Phew! What a scorcher! Last night's episodes was Game of Thrones at its absolute best. This week was all about nail-biting action, drunk Queens armed with poison and an awful lot of green fire. Directed by Neil Marshall, who did the excelled Dog Soldiers, and the slightly less excellent … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 E8: The Prince of Winterfell review
This week's episode was brought to you by the C word. It was a funny old episode this week. In parts it was very slow-moving, feeling more like it was lining up the characters for the final act rather than telling a story. But in other ways it was thrilling, especially scenes involving Tyrion or … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 Ep2: What is Dead May Never Die review
Firstly, apologies for missing last week. The grand plan to watch on Sky Player whilst on holiday was thwarted by a total wi-fi blackout in the holiday cabin. I nearly died. While I was trying to re-learn the rules for Cribbage and score more than five in Scrabble, Tyrion was getting to grips with … [Read more...]
Roku Player – Easy TV Streaming For The People
Recently, I got the chance to try out a Roku player for the greater glory of Dork Adore, and I must admit, I was intrigued. Is the introduction of streaming boxes a step towards the redundancy of shiny discs? In the far-flung future, will we stream everything we ever want to watch from a central … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: The North Remembers S2 Ep1 Review
It's back! And there's no mistaking how excited everyone was to see it return. Twitter was a-buzz with Stark raving fans all desperate to catch those first glimpses of boobs and gore. And they weren't disappointed... *HERE BE SPOILERS!* For those of us who've read some or all of the books, the … [Read more...]
Smart Gloves for Smart Phones
Smartphones have become almost ubiquitous over the last couple of years. Even my mother has a touch screen phone, although she hasn't quite grasped typing on it: she still sends me messages saying things like 'Crime home soon'. I think then that I can speak with confidence when I say that we've … [Read more...]
Being Human: Series 3, Episode 4 – Dork Review
Barging in with the force and velocity of a season finale, Episode 4, The Pack, was one of the most exhilarating Being Human episodes to date, rapidly weaving several plot lines and characters together, before spinning unsentimentally towards a tense and bloody climax. An episode of this quality … [Read more...]
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