Category Archives: Media

Children of Men

In the refugee camp at Bexhill (Children of Men):

Children of Men

Series end

Have been watching ‘Relic Hunter’ and in the last episode we have this:

Relic Hunter final episode comp

And I am finishing off ‘Farscape’ (not sure why I’m bothered but I’ve got this far so thought I should keep at it). This is from an episode in the third series:

Farscape S3

South Kensington, London

I’ve wondered for a while why disused phone boxes weren’t being used as ATMs. I wonder no longer. I just came back from South Kensington in London and saw my first in what I think will be a continuing trend. Note that although one side has become an ATM, another side remains a phone.

UK, London South Kensington (2) comp

UK, London South Kensington (1) comp

Last night’s ‘Dr Who’

This from the latest episode of ‘Dr Who’:

Before the Flood

Doctor Who, Series 9 Episode 4 of 12

On a remote army outpost, a fearsome alien warlord called the Fisher King sets in motion a twisted plan to ensure his own survival. The ripples will be felt around the universe. Is this chain of events inevitable? And can the Doctor do the unthinkable?

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Holiday viewing

We finished off the 2nd series of Extant on holiday in Cyprus. There was a scene with a decrepit phone box that was part of a high tech security system:

Extant - security (1) comp

Extant - security (2) comp4

Post-apocalyptic phone box

Even after the zombie hoards have taken over the phone box continues to be relevant – as seen in this episode of Z Nation

Z nation

 

Nightime viewing

HereĀ  I like the use of the phone to reflect the woman making the call

New TV show set in older times

Aquarius (2016)

Aquarius (2016)

Agent Carter

Agent Carter (2015)

The same phone being dusted for fingerprints later in the show

The same phone being dusted for fingerprints later in the show

Recent tv

SPOILER ALERT (Wayward Pines) further down the page…

More spy action…

The Game

The Game

The Game

The Game

Even in the far distant future, on a ruined earth, phones are still working…

Wayward Pines

Wayward Pines

Apocalyptic scene

Here is a scene from ‘The day after tomorrow‘ (2004) with a phone in the New York Library being in use to its very end…

Day after tomorrow