FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuits Podcast for July 7th 2014! Takin' it to the Edge!

This week things get a little bizarre as we review Edge of Tomorrow, Dylan McDermott, vajazzling, trading cards, Battlestar and all sorts of other nonsense. BEST EPISODE EVER?! It has my vote!

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The Dresden Readthrough: Turn Coat

We continue our readthrough of Jim Butcher's uber-popular urban fantasy series The Dresden Files today with book eleven, Turn Coat. The continuing plan is to do a book a month on the first Tuesday of each month, and with 16 books on the publication schedule between now and when our readthrough is over, our reading list should be pretty full for the foreseeable future.

With book eleven, I feel like I'm sort of mired in the same midpoint I was with The Wheel of Time toward the middle, where not a ton is happening and it's getting frustrating. It's not to say it's outright bad like some of the middle Wheel of Time stuff, but I hesitate to call this book in particular good.

FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuits Podcast for June 30th 2014! Age of ExSTINKtion!

This week Jacinta is not at all impressed that Luke made her sit through three excruciating hours of Transformers 4: Age of Extinction! Brace yourself for our incredulous review! Plus I'm sure we talk about some other stuff like Gary Oldman's woes, Star Wars delays, and Jacinta losing her Battlestar virginity! Stick this thing in your welcoming head!

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Supanova Perth 2014 Review – Day 2

Onto Day 2 of Supanova Perth 2014 featuring John Barrowman and Ming-Na Wen as well cosplay and artist commissions!

The Book Was Better Podcast Episode 90: Poltergeist (with guest host Courtney Coulson!)

This week we scare the crap out of ourselves by reading James Kahn's novelization of the Hooper/Spielberg attacked-by-a-toy-clown classic: Poltergeist! Luckily I'm joined by the intrepid - and virtually fearless - Courtney Coulson, who still, after all these years, is not afraid of no ghost. This film is a classic pants-pisser and yet, could the book actually be better than the movie? This one is going to shock you, folks!

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Supanova Perth 2014 Review - Day 1

This weekend Supanova hit Perth with force and convention goers came out in droves despite the bad weather. There was plenty of cosplay, plenty to spend your money on and plenty of fun. Your Fruitless Pursuits Perth crew were there to check it out and report some of the highlights!

Follow me under the cut for a re-cap of Day 1 including Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica, Hornblower, Law and Order UK), John Barrowman (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Arrow) and Katie Cassidy (Supernatural, Arrow).

FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuits podcast for June 23rd 2014! Perth Supanova!

This week we share our many adventures from massive pop culture expo, Supanova, including our three-on-a-couch interview with Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber! Plus the joys of meeting Rose McGowan and John Barrowman, listening to how Agents of SHIELD's Ming-Na Wen kicks ass, artist/toy designer extraordinaire Ashley Wood, cosplay, shopping and MORE! And if all that wasn't enough, we wrap things up by discussing the season finale of Game of Thrones! Shove this into the welcoming holes on the side of your head!

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Game of Thrones Season 4 Book Comparison and Review – Episodes 9 and 10

Well, that’s Game of Thrones done for another year. Already people are lamenting the loss of their favourite show and counting down the days to season 5.

Behind the cut I talk about the last two episodes of the season, some of the key differences to the book series and what we might expect to see moving forward.

The Book Was Better Episode 89: The Babysitter's Club (with guest host Lia!)

This week we expose the inner workings, poor financial decisions, and ruthless management of doomed business enterprise The Babysitter's Club, as we trawl through the confusing novelization of the film of the same name! Luckily I am joined by first timer and BSC veteran, Lia, who helps me keep track of which one is the dyslexic, artsy girl, and which one is the paranoid maniac with delusions of grandeur. Sorry we skipped a couple of weeks but we are back with a mighty vengeance!

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FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuits Podcast for June 16th 2014! They Have A Snuffleupagus!

This week things get a little bit silly as we discuss the World Cup, Game of Thrones, DC's movie plans, Harrison Ford's cybernetic ankle, Michael Keaton's triumphant return to the superhero world, plus we finally see and review The Grand Budapest Hotel. And there's a lot more! And, in some ways, a lot less! Put it in yo' lugholes!

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