I’m not sure this is supposed to be on YouTube yet so watch it before it’s yanked. It looks like the Captain of the USS Enterprise is going to have a fairly chunky role in season two of Star Trek: Discovery. Which Captain? Christopher Pike. Pike had the helm before James T Kirk took over […]
The first Doctor Who series 11 trailer and lots of Yorkshire accent
I seem to recall fans urging Jodie Whittaker to keep her Yorkshire accent for Doctor Who. I don’t recall having any sort of confirmation from the Beeb as to whether that would happen. This trailer starts off soft but the full Yorkshire builds up strongly! Of course, recent Doctors have kept Scottish accents even if […]
First Doctor Who s11 teaser introduces the companions
I was confused. I thought I was watching an ad. I thought I was watching a BBC intent. But, no. I was watching the first teaser for season 11 Doctor Who. The second time watching the teaser is better. We have all three of the new companions leading normal lives, and then they change. Things […]
Ingress anime in 2018; what we know
Niantic, now more famous for Pokemon Go than Ingress, has an impressive anime deal lined up. The show will air on Netflix this year and is all about Ingress. In fact, the Ingress anime will probably coincide with the launch of Ingress Prime (aka Ingress 2.0). We’re going to make some wild guesses about the […]
Netflix rescues Lucifer with a fourth season
Streaming service Netflix has picked up DC Comics and Neil Gaiman’s Lucifer TV series from Fox. News of the cancellation immediately brought speculation that either Amazon or perhaps Netflix would carry on the show. It had middle-ish ratings in the US but did well elsewhere – notably the UK. Just this week Jennifer Salke, boss […]
A review of Blue Exorcist: Definitive Edition – Kyoto Saga
I enjoyed Blue Exorcist, but it took me a while to work out what was going on in season two and a little while to forgive it for that. This arch isn’t either a sequel or a prequel. The Kyoto Saga is set mid-way through season 1.
Three years into the Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons
Cavegirl Productions and X-Ray Films have spent three years interviewing artists and insiders with stories to tell from the last 40 years of Dungeons & Dragons. With a GenCon premier in mind the team turned to Kickstarter to raise finishing funds and succeeded. At the time of writing there’s 15 days still on the clock, […]
8 real life retro-game playing Gunters
In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One the name given to gamers who specialise in 80s arcade games/retro-games are Gunters. The Gunters are searching for the famous Easter Egg that will give who ever finds it control of the Oasis. It’s a bit like the quest for the Holy Grail. We don’t yet have a virtual […]
Dum Dum Die: Its a boobfest out there
“Its a boobfest out there” is the title of the first episode of Dum Dum Die. This is a podcast of a homebrew D&D and as the title suggestions it is played by an all awesome, all female, gaming group. The success of Twitch and YouTube Live has created a boom in tabletop streams. Dum […]
Doctor Who has a new logo
It seems new Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall is giving the show a new coat of paint. Working with the creative agency LittleHawk he and executive producer Matt Strevens have put together new brand designs for the famous show. It’s quite unusual for the BBC to name a creative agency in this way, mentioning LittleHawk […]