Category Archives: Doctor Who

Torchwood: End of the Road

Posted on December 1, 2020 by

After the ridiculousness that was the 7th episode with Nana Visitor showing up to bring Jack to the one man who could tell him what was going on, we are re-introduced to Angelo, the one man who can’t say a … Continue reading →

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Gone Home

Posted on November 26, 2020 by

In the Summer of 2015, I picked  up Gone Home, a game that was getting a lot of good reviews.  It still retails for $15, so my $2.40 purchase was a steal. (Thanks Steam!)   Today, Covid-19 has caused governments and … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: Immortal Sins

Posted on November 24, 2020 by

A lifetime ago, 2014 was a year without a pandemic. On January 1st of that year, my son and I started a Doctor Who marathon with William Hartnell’s An Unearthly Child.  It ran right up until this year, 2020 with … Continue reading →

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Quake II: Extremities

Posted on November 19, 2020 by

I’ve been discussing the idea of “comfort gaming” and took a trip back in time to some classics from the 90’s which invariably means I’d want to look at my favorite FPS game, Quake II.  What happened nearly a year … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: The Middle Men

Posted on November 17, 2020 by

I realized one of the things that was bothering me about season 4 of Torchwood: it’s the speed with which everything is carried out.  How much time has gone by since the Miracle?  Episode 4 takes place on March 5th, … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: The Categories of Life

Posted on November 10, 2020 by

Two good episodes, two weak.  Will episode 5 break the balance for the better, or the worse?  Thankfully, I’m going to say it gets better.  I’m not really sure it’s a great episode but it did keep me completely on … Continue reading →

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Black Mesa

Posted on November 5, 2020 by

In 1998, the world of video games took a sudden shift into high-gear when a 27 year old research associate and MIT graduate entered the Anomalous Materials lab in the Black Mesa test facility.  Having taken an interminable train ride, … Continue reading →

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Torchwood: Escape to L.A.

Posted on November 3, 2020 by

My time watching Babylon 5 really made me aware of the impact the writer has on the show.  I realize that should go without saying, but I never paid attention to it until the 90’s.  By the time I’d seen … Continue reading →

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Ghostwatch

Posted on October 31, 2020 by

“On Saturday night we’ll be visiting the most haunted house in Britain, but will the ghosts be there? Can you take it?” That was the wording to the trailer for Ghostwatch, a 90 minute drama which was shown once, and … Continue reading →

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Detroit: Become Human (Kara)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by

For a recap on why this is a 3-part review, please see my post of two weeks ago, here. The last character we will play, introduced in the third chapter, is Kara.  We meet her when Todd, her soon-to-be owner, … Continue reading →

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