As the first notes of the Doctor Who Christmas Special tinkled a familiar dread swept over me. Was there to be a voiceover or were we to be spared this particular horror? A Christmas miracle: the voiceover was joyfully absent! More…
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Serena, No One Cares: Gossip Girl 6×01
Oh Gossip Girl, how I have missed you, let me count the ways: I have missed actively screaming at you. I have missed wishing you hired someone whose sole job was continuity and someone else whose role was to remind you More…
“Who” Writers, Give Me Mercy: “A Town Called Mercy” Reaction
Tumbleweed and dusty ground was in order this week on Doctor Who as the programme went Stateside for “A Town Called Mercy.” Also: face paint. Also: stetsons. Also: cyborgs. All the makings of a cracking episode, right? Not so much. At More…
Sexy Nefertiti and Safari!Lestrade: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship” Reaction
You may have gathered that I was quite disappointed with last week’s episode of Doctor Who–though not, admittedly, as disappointed as Alex Day was–and I once again sat down for Doctor Who with low expectations, not least because “Dinosaurs on a More…
“Asylum of the Daleks” Immediate Reaction Post
Spoilers spoilers and more spoilers for the first episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who, a little guy we call Asylum of the Daleks. The post will still be here after you watch the episode, don’t worry! But if More…
“Doctor Who” Trailer Better Than the Episodes Themselves?
This morning at the sprightly hour of 6 a.m. the trailer for the upcoming series of Doctor Who was released, which you can watch at this link or at the bottom of this post. It was exciting, dark, fast-paced and full More…
8 Things We’d Like to See in a “Doctor Who” Theme Park
Now that the Doctor Who Experience has opened at its permanent location in Cardiff and the television series remains well-received by fans, as exemplified by the turnout at the Doctor Who Convention in Cardiff earlier this year and, of course, the More…
This is the Darkest Timeline
Earlier today Community creator Dan Harmon confirmed via a post on his Tumblr that he will not be involved at all with the fourth season of NBC comedy and immediately we were all struck by the realisation that we are More…
“Props”/”Nationals” Recap: Too Much Crying for a Show Called “Glee”
I’m going to be honest with you all: I spend most of my time watching Glee annoyed at Glee, but during “Props” and “Nationals” I sobbed out of, well, glee. Finally, the sparks we saw during the first half of More…
Tugging at the Bass Strings: Gossip Girl 5×23
With but a few days to go before the final episode of this season’s Gossip Girl, let’s assess what happened in GG 5×23, “The Fugitives.” After the mandatory recap reminding you that this is the least believable show on the More…
No I Don’t Have Time to Breathe I’m Watching Gossip Girl
This week’s episode of Gossip Girl – “Raiders of the Lost Art” — literally deprived me of the ability to respire. The last third of the episode in particular was so full of suspense and what will happen and what will More…
One Heineken Shaken, Not Stirred for James Bond in “Skyfall”
[social_share/] “Martini, shaken not stirred Mr. Bond?” ”Nah, I’ll just have a beer.” Doesn’t really have the classic ring to it, does it? Daniel Craig recently said the high cost of making the upcoming James Bond film Skyfall was the reason why More…
“Salon of the Dead”: Yo Momma’s So…Wait, WTF?
Hold on to your pretty Central Park horses, what on Earth was that all about on Gossip Girl Monday night? The LeakyNews editors are still in shock. First of all, it’s quite remarkable how the writers charge on with no More…
“It Girl, Interrupted” Recap: Or, Kangaroo Tattoos and Other Miscellany
After the “Dan + Blair 4ever”-fest that was last week’s Gossip Girl recap, I thought I’d take a little time this week to compose myself before recapping “It Girl, Interrupted.” Not that it helped… (Dan + Blair 4ever, Dan + Blair 4ever, Dan More…
“Con Heir” Recap: Or, Please Exterminate All Van Der Woodsens
Gossip Girl returned last night with 5×18 “Con Heir” — huzzah! To dive right in, here’s an idea: can we get rid of the Van der Woodsens and just make it the Dan and Blair show? Not just because Dan More…