{"id":91,"date":"2011-09-22T10:42:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T00:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:41:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:41:15","slug":"what-is-mark-watching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?page_id=91","title":{"rendered":"What is Mark watching?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\" \/>\n<p id=\"top\" \/>An archive of reviews I&#8217;ve done in the past of TV\/movies. I&#8217;m not really adding to the content at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty much all the same criteria apply as the <a title=\"What is Mark reading?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?page_id=14\">What is Mark reading?<\/a> page &#8211; again, less of the high brow explorations of what it means to be human and more of the spaceships blowing up.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#3136\">What&#8217;s shakin&#8217;? &#8211; July, August and September 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3120\">What&#8217;s shakin&#8217;? &#8211; June 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2858\">Monthly roundup culture consumed &#8211; February 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2836\">Monthly roundup culture consumed &#8211; January 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2779\">Monthly roundup &#8211; June and July 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2765\">Monthly roundup &#8211; May 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2705\">Monthly roundup &#8211; April 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2684\">Monthly roundup &#8211; March 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2592\">Monthly Roundup &#8211; January &#038; February 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2582\">Monthly roundup &#8211; November and December 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#1906\">Fringe &#8211; review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#1311\">The Walking Dead &#8211; Seasons 1 and 2 &#8211; review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#768\">Outland &#8211; review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#637\">Haven &#8211; Season 1 &#8211; review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#96\">Game of Thrones &#8211; Season 1 &#8211; review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=3136\">What&#8217;s shakin&#8217;? &#8211; July, August and September 2018<\/a><a name=\"3136\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created October 8, 2018. Last modified October 10, 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=3136#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>What have you been looking at lately?<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=3136\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=3120\">What&#8217;s shakin&#8217;? &#8211; June 2018<\/a><a name=\"3120\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created July 8, 2018. Last modified July 9, 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=3120#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>So, what have I been up to in June, culture consumed wise?\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=3120\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2858\">Monthly roundup culture consumed &#8211; February 2016<\/a><a name=\"2858\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created March 6, 2016. Last modified March 4, 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2858#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p><p id=\"top\">So, what did I do with February?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2858\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2836\">Monthly roundup culture consumed &#8211; January 2016<\/a><a name=\"2836\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created February 7, 2016. Last modified March 4, 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2836#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>So, what did I do with January?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2836\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2779\">Monthly roundup &#8211; June and July 2015<\/a><a name=\"2779\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created August 9, 2015. Last modified April 17, 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2779#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>So, my website has been neglected for the last couple of months &#8211; work has been a bit crazy and I&#8217;m running very behind on a whole lot of extra-curricular stuff.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2779\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2765\">Monthly roundup &#8211; May 2015<\/a><a name=\"2765\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created June 9, 2015. Last modified July 9, 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2765#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>Work&#8217;s been busy during the month of May, so not a lot to report back.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2765\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2705\">Monthly roundup &#8211; April 2015<\/a><a name=\"2705\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created May 7, 2015. Last modified April 17, 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2705#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>So, what have I been reading this month? I read Glenda Larke&#8217;s second book in the The Forsaken Lands\u00a0series,\u00a0<em>The Dagger&#8217;s Path<\/em>. I&#8217;ll write up a review for the Australian Women&#8217;s Writer&#8217;s Reading Challenge eventually, so not much more to say.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2705\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2684\">Monthly roundup &#8211; March 2015<\/a><a name=\"2684\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created April 3, 2015. Last modified April 17, 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2684#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to my round up of March 2015. I&#8217;m going to focus on being more consistent with these monthly updates, and include a wider range of culture consumed if I&#8217;ve got something to say. I&#8217;ll also be including brief updates on my writing.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2684\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2592\">Monthly Roundup &#8211; January &#038; February 2015<\/a><a name=\"2592\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created March 8, 2015. Last modified April 17, 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2592#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the first monthly roundup post for 2015. Can you believe it is March already? The pace of year scares the bejeesus out of me, I don&#8217;t mind telling you.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2592\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2582\">Monthly roundup &#8211; November and December 2014<\/a><a name=\"2582\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created January 1, 2015. Last modified April 5, 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2582#comments\">3 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>Once again I&#8217;ve been somewhat lax, both with my summaries and with this website in general. In my (somewhat poor) defence, I have been flat out at work in the lead up to the end of the year. I love the organisation I&#8217;m working for at the moment, and my new role gives me the chance to work with some fantastic people. But it is busy. Very, very busy.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=2582\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1906\">Fringe &#8211; review<\/a><a name=\"1906\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created February 16, 2013. Last modified February 16, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1906#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>Years ago when Fringe started, I watched about 20 minutes of the first episode despite my concerns that Dawson&#8217;s Creek was heading to speculative fiction town. There was a plane, people died in mysterious and icky ways and at the 20 minute mark I thought to myself &#8220;I can&#8217;t commit to another X-Files&#8221;. I turned off the TV, rediscovered the lost art of conversation for the evening and felt vaguely relieved that I wasn&#8217;t committing myself to yet another television series. Besides, my younger self thought, it probably won&#8217;t last more than one season.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1906\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1311\">The Walking Dead &#8211; Seasons 1 and 2 &#8211; review<\/a><a name=\"1311\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Created September 9, 2012. Last modified January 2, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1311#comments\">2 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/p>\n<p>One of the newer channels on Foxtel started up a few months back and played the first two seasons of\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead<\/em> &#8211; a post apocalyptic zombie horror story that K and I decided to watch. It follows the story of a group of survivors of a virus that swept around the world, re-animating dead people as flesh craving &#8220;walkers&#8221; &#8211; very much your traditional zombie.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1311\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=768\">Outland &#8211; review<\/a><a name=\"768\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Last modified January 2, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=768#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=637\">Haven &#8211; Season 1 &#8211; review<\/a><a name=\"637\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Last modified January 2, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=637#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:white\"><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=96\">Game of Thrones &#8211; Season 1 &#8211; review<\/a><a name=\"96\" ><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small>Last modified January 11, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=96#comments\">0 comments<\/a>. <a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>. <\/small><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"top\"><\/p>I suspect that anyone that isn&#8217;t already thoroughly sick of people reviewing Game of Thrones has probably spent the last 6 months in the speculative fiction version of Siberia, but for those that haven&#8217;t heard of it<a title=\"Game of Thrones official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/game-of-thrones\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Game of Thrones<\/a>&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-91","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3224,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions\/3224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}