December 2009 Archives

Bonkers...

The time has almost come for David Tennant to bow out. What better way to get you in the mood than to show you those past regenerations of the Doctor!

It's the question on everyone's lips... No?

Saw this brilliant advert on the Sci-Fi channel. Made me laugh!

I have been excited about watching Avatar for weeks.

Ever since fellow Anorak City scribe Paul Cole called it 'as good as Star Wars'.

I'm not sure about that statement but what I witnessed yesterday on the giant IMAX screen in 3D was every bit as groundbreaking.

For three hours I sat there completely mesmerised, I have never witnessed visuals and special effects like that before in my life.

Joseph Fiennes says he's "living the dream" filming Five's FlashForward in Hollywood.

"It is a big change, but I'm kind of living the dream, loving it really, and hoping no-one wakes me up," the British actor explained.

At the risk of being branded a heretic, be honest - aren't you just a little tired of Tennant?

Yes, he's been the best-ever Dr Who (although Chris Eccleston ran him damn close).

And yes, I'll be tuning in on New Year's Day to watch The End Of Time unfold.

But I could have done without the Wall-to-Wall Davidmas.

He was on QI (where he was quiet but amusing at times).

He was on Never Mind The Buzzcocks (where he was funny).

He was on BBC breakfast (by the numbers).

He was reading CBeebies Christmas stories (missed that one).

He was on the BBC Christmas station ident (genius!)

He was on Catherine Tate's Nan Christmas specials (predictable)

He's on Alan Carr's chat show (not seen that one yet)

He's on three radio shows including Desert Island Discs (what's a radio?)

He was in Hamlet (good but not as breathtaking as the stage production)

And, oh yes, he was in something called Dr Who.

Speaking of the latter, am I the only person to think that it didn't live up to the hype?

I hated the epic voiceover, the golden oldies in the bus and the Exorcist head-spinning.

Thank God for Bernard Cribbins, whose coffee shot chat with the Doctor stole the show!

Get rid of Tennant now. Send him on holiday.

So we were right.

Back in the mists of time we predicted that Ros Myers would be the next Spook to die.

And although our pals at Telly Talk hope she survived the blast that ripped through the hotel as she tried to drag the Home Secretary to safety, we're not so optimistic.

She was getting too big for her boots, and the Home Secretary was too Tony Blair-like for comfort. Good riddance to them both.

We await the arrival of John Simm, once he's finished trying to enslave the world in the Dr Who New Year's Day special.

Please ...

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To celebrate the release of one of the big Sci-Fi Hits of 2009 ' DISTRICT 9' on December 28th, your good friends here at Anorak City have teamed up with Sony Home Entertainment to give you the chance to win a copy on DVD....

Rene Russo has reportedly joined the cast of Thor!

Russo is said to be playing 'Frigga', the wife of Odin and stepmother to Thor and Loki.