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mediarocks94
- Nov 30, 2022
- 18 min
The Media Man Reviews: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Pokémon certainly has been busy lately, hasn't it? We had the Diamond and Pearl remakes last November, we got Legends Arceus all the way back in January and now we're getting another mainstream pair of games before this year is done! Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have had A LOT of hype and advertising going into them. And for good reason too. They're the first truly open-world Pokémon games we've ever had (and the adverts REALLY want to emphasize that point!), the region it's se
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mediarocks94
- Nov 25, 2022
- 12 min
Media Essays: A Reflection of Christ Chibnall's Doctor Who Part 2
Continued from Part 1... The Lows Too many ideas, too many characters, too little time This era of Doctor Who can be summed up in one single word: cluttered. Chris Chibnall's thought process in writing the stories of this era is akin to that of an excited child on Christmas Day. He's opened all his presents and is keen to play with all the new toys he has but he can't just pick one to play with and tries to play with all of them, thus resulting in a cluttered mess everywhere.
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mediarocks94
- Nov 23, 2022
- 11 min
Media Essays: A Reflection of Chris Chibnall's Doctor Who Part 1
Happy 59th Birthday Doctor Who! The Power of the Doctor aired last month and brought an end to Jodie Whittaker's time as the Doctor, regenerating in a beautiful scene that sees her turn into...David Tennant again? OK... XD So with this era of Doctor Who officially over now and a brand new era seeing old showrunner Russell T. Davies back in the writer's chair and our first ever black Doctor coming to the role in a huge 60th anniversary special planned for 2023, I think it's ti
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mediarocks94
- Nov 21, 2022
- 13 min
Media Essays: The History of Tails (Tails 30th Anniversary Special) Part 1
Suggested by TCH2 Who'd have thought that this year marks 30 years since this little guy joined the Sonic franchise? First appearing in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 back in 1992, Miles "Tails" Prower was Sonic's first friend and companion created for the franchise that would further expand the franchise to beyond just Sonic and Eggman and he has remained one of the most popular characters to come out of Sonic the Hedgehog as a result. We all know Tails as the humble, kind and helpful
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mediarocks94
- Nov 21, 2022
- 10 min
Media Essays: The History of Tails (Tails 30th Anniversary Special) Part 2
Suggested by TCH2 Continued from Part 1 The 2010's The 2010's began for Tails in Sonic Free Riders and Sonic Colours. For the first half of this decade, Tails would be voiced by Kate Higgins, whom many would view as an improvement over Amy Palant as she sounded more like a boy with her voice than Amy did. Sonic Free Riders would see Tails return as a playable character given it was a racing game and racing games have multiple playable characters but Sonic Colours would see hi
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mediarocks94
- Nov 18, 2022
- 18 min
Media Essays: Ash vs. Leon: How Good Was It?
Last time I talked about Pokémon Journeys was when I analysed the battled between Ash and Cynthia. Here I am again to talk about the current season of the anime but this time, I'm going to be reviewing another battle. This one was the battle that the entire series was building up to since Episode 1 and now I'll be going over how good it actually was. For those that require context, Ash had no set goal in mind at the beginning of Pokémon Journeys. That all changes in Episode 1
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mediarocks94
- Nov 16, 2022
- 14 min
My 10 Favourite Dalek Variants
Doctor Who's 59th anniversary draws near and I'm here with yet another Doctor Who related blog post to celebrate the occasion. This one is a celebration of the show's most iconic villain and by far the most popular character that ever came from the franchise. I am of course talking about the killer pepper pots themselves...the Daleks. With their iconic designs, electronic voices and propensity to yell "EX-TER-MIN-ATE!" whenever they kill someone, the Daleks are a pop-culture
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mediarocks94
- Nov 11, 2022
- 15 min
Media Essays: Imagining Other Writers Writing Doctor Who (ft. Wandering Traveller)
It's a big time to be a Doctor Who fan, isn't it? We're fresh off of the BBC Centenary Special last month which saw Jodie Whittaker's Doctor regenerate, we're gearing up for the return of Russell T. Davies as showrunner in 2023 which will then give us Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary special, well actually four specials, David Tennant's back as the 14th Doctor (yes 14th, not 10th) and we'll be seeing the debut of the 15th Doctor with Ncuti Gatwa in the role! So yeah, big time in
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mediarocks94
- Nov 9, 2022
- 19 min
The Media Man Reviews: The Dragon Prince Season 4
This has been a LOOOOOOOOONG time coming. Released in 2018, The Dragon Prince has become one of Netflix's biggest hits on the streaming service and remains one of its popular original works that can be viewed there. Released to critical acclaim for its multi-layered story, strong character writing, quirky humour and themes that remain relevant in this day and age, the series has spawned another two seasons, a series of spin-off graphic novels, a bunch of short stories that yo
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mediarocks94
- Nov 4, 2022
- 18 min
The Media Man Reviews: Gargoyles
The Disney Afternoon remains to this day one of the most nostalgic treasures of many an 80's and 90's Disney fan. Home to shows such as Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers, DuckTales, TaleSpin, Aladdin: The Series, Goof Troop and more, everyone has that one show from the Disney Afternoon they hold dear to their hearts and has a very strong nostalgic connection towards. And no show can be held as a more prime example of this than the subject of today's review. That show of course...is
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