One of the most significant cultural shifts of the last fifteen to twenty years has been the evolution of the epic ‘high concept’ television series. What was once an area reserved for meandering science fiction shows such as Star Trek and The X Files was altered forever in the late 1990’s when HBO opened up [...]
Equinox ‘Serious Fun’ is a documentary made for Channel 4 in 1993 about the video game industry and is nothing short of compelling. It’s amazing to see the cusp of what was the gaming boom of the last twenty years. The investigation into the birth and development of the PC Gaming culture is particularly fascinating. [...]
The situation deteriorated after the downfall of the motor trade, leaving mass unemployment and civil unrest in its wake.
This is for anyone who has decided to quit cigarettes this Year. Don’t bother. Look! Fred Flintstone And Barney Rubble do it, and they’re cool….right? No, they’re not, they’re both dead, but I thought it would be interesting to show you these two gems from the good old days when we all lived to the [...]
In a positive counter article to my tirade about the new A Team movie a few hours ago, I would like to bring to the attention of the uninitiated a wonderful show that has been running for some years in the US, but has failed to make it big over here so far. Burn Notice [...]
This week in Irish politics has been turbulent to say the least. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan delivered the most severe Budget in living memory, in a bid to slash €4 Billion from public spending. Specifically targeting low income public sector workers (including nurses and care workers, such as my wife) and people on [...]
All the talk of nostaligia this morning got me to thinking, what was the most significant Saturday morning kids show for me? Remember when all cartoons were linked by a show that would go on from approximately 9.25am until well after noon? I was looking for this to add to the collection earlier, but with no success. Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you ‘Round The Bend’
I’m up earlier than anyone else in the house. I have several kinds of cereal. I’m working on a new comic this morning. What better way to accompany all of this and regress to a state of childlike glee and sugar induced hyperactivity than a plethora of awesome cartoons? No better way baby, and you better belive it!
Covering the period before Hunter’s escapades made it onscreen in ‘Where the Buffalo Roam’, a watchable but far from classic interpretation starring Bill Murray, this is a superb little piece that offers some unique and insightful material.