Geek, Cultured

Sometimes, no matter how much I hear about something, I don’t check it out. Whether it’s me being belligerent or busy – Maybe both – but things ineviteably get swept under the carpet. These shows are often sold as something and put on a plate but something puts me off or steers me clear. In [...]

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of TV. That has been a fact since my Grandad sat me down at a young at in front of his small colour television on a weekly basis and introduced me to the world of Star Trek. That being one of my earliest memories you can imagine where [...]

Doctor Who returned this past weekend and, after delaying my first viewing to watch with house mates, I came away with more questions than answers and a certainty that Stephen Moffat taking the helm of the show was the best thing to ever happen to it. The Impossible Astronaut introduced certain aspects we have become [...]

Another new try and beginning a feature rich blog that stays active. My retrospective series will take a look back over the great television shows of the past fifty years and attempt to explain them, justify them and ultimately try and figure what made them great – for me and for the world. The first [...]

As announced today, the short lived Stargate Universe is not to be renewed for a third season; here are my thoughts. Stargate Universe is the third series in the Stargate franchise, the third series to consecutively air on the newly rebranded Syfy network. Rumours of the shows cancellation have circled for the past few weeks [...]

Before I start I want to get some background down so people understand why I bring this topic up, The Office I refer to is, of course, the US version of the British made, Ricky Gervais helmed show that ran for two mini-seasons, totalling twelve complete episodes including a Christmas special. Now, most British people [...]

What is Glee? Having just finished watching the first thirteen episodes of Glee I find myself wondering, why is this show so popular? Break-rooms, internet chat and living rooms are all alit with talk of the latest episode, latest development or plot twist. Well let’s see if we can go on a journey of discovery [...]

For those of you that don’t know, Lost has been a favourite TV show of mine since the first episode aired back in 2003. The shroud of mystery that is thrown over the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 is something I have obsessed over and discussed to death, over and over with a whole host [...]

Another month goes by and yet this space lays barren… Although something I have discovered about myself becomes apparent – My most lucid thoughts and will to write comes after a sleepless night watching American Comedy. Strange, yes. But I couldn’t make this stuff up! It has taken a long time for me to become [...]

Part two of my 2009 television season preview!