Headphones and Notebooks

Issue two of the rebooted Angel the Series comics picks up where issue one left off- Angel’s friend Francis and his family perishing in a house fire just minutes after his daughter answered a text message from a mysterious source. So where does issue two take the story? First of all I want to note that, while I find the idea intriguing that a demon is somehow possessing or manipulating these girls to harm themselves and others through social media, the idea doesn’t feel as fresh as it perhaps could. There are plenty of stories in which social media is viewed as being the catalyst for terrible events, particularly for teenagers, and while that is because it is rooted in the truth of how social media can influence teens, it means that the story doesn’t quite grab me.   Perhaps once we get further into the story, the idea will break away into something a little more unique and exciting than another ‘social media is toxic’ storyline that we’ve been getting a lot of the last few year

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m sometimes wary of watching shows that have been recommended to me by other people. Too often have I watched a show that has been hyped up on social media only to be disappointed or disinterested in it. But sometimes those shows are totally worth it, and sometimes I wish I’d found out about them a lot sooner. Here are five shows I wish I’d found out about sooner. Bones I started the show two weeks ago and am already halfway through its twelve-season run, hence its place at the top of my list. For those unaware, Bones is a crime show based on the books by forensic anthropologist and writer Kathy Reichs. Set in DC, the show follows FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) and forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) as they solve murders together. It was a show I had heard a fair bit about over the years, but not one I ever really stopped to look into- at least not until a friend recommended it to me just over

Writing can, at times, stop being fun. It happens to all of us, particularly when we’re writing for reasons such as jobs or degrees. Deadlines can add pressure to writing that makes it more difficult, or less enjoyable, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets driven crazy by it. Writing is fun, but it’s also hard, and I sometimes have to remind myself why I do it. Here are five reasons why I love writing despite it being difficult at times. It’s about creativity Writing can be one of those things that gets monotonous, particularly when you get struck down by writers’ block. But the key thing to remember is that writing is about being creative.   If you’re stuck on something, or just going through the motions because you’re bored of that particular idea, don’t feel bad about abandoning it for a while to work on something else. It’s always fun to jump onto a different project that feels a little more right at that moment in time, particularly when it just seems to flow. Ther

After the revelation in issue five of Boom! Studios’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer   that there may be a way to undo Xander’s semi-siring, it was clear that issue six couldn’t come quick enough. The issue opens with Willow and Buffy seeking to find the soul-tie that will- you guessed it- tie Xander’s soul to his body. There wasn’t much in regards to revelations with this until Robin Wood showed up on the scene after tracking Buffy’s phone using a ‘find-my-phone’ app (which is admittedly a little creepy, but at least he acknowledges it). Of course, he mostly spends his time taking selfies with the weird giant beetle while Buffy and Willow argue, but at least he finally got in on the action. Willow and Buffy do indeed get the soul-tie, but only after Willow appears to sacrifice a part of her own soul to receive the stone. I have to admit that here is where I get fuzzy with what is actually happening. For one, Buffy and Willow get into an argument about how well they actually know ea

Now, before you all grab your pitchforks and form a mob, let me say something right off the bat: I love The Good Place . But the recent announcement that the show will end after the fourth season was somewhat of a relief for me. You see, there are plenty of fans who would love the show to continue indefinitely. But for me, four seasons feels like a good time to wrap up the show. There are, after all, only so many times we can watch the same four characters navigate the afterlife, particularly now they (except for William Jackson Harper’s Chidi) are fully aware of what’s going on. Sooner or later, the formula would start to get stale; the surprises would stop coming and the characters would begin to go in circles. The thing with The Good Place is that it is amazingly unique, but as such it doesn’t lend itself to a dozen seasons like some comedies do. When you look at shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine  or One Day At A Time (both of which were cancelled and picked up by other n