A Brief History On February 25, 1980, Yes Minister, a political satire British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, was first transmitted on BBC2. This list of fictional places in Yes Minister elaborates on the details provided in Yes Minister and The Complete Yes Minister, the diary-based novelisation of the series. Digging Deeper Buranda Buranda is a fictional West African less developed country, later known as a developing country, that features in the second episode of Yes Minister (“The Official Visit”) and (briefly) in Yes, Prime Minister (“A Conflict of Interest”). Formerly British Equatorial Africa, it is referred to privately by James Hacker as a “TPLAC” (tin-pot little African country), much to Sir Humphrey’s consternation. Buranda’s leader in both episodes is Colonel Selim…
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A Brief History This article presents a list of fictional comics, which includes both comic books and comic strips. Digging Deeper Fictional comic books From The Simpsons Adam Galaxy The Adventures of The Good Shepherd Batcat Batchick Batman and Rhoda. Biclops Bloodzilla Bongo, a comic seen in “Worst Episode Ever”, but the character is actually from Matt Groening’s comic strip Life in Hell. In the episode it is referred to as a “lesser-comic” Bot Pilgrim Cap Apple Car Trek Catgirl The Clash Comic-Book Guy Comics Coming-Of-Age Sad Happy Book Death Of… Aquaman Death Of… Casper The Death of Sad Sack Dogkid Duck! Enter The Ant Evel Knievel jumps the Jackson 5 Everyman, comic…
A Brief History Many forms of fiction feature characters attributed with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as “superpowers” (also spelled “super powers” and “super-powers”) or “powers”. This tradition is especially rich in the fictional universes of various comic book stories. This is a list of many of those powers that have been known to be used. Some of these categories overlap. Digging Deeper Origins Examples of ways in which a character has gained the ability to generate an effect. Type Examples See also Inhuman nature Homo mermanus; Kryptonians;[1] Saiyans; Homo superior The character belongs to a class of wholly or partially non-human beings for whom superhuman capabilities are typical or natural. This includes, but…
A Brief History On July 2, 2019, the latest Marvel superhero movie, Spider-Man: Far From Home, makes its debut across the United States. Having already premiered in Hollywood, the 27th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe already holds an incredible 91% approval rating on critical aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. (Audience scores are not yet available as of the writing of this review.) Acting performances and directing are all spot on, and of course, the special effects are indeed something special. Lots of eye candy for fans of bright, colorful eye-popping effects. Digging Deeper Once again starring Tom Holland as the…
A Brief History It was the morning of June 26, 1968, that saw Canada welcome Pierre Trudeau as its Prime Minister, after winning the general election on the previous night. Known and beloved among Canadians for his liberal politics, his mild temperament and his unwavering commitment to Canadian unity, Trudeau made history as one of the most reasoned, intelligent, and brave politicians the country ever saw. Head of the Liberals and father of current Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he inspired a wave of “Trudeaumania” before his first election and continued to serve for over 15 years from that position.…