Have you caught up with any of the Doctor Puppet episodes on YouTube? Perhaps the Christmas Special is the one to start on. As you’d expect from a Doctor Who special it features some familiar faces. As it’s a Christmas puppet show there’s also a bit of singing and not so much on the Dalek […]
Archives for December 2013
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
The BBC have released a short Sherlock mini-episode to get us in the mood. It’s not Doctor Who short but Moffat fans will recognise a certain timey-wimey scene with a TV set.
How do you write “Trenzalore” in Gallifreyan?
There is no BBC official Gallifreyan language – although they do hold the copyright on the name. However, Whovian Loren Sherman created an alphabet for the Doctor’s native tongue which is based on what we’ve seen already and holds together very well. A great guide on Gallifreyan can be found on Time Turners that takes […]
Dungeons & Dragons cartoon with gaming group soundtrack
An oldie – but a goodie. In fact, this video deserves more than the 80,000 or so views it’s had since being uploaded in 2011. The visuals come from the classic and unfortunately never concluded Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. The voice track? Not so much. This is a perfectly timed actual game of D&D as […]
RPG Ideas: Noteboards are perfect for maps
You can see where I’m going wit this suggestion; I hope. Noteboards (US, CA | UK) would be perfect for any gamer group who likes to mock up maps for models to help visualise combat. The noteboards fold away to almost nothing so they will not take up space. Space is so often the reason […]
Competition: The Lost Stars
Geek Native, if you search around through old reviews, is full of praise for Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet series. We’ve even been lucky enough to interview the author himself. The Lost Stars is a new series in the same world created by the military sci-fi epic. This time round we follow the events of the […]
Anime icons in London: K-On! The Movie review
I hadn’t seen any of K-On! I had heard of it and it’s reputation as being a good, safe and solid anime but perhaps that’s why it was always on my “maybe one day” rather than my “must watch while I can” list. K-On! The Movie gave me a chance to fix that. In particular, […]
How to build your own lightsaber
The Jedi will build their own lightsabers. The message there is clear; if you want it – you build it. At this time of year when expectations can rise that feels like a very timely message. This guide from Newark walks you through the steps and items you need to build your own lightsaber prop. […]
8 types of Tolkien fans and how to spot them
Tolkien fan? Do you prefer the books or the movies? Perhaps the old rotoscope animation that was sadly never finished? It’s dangerous asking these questions. It’s a bit like asking which is better; Firefly or Serenity? Or which is your favourite Doctor? The team at Dorkly have put together another guide to help you identify […]
Team Fire Ferrets: Avatar Disney mashup
This fantastic piece from Robby Cook stars Kida (from Atlantis: The Lost Empire) as Avatar Korra, Shang (from Mulan) as firebender Mako and Flynn Ryder (from Rapunzel) as earthbender Bolin. An extra shout out to Flynn Rider for being one of the few Disney characters to ask why everyone keeps on singing.
