We received an invite to a cosy little charity convention up in Gateshead called Cherricon, so we decided to investigate. What we found was a rather pleasant day out, a great atmosphere, lots of baking, and Ed in a pink frilly maid outfit. Oh yes. Then again, it’s all in the name of fun and good causes.

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This week we decided to take a break from our usual proceedings and bring you some concentrated reviews and a few other bits that we found interesting.

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This week we take a look at the rather staggering number of options we have to keep ourselves entertained. Join us as we take a look at TV with too many choices, quality control in animation, the current videogames boom and more.

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Sunnycon was a great time for all, we met and interviewed some amazing people including the fabulous J. Michael Tatum, the wonderful Quintin Flynn, the superior Gundam cosplayer Clive Lee, and a whole host of interesting people.

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Technology and the internet have gifted the world with many incredible things (and cats), but given our increasing basic knowledge about how everything works, why does the entertainment industry sometimes get things horribly wrong?

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This week we decided to revisit the topic that for generations has been an anathema to geeks everywhere – sport. Join us as we work up a sweat finding out about sports movies, e-gamers, why sports cartoons and comics aren't popular in the West, and more.

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On this week’s episode we look the the impact of poorly researched or made-up science in movies, discuss why videogame physics can go wrong, and find out what would really happen to the pilot of a giant robot/mech.

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On this week’s episode we take a look at “fish-out-of-water”, so join us as we find out why it’s such an story type, why comics use it in a different way to other media, and why certain games don’t fit into particular genres.

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This week we decided to take a look at art direction, but first we need to find out what it actually is before we can work out why it’s important and how it affects every visual entertainment medium.

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This week we skip to the last page of the story, so join us as we find out more about multiple endings, post-credit stings, final bosses, and endless superhero tales.

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