https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfHdMgR7_HI The first trailer for the new Ghost in the Shell is out – although it falls under the YouTube category of “watch it before it’s yanked”. It’s hard to watch the trailer, consider the name and not conclude that Arise is a prequel. There’s no more debate as to whether Major Kusanagi looks the […]
Doctor Who goes 3D
The BBC’s Controller of Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson, has announced Doctor Who will broadcast in 3D. ‘As part of the BBC’s blockbuster celebrations to mark the Doctor turning 50, fans will be able to see the Time Lord and his adventures like never before – in 3D!’ What’s not clear is which episodes will be […]
Game of Thrones season 3 teaser
This teaser for season 3 of Game of Thrones is known as “Chaos”. It’s hardly a preview. It’s just enough to remind us what’s coming. Game of Thrones returns to US TV on March 31st and hopefully won’t be far behind everywhere else. Looking forward to it?
Doctor Who: Dates and line-up confirmed
Mark your calendars; 30th of March, 2013 is when season 7 returns. The first episode in the second half is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Colm McCarthy. McCarthy’s previously worked on Hustle and Spooks. We also have more details of the full year. There’s; Series 7 Part 2 (8 Episodes / Spring 2013) […]
Gaming geeks up for Shorty Awards
The Shorty Awards are a big thing and seem to be getting bigger. Their strapline says; “Honoring the Best in Social Media” but that seems to translate as the interwebs. Their homepage is full of American TV stars. There are geeks up for prizes. Have a poke around and find a fellow native geek worth […]
New Ghost in the Shell announced: Ghost in the Shell Arise
There’s going to be a new anime of Ghost in the Shell. They’ve redesigned the super popular Motoko somewhat too as this image shows. What else do we know? Not much! Details are up at Cinema Today.jp which Google translate takes a good stab at. Production IG are involved, work starts this year and the […]
Buffy: Behind the scenes stunts, fights and vampire slaying keep coming
Jeff Pruitt coordinated stunts and fights for Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. As it happens, he took his own video footage of the stunts and fight scenes of some of the most popular Buffy episodes. He’s been updating the collection all week, the latest videos just being added a few hours ago. You can find the […]
Star Trek: TNG makeup test reel
Before any show starts filming in earnest they’ll test the look of the characters; different hair styles, clothes and accessories. In the case of Star Trek: The Next Generation this also means different eye colours for androids and visors for Geordi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lvG0jm0B5Y YouTube calls this “creepy TNG test footage”. Do you agree? There’s certainly some […]
Anime in HMV’s BlueCross sale
UK retailer HMV is launching their BlueCross sale today. It finishes at Midnight on the 3rd of February. If you’ve got HMV vouchers for Christmas then I think spending them in this sale would be wise. Hopefully HMV has had a good Christmas, will do well in this sale and will please the bankers that […]
Steven Moffat interviewed by his son
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eu5xtc-x3k Steven Moffat’s son is on YouTube and – quite wisely – has dragged his dad in for some video interviews. Got to wonder how large this YouTube channel will grow. The good news is that you can leave your own questions for father Moffat below the video and have a chance of getting them […]