Streaming service Netflix has picked up DC Comics and Neil Gaiman’s Lucifer TV series from Fox. News of the cancellation immediately brought speculation that either Amazon or perhaps Netflix would carry on the show. It had middle-ish ratings in the US but did well elsewhere – notably the UK. Just this week Jennifer Salke, boss […]
Good Omens comes to TV
Amazon has greenlit the comedic apocalyptic series Good Omens based on Neil Gaiman’s and Terry Prachett’s book. Good Omens will only be available through Amazon Prime Video for most of the world. In the UK the BBC will broadcast the series after the premiere on Prime Video. The show will be set in 2018 when […]
God, Satan and Neil Gaiman: Justin Lee Anderson talks Carpet Diem
Justin Lee Anderson was born in Edinburgh, spent much of his childhood in the US thanks to his father’s career in professional football (soccer), before coming back home, via France, to settle into happy family chaos. He’s been writing for 15 years and misses Firefly. Justin’s book, Carpet Diem is just out and so Geek […]
Be an educated geek: Storm review
It’s been out for years but until recently I hadn’t heard of Tim Minchin’s Storm. How come? I’ve seen Minchin on telly. Why do I think this is so bad? I’ll let the free YouTube version of this spoken-song/poem speak for me in a bit. But first; a quick introduction to Tim Minchin as it […]
A review of Shadows Over Innsmouth
I think anthologies have become my favourite book to read while I’m travelling. It’s not just because you get a variety of styles to enjoy but because the shorter stories held within are often better structured for reading in fragments. Shadows Over Innsmouth is one hellishly good collection. Authors include Kim Newman, Ramsey Campbell and […]
Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver videos and pictures
Tonight’s Doctor Who is Nightmare in Silver and the penultimate episode in series 7. The episode was written by the ever popular Neil Gaiman. The British Next Time trailer The American Next Time trailer Pictures via Blogtor Who.
The Price – an animatic for Neil Gaiman
The Price is an animated from Silver Fish Creative and Christopher Salmon. It was used to convince Neil Gaiman to grant Silver Fish the rights to create a 3D CG animated film of the short story “The Price”. Salmon made this animatic back in 2006 but the video appeared in Vimeo just two months ago.
Jenna Louise-Coleman on Craig Ferguson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjZwei-V2RE Jenna Louise-Coleman who plays Doctor Who’s new companion, the impossible girl, is in the States this week. This clip shows her appearing on Craig Ferguson’s TV show. Ferguson is a Doctor Who fan and it is not uncommon for him to ask Who stars in for a chat. BBC America have also released a […]
Doctor Who: 10 theories about Clara Oswald
This post discusses Clara Oswald. We think she’ll be the 11th Doctor’s next companion. There are no spoilers in this post, not unless you’ve not yet watched Asylum of the Daleks and The Snowmen, but there is lots of speculation. Some Clara Oswin Oswald factoids for you; On Clara’s gravestone her birth date is 23 […]
Will the Great Intelligence and the Yeti appear in the Doctor Who Christmas special?
This post is speculation. I’ve not seen any of the previews of The Snowmen, the 2012 Christmas special, and I’ve no insider knowledge. This post is fanboy froth, mixed with internet research and the chance to show some previously discovered art and pictures. If you’re worried that this speculation might be right and therefore might […]