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The Guild – I’m The One That’s Cool
The Guild – I’m The One That’s Cool. The Guild is an amusing web series that revolves around the lives of a gamers’ online guild, The Knights of Good, who play countless hours of an MMORPG video game, aptly named … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, TV shows
Tagged Felicia Day, I'm the one that's cool, MMORPG, The Guild
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Steve Spangler’s Exploding Balls
Steve Spangler is an amusing guy. He makes toys, and more importantly, makes science awesome. The above clip is from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and shows his love for exploding things. Is there anything liquid nitrogen can’t do? Onwards!
Posted in Science, TV shows
Tagged explosion, liquid nitrogen, ping pong ball, science, Steve Spangler, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Where’s Wall-E?
Where’s Wall-E? Great picture depicting loads of robots from all manner of films and TV series. It’s a real challenge to try and find robots that you recognise, but is immensely satisfying when you discover ones you know! A few that I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Gaming, Ramblings, Science, TV shows
Tagged Atlas, Battlestar Galactica, Bender, Bill & Ted, C-3PO, Cybermen, Cylon, Dalek, DRD, Farscape, Futurama, Henry the Hoover, I Robot, Johnny 5, K-9, Kryten, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Portal 2, R2D2, Red Dwarf, robot, science, science fiction, Sentinel, Smash Martian, Sonny, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Matrix, The Terminator, Tin Woodman, Transformers, Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, Wall-E, Wheelie, where's Wall-E?
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Optical Illusions with an Einstein Mask – QI
QI is a really rather wonderful, charming, comedic, and quite interesting show. The clip above is taken from the most recent series (series 9, the I-series), and is a fantastic example of what goes on in QI. The actual optical illusion … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings, Science, TV shows
Tagged Alan Davis, BBC, brain, dragon, Einstein, Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack, optical illusion, QI, Sandi Toksvig, Stephen Fry
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Bear McCreary – All Along The Watchtower
Bear McCreary – All Along The Watchtower. Such an epic tune! There are several excellent versions of it, including Jimi Hendrix and Dave Matthews Band, but I like the one above the most. Plus, Battlestar Galactica is a frakkin’ awesome … Continue reading
Posted in Music, TV shows
Tagged All Along The Watchtower, Battlestar Galactica, Bear McCreary, Dave Matthews Band, Jimi Hendrix
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The Arrow of Time
Wonders of the Universe, a new BBC series by Professor Brian Cox, explores the Universe and everything about it. The first episode, entitled Destiny, talks about time, death, and the end of the Universe. Kind of odd for a beginning, … Continue reading
Episodes
Episodes is a new sitcom created by David Crane (of Friends fame) and Jeffrey Klarik. In brief, it’s about a happily married English couple (Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig) who are the creators of a multiple BAFTA-winning comedy called Lyman’s … Continue reading
Posted in TV shows
Tagged Episodes, John Pankow, Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig
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