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Collectorcorps: Deadpool
Marvel

Collectorcorps: Deadpool

This month I got the joy of having both Collector Corps and my Loot Crate arrive at the same time. For both of them the theme was related to Deadpool for obvious reasons. The Box The collector corps team followed their usual design of a character on top with comic
26 Feb 2016 2 min read
Loot Crate: Dead
Deadpool

Loot Crate: Dead

This month I got the joy of having both my Loot Crate and one of it's many rivals Collector Corps arrive at the same time. For both of them the theme was related to Deadpool for obvious reasons. Loot Crates theme was Dead which related to both Deadpool
26 Feb 2016 3 min read
11 22 63 - A thought experiment
11.22.63

11 22 63 - A thought experiment

We've all had that conversation, you know the one, the one where you ask each other what you would do if you could go back in time and change one thing. What would you do? Would it really make an impact? 11 22 63 staring James Franco explores
24 Feb 2016 2 min read
Black
Kickstarter

Black

The world of comics is dominated by characters who are white so it's a surprise that it's taken this long for a comic to appear that challenges this status quo and presents a different view point. BLACK is a 120-page story that is comprised of six
18 Feb 2016 2 min read
TWD living up to the brutality of the comics
The Walking Dead

TWD living up to the brutality of the comics

I'm not going to beat around the bush. All the spoilers!! Carl finally got his cherry popped eye shot out in a way which doesn't quite follow how it happened in the comics but was nonetheless satisfying to witness. In the comics the then-leader of Alexandria
16 Feb 2016 2 min read
Billions: Who do you root for?
Billions

Billions: Who do you root for?

This show is fantastic, it's like the perfect blend of House of Lies and Suits. If you're not watching it already the basic synopsis is: > U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades goes after hedge fund king, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in a battle between two
08 Feb 2016 3 min read
Printing with Inky and the Beast
Jen Wright

Printing with Inky and the Beast

Finding something you truly love to do and making a business out of it is not an easy thing to do but Jen aka Inky managed to do just that with her letterpress studio in London featuring a 1950's Vicobold press along with two Adana 8×5 presses.
31 Jan 2016 4 min read
Star Wars: Leaping from Screen to Reality
Star Wars

Star Wars: Leaping from Screen to Reality

It's now been over a month since the latest in the Star Wars franchise came to life on Cinema screens around the world and smashed all sorts of records with it's release. Without a doubt we are a world obsessed with a galaxy far, far away.
27 Jan 2016 2 min read
Loot Crate Invasion
Loot Crate

Loot Crate Invasion

As the title suggests the theme for this January's crate is Invasion which fittingly celebrates everything alien related but most especially the greats; Aliens, space invaders and of course the X-Files which is returning to our screens after more than a decade off our screens. The Loot This
24 Jan 2016 3 min read
Can Data Create a Hit TV Show
Netflix

Can Data Create a Hit TV Show

The answer to the question "Can data create a hit tv show?" is obviously yes. Television has been doing this for years or rather they have been improving formulas and statistics that they have taken years to create and collect. IMDB or Internet Movie Database is probably one
19 Jan 2016 3 min read
A lot can happen in a lift
Infographic

A lot can happen in a lift

It goes without saying that the everyday lift or elevator has been used to great effect in film and television for decades. This can range from small interactions that end up being integral to the plot of the story or they can be monumental action scenes as is the case
14 Jan 2016 2 min read
Top New TV to Check Out in 2016
Netflix

Top New TV to Check Out in 2016

With the New Year well under way it's the perfect time to look ahead at what shows are coming up that you might want to check out. Now there are returning shows like Daredevil, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and yes even X-Files, however I
12 Jan 2016 5 min read
How many classic characters are forgotten
Popeye

How many classic characters are forgotten

My first post of the year was going to be about the TV I'm looking forward to and I will do a post about that later this week however I just had to get this post out of my system first. Today someone referenced a quote which someone
05 Jan 2016 3 min read
Best show of 2015: Mr. Robot
Mr Robot

Best show of 2015: Mr. Robot

There's no question over what show was the best of the year for me, I was raving about it before it even properly came out and getting anyone that would listen to watch it. In a sentence this show is the fight club of the modern age brought
30 Dec 2015 3 min read
Christmas boxes
Loot Crate

Christmas boxes

Two weeks ago I posted about ZBOX's The Force [http://bit.ly/1IfdtgW] themed box. Apparently my Collector Corps and my Loot Crate should have come the week after just before Christmas but my postman failed to get in to my flat block to deliver it or even
29 Dec 2015 3 min read
Home Alone is pretty dark
Home Alone

Home Alone is pretty dark

When you really think about it, the classic horror Christmas film Home alone is a pretty dark film with a little boy who tries to kill some well meaning thieves just trying to make a buck on the holidays. Mashable's 3 minute explanation of the film really brings
28 Dec 2015 2 min read
Holiday Party Season
Christmas

Holiday Party Season

Christmas has just gone by but most of us (not me) still have time off for the holidays which means one thing...it's party season! With that in mind I have a small public service announcement with the help of the following shorts. I'm not saying
27 Dec 2015 2 min read
12 Days of Deadpool
Deadpool

12 Days of Deadpool

In case you missed it; in the lead up to Christmas, in one of the greatest hijackings of a Holiday ever Deadpool announced that he would be giving the world 12 glorious days of Deadpool in the lead up to a new trailer on Christmas day for his film. What
25 Dec 2015 3 min read
The greatest Christmas film of all time
Christmas

The greatest Christmas film of all time

There's much debate over what constitutes a great Christmas film. What key traits make it a classic that needs to be rewatched every year to bring back that memory you had the first time you watched it. For me the greatest christmas film of all time has the
24 Dec 2015 3 min read
Star Wars TFA - How the Stormtroopers stole the show
Star Wars

Star Wars TFA - How the Stormtroopers stole the show

If you haven't watched the latest Star Wars stop reading now. If you have then you like me probably feel that it was possibly the most perfect sequel that ever was rivalling even the perfection of the Toy Story franchise. Hell it blows that franchise out of the
21 Dec 2015 5 min read
The Big Bang Theory Star Wars Special
Star Wars

The Big Bang Theory Star Wars Special

We all know what the Big Bang Theory is by now. Not the really popular alternative theory to the existence of God, I'm talking about the super popular comedy series about a group of nerds. Fair warning to anyone who hasn't watched the episode or the
19 Dec 2015 3 min read
ZBOX: The Force
Star Wars

ZBOX: The Force

If you haven't checked out Zavvi's subscription mystery box [http://www.zavvi.com/offers/zbox.list] and are already a fan of another geeky subscription box you might want to check their ZBOX out. The UK retailer brings an alternative to Pop in a Box, Loot
19 Dec 2015 3 min read
Being me
TED

Being me

I started the morning watching the above TED talk. If you don't know what TED is that's okay, but know that you've probably been influenced by or heard something from one of their talks before. TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading. Started
16 Dec 2015 2 min read
Flesh and Bone: Broken Dreams
Starz

Flesh and Bone: Broken Dreams

A young girl from blue-collar Pittsburgh comes to New York to become a professional dancer...no it's not a Flashdance remake but an eight-part series which is a dark and intensely compelling take on ballet. Flesh and Bone revolves around Claire Robbins (Sarah Hay) a talented 21 year
13 Dec 2015 3 min read
What we imagine doing to spoilers
Spoilers

What we imagine doing to spoilers

I've touched on the issue of spoilers [http://bit.ly/1mLI7Uy] before but after seeing an ad from Netflix concerning it I've decided to return to it once again for two reasons, one being how epic this ad is and because it really can't
11 Dec 2015 2 min read
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