This is a beautiful beast of a book. It’s huge. There are 544 pages, in colour, in a hardback that just oozes quality. Right now, Amazon is accepting pre-orders and the book is due out at the end of September in the UK and the beginning of October in the US. That timing is important […]
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.
Behind the special effects: Game of Thrones [spoilers]
This video a special effects reel for the TV series Game of Thrones. If you’re not up to date then there will be spoilers. Also, oddly, the quality isn’t really good so you may be better off not watching on full screen. Game of Thrones is a Creative Arts Emmy Winner for outstanding special visual […]
Doctor Who: Are the Weeping Angels attacking Earth, lights out across time?
This post is one in a series of speculation that follows the observation Are the Lights Going Out?. Although this post is just speculation there is the risk of spoilers. This post does not only discuss the latest events in Doctor Who but discusses what the BBC has publically shared about season 7 episodes up […]
Doctor Who: Is the Doctor becoming a Dalek?
This is the first, but not only, theory that follows the question “Are the lights going out?“. The post is speculation, and the author has no special insight, nor does Brian Bloodaxe who champions this theory for Geek Native. That said, if you’re lagging behind your Doctor Who viewing then this post may contain spoilers. […]
Doctor Who: Are the lights going out?
Have you noticed the re-occurring presence of flickering lights in season 7 of Doctor Who? The rest of this post is just speculation. We don’t know what’s going to happen next in Doctor Who. However, if you’ve not yet seen the first three episodes of the series then you’re at spoiler risk because this discussion […]
Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy teaser
In this teaser trailer for Doctor Who, A Town Called Mercy, we see the ease at which the Doctor can sometimes stir up the locals. A Town Called Mercy is tonight’s new Doctor Who and it’ll feature Ben Browder who played John Crichton in Farscape and Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1 as Isaac. This episode […]
Moffat does not use the Daleks as a prejudice weapon against the disabled
This post is a response and rebuttal to Alyson Macdonald’s heartfelt and well-intended Daleks and Disableism: Steven Moffat on Mental Illness. The episode being discussed is Asylum of the Daleks, which was the first episode in the new season 7. My summary; the Daleks are not a metaphor that suggests disabled people are evil or […]
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat deletes Twitter account, replaced by imposter
Doctor Who fans started to worry today when lead writer and Doctor Who supremo Steven Moffat deleted his Twitter account. The concerns were manifold. Had the popular writer been harrassed off Twitter or was we preparing for some news that was going to be so bad, so upsetting to the Doctor Who Twitter community, that […]
What do we know about Neil Gaiman’s new Doctor Who episode?
Did you hear what happened during the Hugo Awards Ceremony? It was being streamed live on UStream but mid-way through, just before Neil Gaiman’s speech, UStream’s own automatic copyright police bots cut the stream off. Oops. What happened? The award ceremony had shown some clips of the award winning Doctor Who episode “The Doctor’s Wife” […]
Ninja Scroll Steelbook (limited edition) trailer
Ninja Scroll is coming to Blu-ray. Hoo-ray! It’s a digitally transfered edition and looks far more crisp than I’ve ever seen it before. The Steelbook is a combination Blu-ray/DVD set, with a 20 page booklet and exclusive commentary by Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri. What works for this trailer is that they take the time to show […]
