Category Archives: TV

Relationships and gender roles in Twilight, The Hunger Games, Buffy… and Scooby-Doo?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Cora

I’ve got lots of delicious links today, focusing on gender roles, relationships and the portrayal of young women in various pop culture franchises:

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Misfits Series 3, Episode 3

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Cora

After a decent season premiere and a lovely character piece last week, episode 3 is another character driven story. And this time around, the focus is on Simon and his strange destiny, which formed the background arc of series 2. … Continue reading →

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Linkdump for my Grandpa’s Birthday

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Cora

Today is my grandpa’s birthday. He would have been 102. I still remember his birthday almost thirty years after he died, because when we went to visit my grandpa for his birthday, my cousins and I always got a chocolate … Continue reading →

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Cora is feeling contrarian

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Cora

It’s manifesto time again, for Scott Nicolay has posted his Dogme 2011 for Weird Fiction at Weird Fiction Review. I don’t agree with him, but then I never agree with manifestos. They make me feel contrarian. Besides, I have issues … Continue reading →

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Misfits Series 3, Episode 2

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Cora

After the excursion to Las Vegas in the season 3 prequel and last week’s introduction of new character Rudy, Misfits is back in more familiar waters with a lovely character-driven story for episode 2. Even better, this episode focuses on … Continue reading →

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Teen drama, some housekeeping and ruminations on Mad Men

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Cora

My afternoon class today descended into a mess of teen drama complete with kids sulking, running from the classroom, swearing to hate each other forever and so on. No tears at least – thank heavens for small mercies. The initiating … Continue reading →

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Two announcements and two links

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Cora

First the announcements: All Pegasus Pulp e-books are now available in various formats at DriveThruFiction. Check them out, particularly if you’re into RPGs. Pegasus Pulp fantasy books are now also listed at Paranormal Indies. And now the links: At Bryan … Continue reading →

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The link between the Occupy movement and V for Vendetta or Downton Abbey respectively – and some other stuff

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Cora

I have come across a lot of interesting links of late, so here is a linkdump:

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Misfits Season 3: Episode 1 and Vegas Baby

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Cora

Misfits, my favourite TV show of recent times, is back for its third season. For those who haven’t encountered this wonderful show yet, Misfits is about a bunch of juvenile delinquents from a London council estate (Thamesmead, where part of … Continue reading →

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The Enterprise versus the Space Nazis – 40 years late

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Cora

More than forty years after it originally aired in 1968, the Star Trek episode Patterns of Force a.k.a. the Space Nazi episode, has finally been broadcast on German TV this weekend.

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