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Watch the Babylon Fields pilot with Amber Tamblyn

21 October 2010 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Every year, pilots get made. Some of them get picked up. Some of them don’t. Babylon Fields, a zombie show starring Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia and soon House), didn’t. In it, the dead come back to life as zombies, but really they just want to get back to their old lives rather than eat lots of brains.

I remember watching it at the time and thinking that while it had its moments and charms, it wasn’t a surefire winner, but compared to a lot of the new shows this season, it’s a cracker. Now you too can watch it below – all 42 minutes of it. Enjoy!

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Question of the week: who’s your favourite comics-inspired TV or movie character?

20 October 2010 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Wonder Woman

Comics are just one of the many sources of characters that movies and TV shows have draw on for inspiration – and continue to draw on. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen TV show versions of both Wonder Woman and The Incredible Hulk mooted. Both of course were adapted for TV in the 70s, and Spiderman, Batman, The Green Hornet and others have all had TV shows. The movies have also adapted the likes of Watchmen, Green Lantern, Electra, Daredevil, Blade, the Fantastic Four et al.

So this week’s question is:

Who’s your favourite TV or movie comic book hero and why?

The advanced respondent can, of course, cheat by talking about characters in TV and movie who have ended up in comic books (eg Buffy, Angel, Chloe Sullivan, Doctor Who, The Thing from Another World, Heroes) if they so prefer it.

As always, leave a comment with your answer or a link to your answer on your own blog