Category Archives: Literature

Lego The Lord of the Rings is adorable and I must have it.

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Gill

If you read TBR with any regularity, you know that I’m a huge fan of the Lego video game adaptations of popular movies. Somehow, these games not only work, but they succeed with flying colours when they seem like the … Continue reading →

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Embrace the Remix

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Gill

Kirby Ferguson, creator of the awesome webseries Everything is a Remix, gave a TED talk recently…and it’s about damn time! I love Kirby’s ideas about how everything, literally everything, created by humans is influenced by the creations of others. Everything … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Season 3, But It’s Something

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_i4dNH_1wI Game of Thrones fans everywhere have begun the slow and agonizing wait for the next season of the TV show, which won’t start until next spring. But never fear, lovers of Westeros, because the glut of new promotional material … Continue reading →

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The Back Row with Extra Pulp: The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu

Posted on August 3, 2012 by mat

“Imagine a person, tall, lean and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan, a close-shaven skull, and long, magnetic eyes of the true cat-green. Invest him with all the cruel cunning of an entire Eastern … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Grayskull

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4_TkasXzjI I am loathe to post anything even remotely related to the glorified Twilight fanfic 50 Shades of Grey, but I can’t deny that Jimmy Fallon has significantly improved the material with this He-Man crossover video!

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – July 16

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Gill

In his own words, Chris Pontius’ job on the Jackass TV series and subsequent films is “to be naked.” Born in Pasadena, California, Pontius took up skateboarding at an early age and appeared in early issues of Big Brother Magazine, … Continue reading →

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Dominion: Dinosaurs vs. Aliens Is Real, And It’s Glorious

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SgHRsJt6eg Oh man, oh man. This speaks to so many of my interests. Dinosaurs. Aliens. Grant Morrison. Comics. Webseries. Dominion: Dinosaurs vs. Aliens really does seem like one of those perfect projects where a billion things I love coalesce into … Continue reading →

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The Back Row with Extra Pulp: John Carter of Mars

Posted on June 21, 2012 by mat

We at The Back Row feel that, despite its lackluster showing at the box office, John Carter was a fun, well written bit of swashbuckling sci-fi. And why shouldn’t it be seen as such? It was based on a series … Continue reading →

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Sparks Are Flying In Westeros

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Gill

Now here’s a clever idea – Game of Thrones as a romantic comedy, with a love triangle between Brienne, Loras, and Renly at the centre of it! While I don’t think this mock trailer quite lives up to the brilliance … Continue reading →

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The Game of Thrones Home Game of Thrones

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Gill

Cracked.com knocks it out of the park once again in this awesome parody ad for the Game of Thrones board game. While the actual game in this video looks nothing like the board game in real life, they really nail … Continue reading →

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