It is expected that the villains in The Name of the Doctor, the season finale, are a group known as the Whisperman (or perhaps Whisper Men, I’ve seen it written both ways). They have a distinct look and feel quite Steven Moffat in style. My first thought was that they reminded me of the Gentlemen […]
TV show news, trailers and reviews
Welcome to Geek Native's TV section, your guide to the best of the small screen. From epic fantasy series and sci-fi sagas to the latest superhero shows, we cover the television that fuels our geek passions. This is your hub for news, reviews, and a whole host of trailers to keep you ready for the next big premiere.
Our TV coverage has a special focus on Anime, with a dedicated section for the latest news and reviews from Japan. We also explore the ever-growing world of Online Shows, including the popular 'Actual Play' series where tabletop adventures come to life on screen. Whatever you're watching, you'll find it discussed here.
First Squad review
First Squad is an anime set on the Eastern Front as Russia fought the Nazis. We watched it with English sub-titles and most of the dialogue was in Russian. The plot is straight forward with the twist at the start rather than the end. We follow a young woman, with a red blindfold and a […]
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS video clips and pictures
Don’t get into a spaceship with a madman. Didn’t anyone ever teach you that? This is a quick round up of video teasers and pictures the BBC have been teasing us with this week ahead of Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS. The question is whether this episode will reveal anything more about Clara […]
Free Little Witch Academia anime
Tempted by Studio Trigger’s Little Witch trailer? You might be after watching this free, 25 minute or so, Little Witch Academia. This is the original short film directed by Yoh Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka. Via Lauren Davis at Io9.
Top 5 things to keep in mind when costuming a fantasy webseries
Vanessa Driveness studied Theatre Arts at the University of Puget Sound, and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. She is the costume designer and an associate producer for Standard Action, as well as stepping in as Assistant Director for parts of Season 2. She works throughout the professional and independent film and TV industries in Vancouver […]
Doctor Who: Hide trailers and pictures
A catch up with the British and American trailers for tonight’s Doctor Who. Hide looks like it’ll be a scary one! Will we find out anything more about Clara Oswald? [wooslider slider_type=”attachments” limit=”8″] Pictures via Blogtor Who.
Doctor Who: Cold War trailers UK vs US
Tonight’s Doctor Who is Cold War and together BBC America and BBC have released a bunch of teaser clips. Watch the ones below and see if you can spot the difference. The BBC also released pictures, taken by Adrian Rogers, for sites like SFX.co.uk. I couldn’t but help notice SFX.co.uk used the file name “GOT […]
The top 5 things I learned about gamers working on Standard Action
Tara Pratt is originally from Edmonton, Canada, and plays Wendy the Sorceress in Standard Action. You can often catch her on stage performing in Vancouver, and on screen in some of our local productions, most recently the hit show Fringe, and Emily Owens, M.D. Her favourite colour is purple, she’s a huge Star Trek: The […]
London Anime Con gears up for another year
This year the London Anime Con will run from 20th to the 21st of July. The convention will be held at the Rocket Complex London Metropolitan University and the early signs are the con is nicely balanced. The convention lists some pretty impressive sponsors; Game.co.uk, Sfx, Yelp, Bandai Namco and plenty of others. At the […]
Doctor Who: The connection between Clara and the Autons
The very first episode of new Doctor Who featured some old villains known as the Autons. The episode is called “Rose” and the Autons appear as show window dummies, who attack Rose. The next day Rose is reported missing (as she’s run off with the Doctor). In the fourth episode of the first series, Aliens […]
