Monster of the Day #867
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Monster of the Day #867

This was the episode of Ultra Q that assured me the series was not going to fall pray to the sort of repetitiveness that afflicted it's follow-up series, Ultraman (and all the zillion Ultraman knock-offs). Tonally, this episode was gonzo, a crazy, kid-oriented chapter featuring berserk kid logic. It has bank robbers, broad slapstick…
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T-Fest 2012: The Rev.
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T-Fest 2012: The Rev.

Editor Ken: It should be noted that the Rev. has been sending me pieces a lot faster than they've been going up. Notice this one is for T-Fest 2012. In the future, I'll just post them (more or less) immediately. Humongous Hooters, Hoses and Horror-- Reflections on T-Fest 2012 Oh look, another fest report…
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The Greatness of Ultra Q: a Sandy Petersen Review
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The Greatness of Ultra Q: a Sandy Petersen Review

A couple of weeks ago, Ken “High Priest of Jabootu” Begg, informed me, with some excitement, that Ultra Q had, at least, made its way to DVD in an affordable and well-constructed format. Mit subtitulen, even. My own excitement was dampened a bit by the fact that I had never heard of Ultra Q.…
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Monster of the Day #866
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Monster of the Day #866

  Duh, Gee, Tennessee. Let's make this another Ultra Q week, as inspired by Sandy's review of an episode. I'll write up my thoughts on the show and append them to Sandy's review and repost the whole things as a Nugget later this week. This fellow was one of only a few monsters to…
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Monster of the Day #864
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Monster of the Day #864

Doctor Who has unsurprisingly occasionally had Quatermassian overtones (where's that mash-up?!), but this is one of the most obvious. Great stuff, again. Seriously one of the best runs the Doctor ever had. Miss the Brigadier, though. One of the few six-parters that doesn't lag much, either, maybe because the first two parts are a…
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Monster of the Day #863
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Monster of the Day #863

A no-brainer.* And still my favorite production of A Man For All Seasons. [*See yesterday's MotD.] Man, this was a great run of Doctor Who. The gothic horror shows were especially tremendous.
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