Hot off the press is this extended banner for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, in cinemas this December (click for bigger version). They're calling it "The Scroll" and it tells the film's story through some set piece stills. It's our first look at Beorn, the "skin changer", more of Gollum's cave … [Read more...]
Five Things To Do If You’re Missing Sherlock
Sherlock has been finished for a few weeks now, but based on our web stats (yes, we watch you), a lot of readers are still hungering for more material from the Holmes/Watson duo to pass the time until it returns. Since there’s no news yet of when Sherlock might be filming again, never mind … [Read more...]
Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall – Dork Review
Ladies and gentlemen, it seems like only yesterday that series two of Sherlock started. Well, in fact it was two weeks ago, but it’s still been too brief a visit with the great detective. Already, it’s time for the finale, in which our hero faces his greatest challenge yet: a mobile phone … [Read more...]
Sherlock: The Hounds Of Baskerville – Dork Review
The second episode of new Sherlock! This time, The Hound Of The Baskervilles gets the treatment, as Moffat and Gatiss pound through Conan Doyle’s most famous stories. There’s also a guest shot from Russell Tovey, who has now shown up in almost every famous geek show of our time, not to mention … [Read more...]
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia – Dork Review
The return of Baker Street’s finest! Sherlock hits the BBC again, for another three movie-length adventures. Last year’s first run was widely regarded as marvellous, with two great episodes and, um, that other one, so anticipation was high for this comeback. Can Sherlock live up to our … [Read more...]
WWBW: reaction to the TV BAFTAs 2011
The TV BAFTAs (or, as we're meant to call them, the British Academy Television Awards) are, I think, the really prestigious awards for that there telly-box, so it was pretty wonderful to see some of the shows we've celebrated here on Dork Adore come away with a golden mask this weekend. Let's look … [Read more...]
Sherlock – The Great Game: Dork Review
The short, intense affair of Sherlock came to an end on Sunday. After the first episode, we all threw an internet parade and someone at the Beeb announced excitedly that a new series was coming. Then the second episode happened, everyone was a bit disillusioned and that BBC source must have been … [Read more...]
Sherlock – The Blind Banker: Dork Review
After the first episode of Sherlock, audience reaction was hysterical. Twitter had an orgasm and reviewers spilled so much praise onto their keyboards that they exploded in a shower of plastic. (Seriously, I’ve only just picked the S key out of my hair.) So perhaps it was inevitable that when the … [Read more...]