Friday the 13th Posts

THE FILM RULES

Slasher Films.

• Friday the 13th (1980)
• Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
• Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
• Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
• Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
• Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

BIG SCREEN SCREENER

Competing Film Showdown.

• 1981:  Slasher Sequel Showdown - Friday the 13th Part 2 vs Halloween II

Special Event

• Halloween (2011 viewing)
• Halloween (2012 viewing)
• Halloween (2013 viewing)
• Halloween (2014 viewing)
• Halloween (2015 viewing)
• Halloween (2016 viewing)

FRIDAY THE 13TH posts

THE FILM RULES

Slasher Films.

• Friday the 13th (1980)
• Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
• Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
• Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
• Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
• Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

BIG SCREEN SCREENER

Competing Film Showdown.

• 1981:  Slasher Sequel Showdown - Friday the 13th Part 2 vs Halloween II

Special Event

• Halloween (2011 viewing)
• Halloween (2012 viewing)
• Halloween (2013 viewing)
• Halloween (2014 viewing)
• Halloween (2015 viewing)
• Halloween (2016 viewing)

UNMADE SF

• Freddy vs JASON vs ASH - Unmade sequel to FREDDY VS JASON, bringing the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness franchise into the combined A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th Franchises.

Christmas Posts

Some posts you may like.

Ten Things

• 10 Truths about Chi-mas: A tongue-in-cheek post about Christmas.

The Things You Didn't Know Challenge

• Things You Didn't Know About Christmas - Looking at one of those lists of things that you apparently didn't know, and seeing if you did.

Slasher Film Rules

• Silent Night, Deadly Night: A film about a mass murdering dressed as Santa.  Joy, to the world.
• Black Christmas - A film about a murderer hiding the attic of a sorority house just before Chi-mas.

Classic Doctor Who references in new Doctor Who

• Doctor Who Christmas Special 2005 - The Christmas Invasion
• Doctor Who Christmas Special 2006 - The Runaway Bride
• Doctor Who Christmas Special 2007 - Voyage of the Damned
• Doctor Who Christmas Special 2014 - Last Christmas
• Doctor Who Christmas Special 2015 - The Husbands of Winter Song.

Unmade SF

• Doctor Who 2008 JK Rowlings Christmas Special: The original plans for a Doctor Who Christmas Special.

The Christmas Movie Rules

Do these films follow the formula and cliche of Chi-mas films:

• Elf.
• A Christmas Story.
• Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• It's A Wonderful Life.

The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Rules

• Elf - The Christmas film Elf, and whether it follows the Manic Pixie Dream Girl films rules.

Short Films

• Rare Exports - short films that inspired the film.

~ DUG.

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HALLOWEEN posts

Some posts you may like.

• Slasher Film Rules - Halloween (1978)
• Slasher Film Rules - Halloween II (1981)
• Slasher Film Rules - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
• Slasher Film Rules - Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
• Special Events - Halloween 2011 films.
• Special Events - Halloween 2012 films.
• Special Events - Halloween 2013 films.
• Special Events - Halloween 2014 films.
• Special Events - Halloween 2015 films.
• Special Events - Halloween 2016 films.

~ DUG.

Posts about Marvel

Some posts you may like.

• The Comic Code [New Comics] - Marvel Now!

~ DUG.

RULES POST

Some posts you may like.

• THE FILM RULES.
• SUPER VILLAIN ADVICE: TEN RULES - How To Tell If A Character is a Super villain.

~ DUG.

Posts about SUPERMAN

Some posts you may like.

• Comic Book References in Smallville [Set 1]
• Comic Book References in Smallville [Set 2]
• Unmade Film Superman V
• Unmade Film Superman: The New Movie
• Unmade Film Superman: Reborn
• Unmade Film Superman Lives (Kevin Smith script)
• Unmade Film Superman Lives (Tim Burton film)
• Unmade Film Batman vs Superman
• Unmade Film Superman Flyby (Brett Ratner)
• Unmade Film Superman Flyby (McG)
• Comic Book Myths Debunked - Superman's Death/Healing Coma.

~ DUG.

Posts about BATMAN

Some posts you may like.

• Comic Book References in Gotham [Set 1]
• Comic Book References in Gotham [Set 2]
• Comic Book References in Gotham [Set 3]
• Unmade Film Batman vs Superman
• Unmade Film Batman Triumphant
• Unmade Film Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
• Extras for Gotham ("Gotham Stories" motion comics)

~ DUG.

10 Posts about Romance...

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the best posts from them.

It's St Valentine's Day again, and if you care about such things here's 10 posts about romance and stuff.

• The Rom Com Rules - 10 rules Rom Coms follow and 10 Rom Coms tested to see if they follow them.
• Joyce "Madam Mayhem" McKinney - A woman who may have been a stalker and rapist and was the focus of the documentary film "Tabloid."
• The Inside Story - a romantic - but hard to find - Australian film.
• Intolerable Cruelty - a romantic film.
• John Smith & Pocahontas -  The less romantic truth behind the myth and various films.
• The Lesbian Romance Rules - 10 rules Lesbian Romance films follow and 11 Lesbians Romace films tested to see if they follow them.
• Manic Pixie Dream Girl Rules - 10 rules films with Manic Pixie Dream Girls follow and 10 Rom Coms tested to see if they follow them.
• The Prince Bride - a romantic film.
• Coupling - Series 4 - the final series of a show about a new couple.
• Doctor Zhivago - a romantic film.

~ DUG.

10 Posts about Australia...

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the best posts from them.

It's Australia Day again`, so here are some of my most Australian post.

• Lists of Dangerous Australian Animals.  Looking at the many lists of Australian dangerous animals.
• Rupert Murdoch.  Is he a real life super villain?  
• Frontline.  A series about a current affairs show.
• The Games.  A mocumentary about running the Sydney Olympics.
• The Inside Story.  An Australian film, now only available online.
• Life Support - An Australian TV show parodying lifestyle programs and why I don't like season 3.
• The Monkey Mask. - A lesbian erotic thriller - does it follow the rules of the Lesbian Romance?
• Mad Max 4 - The long tortured road of Mad Max: Fury Road (the making of).
• Ozploitation 2015 - Three Australian Ozploitation films: Razorback (1984), Pacific Banana (1981) and Turkey Shoot (1985).
• Ozploitation 2016 - Three Australian Ozploitation films: Razorback (1984), Pacific Banana (1981) and Turkey Shoot (1985).

~ DUG.

SIMPSONS DID IT - 10 things The Simpsons did before they happened in reality

Looking at the world of fiction and popular culture... and things The Simpsons did before reality.

There have been so many episodes of The Simpsons that many jokes that have appeared on it have come true...

10 Things About the Doctor from the classic Doctor Who series.

You should know most of these, but hit the links for more details.

1.  We don't know the Doctor's name.

It isn't Doctor Who, but it isn't necessarily wrong to call him that.

2.  The Doctor fought the Nestene and the Autons.

In fact the Third Doctor faced them twice.

3.  The Doctor's age is hard to pin down.

He's a time traveler, it's difficult to keep track.

4.  The Doctor fought the Daleks.

A lot.

5.  The Doctor is probably an actual doctor.

But possibly not.

6.  The Doctor regenerated many times.

And it was often very different.

7.  The Doctor fought the Master. 

And sometimes they even worked together.

8.  The Doctor fought the Cybermen.

Almost as much as he fought the Daleks.

9.  The Doctor traveled with Sarah Jane Smith.

Especially the Third and Fourth Doctors.

10.  The Doctor traveled with K9.

Actually more than one.

~ DUG. 

BLOG REDUCTION POLL

I do way too many blogs to follow, so I'm going to cut down.

Big Screen Screener.

Film Reviews.

• Competing Film Showdown - Two similar films released at the same time compared.
• Special Events - Things like horror films at Halloween or Ozploitation films on Australia Day.

Comic Book Stepping On Point.

Helping new readers get into comics.

• The Comic Code - Comic book jargon.
• Comic References - References in TV shows and films.
• First Issues - Upcoming #1's.
• Not Just Super Heroes - Lists of comics not about Super Heroes.
• Universes - Explaining the difference comic book universes.

Doctor Who: Time Crash.

Classic Doctor Who (and other) references in new Doctor Who.

• Episodes of new Doctor Who.
• Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• Episodes of Torchwood.
• Information (from classic Doctor Who) about The Doctor, his foes and allies.

The Film Rules.

Looking at different sets of rules that certain genres of film follow.  Previous rule sets include:

• The Slasher Film Rules. (Tested twice)
• The Rom Com Rules.
• The Lesbian Romance Rules.
• Manic Pixie Dream Girl Rules.

Recommend to Me...

Items recommended to me on social media.

• Any One Album.
• Any One Film - A list of films recommended to me on social media.

Super Villain Advice.

Advice from a super villain for super villains.

• Ask A Super Villain - 
• Diary of the Super Villain - 
• Super Villain Classifieds - 
• Super Villain Reviews - 

Top X Topics.

Things to do with online lists.

• Best of the Top X Lists - Comparing similar lists.
• The Reviews on Comics - Comics that became films.
• Films From Comics - Films based on comic books.
• Top X Thing You Didn't Know Challenge - Looking at a list and seeing if it's true.

Truly Fiction.

A bunch of blogs about popular culture.

• Cue the Horror Theme Music - Real life events that sound like the first few minutes for a horror film.
• The Evil Overlord List - A look at the old "If I was an Evil Overlord" list and the problems it has.
• The Extras Completist - A list of shorts related to films and TV shows.
• The Film Series Guide - Lists of films and their order in long running film series.
• Real Life Super Villains - Real people who could be considered super villains.
• Simpsons Did It - Things that happened in the Simpsons before they happened in real life.
• 10 Short Films - Ten films on a topic.
• 10 Short Stories - Ten stories by an author.
• Why Isn't This A Film - Real life events that should be films.

The TV & DVD Completist.

• Breaking the Completist - Things I don't want to own even to complete a set.
• The Complete Series - Reviews of TV shows.
• The Incompletist - Things I want to own on DVD but can't get.

Unmade Speculative Fiction.

Unamde films, TV shows and episodes of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.

• Unmade Films.
• Unmade Series.
• Unmade Episodes (By Series).

Complete the survey.

~ DUG.

10 THE EVIL OVERLORD LIST Rules Debunked

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the best posts from them.

The following blog posts explore and debunk the popular internet meme the “If I was an Evil Overlord…” list. 

Doctor Who s02 e04: The Girl in the Fireplace (Classic Who references)

A Guide to Classic Who references in New Who episodes.

Doctor Who series 2, episode 4 (Story 15).  Mickey, Rose & the Doctor meet Madam de Pompadour.

Warning: May contain Spoilers for

"The Girl in the Fireplace"

ROM COM RULES - Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the posts best from them. 

2001's Bridget Jones's Diary is based on the 1995 novel of the same name which was loosely based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.  

COMIC ISSUES - The Men In Black

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the posts best from them. 

The Obscure Comic Book Film Source Project:  A multi-blog look at lists of "Movies You Didn't Know Were Based On Comics" to see how true they really are.

10 Australian Posts

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the best posts from them.

It's Australia Day, so here are some of my most Australian post.

• Lists of Dangerous Australian Animals.  Looking at the many lists of Australian dangerous animals.
• Rupert Murdoch.  Is he a real life super villain?  
• Frontline.  A series about a current affairs show.
• The Games.  A mocumentary about running the Sydney Olympics.
• The Fast Lane.  An Australian TV series now hard to find.
• The Inside Story.  An Australian film, now only available online.
• Wolf Creek. An Australian torture porn film.  Does it follow the rules?
• Justice League: Mortal.  An Justice League America film that was planned to be made in Australia but was never made.
• Superman: Flyby.  The McG directed film that was cancelled because he feared flying to Australia.
• X-Men Origins: Magneto.  Yet another unmade film planned to be filmed in Australia, that fell through.

~ DUG.

BEST OF THE TOP TEN LISTS - The Top 10 Top X Shower Scenes in Cinema lists

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the posts best from them.

The shower scene.  A horror film staple and, some claim, a reason to get an actress (or in some cases her body double) naked.  Whatever the reason or genre there are many lists of what people think are the bests of these scenes.  What are the Top 10 Top X Lists, and what do they tell us?

STAR TREK II (AKA Star Trek: Phase II)

I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the best posts from them, including unmade science fiction...

Between the cancellation of Star Trek, the original series, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, many attempts were made to return Star Trek to the screen.  Star Trek II was one of those attempts, to return Star Trek to the screen as a television series...