Author Archives: George
DVD Review — M.A.N.T.I.S.: The Complete Series
One of the things that I love about the DVD revolution is the fact that all sorts of weird, wonderful and obscure television shows are getting a new lease on life. I’m a fan of crappy old sci-fi shows… so … Continue reading
Gamers News
Two bits of exciting Gamers news to report. Gamers’ Challenge has joined Gamers’ Quest on the reading list for the Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge. Both books are listed for two age groups — Years 5 & 6 and Years 7 … Continue reading
DVD Giveaway — Doctor Who: The Sensorites
Thanks to the wonderful people at Roadshow Entertainment it is again time to WIN WIN WIN! Yes, that’s right… three times… WIN WIN WIN. We have three DVD copies of the classic Doctor Who story “The Sensorites”. “The Sensorites” is … Continue reading
DVD Review — Zen
Based on a series of crime novels by Michael Dibdin, Zen is a BBC series of three tele-films about Italian police detective Aurelio Zen. The series is stylish, well-written and shot in Rome — what more could you want? Aurelio … Continue reading
DVD Review — Project Manta
Project Manta chronicles the efforts of a group of marine biologists to track the migration routes of manta rays off the Australian coast. The movement patterns of manta rays are often unpredictable and very individual, making the scientists’ task far … Continue reading
DVD Review — Doctor Who: The Sensorites
“The Sensorites” is a six-part story from the very first season of Doctor Who, way back in 1964. While it has an interesting concept, and some really good moments, it suffers from being rather long and boring. The Doctor (William … Continue reading
And the winner is…
The giveaway for a DVD copy of Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series is over. We had a total of 47 entries. So thank you to each and every one of you. The question people had to answer in 50 … Continue reading
DVD Review — Torchwood: Miracle Day
“Miracle Day” is the fourth season of Torchwood, the BBC’s Doctor Who spinoff series for adults. It had quite a mixed reception when it aired, with many fans being rather disappointed. It’s quite different from the previous seasons, but is … Continue reading
DVD Review — Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
A botanically obsessed millionaire, a carnivorous alien plant and a charismatic thug come together to cause trouble for the fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) in “The Seeds of Doom”. The end result is a stylish, … Continue reading
DVD Giveaway — Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. WIN, WIN, WIN! And, one more time with feeling… WIN! Thanks to the lovely people at Roadshow, I have a DVD copy of Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Season to give away (read my review … Continue reading
Blu-ray review — Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series
STOP PRESS: If you’d like to get your hands on the Series 6 DVD set, I’m running a giveaway. Check it out! Series 6 has previously been releases in two sets. But these were the vanilla sets — fine for … Continue reading
DVD review — Wide Open Road
I’m not, by any stretch of the imagination, a rev-head. In fact, I find the whole rev-head mentality rather difficult to understand. And yet, here I am, about to launch into a review of a great three-part documentary series, Wide … Continue reading
DVD review — Troll Hunter
Troll Hunter is a Norwegian dark fantasy film, shot in the style of a documentary. When I first discovered this, I immediately expected low-budget schlock. Boy, was I surprised when I actually watched it. Troll Hunter turned out to be … Continue reading
Guest DVD review — The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete Third Series
Something a little different to begin the New Year — I’m gonna shut up and let someone else inflict his opinions on you. Last year I reviewed the third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures. Today, Edward McAndrew has stopped by … Continue reading
DVD review — Space Battleship YAMATO
Remember Star Blazers? It was a Saturday morning cartoon show that I watched as a kid in the 1980s. It was the American adaptation of a Japanese anime series called Space Battleship Yamato. (I use the word ‘adaptation’ because rather … Continue reading
DVD review — Doctor Who: Frontios
Well, “Frontios” is a bit of a mess, really. There’s not much I can say in its defence. So, at this point, I think it best to refer you to my previous post about my relationship with Doctor Who and … Continue reading
Radio and TV
Doing interviews is just part of the job when you’re an author. I’ve done lots of magazine and blog interviews… and occasionally, I get a radio or television interview. Radio and television can be a lot of fun, especially when … Continue reading
DVD review — seaQuest 2032: Season Three
The third and last season of seaQuest has finally made it onto DVD in Australia. Yay! I’ve been waiting for this for quite a while, as I have never seen it before. When originally screened in the 1990s it was … Continue reading
DVD review — The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete Third Series
This DVD set has been waiting quite some time for me to watch and review it. I’ve been avoiding it ever since Elisabeth Sladen died earlier this year. But I couldn’t avoid it forever, and so I finally sat down … Continue reading
National Year of Reading & Mentone Grammar
As you may already know, 2012 has been designated the National Year of Reading (NYR). Lots of authors, libraries, schools, publishers and individuals have thrown their support behind this rather brilliant initiative. Now, in case you haven’t worked it out … Continue reading
