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Amidst endless videogame journalism controversies (opens in new tab) and “Fake Geek Girl” controversies (opens in new tab) , it’s easy to forget that Twitter’s just a bit of fun sometimes. We can’t imagine ever tiring of Damon Lindelof’s endless trolling of people who abuse him on Twitter, for example: …

American Horror Story: Asylum 2.05 “I Am Anne Frank. Part 2” TV REVIEW THE ONE WHERE The truth about “Anne” and Dr Arden is revealed, Lana escapes from Briarcliff – but gets a nasty surprise – and Kit is arrested. VERDICT Wow! So now we know the truth. The truth …

Wizards Vs Aliens 1.05-6 “Rebel Magic Parts 1 and 2” TV REVIEW Episodes 1.05-6 Writer: Joseph Lidster Director: Griff Rowland THE ONE WHERE Tom gets fed up of his dad telling him what to do and rebels by making friends with a wizard who uses “grim magic”. In other words, …

“PS” is a perfect example of the sort of little character moments at which Doctor Who excels. Intended as a DVD extra, but not filmed due to time constraints, it’s an epilogue to “The Angels Take Manhattan”, written by Chris Chibnall and with a voice-over by Arthur Darvill. It’s a …

Red Dwarf X 10.6 “The Beginning” TV REVIEW Episode 10.6 Writer: Doug Naylor Director: Doug Naylor THE ONE WHERE Red Dwarf is attacked by a Simulant Death Ship and Rimmer learns the truth about his parentage (either that or his dad is even more of git than Rimmer ever imagined, …

The Almighty Johnsons 2.08 “Man-Flu” TV REVIEW Episode 2.08 Writers: Ross Hastings, James Griffin Director: Geoffrey Cawthorn THE ONE WHERE Anders is back, he’s brought a magic tree branch and what starts out as a bout of ’flu soon turns into something much more serious for the family of Gods …

We know President Obama’s health care reforms weren’t very popular with the Republicans, but we’re not sure he suggesting that a vote for Mitt Romney was a vote for voluntary euthanasia the age of 30. But his impression of Box from Logan’s Run is uncanny… • More Attack Of The …

The Almighty Johnsons 2.07 “Effortless Manly Coolness” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.07 Writer: Fiona Samuel Director: Geoffrey Cawthorn THE ONE WHERE An old flame from Ingrid’s past returns and Agnetha may be gone but she’s still causing problems. VERDICT There’s a much more stand-alone feel to this …

As James Bond turns 50, he gets the ultimate photo album to mark the occasion. This comprehensive history of 007 and his exploits is just as lavish as the price tag suggests, and backs up hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes pictures and documents with exhaustive Making Ofs for every single Bond …

Star Trek: The Complete Unauthorized History review: Boldly dishing the dirt Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a borderline alcoholic, a serial adulterer, a passive-aggressive control freak and a credit-hogger who exploited his co-workers. Those are just a few of the assertions casually made in the course of this concise …