Review of Utopia on Dork Adore - it's a bit of a rollercoaster, but in what way?
It has to be said, readers, I'm not sure this show is part of my plans for a perfect world.
New TV review: Derek on The Digital Fix
Review of the debut of the Derek series proper on The Digital Fix.
I'm also currently watching The Office (UK edition) for the first time, so I'll be doing a comparison piece soon. Little tease for you there.
New TV preview: Being Human series 5!
Delicate spoiler-free preview of the Being Human series 5 debut on The Digital Fix.
It's actually pretty good, which is a relief. I really enjoyed series 4 and hate being disappointed.
Take Three! – How Many Manuscript Restarts Is Too Many?
And now, having written 25,000 words back then, I'm rewriting most of it yet again. Three starts on the same story. My impatient younger self would've told me to give up and try something else by now. Does he have a point?
I've isolated three factors to blame for this third restart – oh yes, synchronicity. Let's list them.
Vine Additional - Now With Drunk Spider-Man!
In my earlier blog post about toy-based Vine videos, I asked if anyone had made an amusing Vine video featuring Spider-Man yet.
No-one responded, so I took it upon myself to get that sorted. Here we see Spidey trying to enjoy a quiet Guinness, only to be accosted by an unwelcome visitor.
A monkey is trying to steal Spider-Man's beer! UH-OH! #vine vine.co/v/bJ6iv1v2PBt
— Nick Bryan (@NickMB) January 28, 2013
Love that moment at the end. Who knew Spidey had such Amazing comic timing?
Idle Toy Videos on Vine
Ever curious and easily led, I downloaded Vine, a new video app owned by Twitter, aiming to do for internet video what they did for blogging - make it short, simple and doable for all.
Whether Vine will face an Instagram-style backlash, I don't know - "Now that everyone thinks they can make nice videos, how will professional video editors get work?" - but it seems unlikely. Unless the whole world decides that their wedding/birth/ransom demand videos need only be six seconds long.
Anyhow. My only use for Vine so far has been making rudimentary stop motion videos of the toys on my desk! (I'm nearly 29.)
New TV blogging: Ripper Street on The Digital Fix
Yes, I warned you there was more coming. Think that's it for tonight though. Sweet dreams, readership.
