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Category Archives: Entertainment
Class: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo
Class is back in session, this time focusing largely on Ram, the school sports king. I haven’t warmed to the characters yet, but I think that was the point: introduce us to some that are hard to like and slowly … Continue reading
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun
I’ll start this article with a question for anyone who hasn’t seen this show. What do you think would be the genders of the following characters: (1) Mikoto Mikoshiba, popular but shy, gets carried away with the popularity and sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Entertainment, Reviews, Television
Tagged Gender Stereotypes, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Shojo, Tsundere
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Elfen Lied Episode 13
“Erleuchtung (No Return)” The view from Igirisu: In the final episode of Elfen Lied there are some big encounters that have been held off for a long time. One of them is a non-event. As tough as Bando thinks he … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Entertainment, Reviews, Television
Tagged Elfen Lied, Erleuchtung, No Return
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Violence in Video Games: Batman: Arkham
Holy good ideas! In September of 2019, Roger started a series looking at the “rights and wrongs” of Fanservice in anime. Today, we continue that tradition with Violence in Video Games. Today’s focus… Batman: Arkham Collection. What’s the Deal? Holy sneaky … Continue reading
The Outer Limits: O.B.I.T.
One of my favorite things to see in science fiction is a good allegory. It gives us a chance to look at ourselves through a critical lens. If we don’t like doing that, we can just enjoy a story for … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television, The Outer Limits
Tagged O.B.I.T.
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Class: For Tonight We Might Die
If you ask me, the Brits are superb storytellers. They have an idea, and they tell it, length be damned. If that means 8 episodes will tell the story, that’s what they will do. No need to drag an 8-episode … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction, Spinoffs, Twelfth Doctor
Tagged Class
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The Strange World of Gurney Slade: Episode Six
There have been fourth wall breaks throughout this series, but this is the ultimate fourth wall break, because it lasts the entire episode. We start with some people taking a tour of a studio where The Strange World of Gurney … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Television
Tagged Ontology, Surrealism, The Strange World of Gurney Slade
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The Strange World of Gurney Slade: Episode Five
If I had to name my favourite novel, I would probably have to say Wuthering Heights. There are many reasons for this, but one of them is the ingenuity with which we move deeper and deeper into the narrative, with … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Television
Tagged Surrealism, The Strange World of Gurney Slade
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The Strange World of Gurney Slade: Episode Four
“I did a television show recently and they didn’t think it was very funny. I’m being charged with having no sense of humour.” You could swear that writers Sid Green and Dick Hills knew this show wasn’t going to be … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Television
Tagged Surrealism, The Strange World of Gurney Slade
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Roger Pocock
