Multimedia Week Ending 4/10/2011

This week I mostly been listening to…..ELO, Gary Numan, Hawkwind, buckethead, As Above So below, Greenslade.

DVD/ Bluray:

[Ricky Gervais Show Season 1 – DVD] – Episodes 1 to 6. Although this is pretty funny I enjoyed the original audio stuff more.

[Sara Jane Adventures -Season 2, Episode 1: The Last Sontaran: Part 1 – DVD] – 29 September 2008 – Alan has a dilemma as he has been offered a job in America and feels guilty about taking Maria away from her mother and friends. Maria, however, is busy helping Sarah Jane, Luke and Clyde investigate strange lights coming from the Tycho radio tower. They discover that Kaagh, the last survivor of an invasion of Earth by the Sontaran race, is planning his revenge and has taken over Professor Skinner and his computer,the plan being to bring down Earth’s satellites onto nuclear power stations worldwide and cause an explosion. The professor’s daughter helps them to escape the building and get out into the woods.

[Sara Jane Adventures – Season 2, Episode 2: The Last Sontaran: Part 2 – DVD] – 29 September 2008 – Sarah Jane and the youngsters are saved by the arrival of Alan and Chrissie, the latter saving the day by wedging the high heel of her shoe into the sensitive vent in the back of Kaagh’s neck. However, she is knocked temporarily unconscious and Maria and Alan hope she can be persuaded it was all a dream when she comes to. Luke deactivates the computer, completely immobilizing Kaagh’s weaponry and he returns to Sontar. Maria and her father leave for America and Chrissie later tells Sarah Jane that she remembers the entire incident.

Podcast:

[Russell Brand Radio Show #4 – TalkSport] – The deity of dangerous radio brings talkSPORT the fourth of 20 exclusive shows. Be prepared for rock ‘n’ roll radio at its finest. Really funny podcast.

[Russell Brand Radio Show #5 Live from Manchester – TalkSport] – Really funny podcast.

[Russell Brand Radio Show #6 Live from Bristol – TalkSport] – Really funny podcast.

[Fresh Ink Online – 4/1/2011] – While host Blair is at Wondercon, her trusted co-workers review The Walking Dead, Invincible Iron Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Captain America, Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine, G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War, and Clive Barker’s Hellraiser.

[Megacast Ep3 – PJ Holden] – In this special episode the girls are joined by 2000AD artist PJ Holden to discuss his new Megazine strip “Numbercruncher” and take questions from the 2000AD forum users. A really enjoyed this podcast.

[CCL #302 – John Romita Jr.] – Collected Comics Library Podcast #302 – The three hundred second podcast! Interview with John Romia Jr. from November 23 2008 – Interesting Interview.

[CCL #304 – C2E2 Wrap Up] – Collected Comics Library Podcast #304 – The three hundred fourth podcast! C2E2; Comics Podcasting Panel; Big Books from DC and Marvel; Flesk.

[FriComedy: The Now Show Ep 2 of 6] – Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis assess the threat of the nuclear family; Marcus Brigstocke meets his nemesis; Mitch Benn seeks independence for Alex Salmond and Jon Holmes explains why Dubai is worse than Margate. Funny show.

[FriComedy: The Now Show Ep 3 of 6] – Tonight Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis explore the taxing complexities of class; Mitch Benn waxes lyrical about the twinning of Swindon with Disneyland and Jon Holmes is up in arms about Christmas decorations.

[FriComedy: The Now Show Ep 4 of 6] – Tonight Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis explore pointless protests and Great British sentimentality; Mitch Benn sings an ode to Simon Cowell; Marcus Brigstocke sees Copenhagen through the eyes of Dr Seuss and Jon Holmes tries to wriggle past bank security.

[Weekly Comics Spotlight #190: 2011-03-30] – John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss JIMMY OLSEN #1 by DC, INCREDIBLE HULKS #625 by Marvel and GODZILLA: KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #1 by IDW.

[Weekly Comics Spotlight #189: 2011-03-23] – John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss SUPERGIRL #62 by DC, FF #1 by Marvel and LORNA RELIC WRANGER #1 by IMAGE COMICS.

[Weekly Comics Spotlight #188: 2011-03-16] – John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss XOMBI #1 by DC, RUSE #1 by Marvel and DEATH OF ZORRO #1 by DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT.

Games:

[Fieldrunners – IPAD] – The best iPAD game I have ever played

[Dungeon Chronicles HD – iPAD] – A pretty good tower defence/RPG hybrid with an annoying Sean Connery impersonator.  Not as addictive as Fieldrunners.