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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie Review
Saturday, May 21st, 2011I thought Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was a hundred and thirty-seven minutes of silly pirate fun. It missed some of the magic of the PotC: The Curse of the Black Pearl and lacked some of the elements that sustained PotC: Dead Man’s Chest and PotC: At World’s End. However better than some […]
Dark Reflections
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011I think this is the first time DarkDwarf and I have independantly taken photographs of the same thing for our blogs. Here is a shot of the Port of Liverpool Building reflected in Mann Island Development I took a couple of weeks ago but fell through the cracks of being busy doing other things. Scarily […]
New Doctor Who Episode: The Doctor’s Wife
Sunday, May 15th, 2011So was the new Doctor Who episode, The Doctor’s Wife, a return to the form of The Impossible Astronaut and The Day of the Moon after The Curse of the Black Spot last week with its rather damp powder? Would Neil Gaiman writing an episode turn out to be a stunt to promote both the […]
RPG Second 11
Thursday, May 12th, 2011Or 11 Games every gamer might want to have a look at playing before they fail their saving throw vs. Death Here are eleven RPGs I love but that didn’t quite make the First 11 RPGs list mostly because I’ve not played them. Agone – I’ve never actually played Agone but loved the look of […]
Hardwick Old Hall Photograph
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011The ruins of Hardwick Old Hall, Derbyshire, photographed from below through the hedge beside The Hardwick Inn.
Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot
Sunday, May 8th, 2011Just watched the latest Doctor Who – The Curse of the Black Spot. Very much in the monster of the week / concept based science fiction mixed up with pirates. In theory it had all the elements to be a really good episode. Unfortunately somewhere along the way something got lost. I don’t think the […]
New Doctor Who episode The Day of the Moon
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011The new Doctor Who episode, The Day of the Moon, is Doctor Who thinking and writ LARGE. Part of the scale comes from the great use of locations. The wide open spaces of Utah. Iconic locations like: Apollo 11. The Oval office. Area 51. The dark and spooky orphanage is a beautiful contrast with the […]
Super Injunction and Libel Woman
Friday, April 29th, 2011A Vue 9.5 Infinite, CityEngine and SkinVue 9 Experiment Every time I hear someone talking about the latest Super Injunction I can’t help but think it sounds like one of the lesser known super hero comics. Someone who comic fans love but the rest of us will only discover when they get a movie. No […]
RPG First 11
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011Or 11 Games every gamer should play before they fail their saving throw vs. death This post was inspired by the post on Dane of War’s blog now on Geekcentricity. In alphabetical order are eleven games that I think are really worth your time and money. These are all games that I have played on […]
New Dr Who episode The Impossible Astronaut
Monday, April 25th, 2011The first, new episode of the 2011 run of Dr Who The Impossible Astronaut is a joy. If you’re going to do a Doctor Who in America why not go for it. Using the vast scale of the wide open spaces and light gives grandeur to the scene that chalk pits never could. Later the […]