Picture Of The Day 31/10/10

It's Halloween! these are the pumpkins Leanne and I carved out this year, we went for a smiley theme lol!

Picture Of The Day 30/10/10

I bought some new books in town today :-)

Picture Of The Day 29/10/10

I won a Walkers Crisps competition on Twitter to spend a weekend in a scottish castle next weekend but can't go due to work :-(

Picture Of The Day 28/10/10

I spent a bit of time playing with my cat Tia this morning before going to work :-)

Caprica Cancelled

This morning i woke up, checked Twitter on my phone and saw the news that Caprica had been cancelled. Nice wake up call. I love Caprica and i'm gutted that it's going. The thing that annoys me most is that the SyFy channel are waiting until after the new year to show the last five episodes, why not just show them now and put us out of our misery? It's not all bad news though, there will be the new Battlestar Galactica spin off "Blood & Chrome" coming to our screens soon. 

Picture Of The Day 27/10/10

Had to get the bus home today and got bored waiting at the bus stop so played around with the camera on my iPhone :-)

My Tune Of The Moment Gareth Emery - Citadel [Club Mix]

This is my tune of the moment, I'm a massive fan of Gareth Emery and this is his newest tune. It's a lot like Metropolis which was my tune of the year last year :-)

Picture Of The Day 26/10/10

I started a new book today, one that i've been meaning to read for a long time :-)

Picture Of The Day 25/10/10

New Total Film arrives, along with a free Tron mouse mat, gotta love free stuff :-D

Picture Of The Day 24/10/10

Tonights tea :-)

Picture Of The Day 23/10/10

Leanne and I went out to Old Orleans for a meal, i had chicken wings to start with followed by a whole rack of ribs for my main. It was bloody lovely! :-D

Picture Of The Day 22/10/10

It's getting cold out so what better to warm you up than a Heinz Big Soup! This was my lunch today :-)

The Hobbit: First Casting Announced

Link: The Hobbit: First Casting Announced

Well It's not exactly a suprise but Martin Freeman has been cast as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit! It's been rumoured for a while that Peter Jackson wanted to cast him as Bilbo, but with Freeman's commitment to BBC's Sherlock it didn't seem as if he was going to be able to play the part.

“Despite the various rumors and speculation surrounding this role, there has only ever been one Bilbo Baggins for us,” says Peter Jackson. “There are a few times in your career when you come across an actor who you know was born to play a role, but that was the case as soon as I met Martin. He is intelligent, funny, surprising and brave – exactly like Bilbo and I feel incredibly proud to be able to announce that he is our Hobbit.”

This is excellent news and i can't wait for filming to begin! 

Cars 2 Teaser Trailer

The teaser trailer for Disney Pixar's Cars 2 has hit the interweb. The first Cars film was a fantastic film and i'm really looking forward to seeing more adventures of Lightning McQueen and Mater the tow truck. The trailer doesn't give much away, but i'm sure there will be a full length trailer pretty soon.

Picture Of The Day 21/10/10

Today I've been mostly listening to Hybrid, i've not really listened to their albums much but some of their music is of epic proportions! I've really enjoyed listening to them today :-)

Best Cake Ever!

I would love this as my birthday cake next year! 

Sci Fi LOL Cats

This made me giggle earlier tonight, i'll just post the link as there are quite a few pictures...

Link: Sci Fi LOL Cats

Hugh Jackman Confirms It’s Aronofsky To Direct Wolverine 2

Link: Hugh Jackman Confirms It’s Aronofsky To Direct Wolverine 2

This is really good news! Darren Aronofsky is one of my favourite directors, Requiem For A Dream is one of the most powerful films i've seen in a long time. He'll do a good job with what will be his first Superhero movie.

Being Human USA Photos

Link: Being Human USA Photos

Scream 4 Trailer

The trailer for Scream 4 is online, and here it is! I'm looking forward to this as i was a big fan of the original Scream films.




This has been re-posted as the other video was taken down.

Picture Of The Day 20/10/10

Today It's 20/10 2010!

Picture Of The Day 19/10/10

I was up early this morning so caught up with the new remake show of Hawaii Five-0 it's pretty good! :-)

The Walking Dead

The trailer pretty much says it all, this is going to be awesome!

Picture Of The Day 18/10/10

My cat Tia decided she wanted something from the fridge!

Paul Teaser Trailer Now Online

The teaser trailer for Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's new film Paul is now online Here.


Here is the synopsis taken from IMDB


Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for the comedy adventure Paul as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town-a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Frost). Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes...


 

Picture Of The Day 17/10/10

Out cutting the grass for the last time this year :-)

My Top 10 TV Shows Of All Time

1. LOST

People are divided on this show, they either love it or hate it. Granted you have to give LOST a lot of attention, and for some the pay off at the end of six seasons wasn't what they expected or what they wanted. LOST was a show that gave you more questions as each answer was answered, Some questions were never answered at all. I for one loved LOST, the end was perfect for me, and yes i was one of those idiots that got up at 5am to watch the final episode when it aired on tv.

2. Battlestar Galactica

I couldn't get into the remake of Battlestar Galactica when i first got the DVD's, i don't know why,  i dont think i was in the right mood at that point. But with one Sunday and nothing to do i sat down to watch the three hour mini series, followed by ten episodes of season one. I was hooked! I couldn't get enough of it. The story, action, superb acting from the cast and the great cinematography made it more of a series of short movies and not a tv show. Once again the ending of BSG divided fans, and again i thought it was a very good ending to what was one of the best Sci-Fi shows ever broadcast.

3. The Simpsons

The Simpsons is quite possibly the greatest cartoon tv show ever created. Homer Simpson is a genius, obviously on screen he is an idiot and a buffoon, but he loves his family and although he doesn't get it right all of the time he does his best to provide for them and to keep a room over their heads. He is the funniest character ever seen on tv. 

4. 24

24 was a fantastic show. Lasting eight seasons 24 sees CTU agent Jack Bauer trying to save the USA from a terrorist threat in each season. From saving the life of Presidential Candidate David Palmer in season 1, Saving the US from a nuclear bomb in season 2 and to fighting Mexican drug lords in season 3 Jack Bauer has done it all. There were several duff seasons, namely season 4 and 6 but every other season was nail biting tv. 

5. Buffy The Vampire Slayer

I wasn't a fan of Buffy at first but after being forced to watch the DVD's by a friend i slowly fell in love with the teenage vampire slayer from Sunnydale. Buffy was funny, witty, scary and grown up all at the same time. Joss Whedon created a show that teenagers could relate to, the monster of the week sometimes being a metaphor for teenage issues. As the series went on it got darker and braver, some stand out episodes include "Hush" and "The Body." There were also comedy episodes and even the musical episode "Once More With Feeling" which saw the whole cast break out into song at random moments. Buffy ended on a high note after seven seasons, with season eight in comic book form. 

6. Firefly

Another series by mastermind Joss Whedon, cruelly cancelled after just 14 episodes. Firefly was a strange beast, a western in space as it were. Set 500 years in the future, mankind has left earth to find new planets to colonise. Captain Malcom 'Mal' Reynolds is a former galactic war veteran who is the captain of the transport ship "Serenity" Joined by his crew mates, Wash (Pilot), Kaylee (Engineer), former combat soldier Jayne Cobb, Inara (companion), former Alliance medical officer Simon Tamm, his teenage sister River, both on the run from the Alliance and Shepherd Book, a religous man. They make their living and way through space doing odd jobs like smuggling, protection and being guns for hire. Although Firefly was cancelled it had a massive fanbase known as "Brown Coats" who petitioned for a new series but failed, ending up with the movie Serenity instead! 

7. Angel

Angel was a spin off series of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. It centered on Buffy's ex boyfriend Angel who was a vampire leaving Sunnydale for L.A. and starting a detective agency fighting the forces of evil. Angel ran for five seasons, with several cross over episodes with Buffy. Angel was a much darker series than Buffy was, and was cut like hell when it was shown on British tv. Although it was darker, it still had it's comedy episodes like "Smile Time" where Angel was turned into a Puppet. Angel ended on a cliffhanger episode where the gang where about to fight the partners from evil law firm Wolfram & Hart. 

8. South Park

Every episode of South Park is utter genius. Trey Parker & Matt Stone don't care who they offend and how they offend them. Cartman is quite probably the second best cartoon character ever. 

9. Family Guy

Seth McFarlane creator of Family Guy is a genius. Not only does he do most of the voices for the characters he has created what is basically a more ruder, cruder cartoon family. Peter Griffin head of the Griffin household is very much like Homer Simpson, a bit of an idiot, joined by his loving wife Lois, kids Chris & Meg, and baby Stewie who also happens to be a deranged psycopath constantly trying to kill his mother. Last but not least we have Brian the dog, who talks and is smarter than the rest of the family put together. 

10. Heroes

Heroes was a great show to start off with but then lost track of where it wanted to go. Lasting only four seasons it followed a group of people brought together when they realise they have special powers. I stuck with it until the end and i actually really liked it. 

My top 10 Films Of All Time

Here is my list of my top 10 films ever. I have so many favourite films it's hard to pick just 10 but here they are...

1. Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back

2. Superman The Movie

3. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

4. Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark

5. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

6. Alien

7. Lord Of The Rings

8. Back To The Future

9. Goodfellas

10. The Dark Knight

Picture Of The Day 16/10/10

My new subscribers issue of SFX came in the post this morning with the new Harry Potter movie on the cover.

Picture Of The Day 15/10/10

15th October... Started a new book today, my birthday present from Leanne's nan :-)