STACK #133 Nov 2016

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The ultimate swear-bear returns. TED 2

Release Date: 26/11/15 Format:

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Our favourite bear’s recent nuptials descend into a nightmare when Ted wants a kid, only to find out he’s not classified as a real person in the eyes of the law, but rather property. Only a dope-smoking lawyer (Amanda Seyfried) and a civil rights attorney (Morgan Freeman) can help him now. Mark Wahlberg is back (but Mila Kunis isn’t) as the long- suffering buddy of this ursine

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The plot was born out of Seth MacFarlane reading John Jakes’ Civil War novels while filming A Million Ways to Die in the West . It replaced his original Smokey and the Bandit -inspired plot of Ted and John driving a large shipment of marijuana cross-country, which was scrapped following the release of We’re the Millers .

fart, boob, porn, Bill Cosby and Robin Williams gags) peppering a plot involving numerous lawyers, celebrity cameos, Roger from Mad Men, the return of the Tiffany- loving Donnie, and a trip to New York’s Comic-Con. MacFarlane’s brand of humour is a love-it-or-hate-it affair, and in Ted 2 it actually serves the story rather than the other way around. • See page 42

protagonist, offering his services as a sperm donor! The genius of Ted was Seth MacFarlane simply waxing lyrical via a fluffy, porn-obsessed stoner child’s toy. This, when on fire, can be gut-wrenchingly funny, and for much of its running time this sequel is a full steam ahead laugh- athon, with predictably bad taste shenanigans (including

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Look Who’s back. DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 9, PART 1

Release Date: 04/11/15 Format:

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Michelle Gomez, who plays Missy – revealed to be a female version of the Doctor’s arch nemesis, the Master – knew her character’s secret identity from the very beginning. “It was a big secret I had to keep for quite some time,” she told STACK . “I couldn’t tell anyone. I only told my dog and my husband, so if it got out, it was either one of them. It was a secret I was happy to keep because first and foremost I am a fan and then I’m an actor, so it was really fun.”

“I’m the Doctor, and I save people!” Following some questionable behaviour in Series 8, Peter Capaldi’s Time Lord has finally discovered his calling, mellowing into a more likeable regeneration who isn’t adverse to jamming with a guitar and donning a pair of sonic shades (replacing his ubiquitous screwdriver). The first six episodes of Series

the cliffhangers that were a part of classic Who, Under the Lake and Before the Flood is a traditional base- under-siege adventure featuring ghosts and a creepy new alien known as The Fisher King; while The Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived takes place in a Viking village and 17th century London, respectively, and guest stars Game of Thrones ’ Maisie Williams as a character not unlike Arya Stark. • See page 38

9 hit DVD direct from their run on TV, and the new season kicks off with the kind of epic two-parter that would normally serve as the closer. In The Magician’s Apprentice and The Witch’s Familiar , the Doctor and Clara face off against three familiar foes: the Daleks, their creator Davros, and Missy (formerly The Master). Continuing the run of two-parters, which bring back

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