I’m pleased that Starz picked up Torchwood. I watched the show simply because it was the Doctor Who spin-off franchise. I watched Children of Earth because it was horrible, good and horribly good. Torchwood, as the BBC had it, was doomed by the time Children of Earth had finished though. It’s certainly true that the […]
Flying Monsters
This video comes from a marketing blog called AdLand.tv. You might well ask why on Earth it’s been reposted here on Geek Native. One word: Monsters. Probably best to let the video show you. The agency who came up with this is Publicis Dallas. I bet one of the creative team is a gamer – […]
The official Game of Thrones app
Last week Jason S. Rosenblum gave Geek Native and interview and chatted about his unofficial Game of Thones Companion iOS app. This week HBO have released an official Hame of Thrones app. It’s worth noting that the app is US only. The app is called Ice and Fire and rather than being a companion of […]
Fan sues BBC over Davros
Oh dear. It’s rarely a good sign when a story first appears in The Daily Mail. Is this about Cyberman coming to our country and taking our jobs? No. It’s about a “fan” sueing the BBC for stealing Davros from him. The fan, Steven Clark, claims that he invented Davros back in 1972 when he […]
Dr Who mini: Time (parts I and II)
These videos have gone mega viral since Friday’s comic relief and the weekend. However, just in case you missed them here is the 2011 Red Nose Day special edition of Doctor Who. The Doctor Who mini features the 11th Doctor and his two companions. Matt Smith, playing the Doctor, also made an appearance during Comic […]
Alternative Wonder Woman costume colour tweak
By now you’ll have had time to check out the Adrianne Palicki Wonder Woman costume. It’s had a mixed response. Concept artist and developer @Hawkster has shown what some simple but talented colour tweaking could achieve. What do you think of this effort? It returns Prince’s trademark red boots and moves the costume from the […]
Is the new Wonder Woman costume all that bad?
We now have pictures of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman. It’s dividing opinion and I can spot at lot of grumbling. It’s interesting that it’s not just geek bloggers interested in this story; mainstream media are writing about this to. First off; here’s Palicki’s Wonder Woman. What do you think? FoxNews.com moaned that Wonder Woman’s […]
Syfy’s dramatic “V” season 2 ad for the UK
Syfy UK are putting money where their mouth is and funding an online ad campaign for the second season of V. At the same time, Blastr – the rebranded Syfy blog – is giving us 7 reasons why V should get a third season. I had written off V as “for the bin”. This may […]
Sneak peak: Wonder Woman
The chap behind Boston Legal and Ally McBeal (David Kelly) is helming the new Wonder Woman TV series. Wonder Woman is played by Adrianne Palicki as a tough vigilante in Los Angeles who’s also a successful exec. It’s a modern Wonder Woman. Photographers managed to get some good snaps from near to the set. These […]
Game of Thrones trailer catchup
Sadly, those of us who favour the speedy broadband goodness of Virgin Media over the BT-borrowed-pipes of Sky may not be able to watch Game of Thrones when it first airs in the UK. Virgin will have to sign the deal to show Sky Atlantic for that to happen or a channel like FX will […]