Archive for May, 2008

Heroes continues to impress

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 30th May , 2008

I HAVE to admit the current series of Heroes – or Hiro’s as it should be called (thank you egrommet) – has me confused.

Given the wave of criticism and hatred flowing across the blogosphere about series two from America, I feared the worst.
Not enough action, too slow, not enough Sylar, yada yada yada ….

Steven Moffat confirmed as Doctor Who showrunner

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 20th May , 2008

AS I write this, I find I am so excited I can barely hold a thought in my head.

Steven Moffat has been confirmed as the new Doctor Who showrunner!

Iron Man at last

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 14th May , 2008

IT was worth the wait – those five words sum up everything you need to know about Iron Man.
From start to finish – and I mean the finish, stay until the end of the credits – this was perfection in film making by Jon Favreau – easily one of the best super hero films ever.
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Defending my sci-fi love to talk radio DJ

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 6th May , 2008

THE blog had a moment in the sunshine today when I appeared on City Talk, a radio station in Liverpool.
I had been asked to appear on a show called I Hate Sci Fi, where I would be swimming against the tide somewhat by saying why it was great. I’ll be putting my bit up on [...]

Top science fiction inventions we should have by now

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 5th May , 2008

WHEN I was a boy, I grew up under the assumption that by the time 2008 rolled around, we’d be living on the moon, eating our meals in pill form and using jet packs to get around.

Instead, things are pretty much the same now as they were then, but why? It’s almost like scientists have [...]

Denied an Iron Man cinema trip

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 4th May , 2008

TODAY I set out to take my stepson to the cinema to watch the sci-fi delights of Iron Man.
Imagine my surprise then when he announced rather grandly he’d rather go out with his friends than me.