An Eastern Western : Shintaro the Samurai
In 1962, Shinichi Nishimura, a TV Japanese producer, decided to create a Japanese TV series which mimicked the American westerns which were still super-popular at the time...
DNA Podcast 030 – Interview with Dr. R.N. Shukul
In this episode Rob and Don sit down with Journalist and TV Producer Dr. Rashid Narain (R.N.) Shukul to discuss Television and Media in India. Along the...
DNA Episode 027 – Horror Hosts with Michael Monahan
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Michael Monahan, author and co-producer of the documentary American Scary, to talk about Horror Hosts. We delve into...
DNA Podcast 019 – Ghosts of Saturday Mornings Past
In this episode, Don and Rob discuss North American TV animation, tracing it from its roots in the 1950s to the rise of Saturday morning television and...
Volton: Legendary Defender Review (Very Lite Spoilers)
I just finished watching the first season of Netflix and Dreamworks’ new attempt at rebooting Voltron, and I have to say I was impressed. This is no...
The Kung Fu Puppetry of Taiwan
As far as I know, Taiwan is one of the few places where puppetry is not only appreciated, but where puppet shows are shown on national...
Legend of Korra Finishes (spoiler lite)
And with tonight’s episode, Avatar: The Legend of Korra reaches it’s final conclusion with the end of Season Four. It’s been a rocky road for what has...
House of Lies
I just started to watch House of Lies on Netflix (Canada), and I have to say the writing is so sharp I think I cut myself on...
Hosting Horror
To me, as a kid, Saturday afternoon was a sacred time. I spent each Saturday from 1pm until 6pm watching Superhost Marty Sullivan show old horror and...
Heroes of IP Theft
A slightly amusing and sad situation has popped up surrounding Syfy’s new series Heroes of Cosplay (see above trailer), mostly due to a misunderstanding of copyright law...