Film

2D, 3D, IMAX or IMAX 3D? A quick comparison test using Avengers Assemble and a re-review of the Odeon Gallery

Avengers Assemble

So, as has been pointed out elsewhere, Avengers Assemble is quite good. So quite good is it, in fact, that my wife and various members of her/our family have gone to see it maybe one or two more times since. However, just for laughs, we’ve gone to see it in a different format each time.

So the first time we went we saw it in 2D. Then we saw it in 3D. Then we saw it in IMAX 3D. Handily, this gives us a quick, empirical chance to rate these formats in terms of quality since we can control for other variables such as post-production process, etc, thus settling an age-old* debate.

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Sitting Tennant

Friday’s Sitting Tennant (week 19, 2012)

Hebbie's Sitting Tennant

Shilohforever's Sitting Tennant

Sister Chastity's Sitting Tennant

Toby's Sitting Tennant

I think David’s so bored, he’s going to watch television this weekend. Are you or are you going to switch off your television set and go out and do something less boring instead?

  1. Shilohforever, Sister Chastity: 20
  2. Hebbie, Toby: 10

Sitting Board of Winners 2012
January
Heb]bie, Sister Chastity

February
Sister Chastity

March
Sister Chastity

April
Sister Chastity, Shillohforever

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable and doesn’t obviously infringe copyright, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery. Don’t forget to include your name in the filename so I don’t get mixed up about who sent it to me.

The best pic in the stash each week will appear on Tuesday and get ten points; the runners up will appear on Friday (one per person who sends one in) and get five points.

Each month, I’ll name the best picture provider and then at the end of the year, the overall champion will be announced for 2012!

Friday’s “NBC and ABC’s renewals, Cougar Town moves and NBC and CBC’s new series” news

Film

Canadian TV

  • CBC unveils 2012-3 season, including Cracked and Titanic: Blood and Steel, as well as the return of Arctic Air

UK/French TV

  • France’s Canal+ and Sky Atlantic to remake Sweden and Denmark’s The Bridge
  • Sky Arts orders Psychobitches, with Catherine Tate, Rebecca Front and Sharon Horgan, as well as a full series of Nixon’s the One with Harry Shearer, while Sky Living commissions The Spa by Derren Litten and Gates with Sue Johnston and Joanna Page
  • Next series of Top Gear postponed until 2013

US TV

US TV pilots

  • Luther creator to write NBC’s Republic of Pirates
  • NBC orders Do No Harm and Infamous