Category Archives: TV

In Memoriam Martin Böttcher

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Cora

German film composer Martin Böttcher (1927 – 2019) died April 19th aged 91. Once again, there is no English language obituary, but here are some German ones from Tagesschau, RP Online and Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Deutschlandfunk Kultur also has a nice … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery Boldly Goes Where None Has Gone Before in the Season 2 Finale

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Cora

This is the last weekly Star Trek Discovery review for the time being, since the season finale aired last night. For my takes on previous episodes, go here BTW. Warning! Spoilers behind the cut! Send to Kindle

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Star Trek Discovery jerks the old tear ducts again in the aptly named “Such Sweet Sorrow”

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Cora

Welcome back to our regularly scheduled Star Trek Discovery episode by episode review. Yesterday’s episode “Such Sweet Sorrow” was the penultimate episode of the second season and I for one am pretty glad that season 2 will soon be over, … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery passes “Through the Valley of Shadows”

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Cora

I’m still not fully recovered from the flu from hell, but here is your regularly scheduled Star Trek Discovery review. For my take on previous episodes, go here. Warning! Spoilers under the cut! Send to Kindle

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part II: The 2019 Hugo Awards

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Cora

And here is part II of my overview of the 2019 Hugo Award and 1944 Retro Hugo Award finalists, this time with the 2019 Hugo Award finalists. Part I with my take on the 1944 Retro Hugo finalists is here. … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery jerks the old tear ducts in “Perpetual Infinity”

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Cora

I’m still sick (or again, since I caught a new bug my Dad brought back from the hospital), but nonetheless, here is your regularly scheduled Star Trek Discovery review. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. Warning! Spoilers under … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery dishes up more shocking twists (TM) in the hunt for “The Red Angel”

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Cora

Before we get to our regularly scheduled Star Trek Discovery coverage (for my takes on previous episodes, go here), I first have some links to share. For starters, I have a new article up at Galactic Journey. This one is … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery Uncovers a Conspiracy in “Project Daedalus”

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Cora

Today’s Star Trek Discovery review will be somewhat abbreviated, because I’m still pretty sick and showing very little sign of improvement. For my takes on previous episode of Star Trek Discovery, go here BTW. And if you want some insight … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery revisits Star Trek’s origins yet again in “If Memory Serves”

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Cora

If the main problem of season 1 of Star Trek Discovery was that it often seemed to forget that it was supposed to be Star Trek and not Game of Thrones in space, the main problem of season 2 is … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery Visits Vulcan in “Light and Shadow”

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Cora

Even though the Nebula Award debate has dominated the past two days, there also was a new episode of Star Trek Discovery last night. And if you want to see my posts about previous episodes of Star Trek Discovery, go … Continue reading →

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