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  • Toy Story 4: When the world is bigger than its main characters

    As a concept, I think the Toy Story world has many possibilities to explore. The movies established a universe where toys have entire lives whenever humans aren’t looking, yet we’ve mostly experienced that world through the same small group of characters. That’s why I think Toy Story 4 was a missed opportunity. Instead of continuing…

  • Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is stuck in suspended animation

    I recently finished watching the Gilmore Girls sequel for the third time, and I realised the core problem for me wasn’t the story itself. It was that the characters didn’t seem to have changed enough during the ten-year gap. They felt frozen in time, as if they had all stood perfectly still after the original…

  • Can’t think what to write? Try a writing prompt.

    I had never thought I could write anything creative, let alone a whole story.I struggled with writing at school because I’m dyslexic, and back then most of my teachers didn’t understand, and got fed up with me always being behind. I’ve always loved stories, but writing anything creative at school had guidelines, ‘You have to…

  • Why the Frasier sequel fell flat compared to the original.

    I’ve been watching Frasier for almost two decades now. I watched it practically every weekday morning with my mum on Channel 4 before school, and later before college. It became part of my morning routine, like spending time with old friends. And even into adulthood I continue to watch it while I eat breakfast. So,…

  • Rory, Logan, and Dean Are Christopher. Jess Is Lorelai. Here’s why.

    The Gilmore Girls love lives will probably be debated among fans until the end of time.I think that’s down to good writing. Each fan has their own opinion about which relationship they wanted for Rory or Lorelai. I was ‘Team Logan’ when I first started watching the series at the age of 17. Then, after…

  • The Blacklist: is it worth watching?

    If you’re here for the short answer, then my opinion would be ‘Yes. Watch it. Go for it!’ And if you don’t mind spending time reading the long-winded answer, then here it is… I am currently in the middle of season 6 of the Blacklist, and I’ve been enjoying it so much I’ve basically been…