Cold Teaser Trailer

If you have been following the recent Supanova coverage on Fruitless Pursuits of the Merlin Knights, you will have read that Eoin Macken (who play Sir Gwaine on Merlin) wrote and directed an indie film set to debut at Galway next week.

The film also stars Macken and his fellow Merlin co-star Tom Hopper (Sir Percival) and the teaser trailer has just been released.

Follow me under the jump for a little more about the film.

Supanova Perth 2013: Fruitless Purs-loots!

There is nothing quite like the thrill of stepping through the doors of a convention on the morning of it's first day, knowing that you are entering a gigantic nerd shopping mall where there are a million different ways to spend your cash. Want autographs? Sure. Photos? No problem. Commissions? Come right this way. Statues? Comics? Tshirts? Cat ears in a thousand different colours? You're covered, no matter what you're after.

We here at Fruitless Pursuits are in no way immune to any of this, so please join us under the cut to see a few of our favourite things that we ended up with after Supanova Perth this weekend.

Merlin Knights at Supanova Perth 2013

I promised you all a comprehensive review of all the happenings of the Merlin Knight's this year at Perth Supanova and here it is! Featuring Bradley James, Rupert Young, Eoin Macken and Tom Hopper and including panel reviews, photographs, the Harlem Shake and some candid stories.

It's been a long haul and a good time and I think these guys really brought some good stories and fun; so join me under the cut for the adventures of Knights on Tour.

Please note: While we'd prefer that these photos weren't reposted elsewhere, we're realistic enough to know that a request like that is largely going to be ignored. So to meet everyone halfway, we only ask for a link back to this post, and for our watermark to not be removed. We've covered this event so that everyone who wasn't here got to see what happened, so we like to think that since we're doing the right thing by you guys, you'll return the favour.

Thanks; now for the good stuff!

Supanova 2013: Day 2 Review

Weary as we were we all trundled off early for day two of Supanova Perth 2013! What a day it was, going from long lines and singing spidermen all the way through to an en masse Harlem Shake with the cast of Merlin.

Follow me under the jump for my day two convention coverage.

Perth Supanova 2013 Round Up: The A to Z of Supanova!

So pop culture expo, Perth Supanova 2013, was a rollicking success that we still haven't quite recovered from. It's an overwhelming amount of craziness to cover, so - seeing as how we're one of the few semi-literate sites left on the 'net - we're going to start by getting all fancy... and do an A to Z of some of our highlights from the weekend. Jacinta and I took a hell of a lot of photos, so from Ariel to Zombies we have you covered...

Full images and commentary after the jump! Hopefully it will tide you over until our more in-depth coverage and supastar celebrity interviews start landing very soon. 

ONWARD! There's something here for everyone...

Supanova 2013: Day 1 Review

Wow. The weekend is over and what a weekend it was. Supanova 2013 brought us knights, princesses, space ship crews and wizards. There were cosplayers galore and a generous amount of new-con-goers thrown into the mix.

Follow me below the jump for my day one play-by-play, full of pictures, stories and more.

Supanova Preamble - Preview: Supastar Guests of Television and Film

This weekend Supanova, Perth’s premiere pop-culture convention, touches down and promises to be packed with entertainment. As with previous years there is plenty to see and do for the whole weekend from visiting stalls and buying loot to meeting some of your favourite celebrities.

This year Fruitless Pursuits will be covering many aspects of the convention including Cosplay, Celebrity Panels, Stalls and Comic Artists.

Stay tuned this week for more information about what we will be covering and for all the convention highlights and stories in the week to come.

For now, follow me under the jump where I talk about the Supanova Supastar Guests from the Television and Film world that I’ll be checking out this weekend.

Thursday Threesome: My Three Favourite Ensemble Casts Off Screen

This one could get messy fast. I tend towards television ensemble casts rather than film casts, so the adorable antics of the Avengers cast didn’t make the cut. But trust me, they are amazing.

Sticking to the television world, there are still so many fantastic ensemble casts who work well on screen and are famous friends off screen. I think that the chemistry between a cast who are also friends in life, makes them all the most stunning on the screen. I thought long and hard and some notable mentions go to the Buffy cast, who were amazing, and still very close friends, the Stargate cast who melt my face with their adorable interconnectedness and also for a while there, the Heroes cast. It’s a shame that show went to hell in a hand basket, because for a while it was gripping new sci-fi/fantasy television with a cast that really clicked.

Drumroll then... find my picks below.

Merlin: Secrets Revealed

At Christmas, Merlin, the fantasy TV series following a young Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere and Morgana fulfilling their destiny, finished its 5 year run. At the time I got distracted (wallowing in angst over the end) and didn't review it, but my little cousins finished it on the weekend and I felt compelled to write a review of the series as a whole.

Please understand, I love Merlin. I really really love Merlin. I think there are things they got wrong, but there are wonderful, family centric elements to the show that will always shine. I watched this show with friends, family, kids, adults, and in one case, through a really hard time in my life. I've converted more than a few people and had many good times because of it. If you love magic, fantasy and a family style show, then Merlin's for you.

We all know the ultimate story of Arthur and Merlin, so I'm not going to delve into it here. What Merlin did well is progress arcs while still having entertaining weekly episodes that were self contained. It focused predominantly on the character relationships and that was its greatest strength. For my series review I'll look at important relationships and their development before a breakdown of the series finale.