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Horror Month: Horror Shows on TV

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Horror Month – June 2015

To celebrate the premiere of Hannibal Season 3 we look at some current & upcoming horror shows. An exciting year time indeed for TV Horror!

Written by Lewis Mainwaring & Benjamin Gummery – The IndieMacUser Team

Bates Motel (2013 – Present)
https://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/202-batesb.jpgThis series which is a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho made its triumphant return with Season 3. The story revolves around young Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) still living with his mother Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga) at the Bates Motel. Without giving too many spoilers this series gets into a lot more of what we know and love about the Norman character from the films and is a true TV masterpiece. Continue reading →

Gallifrey Stands – A Doctor Who fan podcast (Guest Appearance)

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Gallifrey Stands is a fun, conversational Doctor Who fan podcast featuring interviews with stars, creators & fandom from the world of Doctor Who & beyond (past guests have included Sylvester McCoy, Daphne Ashbrook, Sophie Aldred & Simon Fisher-Becker). Hosted by the delightful Doctor Squee & his assistant Dottie Who.

Also follow them on Twitter @DoctorSquee
And Facebook

The IndieMacUser team Lewis Mainwaring & Benjamin Gummery appeared as featured guests on Episode 56 as part of the ‘Wales Season’……check it out! We had great fun recording this in Cardiff.

 

 

Audio clips from our coverage of Cardiff Film & Comic Con March 2015 were also featured on  Gallifrey Stands in Episode 49. Featuring an interview with Terry Molloy by resident whovian & co-editor Lewis Mainwaring.

Torchwood returns with new series of Big Finish audio dramas

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Written by Lewis Mainwaring

Big Finish have announced that John Barrowman will be returning as Captain Jack Harkness in a new series of audio dramas based on the fantastic Doctor Who spin-off series.

Torchwood, the intrepid team of alien investigators, will be returning in a series of six audio productions, as part of a licensing deal with BBC Worldwide. Continue reading →

Twin Peaks’ Stars demand David Lynch return to revival

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Written by Lewis Mainwaring

Following the announcement that David Lynch would no longer be involved in the 2016 revival of the cult classic Twin Peaks on Showtime a Change.org campaign has gained over 13,000 signatures in just over two days; Called #SaveTwinPeaks.

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Petition gains momentum to save Twin Peaks revival with David Lynch

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Written by Lewis Mainwaring

Following the announcement that David Lynch would no longer be involved in the 2016 revival of the cult classic Twin Peaks on Showtime a Change.org campaign has gained over 13,000 signatures in just over two days; Called #SaveTwinPeaks.

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Twin Peaks 2016 revival left uncertain as David Lynch quits

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Written by Lewis Mainwaring

David Lynch has announced that he will not longer be involved in the 2016 revival of Twin Peaks.

Lynch announced via his twitter in a series of tweets that he was leaving the project. Continue reading →

‘New Who’ 10th Anniversary

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Written by Lewis Mainwaring

When Doctor Who came back to our TV screens in 2005 both audiences and critics were wowed as it ushered in a new era of time and space antics.

Russell T Davies was the mastermind behind the shows reintroduction and turned the programme from ‘a bit of a joke’ into TV gold over-night following a 16 year gap (not including the TV movie).

The casting of Christopher Eccleston as as the post time war doctor and Billie Piper as his companion was great casting and started the show off with a bang. Continue reading →

Cardiff Film & Comic Con – March 2015

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Event Reporters – Ben Gummery & Lewis Mainwaring

This was our second ‘con’ as ‘Official Press’ thanks to Showmasters !!!!  Held at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena the home of South Wales geekery.

IMG_0748_Fotor_CollageGuests that attended this weekends event included:-

  • Ray Park (Star Wars: Episode One),
  • Samuel Anderson (Doctor Who – Revived Series),
  • Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3),
  • Terry Molloy (Doctor Who – Classic Series),
  • Jeff Rawle (Harry Potter),
  • Jack Donnelly (Atlantis).

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Happy Birthday Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Written by Lewis Mainwaring

Buffy The Vampire Slayer first aired on American television (The WB) on March 10th 1997.

Today marks 18 years since Sarah Michelle Gellar first picked up a stake and ‘Buffy Summers’ and her ‘Scooby Gang’ began ridding Sunnydale of vampires, demons and the forces of darkness.

The supernatural drama ran for a total of seven seasons, 144 episodes; ultimately becoming one of the biggest cult shows ever.

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BAFTA Cymru, IRIS Prize & Cineworld

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We were lucky enough to attend a special screening at Cineworld Cardiff that was a joint venture between BAFTA Cymru and the IRIS Prize.

BAFTA Cymru has a remit to ‘champion film, television and games in Wales’ and their latest achievement has been partnering with Cineworld Cardiff with the launch of a BAFTA Cymru branded bar & screening events at the cinema; this being the first.

IRIS Prize is Cardiff’s international LGBT short film festival. 30 short films are in competition every year for a £30,000 prize fund that allows the winner to make another short film in the UK; this is a great initiative that brings interesting film-makers to make shorts in the UK. Continue reading →