Lindsay Ellis On The Hobbit Trilogy Of Movies, More Jackson Than Tolkien
Here is a nice series of retrospective, if occasionally discursive, videos from the geek pop-culture commentator Lindsay Ellis examining theContinue Reading
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Channel Awesome And The Justin Carmical Or JewWario Assault Allegations
At first sight, the recent troubles at the popular geek website, Channel Awesome, seemed to be little more than aContinue Reading
The Nerd Crew Versus The Angry Joe Show
It’s hard to surpass Red Letter Media’s invariably spot-on pastiches of all those super enthusiastic geek-orientated shows which fill upContinue Reading
Star Trek Continues, The Trek Show That Fans Wanted
I was a big fan of the American science-fiction television series, Star Trek, when I was a child, watching rerunsContinue Reading
Willis E. McNelly Interviews Frank Herbert, Author Of Dune, 1969
Some readers might be interested in this taped interview with the American science-fiction author Frank Herbert, recorded at his homeContinue Reading
The Mist, TV Stereotypes In Search Of Plot And Motivation
Way back in the day, when Fibber Magee’s was the place to be, I was something of a goth. OrContinue Reading
Earthlight, Arthur C Clarke
Earthlight is a largely forgotten 1955 science-fiction novel by the British writer Arthur C Clarke, based upon a short story ofContinue Reading
Two Blade Runner Fan Films, Slice Of Life And Tears In The Rain
There are two short films dong the rounds at the moment, both inspired by Ridley Scott’s seminal 1982 science-fiction release,Continue Reading
The Nerd Crew, Episode 2
Red Letter Media are back with a second episode of the Nerd Crew podcast, which includes such observational nuggets as, “TheContinue Reading
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The Nerd Crew – A Pop Culture Podcast By Red Letter Media
If you have ever listened to or watched a geek-focused podcast (and I have experienced far too many of both) then enjoy thisContinue Reading
Happy New Year Wishes For 2017 From An Sionnach Fionn
A happy New Year’s Eve to the readers and followers of An Sionnach Fionn, and as always a big thankContinue Reading
Irish Cinema Needs A Greater Focus On Irish Stories
It has been said that modern cinema should serve as a medium for nations and peoples to tell stories about themselves.Continue Reading
Weiner, A Compulsive Documentary On A Repulsive Man
Returning to US politics, last night I watched the remarkably candid documentary, “Weiner“, the subject of which is the eponymous formerContinue Reading
Paths To Freedom, A Comedy From The Infancy Of The Celtic Tiger
I was somewhat surprised to discover that nearly sixteen years have passed since RTÉ’s ground-breaking comedy-drama, “Paths To Freedom“, was first broadcast onContinue Reading
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Stories Of Beren and Lúthien
Over thirty years have passed since a weary reviewer equated the third book of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “History of Middle-earth“, a twelve volume compendium edited by hisContinue Reading
The Tough Guide To The Known Galaxy
Thanks to a recent post on the Cedar Lounge Revolution an accidental trail of hyperlinks led me to a website thatContinue Reading
Suicide Squad, An Empty Vessel Making The Most Noise
I’ve always been rather cool on the whole “superhero” genre of comics, graphic novels and movies, whether the characters were endowed with preternatural,Continue Reading
How Brexit Paid For My Pentax!
The Pentax K-S2 DSLR camera was released by the Japanese manufacturer, Ricoh, at the start of 2015 and since then myContinue Reading
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Who Were The Celts?
I recently purchased a copy of “Celtic from the West 2“, the follow-up volume to “Celtic from the West“, the 2012Continue Reading
Patrick Pearse And RTÉ’s Rebellion
With all the controversy stirred up by RTÉ’s dismal television dramatisation of the 1916 Easter Rising, its strange overtones of colonial denialism perhaps best summedContinue Reading
Top Twenty Articles For 2015
It’s New Year’s Day, traditionally a time for news and current affairs websites or blogs to feature a list of theirContinue Reading
English Only, In Beirut’s American Restaurant
In relation to my recent posts on the discrimination faced by Irish- and Welsh-speakers in their respective nations, where intolerance of theContinue Reading
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