Pop Capsule: The Legacy of SNICK
There is no doubt about it. Television consumption has changed dramatically from where it was twenty years ago. It is super hard to keep an audience’s attention these days with platforms such as Youtube on the rise, as kids and adults alike can simply find their entertainment from a short video, rather than dedicate actual time to invest into a sitcom or episodic...
Pop Capsule: Reboots and Remakes Worth Watching
Reboots and remakes have gone from a quiet trend to the crutch that Hollywood cannot seem to stop using. Sure, we get some originality, but for the most part – our nostalgia and willingness to buy into a familiar story keep these recreations flowing. Keep in mind that a reboot is very different from a remake, as a reboot is structured to take a property and move it into different direction c...
Pop Capsule: VH1’s Celebreality
It is rare when we can define one era of television by name alone. In many ways, applying a gimmick to a standard line-up can be positive. Look at TGIF for ABC. That line-up took place every Friday night on ABC for most of the 90’s, and consisted of some of the most beloved television shows that an entire generation reference as a golden era of growing up. The same can be said about Toonami, which...
Pop Capsule: 2Gether
Sometimes, you can just be sitting, performing some mundane activity, when you all of the sudden remember something awesome about your past. A breath of nostalgia takes over your lungs and for a second, you are in a different time entirely, savoring a feeling of bliss before hopping back into the sad reality of the present. About two weeks ago, I had this wave, but it has not stopped for a moment ...
The Return of Roseanne
Sorry if you were expecting a misleading, sensationalized headline that would pull you in more, but there is a reason for that and we will touch up on it in a moment. First, we need to go back a bit. Thirty years ago, ABC introduced audiences across the country to Roseanne, a sitcom focusing on a blue collar family living in Lanford, Illinois – right in the center of the United States. Roseanne fo...
Robert Guillaume, Voice of Half Life 2’s Dr. Eli Vance, Dead at 89
The Associated Press has received news that Robert Guillaume has passed at 89. Guillaume had been struggling with prostate cancer at the time. He leaves behind his wife Donna Brown Guillaume, a son, and a daughter. Guillaume is best known among video game lovers as the voice of Dr. Eli Vance in Half Life 2. Guillaume’s acting career spanned across multiple mediums. He was the voice of Rafiki...
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed Coming to VoD on December 15th
Mediajuice Studios will be releasing an 8-part documentary on the video game industry on December 15th. The wide ranging series will tackle all corners of the video game industry with the help of some celebrity hosts. The following hosts will be covering these topics: Sean Astin – Video game design schools, video game journalism Tom Arnold – Past, present, future of video games Matt Wa...
Viking: Season 4 Volume 1 Review
Vikings: Season Four Volume 1 Studios: MGM Publisher: MGM Television, 20th Century Fox Platforms: DVD, Blu-Ray (Reviewed) Release Date: 12th of October, 2016 Price: $44.98 AUD- Available here & $39.98 USD- Available Here Overview The Norse raiders have returned once more to the shores of my channel surfing coach kingdom. Considering this is the fourth visit by these brutish sailors, you might ...
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Special Episode
To celebrate the new year and heighten the excitement for the return of Sherlock in 2017, fans of the BBC series have been rewarded with a 90-minute holiday special, ‘The Abominable Bride’. Creators, Mark Gatiss (a.k.a. Mycroft Holmes) and Steven Moffat produced the brand-new episode to put a spin on the events of Sherlock Season 3 finale. The alternative version takes Benedict Cumberb...
Family Guy Season 15 Review
Family Guy Season 15 Developer: 20th Century Fox Publisher: 20th Century Fox Platforms: DVD Release Date: AU 02 Dec, 2015 | US 08 Dec, 2015 Price: AU$34.98 – Available Here | US$39.98 – Available Here Overview For fifteen years, Family Guy has been entertaining, and disgusting people all over the world. Some call it the worst thing to ever happen to television, while others proclaim i...
Vikings: The Complete Third Season Review
Vikings: Season Three Studio: MGM Publisher: MGM Television, 20th Century Fox Format: Blu-ray, DVD (Reviewed) Release Date: Available Now Price: $59.99 AUD – Available Here Overview Here we are again, with the third season of Vikings we come back to the sagas of the Northmen (and QUITE importantly; women). My previous forays into the show have been very pleasant with seasons 1 and 2 creating...
Pop Capsule: The Teen Years of Television
It seems like everyone who is 25 or older looks back and sees their teenage years as the best time of their entire lives. Now, that doesn’t include everyone – but the majority of us reflect on our teen years as the most worry-free and least troubling period of our lives as a whole. As a typical teen, you don’t have bills, serious jobs, or serious stress, as your biggest worry is some quick relatio...