BBC America has announced that it will be carrying Primeval Season 5 beginning November 12th. I am very glad to hear it, but as someone who just spent the last week or 2 in the UK, I seriously want to know when we will be getting either Misfits or Car Wars over here. The new season of Misfits rolls out on October 30th in the UK (I was watching season two reruns), while the Driving Wars premiere episode just happened this past Wednesday, but those are two programs I would love to be watching on a regular basis. It looks like I may be able to buy episodes on iTunes for Misfits at least, but not so much for Car Wars.
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Some of the music (OK, a LOT of the music) Shatner has created has been sad and hysterical at the same time, like his early 70s rendition of Rocket Man. A much smaller number of his songs have been better than the original versions, like his go at Common People. And on very rare occasions he has given us an original work or following up on. But this one is flat out scary; Part of the creation process for his new song, a cover of Iron Man. I can’t wait to see the finished product.
If you are looking for something unique to do this Halloween, you might want to consider the Doctor Who Experience Halloween weekender. Kids dressed up as Who characters get in free (one costumed child for each fully paid adult, I believe), always a plus. On Friday the 28th of October they have the Walk like a monster class, in which Ailsa Berk (choreographer for Doctor Who) will be showing you how it’s done. Word is both a Cyberman and a Scarecrow will be there helping her demonstrate the proper technique. On Saturday the 29th there will be face painters and live monsters entering the experience, visitors will have a chance to be made up like Doctor Who monsters. And on Sunday the 30th the Cybermen and Scarecrows return for the Monster Meet and Greet. Happy Halloween, Whovians!
There is absolutely no reason for this video to be here, except I thought it was creative as hell and wanted to share it.
The Tokyo International Anime Festival takes place in Akihabara from Oct 27th to the 28th this year. Together with the Tokyo International Anime Fair, which is held in March every year, these events help keep Japan preeminent in the world of animation. If you are in the neighborhood, you really do want to check these out.
There is not the slightest doubt that Three Musketeers is THE movie to beat this weekend! Not only is it a classic, an epic fantasy, and visually amazing all at the same time, especially if you go to one of the 3D showings. But on top of that it is a Steampunk precursor, showing the kind of lighter-than-air craft that France pioneered in the 1600’s. But taken to the next level, to true airships that would have created the kind of parallel timeline that actual Steampunk would have evolved from a hundred or two years later when we hit the Victorian era. This movie will hopefully be something special; I have been waiting for it for quite a while.