Halloween

Halloween in the UK has become a time to turn out the lights and hide from the hoodies playing trick or treat. Actually that is a load of baloney, I went to a Halloween party last week (with the kids) where the DJ played Thriller, Ghostbusters, Monster Mash almost exclusively for 2 hours. I have …

No Daleks This Year!!!

Finally I got round to seeing the toys of the year announcement, I am shocked to see that there is not a Dalek or other doctor who toy on the list this year. The full 12 buys toys list follows: Air Hogs? Zero GravityTM Micro Radio Controlled Vehicle Spinmaster??????????????? RRP ?29.99 BakuganTM Starter Pack Spinmaster???????????? …

Quarantine

Quarantine is a zombiesq ‘camera point of view’ (like Blair Witch, Cloverfield, Diary Of The Dead etc) horror movie coming out soon in the UK Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes …

Derren Brown

Derren Brown is not exactly Scifi – it falls into the general category that I have not named, it goes along side Mythbusters, The Real Hustle and Most Haunted. Shows that I love but cannot really lump into the general Scifi / Horror / Fantasy philosophy that this site is founded upon. Not heard of …

Bruce and Lloyd

Having HEROES withdrawal – need to get Hiro back into your life before Series 3 kicks off, well the GET SMART companion DVD staring Masi Oka is out on DVD monday. Directed by Gil Junger (10 Things I Hate About You), Get Smart?s Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control will premiere on DVD on 1 …

BBC The 39 Steps

I am glad to hear that the classic John Buchan book ‘The 39 Steps’ is to be made in to a TV drama for this Christmas, starring Spook’s Rupert Penry-Jones Based on the classic novel by Scottish author John Buchan, and set in the build up to the First World War, The 39 Steps is …