In
my
writing for Yahoo Movies and TV, I've been tackling a range of issues this
week from defending the casting of Ban Affleck as Batman (probably not very
convincingly) to the coolest new character to watch out for in The Desolation
of Smaug and finally bidding a very fond but sad farewll to TV's greatest
anti-heroes: Dexter Morgan and Walter White.
I’m a bit behind on Dexter because the final episode of season 8 and the finale
of the whole show is airing on Sunday and I’m just approaching the end of
series 7. I’m a bit concerned for the direction it’s taking, suspecting that
the writers may have left this one out in the Miami sun for a bit too long.
Breaking
Bad on the other hand is going out on a monumental high, especially after
the left episode left my jaw continually on the floor and sent me hurtling up
and down an emotional roller coaster of sympathy and hatred.
In
defence of Batfleck
As an avid Affleck fan since the start of
his career, here’s why haters should hold their tongues before they see
Batfleck in action.
Forget Smaug the Dragon, Bard the Bowman
and Bilbo and the dwarves, the most exciting character in Peter Jackson’s 'The
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' sequel will be Beorn, the half man, half bear
recluse.
Within two weeks, ‘Breaking Bad’ and
‘Dexter’ fans will be mourning the loss of two of TV’s greatest ever
anti-heroes. Here's why fans loved the infamous Dexter Morgan and Walter White.
If all that isn’t enough, I’ve also been
weighing in on a bunch of other topics for Yahoo Lifestyle and Yahoo News from
proposed British rail networks to the benefits of quitting smoking.
Reports are suggesting that the High Speed
2 rail system could have a bold and brilliant impact on the UK economy. I’m all for planning
ahead and trying to get people off the roads but HS2 and all the reports
surrounding it, reek of false optimism to me.
In quitting smoking and starting running at
around the same time, I used jogging as a distraction from wanting a cigarette
in the evenings. It worked and soon I found myself craving a jog, rather than a
fag after work.
That’s it from me for the week! What you
have been writing and watching?
