BBC Explore if Video Games are Actually Bad in New Documentary

This year the PlayStation marks its 20th anniversary meaning that those of us, like myself, born in Generation X (1990's-2000- the children born from the adult baby boomers) have been exposed to video games in someway for all of their lives. Because of this interest has snowballed into the effects of video gaming on gamers, now becoming one of the most controversial topics in psychology.

Many researchers in psychology and communication studies believe that video gaming and playing specific games makes a person aggressive, whereas other researchers have found that game playing can sharpen the mind and have a positive impact on cognition.

As it is now a social norm to have at least one gaming console in a household it is understandable why the area is so heavily researched- as it effects almost every household in the UK and USA. Because of this the BBC have created a documentary showcasing the debate and the research on both sides of the fence, research suggesting gaming causes aggression and research suggesting gaming causes prosocial behaviours and is cognitively beneficial to humans.

Check it out on BBC Iplayer (link below) and let me know what you guys think. Which side of the fence do you sit on? Are there particular games you deem 'better' or 'worse' for people? For yourselves or for your children?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06cjypk/horizon-20142015-19-are-video-games-really-that-bad

Black Swan

Once Upon A Time came back to our screens in the usual OUAT style this week, of course, *spoiler* ending with our beloved group of Heroes and Villains being transported to an enchanted land- this time Camelot and returning without a single memory of the events that took place after their arrival. It is revealed that they have been gone six weeks. I don't think the viewers were shocked at this. But what was shocking was the cold Dark One we saw at the end of the episode.

Will Bonnie go Bad or Bad-Ass?

Throughout the six seasons of The Vampire Diaries we have seen a lot of our beloved characters go through some really terrible traumatic events, but of all the victims in Mystic Falls Bonnie Bennett had to be the most afflicted. Somehow, Bonnie always seems to be coming of the worst and it usually ends in her death... Again.

From offering as a bargaining chip for another life, to having it took from her by the laws of the universe, Bonnie Bennet's stream of bad luck didn't end there. At the end of season five we thought we were saying a tearful goodbye to the witch as she was claimed by an over powering light. But oh no. Bonnie, actually die? No, of course not. Instead she was subject to torture and became the play thing of a psychopathic witchy-wanna be from the Gemini coven. Although born a witch Kai the psycho guy, could not wield his own magic and had to harvest magic from another source- and who else was better than good old Bonnie.

Hoever more recently we seen her return to Mystic Falls, and good old loving Bonnie just doesn't seem the same. And her calm collective personality has been shown to crack! The psychological scars of her time in the 1994 prison world has shown to have caused serious damage to her. Bonnie was always known for her moral attitudes, actions and beliefs and as much as I hate to admit often a little bit of a martyr. But that isn't the case anymore. As we seen recently Bonnie stabbed Kai Parker, her tormenter and torturer, several times and left him to bleed out in 1904 and second prison world created by the Gemini Coven. Although many may believe that Kai deserved this betrayal, we recently seen him gain human empathy and emotions and actually seek out penance for his actions prior to absorbing elements of Luke's personality- again I do not want to talk about that, I wasn't okay with how that went down...

Wit Kai trying always for forgiveness since gaining these emotions Bonnie was not phased by this change in him and sought only revenge. She could not give him her forgiveness and left him to die in 1904. Little does Bonnie know that Kai found his way to the vampiric family of Lily Salvatore left behind in the 1904 prison world, whom we have just found are VAMPIRE WITCHES.

Like Kai, unable to use magic without a source, now as vampires they have an unlimited source of power by channeling themselves. And as we last saw Kai was being, for lack of a better word, 'eaten' by them. I'm presuming, as the seasons almost big bad, that Kai will become vampiric and seek revenge on the morally ambiguous Bonnie Bennet. But hey, if not, she's still going to have to deal with a group of super-vampires.

Having seen this darker part of Bonnie it is possible that if her psychologic issues are not established and treat her mental state may decline and her actions may cascade from this point on. And using stabbing someone to death as a starting point, it could get pretty nasty, pretty quickly. Leaving Kai showed us the moral battle raging within Bonnie and that ultimately the darker part of her psyche won. Seasons ago we seen bonnie using dark magic and slowly becoming a dark character- could this be coming full circle?

Putting herself at ease believing that Kai is forever imprisoned in the 1904 prison world Bonnie has murdered a potentially innocent being- now that Kai has emotions he may not have done such actions if he had them to begin with. However now Bonnie will either become a one track mind in regards to what is right and what is wrong or snowball into a revenge seeking Uber-Witch. With the season focusing on just how psychologically tormenting her experience has been I firmly believe that Bonnie Bennet will no longer be the girl we've known and loved for six seasons but a violent and powerful being fuelled from her pain.

I just hope she gets through it.

But if Kai does come back, or at least when the outcasts of the Gemini coven do, I think this new Bonnie could defiantly give them a run for their money. I suppose we will just have to wait and find out!

'Orange Is The New Black' Season 3 Trailer is AWESOME!

So were getting closer and closer to the day everybody is waiting for, the upload of season three of Orange Is The New Black on Netflix. The date, June 12th, has been pencilled in our diaries for months and now we finally get a glimpse of what is to come in our annual Orange's binge!

The trailer shows season regulars up to their antics once more and were so excited for them!

How we have misses Tastee's dancing, Red's accent and our favourite love to hate lesbian Alex Vause! Its official we cannot wait until June 12th now!

And hey wait! Was that BOO WITH A BOB?! AWESOME!

#SORRYNOTSORRY

What do you guys think? Excited?

Anthony Steward Head is still up for Buffy The Vampire Slayer Spinoff 'Ripper'

For years there has been talk and meetings, pitches and ideas for a spinoff show from Buffy The Vampire Slayer focusing on everyone's favourite watcher Rupert Giles (Head). Of course our prayers weren't answered and the show never became reality like 'Angel' did, however all hope isn't lost.

Charlie Cox is Daredevil in Netflix Original

Just recently it has been revealed that the actor Charlie Cox (Stardust) has been cast as Daredevil in the upcoming Netflix original season of the same name. The season is set to run for thirteen episodes with hopes of further seasons after the pilot season's run.

The show will focus around Matt Murdock (Daredevil) who loses his vision which empowers his remaining senses. This show intends to explore the masked heroes lineage and history from the event that causes him to become Daredevil. We are expecting great things from this show and without a water shed we're expecting a darker take on Daredevil as a character and a darker setting of the iconic Hell's Kitchen. 

The most recent portrayal of Daredevil was played by Ben Affleck, so we're wondering if Cox can outshine him. Very little has been confirmed about the show however we now have a cast Daredevil and I think we can expect to see iconic Marvel heroes and villains stepping foot into Hell's Kitchen. I'm defiantly hoping to see a darker version of Elektra and a new portrayal of the relation between the two characters. I have a sneaky feeling we will get both of these elements along with an array of diverse and complex characters from the Marvel universe.

Netflix have upped their game in the past few years and are establishing themselves as a great television network in their own right, and I'm pretty sure with a project like Daredevil this status will only be increased! Having seen the success of Arrow and the excitement growing over Fox's upcoming Gotham it makes complete sense that Netflix would jump on the band wagon! And we're so happy they have!

What do you guys think? Better than Affleck? Excited for the show? Which masked heroes or villains are you hoping for? Feel free to comment below! 

The Vampire Diaries Season 5 Finale

For five years we have seen extraordinary characters live, suffer and die in Mystic Falls however never before had we seem so many popular characters really meet the end. The town of mystic falls is famous for the dead being- well not so dead. For five years within the Vampire Diaries universe death never truly meant the end, however after the season 5 finale that all ended. Along with the other side and some of our favourite characters from The Vampire Diaries. Below I will deconstruct the main events of the apocalyptic finale.

The Penultimate Episode S5 TVD - Death of a Hero and Hope in a Psycho...

If you haven't seen the penultimate episode yet, I would advise you to look away or discontinue reading. This post includes the biggest spoiler in The Vampire Diaries history.

The penultimate episode that aired in the states last night was crazy! And I mean crazy! After a whole season based on the Doppelgangers and the people who want to kill them, never in the world did we expect to actually see one of them die. Until last night... Stefan Salvatore, the original love of Elena Gilbert's life was murdered at the end of last night's episode. Julian, the traveller inhabiting Tyler Lockwood's body ripped Stefan's heart out in front of the (just as shocked as us) Caroline Forbes.

With Stefan then shown to move on to the other side through the Anchor- Bonnie, Stefan truly died. But surely The Vampire Diaries can't kill Stefan off?! Is there a way for him to come back from the other side before its impending collapse. Or was this the only way to throw fans off the track and achieve that shock factor they were looking for-  having the rumours of Damon Salvatore's death in the final episodes of the season, already been read by thousands of fans across the globe. Was Stefan's death a change of plan to get the ratings up? Will this truly be the end for the 'good brother' Stefan. As much as I hate to admit it, the feeling I got from his 'moving on' scene was that it is the end of Stefan. Unfortunately this is reinforced by Paul Wesley's (Stefan Salvatore) tweet.

Hope can still be found within Mystic Falls, as if we've learnt anything over the past five years, it's that no one truly leaves Mystic Falls and its very rare that a character really dies. We've seen an abundance of characters come back from the dead so why not Stefan? If anyone deserves another go at life it's Stefan. Could this be the pathway for Stefan to come back as a human and be truly happy. After all resisting the urges of being 'a ripper' must get tiresome from time to time.

My last comment is that I believe Bonnie is the key to Stefan's resurrection. Not due to being the Anchor, but due to being a descendant of Qetsiyah- originally a traveller. Does this mean that some how Bonnie could access the archaic forms of 'Pure Magic'? We have yet to see the limits of traveller magic, and Bonnie's magic. She just needs to find away to get out of the sticky situation that is being the Anchor to the other side. Or could Qetsiyah herself somehow return to help the charming Salvatore brother? Ahhhh this show makes my brain hurt! Either way we all have our fingers crossed for Stefan's return, be that next week or next season.

5 Reasons why we Love Cordelia Chase

Cordelia Chase, portrayed by Charisma Carpenter, is a fictional character from the Buffyverse. Cordillera was introduced as the typical 'mean girl' in the very first episode, and transformed into a pivotal character for the first three seasons, before taking her trademarked witt to the Buffy spin off Angel for another four seasons. Over her time in the Buffyverse Cordillia won the hearts of fans and critics alike, and here are some reasons why we just couldn't get enough...

Damon Salvatore Destined to Die?

With season five almost at a close rumours have began to spread about a certain vampire from Mystic Falls. The guy everyone loves to hate and hates to love: Damon Salvatore.

In a recent interview with E! Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore) himself stated...

"When Damon dies, it is the dopest scene."

“The ending, I think, is really gonna throw people. It definitely involves Damon in a very cool way. There is some very very cool stuff with Damon, Elena, Bonnie…stuff you just didn’t see…It is definitely a cliffhanger."

Would The CW really kill off Damon Salvatore? Did Somerholder just give us the biggest spoiler in The Vampire Diaries history? Are we really ready to let the destructive Byronic Salvatore brother go? 

I have a feeling that this 'death' won't be what we expect. After all, if vampirism can be cured by the blood of the doppelgänger's maybe this is only the death of his vampiric Damon. Or maybe if Bonnie is involved- she loses the burden of being anchor and regains her magic, bringing Damon back from the dead? With Caroline Dries (the series' executive producer) and the team, we never can be sure what's actually going on and it's implications for Mystic Falls.

With only a few episodes left we'll find out soon enough...