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Doctor Who: The Wrong Doctors Review
One of the greatest innovations Big Finish have made to Doctor Who has been the rehabilitation of Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor. When Big Finish began back in 1999, Baker was a lot of people's least favourite Doctor: his era wasn't well regarded by many fans, and the abrasive nature of Colin's Doctor didn't earn him many fans. However, when Big Finish started working with Colin, things rapidly changed. Gone was the combative, brash, arrogant Sixth Doctor: he was replaced with a more mellow and likeable character. He still had the same level of fierce intelligence and an ability to get off on the wrong foot with people, but he was now much more tactful and much less arrogant. As such, he very quickly became one of the most popular audio Doctors, with his stories often gaining critical acclaim for being some of the best Doctor Who around. So, it was perhaps only natural that, in time, Big Finish would want to bring together the two different versions of the Sixth Doctor into one story; one that would compare and contrast the two in a way that had never been attempted before in Doctor Who history. After all, we'd had multi Doctor stories before, but very rarely does the show ever do a multi Doctor story with two versions of the same Doctor. It's still quite a novel concept, and I think "The Wrong Doctors" might be the best execution of it. As well as comparing and contrasting the two Doctors, it's a great story that pays tribute as well to Bonnie Langford's Mel, and one of the most notable audio Sixth Doctor companions, Evelyn Smythe. In many ways, it works as a tribute to a whole era of Doctor Who, as well as being a great story in its own right.
By Joseph A. Morrison4 years ago in Geeks
Into 1933's Wonderland
Welcome to the first installment of our journey through Fantasy literature and media. We will be featuring works that qualify to be in the fantasy genre and alternating between those in modern media and literature. Today we feature our first motion picture, Alice in Wonderland, from 1933. I selected this one as the earliest feature film with sound (generally available to our readers) to represent the starting point of Fantasy in modern cinema. It's true that before the advent of talkies in 1927, other titles embarked on Fantasy based topics, but I chose to start with talkies to make history more accessible. I may return to the silent era in future iterations, as their contributions were undoubtedly valuable. Also, while there is much overlap between Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction, we are attempting to stay firmly planted in the Fantasy realm. So let's dig in, shall we?
By Drew Jaehnig4 years ago in Geeks
Warhammer 40k's Biggest News Yet!
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. "War, so simple a word, yet so complex and devastating for the horror it reeks upon those who simply were trying to live out their exsitence as best they could."--Luetin09, Octarius War Part 2
By Ashley McGee4 years ago in Geeks
12 Most Important Moments In MCU Phase 4 Films
Phase Four of the MCU has received a mixed reception from fans, but in it's defense, the phase had a lot to do, and a very tough act to follow. It had to begin building a new story after the conclusion of the decade-long Infinity Saga in Avengers: Endgame, and was also the first phase to include streaming TV series as a part of that storytelling.
By Kristy Anderson4 years ago in Geeks
Avatar: Whose the Best?
With new Avatar stories in the works, fans are both excited and nostalgic. New Avatars gives us more depth into the Avatar lore as well as enhance the incredible stories that already exist. We know that we will be getting 3 movies in the Avatar universe that will center around different Avatars, the first focusing on the Gaang. We also know that there is a new series in the works centered around the next Avatar in the cycle after Korra. That said I would like to dive into the quality of Avatar’s we’ve had so far. Now I want to be clear that this is not a reflection of the shows but of the actual in fiction Avatar and how he/she did at being the Avatar.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Black Panther: Background
With the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever the internet seems to be split into two camps. The sane people loved the movie and recognized it for the genius it is and the sociopaths incapable of critical thinking or emotion hated it. That said, one of the biggest criticisms before the movie was even released was that Shuri was taking up the mantle. However this was in fact a comic accurate event that happened long before Chadwick’s death and the rewrite of the movie. So I thought that I’d jump with some very necessary comics to read with Shuri taking the lead.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Gaslight (1944) - A Movie Review
Fight for your mind. Don’t let anyone talk you down. Gaslight is a 1944 film. A newly married couple moves into the home of her late aunt who was murdered in the house ten years prior. So he can invest in her possessions, Gregory gaslights Paula driving her to question her surroundings and the people around her.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
Dark: Do we have free will?
Netflix has garnered a reputation in recent years of being a company that cares more about quantity over quality. Through the slog of terrible reality shows and hundreds of cooking competitions, a few genuinely brilliant shows have been released under the Netflix brand. Many of these original works of art are cancelled before their time, but thankfully a little known German show was able to avoid the Netflix curse and blossom into one of the best works of fiction to grace our screens in recent years.
By Michael Braithe 4 years ago in Geeks
Why American Dad is ultimately superior to Family Guy.
The adult animation industry has managed to garner itself a rather controversial reputation in recent years. With The Simpsons mindlessly pumping out season after season, the internets strange obsession with and following hatred of Rick and Morty, and Family Guys reputation of having some of the worst humour on Television, it is easy to understand why many people are hesitant to delve into the world of animation.
By Michael Braithe 4 years ago in Geeks
