Dr Who News
The new Doctor’s companion has just been announced. - and she looks about 15.. Which fits in, I suppose, with a Doctor Who who looks no more than seventeen. Now I’m sure it’s not me that’s getting old...
View ArticleJust Had A Bit of Fun…
….with a spammer. Got this one this morning (URL munged so they don’t get any google goodness): Hi, I’ll take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Eddie Brown, very nice to meet you. I’m...
View ArticleSo Last Night…..
….having another bout of insommnia, I stayed up. With nothing much on the TV, I resorted to my usual nighttime amusement of watching CNN with the sound turned off, trying to guess what they’re talking...
View ArticleDesignated Survivor review Pt 1
CONTAINS SPOILERS I only learned about this US TV series when I saw a post on Twitter about a trailer for the second series, which featured a shot...
View ArticleDesignated Survivor review Pt 2
SPOILERS AHEAD Well, I’ve carried on watching and have now finished Ep 15 (of 22). I’m not really excited about it, but I’ve paid for the whole series...
View ArticleMr Mercedes S1 Review
WARNING: SPOILERS APLENTY So, having dealt with Designated Survivor (which didn’t survive), I’ve been watching the first series of Mr Mercedes. I loved the book and was interested...
View ArticleA Book Review (with diverse diversions)
Just finished John Scalzi’s Old Mans War. It’s now been out for 15 years and is one of those books that everyone who knows SF says you ought...
View ArticleMore Thoughts
This post is a sort of run-on from the last. I had a bit of a rant there about how “diverse” characters (and I’m not talking just about...
View ArticleHard Sun review
“It’s as if Luther, Line of Duty and Utopia all went to the pub together, emerged several hours later, steaming, and decided to form a supergroup.” Guardian review...
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