Time Enough at Last !

Well for the next several days I have the house to myself, a pile of books, comics, DVDs, Blu-rays and video games that all have lacked my attention so the plan is to geek out big time.

Being unemployed usually sucks but I'm looking forward to this so of course if I find any kind of work you can guarantee it's going to happen now.

Misfits

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a group of slacker teenagers all doing community service for minor offences all gained superpowers ?, well to be honest no neither had I but the result is Misfits.

Several teenagers all out doing their community service are caught in a freak storm and soon discover they have all gained a superpower and at least initially those powers are all tied to an aspect of their personalities.

I know what you are thinking, realising the error of their ways these misguided youth form a team of superheroes and go out into the world to right wrongs and do good deeds, well you'd be wrong, it's pretty much business as usual but now they have superpowers, people die ( especially probation officers ) and minor crimes are committed on a regular basis, sure on occasions some actual good gets done but for the most part this is the comic misadventures of a group of kids that live on an English housing estate who found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

To say Misfits is messed up is probably understating things somewhat, at some point there is probably something to offend pretty much anyone but the show is often just so damn funny, they do occasionally sneak in some rather clever storytelling and even a story arc of sorts but don't tell anyone, they probably won't believe you anyway.

As much as it's about a group of teenagers with superpowers this isn't a show for children or those who are easily offended but if you are in neither of those categories check out an episode or two, so far I've only seen the first three series and the Christmas Special on Blu-ray but I'm looking forward to seeing series four when it's finally released.

It's a Funny Old Life.

Well Hello there, if anyone is actually reading this, it's been ages since I updated the blog and I'm sorry, for the better part of last year my life turned to crap, I found out my wife of 20 years had been cheating on me with multiple guys and well it kind of drove me into a bad place, this year however things have slowly been on the up and I'm a much happier camper these days, the wife moved out which was a good thing and I don't mean that in a nasty way, she did some truly despicable things but I'm pretty much over that now, frankly it's better for me and truth be told better for her that she's gone, life moves on and I hope she eventually finds whatever it was she was looking for, we just need the mediators and lawyers to finish doing their respective things so that we are both totally free to get on with our lives.

So now I find myself for all intents and purposes a single guy which has been interesting, I have to say for the most part I've actually been enjoying it, being free to do what I want and on my own terms has been somewhat liberating, truth be told my life hasn't changed much at all but it is nice to be able to watch, read or listen to things and not have to justify or explain myself  ( get your mind out of the gutter, I haven't been watching any of that ).

It's not as though I stopped doing the things I enjoyed over the last year but I enjoyed them a lot less, stress and depression will do that to you but like I said life is much better now and I am enjoying those geeky pursuits of mine once again.

So if anyone is still reading this blog, thanks for stopping by, life is almost back to normal now and I'm looking forward to chatting about all things geeky.

The Twilight Zone

I've just finished watching the first 3 episodes of original version of The Twilight Zone on Blu-ray and the show is still amazing.

What did shock me is how good the show looks, apart from some very minor film grain in a couple of places in the episodes I've seen so far the show looks amazing especially considering it was produced in the late 50s and early 60s.

I know anthology series aren't to everyone's taste but I've always enjoyed them and based on what I have seen so far I'm very happy I bought The Complete Twilight Zone boxset.

Superman: The Animated Series

Well I finally finished re watching Superman: The Animated Series on DVD, overall it was a fun series, I was a little disappointed by the change in animation style in series 3 but that's a minor quibble.

This was a great show and well worth checking out if you haven't seen it and also worth re watching if you have.

Air New Zealand safty video.

It made me laugh !

Top 25 Worst Sci-Fi And Fantasy TV Shows Ever

This was fun, I don't think I've seen a worst TV show list in quite some time and it includes a bunch of truely aweful shows.

http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/10/09/top-2-worst-sci-fi-and-fantasy-shows-ever/