Author Archives: John Rabon

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say about John Rabon:

John got started on the path to geekdom thanks to his brother's collection of comic books and Star Wars toys but was cemented into the geek class forever when LeVar Burton took Reading Rainbow viewers on a backstage tour of Star Trek: The Next Generation. A love of Monty Python soon followed, and it wasn't long before he was starting to collect his own comics. The rest, as they say, is history. But really, who are they to say something?

Since discovering the BBC some years ago, John has become an obsessive Anglophile. In fact, he even likes the food they serve over there! As such, some of his favourite programmes include: Doctor Who, Primeval, Coupling, QI, The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd, and Shaun the Sheep.

Upon choosing a university, John enrolled in the University of South Carolina, which was nice enough to give him a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Master's in Teaching. Feeling that he hadn't been put through enough academic torment with student teaching, John decided to enroll in law school at Campbell University.

Hobbies, when he can find time for them, include: writing, video games, reading, and wasting time in the pub.

The Adventures of Tintin Soundtrack Review

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While it sometimes seems like Williams phoned this one in, I’m sure that once I have the chance to see the film in theaters later this week, I’ll be able to remember every song I’ve listened to, and afterwards, when I listen to them I will be able to picture every scene in my head.

Five Reasons Americans Should be Grateful for ‘Love Actually’

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In 2003, Richard Curtis wrote and directed a romantic comedy set at Christmastime. While it never garnered rave reviews in this country or even in its native Britain, it’s had an unknowing effect on the United States, introducing several actors now well-known to most most of geekdom if not everyone else.

Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #3 Comic Review

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Despite Archaia being plagued with delays, David Petersen once again shows that his work is worth the wait. This miniseries continues to read like a great quest of Celanawe not only for the legendary Black Axe, but also of himself.

Aliens: Fast Track to Heaven HC Comic Review

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The space station Heaven orbits an all-water planet with new and unique life forms. For the scientists on board the station, a space elevator permits them to reach the undersea world, but when one of the elevators mysteriously stops half-way, a team goes to investigate and finds horrors beyond their imagining.

5 Nontraditional Takes on Shakespeare

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There’s a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing being made by Joss Whedon. Over the decades many filmmakers have drawn inspiration from the Bard to make their own stories, updating the originals for an audience that may have little interest in language and situations four-centuries old.

Invincible #83 Review

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The last time we saw Invincible, he was finally getting on such friendly terms with his former government handler Cecil that the latter felt it was time for a moment of truth — revealing all the multi-dimensional-evil-Invincibles-turned-reanimen.

Soundtrack Review: Great British TV Themes

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If you grew up watching old British shows through the BBC, ITV, and/or PBS, this is definitely a soundtrack for you.

TV Review: Doctor Who 6.04 – “The Doctor’s Wife”

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We get the long-awaited Neil Gaiman episode of Doctor Who, and it doesn’t disappoint. A knock at the door in “very, very deep” space signals that the Doctor has mail — from another Time Lord.

TV Review: Doctor Who 6.03 – “The Curse of the Black Spot”

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The hits keep on coming with this season. With another Disney Pirates movie due out on the 20th, it would seem that the show is just cashing in on the wave, but Doctor Who manages to make its own memorable splash (that’s right, two puns for the price of one!) and crafts a memorable episode.

TV Review: Doctor Who 6.01 – “The Impossible Astronaut” and 6.02 – “Day of the Moon”

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Mysterious envelopes with coordinates, enemies who vanish from your memories, and the Doctor’s death at the hands of an Apollo astronaut? Series 6 starts with a bang as the Doctor, Amy, Rory, and River Song reunite in the American Southwest for a picnic that turns dark as a strange astronaut rises out of a lake and zaps the Doctor.