Author Archives: Paul B

About Paul B

Gamer, reviewer, history buff and business analyst. Living in Manchester, in the UK. I work as a senior business analyst and manager. When I'm not at work, I: * Write tabletop game and book reviews, * Develop and market All Rolled Up dice bags with my wife, * Wallow in a library of Tudor history books, and (occasionally) * Write freelance RPG projects - like Paranoia, Maelstrom & Outlive Outdead

Napoleon Complex?

While I’d rather avoid spoilers, I can never seem to help myself – and in this case I’m happy to have given in to the urge. The Sontaran featured in the wallpaper here shows promising development away from both the original potato head and the possibility of looking like a Judoon. Yes, I can’t help but feel this one is a little short (is this actually Christopher Ryan in costume?), but I like the armour (metallic blue makes for the difference compared against the Judoon and the original Sontaran get-up). To be honest, when your prime enemy is a blob that would struggle to nip your ankles, I guess you can get away with being only 5 feet tall!

Early Warning System

I am really gagging for more news about the second series of Torchwood, especially because I tend to be the last one to know. I just don’t watch enough TV to catch the adverts or read enough newspapers to see the preview articles. If I got any less media savvy, I’d best move into a cave and have done with it. I mean, I try… but, it just doesn’t interest me. I dislike advert breaks – though I think my partner hates them, which makes us a perfect pair for missing pretty much everything. So, could the primary TV networks drop me some sort of note ahead of time with new releases – along with precise dates and times – so, I can get myselves organised and prepared? I don’t really want to miss anything… but you all make it so tough to keep up!