July 31, 2008
Most of you already know that the Australian series Kath and Kim has been bought by the Americans and has been re-made (like British shows, Life on Mars, Queer as Folk etc). The new Kath and Kim show airs in America in October and stars Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. Australian readers will probably be [...]
Tags: american remake, Geek Actually, kath & kim, molly shannon, nbc, selma blair
Posted in Television
July 31, 2008
According to news.com.au, Angelina Jolie is said to be in final negotiations to play Catwoman! It is not known at this time whether this is for a new spin off movie (bad idea, can we say Halle Berry anyone) or as a nemesis for Christian Bale in the new franchise (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight). [...]
Tags: Angelina Jolie, batman, catwoman, Geek Actually, Movies
Posted in Movies, Trivia
July 30, 2008
I went to see the new X-Files movie last night, I was expecting a real Thanksgiving dinner, I was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t suck as much as I was expecting. In fact, I thought it was a fairly interesting thriller. My biggest complaint would be that it didn’t need to be an “X-Files” movie. You could [...]
Tags: anderson, duchovny, Geek Actually, Movie, Podcast, Review, x-files, x-files 2, x-files i want to believe
Posted in Reviews
July 30, 2008
It is now July 30th and still no iPhone to be had. As mentioned in an earlier post, I have made the switch to Optus (on the 16th of July) because they had the best plan and the woman said I would get the phone in a few days. Okay, half a month later and [...]
Tags: Apple, apple store, Geek, Geek Actually, iPhone, iPhone 3G, Optus, Vodafone
Posted in Tech
July 28, 2008
News.com.au has reported that two thirds of Australian households now have internet connection and broadband users out number dial up 2 to 1. This is amazing news considering that Australia has been so far behind for so long. Now if we can just loosen up the download limits a little it would be even better [...]
Tags: Australia, broadband, dial up, fast, Geek, Geek Actually, internet, news.com.au
Posted in Tech
July 28, 2008
It’s finally here! The first episode of “…Geek, Actually”! In the first episode join David McVay and regular guest Jacob Oberman in a conversation about censorship in Australia, A talk about The Dark Knight and Heath Ledger’s remarkable performance as Joker and David’s woes about not getting his iPhone yet. In the regular feature, The [...]
Tags: censorship, David McVay, fallout 3, Geek, heath ledger, jacob oberman, Movie, Netcast, podbean, Podcast, Review
Posted in Podcast
July 26, 2008
Well, I have been busy with getting the podcast happening and I completely forgot to write my verdict on “Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog”. Okay, here goes, I loved it. I already think that Joss Whedon is a bit of a legend and I am a huge Buffy and Angel fan. I also think that [...]
Tags: comedy, Dr Horrible, felicia day, Geek, Joss Whedon, musical, nathan fillion, neil patrick harris, verdict
Posted in Reviews, Television
July 25, 2008
Hi, just an update on the podcast. I was joined in the studio today by Jacob Oberman and we recorded the first episode of the podcast. It will be available here, at Podbean.com and on iTunes (yes, we finally have our feed fixed) on Monday. I hope you enjoy it. We discussed The Dark Knight, [...]
Tags: dark knight, Geek, iPhone, podbean.com, Podcast, recorded
Posted in Podcast