Title: Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger Author: Guy Adams Release Date: June 11, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Mystery, Horror Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Very mild GoodReads | Amazon One only needs to read a few pages into Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger to see that Guy Adams has strength in writing the Holmes-Watson dynamic. Tom […]
The Bridge: Pilot Recap
FX hit it out of the park with this adaptation of a series that was originally set on a bridge between Sweden and Denmark. By moving the series to the Mexican-American border for American viewers, it brings in all sorts of politics and cultural clashes into the mix. In the […]
Ray Donovan: Twerk Recap
At the beginning of this episode, Ray’s been gone from his house long enough for Abby to ask him what she’s supposed to tell the kids. He’s not having any of her lip though, after seeing a picture of their daughter with Mickey in part of her family tree school […]
Uber: Your Personal Driver is a Tap Away
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bys8mOZoZyc&w=560&h=315] Uber is an on-demand private driver service. If you need a ride, it’s as easy as opening an app on your iPhone or Android and letting the driver know your location (if you don’t have a smartphone, you can text your address too). Once you play pin the point […]
Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn
Title: Another Little Piece Author: Kate Karyus Quinn Release Date: June 11, 2013 Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Fiction, YA Paranormal Fiction, YA Horror, Paranormal, Horror Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Honestly, I was a little disappointed in this one. GoodReads bills it as: “The spine-tingling horror of Stephen King meets an eerie mystery worthy […]
The SDCC Debate: Panel or Signing?
So we’re getting down to the wire. In less than 24 hours, the insanity that is San Diego Comic Con will begin. The Gaslamp at San Diego will be overflowing with nerds and swag. There will be lines with hundreds of people patiently and impatiently waiting for something they love. […]
Being Human’s final season hits BBC America
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvcoXbVUtDU] When it comes to Being Human, the only thing more painful than, you know, the whole show, is waiting for the new season to reach the States. (Hey, not everybody downloads and streams). But at last, BBC America has begun running the show’s final season as a part of […]
"Sharknado": A Terrible Work of Genius
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iwsqFR5bh6Q] Sharks took my grandpa. So I really hate sharks. Sharknado may have had dismal TV viewer statistics, but by the explosive reaction on Twitter, you’d never know it. Somehow, this absurdly named B-movie was the best thing to post about on Thursday night. Now, the dust has settled, the air […]
The Sinkhole of SDCC Swag
As a goer of Comic Con, I have to say that one of the biggest downwards spiral in the entire convention is swag. If you aren’t familiar with it, swag or stuff we all get, is a term for all of the free things that you can get at a […]
"Pacific Rim" Will Knock You Out of the Water
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5guMumPFBag] I don’t often have many issues with movies. I can normally see the good parts of a movie and see the positive without minding too much about the flaws. But I knew, I knew that I would have to be biased with Pacific Rim, because I have been excited […]
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