PartB - October 30th, 2012

The Beaver 30.10.2012

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MUSIC JEREMIH//PANGAEA VIDEO GAMES POKEMON WHITE II

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) PANGAEA release

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evin McAuley, better known as Pangaea, has just released an 8-track ‘double-EP’ via the Hessle Audio imprint, which he cofounded with Pearson Sound and Ben UFO. Pangaea is a man of few words and his discography is equally limited, sporting just 8 releases since 2007.

After his self-titled EP, which came out in 2010 this is his most lengthy work yet, however interestingly he refuses to call it an album. The reasons for this become apSDUHQW XSRQ னUVW OLVWHQ DQG it is clear that this is a collection of his recent output sprinkled with some experimental tracks that he would have refrained from releasing on a two-sided 12â€?.

Pangaea, and indeed most artists that have appeared on Hessle Audio, is well known for blending together variRXV LQŕŽ‹XHQFHV VXFK DV FODVVLF two-step garage sounds and 90s jungle, encapsulating it all at a dubstep tempo.

The opening track, entitled *DPH UHŕŽ‹HFWV WKLV DV ZHOO DV Pangaea’s typical minimalist approach and features FUDIW\ SHUFXVVLRQ WRSSHG RŕŽ‰ ZLWK DQ HŕŽ‰HFWLYH 0LVV\ (OOLott sample. Moving on, the title track develops from what sounds like an interlude into D IXOO ŕŽ‹HGJHG VWRPSHU ZLWK an industrial feel. It sets the stage for the next couple of tracks by acting as a middle ground between headphone listening and a club track.

Next up, Trouble, is classic Hessle material with its wooden percussion, obscure vocal sample and menacing bass line, a calm before the

5RXQGLQJ RŕŽ‰ WKH UHOHDVH LV what is in my opinion a lackluster track – a poor attempt at something that Aphex Twin would do much better. High is not your average tune, and certainly not danceable, with an extended buildup composed of a monotonous kick drum and an equally uninspiring, heavily edited vocal sample, before disappearing into nowhere leaving the listener wondering why this track was included at all. It sounds more like a lazy experiment in the studio rather than anything, which could possibly evoke an emotional response.

5HOHDVH LV QRW D EDG HŕŽ‰RUW but neither does it stand out amongst the vast amount of percussive dubstep hybrids that Hessle and other labels have been putting out lately.

Few of the tracks develop into something cohesive and are what you might call Credit: Hessel Audio ‘percussive workouts’. This ‘storm’ that is the 4th track – dynamism of Majestic 12 and ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ னQH LI WKH Majestic 12. sounds constrained, lacking tracks possessed the raw enMajestic indeed, this has energy. ergy that is needed to move to be the most thought out The 6th track, Middleman, a crowd, but instead they track on the double-EP and னWV LQ QLFHO\ LQWR WKH SDFNDJH feel lazy and undeveloped. frankly the only one I can combining harsh drum work Kevin’s previous releases are imagine actually dancing to. DQG D னWWLQJ EUDVV VDPSOH ,W far more elaborate and varFully showcasing McAuley’s brings the EP to a conclusion, ied. skills in drum programming, being suited better for home supported by a writhing and listening and showcasing Buy Release now on doumutating bass line, which the deeper side of dubstep. ble 12â€? vinyl, CD and digital drives the track forward. Don’t bother playing Aware if download. Catch Pangaea at Moreover, upon listening to you haven’t got a subwoofer the Brixton Academy on the Majestic 12 you get the im- – this track is all about the 2nd of November with Four pression that the track ‘goes’ deep sub bass, held together Tet, Caribou and Pearson somewhere, something that by sparse tribal-like drums. Sound cannot be said about the rest. As is always the case with Time Bomb speaks for itself – Pangaea, the track features Ɖ Dmitry Feoktistov an explosive track with heavy, small intricate details such Blawan-like drums and an as the occasional bleep or the infectious melody. Neverthe- lush background pads, which less, it fails to replicate the work together seamlessly.

JEREMIH late nights

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he album sits comfortably in the blossoming electronic take on neosoul that has spread ad astra thanks in no small part to Frank Ocean. Yet whilst Ocean deals with the sublime and veiled, Jeremih addresses the union of humans directly; the ultra-smooth ‘F*ck U All The Time’ plays like it has been crafted out the distilled sweat of Usher on valentine’s night. The track encapsulates the theme of this album and indeed Jeremih’s oeuvre as a whole: copulation.

Brilliantly, this mixtape is free and stands testament to the disconnect between price and value. The quality and attention in production is substantial enough to prick the ears of many in circles wider than the R&B world, with tracks from the record appearing in mixes of British DJs Joy Orbison and Oneman. Indeed, it even includes guest spots IURP VRPH RI WKH னQHVW 0&V LQ the US such as Twista, and unfortunately one of the worst, 2

Chainz. However, they are all united in doing what they do best, which is penning odes to PatrĂłn, cars and women.

Like any good record, Late Nights, is able to carry the aesthetic and theme through D YDULHW\ RI GLŕŽ‰HUHQW VRXQGV without losing cohesion; it concerns itself with the laidback in essence but still manages to move beyond the languid. ‘Ladies’ and ‘Girls Go Wild’ bottle-up so much bounce that trying to resist shaking your head would be fruitless.

Once again, cop this ridiculously good record for FREE (legally) online.

ƉEmir Nader

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The Beaver 30.10.2012

DEADMAU5

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he basic way to explain deadmau5 is: he sounds like electro/progressive house but feels like trance.

Plug in some decent earphones, play some mau5, let go of your basic inhibitions and you’ll know what I mean.

In consideration of the previous statement, deadmau5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest LP, (awkwardly) titled <album title goes here>, is both hit, and miss, though more of the latter.

2QH RI WKH WUDFNV , ŕŽ&#x160; UVW UH member hearing when I started going out clubbing was â&#x20AC;Ť*Ú?â&#x20AC;ŹKRVWV Q 6WXŕŽ&#x2030; â&#x20AC;Ť Ú&#x2018;â&#x20AC;ŹE\ GHDGPDX Those haunted mansion stabs, and crazy bass swivels hooked my mind like no previous electronic music had before.

Subsequently I delved into deadmau5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s repertoire. I discovered, and fell in love with the ability of tracks such as Strobe (2010), Slip (2008), and Faxing Berlin (2008), to mesmerize me within their respective cocoons of warm buzzing basses and layered melodies brilliantly crafted over 5+ captivating minutes.

7KH ŕŽ&#x160; UVW WUDFN RI WKH DOEXP â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Superliminalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, adequately ticks the mesmerism checkbox. The tree-trunk-thick oscillating bass line brings you all the way from the get-go to the breakdown. Supplied by a space pad and an ingenious reverse snare sample, the track explodes back into the ULŕŽ&#x2030; OHDYLQJ \RX LQ D PXVLFDO stupor.

The lead single of the album, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Professional Griefersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,

THE PULSE LIST Each week we catch up with a PuLSE DJ and see what they have to say for themselves.

Hello Michelle, Hi! Whats the name of your show?

Into the Space Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the big idea?

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is what you would expect it to be: a club destroyer. Imagine the song in a context of a small dark alcove setting of 200W amps blasting gigajoules of sound waves through your body and you might glimpse the meaning of this song dropping in a club. The song shines especially in the verses; kudos to MCR frontman, Gerard Way, for delivering the taut, biting vocals. Combined with the fast attack, escalating bass ULŕŽ&#x2030; WKH V\QHUJ\ LV LPPHQVH and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not bobbing your head then shame on you.

For all the love that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Veldtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has received as a progressive house track I personally detest it with the vehemence of a thousand electro-bass-lines. The production is generic, and the lyrics are just ridiculous; lions and children in the wild?

The rest of the album suffers from either the aforementioned lacklustre or accidental construction e.g. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fn Pigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Skip the cheesy trance buildup to 3:45 in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fn Pigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and you get a crazy-ass workshop electro ostinato; the progressive aspect builds on with snares, reverse noise, and some extra OHDG ULŕŽ&#x2030; V SXOOLQJ RXW RI QR where. Unfortunately by 5:20, the songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budding genius dies as the breakdown occurs and the chopped up vocals are tactlessly introduced; it subsequently veers into discomŕŽ&#x160; WXUH As a whole, the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;themeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of space, void, and automation meanders without

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If your show was a tube station which one and why?

Kilburn Park, always soothing music playing.

DUOLOGUE & THROWING SNOW 3 NOVEMBER

DIANNE REEVES 6 NOVEMBER

ROBERTO FONSECA 3 NOVEMBER

6 NOVEMBER HAMMERSMITH APOLLO

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MARTIN CARTHY 3 NOVEMBER

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Thursdays 6-7pm every other week starting 1st November (Wk 4)

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ALT-J & STEALING SHEEP 5 NOVEMBER

3 tracks we will hear?

Kate Tempest - Give, LCD Soundsystem - Home, Mos Def - Umi Says.

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striking succinctly. Although there are brief moments of hypnosis to be found, I discovered a certain idiosyncrasy between past tracks and the songs in this album. For example, the melodic tune Strobe (from 2009â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s For Lack of A Better Name) is miles better than its <album title goes here> equivalent, The Veldt.

Similarly hard track Animal Rights (from 2010â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4x4=12) is multiple times punchier than Channel 42 (with the same DJ, Wolfgang Gartner, who worked with deadmau5 on Animal Rights). â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;album title goes hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is decent as a stand-alone album, and there are certain moments of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tranceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; like moments to be found but in comparison to the potential that is dying to leap out of Joelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head it is lacking so very much.

As a mau5head I will be listening, and re-listening to the DOEXP DQG , ŕŽ&#x160; JXUH LW ZLOO HYHQ tually grow on me; however I pray that deadmau5 will rise again in the future, to shake RŕŽ&#x2030; WKH \RNHV RI MDGHG PLVGL UHFWLRQ WKDW KDV EHHQ DŕŽ&#x2030; HFW ing him recently as evidenced by his lack of touring and uninspiring work, to take the throne of EDM as he should.

I will mess my pants if deadmau5 headlines Tomorrowland 2013 with some new tracks.

Ć&#x2030; Andrew Njoo

WANTTO WRITE FOR MUSIC? You  could  interview  or  review  albums  and  concerts!

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30.10.2012 PartB

RUST AND BONE

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Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts in Jacques AudiardтАЩs Rust and Bone.

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IN CINEMAS 2 NOVEMBER 2012 Director Jacques Audiard Writer Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain Cast Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure Run time 120 minutes

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helf Life begins as soon as you enter the disused BBC London studies in Marylebone, new home of Theatre Delicatessen, an innovative company committed to turning traditional theatre on its head. In a mock hospital waiting room two nurses are kissing ferociously, they stop to give you a balloon and booklet entitled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;record of achievementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the absurdity is just beginning.

Following â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the lightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; through the dark basement FRUULGRUV â&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x201D;â&#x20AC;ŹSXVK SXVK \RXâ&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x2018;â&#x20AC;ŹUH almost there!â&#x20AC;? rings loud and two large hands pull you through a pink hole â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you are born (again). This is promenade theatre close to the heart, the rest of the show is spent merely â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;livingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from school to work to the retirement home and beyond. The cast needed to be on top form for this to work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; quick, relevant, and witty interaction is a must if the audience is to suspend belief and let them-

selves into HalfCutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world.

Sadly this did not happen throughout, some characters were shaky in often laboured scenes. Mairi Hayes and Ayesha Tansey in particular carried the show past this though â&#x20AC;&#x201C; convincingly assumLQJ GLŕŽ&#x2030; HUHQW FKDUDFWHUV DQG roles without having to stop and think. Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; primary school lesson was entirely believable, her fake chirpiness coupled with the audience on beanbags reminded how patronising we (adults) can really be. Some slick wordplay then coolly turned the lesson into high school sex education, it took the audience a while to realise that we had moved on from faces to fallopian tubes.

Equally brilliant, if slightly unnerving, was Tanseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role at the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;university partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ZKHUH VHW GHVLJQHU .DWKDULQH Heath had perfectly emulated a typical Manchester halls of residence kitchen/living room combo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we all know the scene. $IWHU VRPH VFULSWHG ŕŽ&#x2039; LUWDWLRQ I was pushed into an empty bedroom only to be interrupted by a jealous boyfriend (played by Thom Mitchell)â&#x20AC;Ś just as things were escalating.

We were then rushed on to a wedding reception â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the show at its best when scenes were

so swiftly linked. These moments, amongst some others, went far to confuse reality and were great examples of what can make this kind of theatre one of the highest forms of escapism.

Something should be said of the building itself, a sprawl of offices that lends itself to Shelf Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own billing as a manifestation of the meaningless of life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the rat race is on the whole set in these kinds of spaces; yet the show was all so merry that I hardly felt the weight of life until the mood WRRN D VRPEUH WXUQ LQ WKH ŕŽ&#x160; QDO scene.

The production is certainly more suited to those of us who have not quite embarked on our journey yet as it did seem to be for the older members of the group a bit of old hat, indeed sitting in a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;retirement homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; next to a couple who had the option of a free bus home was a little tense. Yet this gamebook-brought-to-life has enough charm to entertain and although it dragged itself to an end it was fun while it lasted.

Laurence Vardaxoglou

THEATRE DELICATESSEN until 10 November 2012 Directed by Luke Clarke Written by Luke Clark Starring Adam El Hagar, Seamus Bradford, Janet Etuk, Ed Pinker, Jessica Stone 83 minutes

I was really looking forward to seeing Sealand having missed it at the Edinburgh Fringe festival this year, where a slick marketing campaign coupled with favourable reviews had created enough of a buzz to sail it down to London for a run in the Arcola Tent - one of TimeRXWâ&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x2018;â&#x20AC;ŹV WRS ŕŽ&#x160; YH â&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x201D;â&#x20AC;ŹKRW QHZ WKHD tresâ&#x20AC;?.

It was a shame, then, that the show did not justify the hype. There is a former WWII sea fort of the same name, which has been occupied by a family since 1967 who claim it to be an independent sovereign state â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this is also the basis for the play; Ted (Adam El Hager), his son Alex (Ed Pinker) and another family leave broken Britain to establish a new community â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ideally utopian.

On stage an obviously competent group of actors played out a series of dull and clumsily-written family dramas that appear to bring down the state â&#x20AC;&#x201C; oh and someone is killed towards the end.

El Hager, playing captain/ leader/explorer/president Ted, seemed straight from the RŕŽ&#x2030; GHVWLQHG WR JR GRZQ ZLWK the ship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; spouting line after line of pious nonsense includLQJ â&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x201D;â&#x20AC;ŹVRQ QRWKLQJ ZRUWK GRLQJ LVQâ&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x2018;â&#x20AC;ŹW KDUG ZRUNâ&#x20AC;Ť Ú&#x2022;â&#x20AC;ŹDQG â&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x201D;â&#x20AC;ŹQR RQH missed England more than I doâ&#x20AC;?. To avoid a cringing audience, all director Luke Clarke need to do was to sit El Hager down, make him seem more sincere. Instead Every. Sentence. Was. Very. Deliberate.

And. Very. LOUD. We were treated to a series of politically-naĂŻve, lazily put together, and overly preachy sermons.

Typical problems with a commune were presented, such as not everyone contributing the same or required amount, but overall this amounted to nothing more than a basic notion of autocratic utopia.

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5HJXODU DUWLŕŽ&#x160; FLDO DQG cheap laughs helped to keep 6HDODQG DŕŽ&#x2039; RDW â&#x20AC;Ť Ú&#x2039;â&#x20AC;ŹWKH PDLQ FXO prit is Alex. Not a normal 16 year old by any means but his occasional toddler-like behaviour, to gain a few laughs it seems, was an obvious inconsistency in the script and frankly inexcusable.

Jess Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance as the archetypal teenager Sarah was nothing short of perfect however â&#x20AC;&#x201C; possibly one of the best young actors I have seen over the past two years. Her presence commanding, character impeccable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; her character is this generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anVZHU WR +DUU\ (QŕŽ&#x160; HOGâ&#x20AC;ŤÚ&#x2018;â&#x20AC;ŹV .HYLQ Typical problems with a commune were presented, such as not everyone contributing the same or required amount, but overall this amounted to nothing more than a basic notion of autocratic utopia.

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ARCOLA TENT until 10 November 2012 Directed by Luke Clarke Written by Luke Clark Starring Adam El Hagar, Seamus Bradford, Janet Etuk, Ed Pinker, Jessica Stone 83 minutes

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ave you ever heard of Peter Llewelyn Davies?

What about Peter Pan? Therein lies the concept of this play. Peter Pan was in fact named after Peter Llewelyn Davies by the eccentric playwright J.M. Barrie (who eventually became Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adopted father). This play explores the LQŕŽ&#x2039; XHQFH RI WKH IDQWDV\ WDOH of the boy who never grew up on Peter Daviesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (played

by Martin Richardson) real and ultimately tragic life. The VHW UHŕŽ&#x2039; HFWV WKLV WKHPH ,W LV mainly naturalistic (split down the middle between an indoor room and a park bench) but black and white photos of Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past intrude on every scene. In the second act we see Peter Pan himself stalk Peter around the stage, whereas LQ WKH ŕŽ&#x160; UVW DFW WKH UROH RI IDQ WDV\ LV SHUVRQLŕŽ&#x160; HG E\ WKH FUHD tor of the Peter Pan story: J.M. Barrie (Stewart Marquis).

The character of J.M. Barrie is sublime and the writing UHŕŽ&#x2039; HFWV WKH GHHS XQGHUVWDQG ing of a literary mind that only another skilled playwright can expose. There are many witty one liners summarising the tragedy of youthful fantasy imposing on real life (or the hard facts of real life destroying oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dreams depending on how one looks at it), including â&#x20AC;&#x153;the end of boyhood is the end of a life worth livingâ&#x20AC;?.

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rather difficult to review a PokĂŠmon game nowadays. Anyone who grew up in the 90s is familiar with PokĂŠmon.

Since most will know what to expect from this game, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve decided to highlight some particularly good and bad points.

Please remember that this game is, overall, as good as can be expected, and a worthy addition to one of the best gaming series of all time.

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game, Team Plasma, who once stole his sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pet or something. The thing is, it makes the character very endearing.

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)URP \RXU ŕŽ&#x160; UVW WUHN LQWR the knee-high wilds of Unova region, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be impressed with how much the battle graphics in PokĂŠmon have improved. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of individuality and sheer color to attacks now, and even a lot more variety in the battle cries your team will make. Things only get better when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attack. The camera will move around, and your PokĂŠmon will do cute little dances as they wait for their designated turn to unleash their inner fury. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get much better than this.

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dialogue is fantastic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; going far to highlight the themes of the play whilst remaining entirely believable and often funny. Stewart Marquisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; acting completes Barrieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characWHU DV ZHOO DV D ŕŽ&#x160; QH DQG FRQ ŕŽ&#x160; GHQW SRUWUD\DO RI WKH OLQHV Marquis adds subtle idiosyncrasies which make the character by far the most intriguing and believable. This is not to take away from the other performances in the play; Evelyn Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s versatility is obvious â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she plays, equally convincingly, Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother Jack and his wife Peggy. AdPLWWHGO\ WKH ŕŽ&#x160; UVW KDOI RI WKLV play involves very little of Peter himself, but that is part of the point of Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so much of Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was determined before he was even old enough to walk.

The second half of the play is far more ambitious and allows both actors and the diUHFWRU WR VKRZ RŕŽ&#x2030; WKHLU WDOHQW to much greater extent. All is forgiven in the second act as Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life begins to fall apart as his fantasies begin to impose further and further into his life and play a larger role on stage. The last scene allows the two to become one and makes the most tragic scene of the play by far the most beautiful.

Tom Maksymiw

LOST THEATRE until 10 November 2012 Directed by David Hutchinson Written by Stacy Sobieski Starring Martin Richardson, Stewart Marquis, Jemma Hines

of us will still be playing by then, discounting hard-core gamers of course, with their forums and such.

Of all the things you could

think of for making player interaction in a PokĂŠmon game fun, Gamefreak thought that being able to make and share surveys would get the kids ex-

cited. Supposedly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so that you can get to know players, but personally there are two kinds of people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll meet with in a PokĂŠmon game: people I know in real life who I want to beat for the sake of winning a pint, and computer generated AIs who can give me experience points. If I want to ask a stranger what their favourite pokemon is, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ask them on match.com, thank you very much.

And so ends a review for a game people will buy regardless of what any critics say. Overall, good show, Gamefreak. Just remember that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a free ride forever. Emphasise the good points, and for godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake play through enough times to weed RXW WKH OLWWOH ŕŽ&#x160; QLFN\ EDG SRLQWV thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll disappoint your older fans!

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philandering, alcoholic arsehole.

The show is not easy viewing, and the themes it deals with are incredibly dark, but there is a reason everyone is still talking about it seven years after it finished. Firstly, it’s exciting and addictive.

There’s sex, drugs, violence and a lot of good swearing – the most famous scene is in Season 1, Episode 4, where Officers McNulty and Bunk carry out a crime scene investigation, communicating solely in variations of the fword. There’s suspense, and humour, and it makes compulsive viewing. But this isn’t exactly special – True Blood has all this stuff, and, fun as it is, is not exactly a classic, generation-defining TV series. The Wire has something extra. It’s intelligent. Every character, relationship and plotline is intricately wrought and so brilliantly told that no matter how far removed it is from your own reality, there is no question of not believing or understanding. The characters are complex, confused and not drawn in black and white – to put it simply, they are real. From Stringer Bell, the drug dealer who goes to business school, to Bubbles,

f you have ever had a conversation about TV with anyone, ever, chances are someone will have mentioned The Wire. The conversation usually follows a certain pattern, with Person 1 raving about it and secretly judging Person 2 who hasn’t seen it, whilst the Person 2 feels stupid and is eventually shamed into downloading the first series. Just so we’re clear, I am Person 1 in this situation, and this is me, shaming you into watching The Wire.

The series focuses on Baltimore and the various sections of society which make up the city – in particular, the complex world of organized drug crime and the police that are supposed to deal with it. With a sprawling cast of characters that changes with each season, the only real constant is the city’s permanent state of decay and the people who are desperately trying to hold it back from utter chaos. There are no good guys or bad guys, and often those who are supposed to be helping the city, like its police and politicians, are the ones with the most obvious personal flaws – take Officer McNulty, for example, who is utterly dedicated to his job and yet is quite frankly a

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For those who have seen The Wire, this will all be nothing new. And to all those who haven’t yet seen it; please, I beg you, watch it. It will open

the heroin addict and police informer, to Omar Little, who robs the drug dealers, lives by a strict moral code and is gay – you believe in all of them, understand all of their motivations and reasoning, no matter how skewed it may be. The show forces you to

your mind. It will make you really good at swearing. And you will never feel ashamed in a conversation about TV ever again.

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