Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Why YOU should watch Doctor Who?


Doctor Who is the fucking most awesomest thing of all time. I'm Serious. It's so fucking awesome that it makes every other damn TV Show feel like trash and renders them unwatchable and it deserves more recognition than what it's getting at the moment. Forget Dexter, forget House, forget those pathetic Medical Dramas and Criminal investigation shows and just fucking watch Doctor Who, and I give you 5 reasons why you should.
5. The show has been going on since the sixties
You know, Doctor Who has been on air since the sixties. Well, not exactly, because it was discontinued in 1989 before being renewed in 2005 under the guidance of Russel T. Davies. Well, any show that has been around since the sixties HAS to be fucking great, otherwise why the hell would it even be around.
4. Everything can happen and everything can fucking make sense. 
The Doctor is a Timelord. He can travel through space and time and he is virtually immortal due to his regeneration ability. So you've got Eleven different actors playing the same Character and it totally fucking makes sense. So you can put in any fantasy story and explain it as an alien invasion or something and it will totally Make. Sense. For me, that's the best thing about Doctor Who. Anything is possible and every fucking impossibility can be made possible.
3. The best of Britain are hired for each episode
Since Doctor Who's been around since the sixties, many writers of fantasy, drama, whatever, there's a 99% chance that they're a Doctor Who fan and are willing to write episodes for the tv show. So every season (except for season two of the 2005 renewal) is fucking great. And most episodes are of amazing quality, be it acting, writing, directing, special  effects (for a TV show, at least) are fucking great. Just watch one episode of the latest series and you'll understand what I mean. The actors are HIGHLY talented individuals who are absolutely AMAZING in their parts. It's like watching a forty minute Oscar winning movie everytime you watch it.
2. The newest seasons are a MINDFUCK
The last two seasons of Doctor Who had my brains rattling. And this one, oh don't get me started on this one, its like watching a Christopher Nolan movie with Kubrick-esque puzzles. And the twists and turns...wow. The producer of Doctor Who at this moment is Steven Moffat. Just click on the link, go through the credits, look at the work he's done. Every fucking bit of it is EXCEPTIONAL. Absolutely EXCEPTIONAL! Steven Spielberg FORCED him to write for the upcoming Tintin movie. And when Spielberg forces someone to write for him, that guy HAS to be very fucking talented. (Micheal Bay was a misfire. We forgive you, Spielberg)
1. The Companions. 
If the previous four reasons didn't convince you, then you probably are a guy who wanks off to porn every day and night and satisfies himself by watching lowres Bible Black episodes. You must be that kind of motherfucker who watches Tv shows to ogle hotties. Fear not, Doctor Who has something for you too!
He must be getting lonely in his spaceship, right? So he is accompanied by "Companions" and each one is hotter than the other. Here, we go... (from the 2005 renewal)
1. Rose Tyler




2. Martha Jones




3. Amy Pond (my favorite :D)





Friday, September 23, 2011

WONDER WOMAN #1 is BRILLIANT.


Wow. Just wow. Wonder Woman #1, along with Swamp Thing and Animal Man, may be one of the best things to come out of the DCnU stable. And I love it. I absolutely love it. I've read it three times already, it's that good. I love it that they've made one of the most iconic characters of the DC universe so badass again, especially after the crap that JMS pulled before this relaunch.
First off, the writing is brilliant. Very clever writing indeed. Reading it the first time, you'll be left bored, uninterested, but somehow unwilling to stop, and then BAM! The cliffhanger/revelation/plot twist hits you and then you finally realize what a brilliant piece of work this is. The artwork is pure Cliff Chiang. I love the pencils and the inks, but the color makes it feel like reading a Fables comic (or maybe that WAS the aim).
Also, Wonder Woman ain't a total slut here, unlike the rest of the women of the "new" DC universe (More on that later). She's still strong, she's still got the class and she's still badass. They've nailed it. Chiang and Azzarello  have totally nailed her character. THIS is the Wonder Woman we know from Kingdom Come, this is the Wonder Woman we know from the Dark Knight Strikes Again, this is the Wonder Woman from the Justice League animated series. She's strong, can act a bit like a jerk, but she still wants to help people. She loves helping people, actually, demonstrated by her willingness to help a certain Zola, who finds herself surrounded by amazing, terrific circumstances.
The only problem with the book is the first reading. It will leave you uninterested, UNTIL the last page. But you have to bear with it until you get to the revelation, unfortunately.
And the cliffhanger. Oh what can I say? It's brilliant. Also, it's very obvious. We should have seen it coming, but we don't, actually. And if I even speak a word of it, I risk spoiling it. It's just, absolutely, amazing. You have to read it to find out.

4.5/5

Thursday, August 25, 2011

On Nolan.


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Nolan has made a different character out of Batman and Gotham. I love it, but is it perfect (to me)? Nope. I love the movies, but they don't really feel like Batman movies, they feel more like tributes. Every exchange between Batman and Joker was awesome but it felt at times, they were just dialogues reflecting upon Batman's relationship with the Joker and not like they are these two characters, these two opposites who are yet so similar, which Batman and Joker really are. Even in Begins, it felt as if they were just building up to his legend and explaining that he is destined to be a legend. The Nolan films feel more like a reflection of Batman rather than Batman himself. But I love them. I freaking love 'em Nolan flicks.
And continuing my long critical appreciation of the Nolan films, let me add that in my opinion, the Batman animated series, helmed by Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, had the perfect Batman and the perfect Gotham and the perfect Rogues gallery. (Until Season 4 atleast, then it went totally bollocks). So I love those series even more. It had the right amount of gothic darkness, right amount of tragedy and the right amount of wackiness. It was just...perfect. But they screwed it up when it came to season four and by the time that Batman joined their "Justice League: The Animated Series" roster they had screwed the character up. But the first three seasons were GOLD.