behind them, though.
Microsoft turns to anime to help promote Internet Explorer
Watch the anime first and then have a think about what it means. Okay, it came from Microsoft Singapore so it had an audience used to anime. That said this ad for Internet Explorer has gone global. This shows just how wide anime’s appeal has become. It also shows just how influential geeks are. I […]