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“There’s No Drama Like Wrestling”
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— 17 Jul 2014 meg the marauder 2 comments

On the 18th June 2014, I took to the stage (a very small stage, but a stage nonetheless) as part of Geek Show Off to publicly declare my love for all things wrestling.  I could have talked for nine minutes on so many aspects of grappling but focuss[…]

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Eight FT Nights: “The Hanukkah Story”, The Nanny
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— 24 Dec 2011 Kerry 1 comment

(Soz for the late posting, yr correspondent has completed a GRUELLING 25-HOUR JOURNEY across many time zones including correspondent’s British spouse being detained by US Homeland Security for 2.5 hours of fun! But all HOME SAFE now albeit in a[…]

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Eight FT Nights: “The Best Christmukkah Ever”, The OC
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— 21 Dec 2011 Kerry Comment

Is it though? IS IT?!
NB I have never seen an episode of The OC before and watched this while (a) drunk and (b) packing. So I may have missed some subtleties, but actually looking back I don’t think so.

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Eight FT Nights: “Chanukah”, Rugrats
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— 20 Dec 2011 Kerry 6 comments

Chag sameach! And so long to advent calendars and welcome to EIGHT FT NIGHTS of Hanukkah TV specials. Although your correspondent doubted eight Hanukkah-related TV episodes or specials existed in the whole of pop culture, having dredged the depths of[…]

“The Eleventh Hour” Reviewed By Lytton, Age 3 1/4
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— 3 Apr 2010 Tom 1 comment

As ever, BEWARE SPOILERS! (more…)[…]

The Last Ever Tenth Doctor Story Reviewed By Lytton Ewing Aged 3 And 1 Month
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— 1 Jan 2010 Tom 6 comments

“There was a monster party and all the monsters dancing. The green monsters were nasty, them called Doctor Who ‘idiot’. At the end him not Doctor Who anymore, him a different person. I love Doctor Who, can we have it on DVD?”[…]

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Rage vs X-Factor: Winners and Losers
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— 21 Dec 2009 Tom 60 comments

Well, that’s that: the machine has been given a good beating and we can look forward to “Bulls On Parade” on the festive Argos ad next year. I will admit I didn’t think the RATM crew could do it: I was wrong. But as the dust s[…]

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FT Advent Calendar Of Free Online Games: 15th December
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— 15 Dec 2009 Pete Baran Comment

The point and click puzzle game these days seems almost as dead as the text adventure. And in the case of the text adventure (interactive fiction darhling) perhaps they have just reverted to their core audiences oblivious of the technological progres[…]

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19 Buddy Acts Whose Names Were Deemed Interesting Enough To Be The Title Of The Show Despite Not Actually Being Notable At All
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— 26 Sep 2009 Pete Baran 10 comments

Remember them? Early eighties Stephen J.Cannell buddy show. The sit being Hardcastle was a retired judge, McCormick his last case, and together they chased down criminals who had slipped through the legal system to catch them in the act. Law & Or[…]

The Fruit Stand School
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— 14 May 2009 Elisha Sessions 5 comments

Bond pulls the handbrake and dips his DB7 into a shimmying 180, suddenly accelerating again in a squeal of smoking rubber around the corner, where he’s just caught a glimpse of the villain’s tail-lights. But wouldn’t you know it &#8[…]

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