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Month: August 2011

London photo of the day: smoke over Croydon

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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Smoke in the sky over Croydon from fires set by looters.

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watch it: ‘Lost’ cast members send up ‘Lost’

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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Mighta been nice if the show itself had had just a tiny smidgen of a sense of humor about itself, like this video does.

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think the Americanized ‘Torchwood’ sucks? brace for more

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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Miracle Day might be awful, but as with lots of other awful television, people are watching it. So prepare yourself for more terrible TV produced as joint Starz-BBC projects…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: “The Antarctic Adventure”

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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Homegrown Doctor Who adventure created by bored-out-of-their-skulls scientists wintering in Antarctica…

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my wallet has been recovered!

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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I got a call this morning from a pub in Covent Garden: My wallet had been found there…

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In Time (trailer)

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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I’ve been waiting a long time for another Andrew Niccol movie that felt like Gattaca or The Truman Show…

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question of the day: Is J.J. Abrams being a troll when he says, “If you’re so smart, you come up with a better ending for ‘Lost’”?

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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Seems to me that Abrams is engaging in one of the classic gambits of the Internet troll…

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London photo of the day: flashing LEDs

Sun, Aug 07, 2011
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Flashing LEDs in the sidewalk — or, as they say here, the pavement — under the approach to London Bridge.

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celeb news of the week: Parents Television Council to Nicki Minaj: Decent ladies don’t have nipples

Sun, Aug 07, 2011
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I wish I were a parent just this once, so I could say to PTC: You don’t represent me, so please shut the fuck up.

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press release of the week: ALL STAR VOICE CAST LINES UP FOR ANIMATED FAMILY FEATURE ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH

Sun, Aug 07, 2011
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This actually might not be a terrible movie, so why do they go out of their way to make it sound like it will be?

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