I’ve always wanted to use writing to break down barriers to understanding hobbies. Here I am starting with Fantasy Football. — So, your earliest experience of Fantasy was watching or being dragged to the football. Just over an hour before kick-off, when the pints are full and the conversation is still diverse. This is when you spy a mobile phone under the table, and the owner’s neck is bent at a…

Moving on from being an all-rounder to living off your skills — Many of us hated school, but there was a right answer, and a wrong one. If you were asked to think for yourself and get something feasible onto paper, you would be applauded for your efforts. Everybody knew it was just you developing yourself, my essay on hyperbole wasn’t going…

Please do not progress if you haven’t seen the film. — My expectations were GARGANTUAN going into this film, as is the same with most superfans. The crowds weren’t just the mighty Marvel fans, but the fans of classic 2000s villains from the Raimi Trilogy and The Amazing Spiderman films. Millions have, and will gather, to catch a peek of Doc…

Taking a closer look at how this blueprint affects map quality — What does the three lane map template refer to, exactly? The three lanes are the three different directions you can go from the location you spawn to where your opponents spawn. Picture any generic tri-color flag like France’s (actually, make it Spain or Canada, as the middle colour is…

It’s surely a different answer for each individual, but what brings us back to the keyboard over and over again. — The first thing you do when your mind is blank and when you've initiated the mission that is “write something” is forced inspiration. Look at your homepage… *scroll scroll* hmm that was a cool idea… wish I'd had it. You can right away tell who couldn’t wait to get home…

How did La Casa de Papel deliver on expectations? — We all remember the first time we chanced the Breaking Bad box set, or when we breezed through Season One of Prison Break in a week, the captivation of watching Tommy Shelby’s evade his ultimate reckoning time after time, and we all remember the chills we felt in Game of…

When you formulate the perfect argument and these tropes appear, it means you’ve wasted your time. — I’m 23 years old by the way, I’m well aware that I need to pull my punches when debating people online. There’s always that nuisance called “experience” that can appear as my kryptonite. “Oh you’re well versed in this historic event? That’s pretty cool, I was there”. I’ve been there…

Musicals you grew up on such as Grease, West Side Story and Mamma Mia all relied on studio and post-production. Tom Hooper opted for live performances. — Most of the cast had experience singing, but they were primarily A-listers for their acting status. Broadway performers Samantha Barks and Aaron Tveit were the exception here, and you wouldn't be a genius for guessing so, as their voices tended to belt their notes the longest and with ease. A…

You can’t give a fanbase a year to anticipate without imaginations going haywire — We have been here before. In my experience, it was BBC’s Sherlock [spoiler alert]. This was a show that 12 million people on average tuned in to, with a loyalty that was unparalleled. This status of loyalty wasn't earned from watching a regressing drama, it was the wait between seasons. …