Fred McNamara on Paramount’s plans for a shared Transformers universe… It’s almost laughable how aggressive the internet turned when Paramount announced they were treating their live-action Transformers franchise to a Marvel Cinematic Universe-styled expansion. We’re also being treated to a constant stream of rumours regarding whether or not Transformers 5 will be a two-parter, the […]
10 TV21 Strips That Would Make Great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Episodes
Fred McNamara with 10 TV21 strips that would make great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ episodes… Amidst rumours that some episodes of the classic Thunderbirds series may be given a modern makeover for the upcoming remake, wouldn’t it be fun to examine which of the TV21 comic strips would suit a modernisation? TV21 was the official comic […]
Movie Review – The Drift (2014)
The Drift, 2014. Directed by Darren Scales. Starring Jonny Black, Victoria Hopkins, Vin Hawke and Peter Revel-Walsh. SYNOPSIS: After the catastrophic Dark Wave damaged every faster-than-light crystal, leaving thousands of ships stranded and drifting, a small salvage vessel arrives at a spaceship graveyard. But the crew soon discover that not everything on this Drift is […]
Why We Should (And Shouldn’t) Be Worried About Thunderbirds Are Go!
Fred McNamara on why we should (and shouldn’t) be worried about Thunderbirds Are Go!… There’s a certain website that’s got a countdown timer on it. As of this piece being written, there are 2 days, 5 hours, and 4 minutes left before whatever blasts off actually blasts off, and Lord knows what time we’ll be […]
Doctor Who: A Blundering in Space and Time?
Fred McNamara on Doctor Who Series 8… Any trip in the TARDIS is bound to be a bumpy one – indeed, it would be an anti-climax if it weren’t, and such was the case for the latest series of Doctor Who, one that seemingly overflowed with cack-handed story-arcs and a lack of focus on the […]