Phew, for a minute there I lost myself

Browsing the Internet late at night is an odd thing. You never know quite where you'll end up or why or indeed how. In my case, tonight, I ended up coming across a screengrab from a National Lampoon film with the Griswolds running over Thom Yorke while singing a Radiohead song.

This is the story of how I got there.

From The Back Of The Cupboard: The Great Farscape

It’s Spring, 2001. It’s a dark time for space exploration as Mir is de-orbitted and it only gets worse for fans of sci-fi comedy as Douglas Adams dies and the last 3^rd Rock episode goes out. But if the tears are getting to you then forget about them with SFX’s guide to the sexiest corners of modern science-fiction.

From The Back Of The Cupboard: Voyager ain't half bad

Reading through old magazines is absolutely fascinating. It cuts through time-accumulated received wisdom and shows how things were perceived at the time. But when it comes to the geeky magazines I've got lying around my house there's also some bizarre speculations and rumours that you can only wish had come to pass. If I can be bothered, I'll be highlighting some of the more interesting finds in this series-to-be, "From The Back Of The Cupboard." First stop: September 1997.

The films I saw in 2012

In January I decided it would be a great idea to keep a list of the films I saw, for the first time, in 2012. And while I was at it, why not continuously rank them in the list? I don't remember the exact moment I came up with this idea, but I know it certainly wasn't New Year's Day, when I was watching Music & Lyrics.