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Reels on Reels: Is Hollywood Taking Over the Slot Machine Market?

2012: a British man, playing an online slot machine for 30p on his laptop, is suddenly greeted by the sight of Christian Bale’s Batman and Heath Ledger’s Joker taking over his screen. Not crude 8-bit interpretations, but full HD actual animation from the Chris Nolan blockbuster – complete with voiceovers. The player is urged to …

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Revolution, Ep. 2.01: “Born in The U.S.A.” hits the reset button

Revolution begins its second season in far more promising fashion than it ended its first. As the power ticked back on, the show’s central conceit seemed to evaporate. Thankfully, if we can take Aaron’s word for it, the power is now off for good, and the show is all the stronger for it. This was a completely necessary reset for the show: the Monroe Republic is no more, there’s no grand desire among the core group to restore power, and everyone’s getting back to pre-Surge reality without helicopters and armored cars causing carnage. Monroe’s a bare-knuckle boxer, Charlie seems to be finding herself, the Nevilles are searching for Julia, and everyone else is camped up in a remote Texas stronghold. It’s almost as if the first season never happened, other than the relationships forged between the cast. We hear nothing of the late Danny, for instance.

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Rewind – The Cast Of ‘Friends’ In An Underwear Ad

Someone over at NBC thought it would be a good idea to produced an underwear commercial for a than unknown sitcom called Friends. Somebody with a bit more brains decided it was a terrible idea and banned the commercial from ever airing on public television. The parody of late ‘80s/early ‘90s perfume ads, aimed to …

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The Art Of The Title: 50 Of The Best TV Title Sequences

When starting a new television show, the thing I look forward to the most is the title sequence, so it only felt right to devise this list when I heard the theme was favourite television shows this month. In early television there wasn’t a huge focus on title sequences; their only purpose was to present the …

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12 TV episodes of Christmas

Let’s face it Christmas television in recent years has become pretty dire; here is a list of alternative programs and Christmas specials for you to enjoy over the Christmas holidays! 12. Community, “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas” Known for it’s endless pop culture references, Community carried on this theme with their Christmas episode. What makes it stand …

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Enter to win the complete series Blu-Ray box set of ‘Friends’

Throughout its incredible ten season run, Friends become one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, winning many awards and was nominated for 63 Primetime Emmys in total. Many critics now regard it as one of the finest shows in television history, including TV Guide, which ranked it No. 21 on their list of …

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The Trouble with Thanksgiving TV

It’s officially the Holiday Season, that latter part of every year when Americans, perhaps in a bid to combat the increasingly chilly weather, draw together with friends and family to celebrate whichever holidays are most important to them, usually starting with Thanksgiving. It’s at this time of year, right as kids start getting time off …

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It’s Guy Love: 6 Great TV Bromances

A “bromance” is a relationship between two heterosexual men that shares many of the elements or indicators of a romantic relationship. Originally coined in the ‘90s, the term caught on in mainstream pop culture a few years ago and has since saturated the market. Clearly the topic is of interest to many, but upon investigation, …

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