Category Archives: TV

Cora’s TV Adventure – Take Two

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Cora

Before we get to the main event, I was at the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog of the Seattle Worldcon again, this time talking about the 1960 East German science fiction film Der schweigende Stern a.k.a. The Silent Star. Back … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “Mekaneck’s Revenge”

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Cora

It’s time for another Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre photo story. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre” was coined by Kevin Beckett at the Whetstone Discord server. I took most of the photos for this story some time ago, but never got around to posting … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2025 Hugo Finalists – with Bonus Road Trip Photos

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Cora

The 2025 Hugo finalists were announced last night – in a somewhat low-key way via Hugo administrator Nicholas Whyte (I recognised his voice) and someone else whose voice I didn’t recognise reading out the finalists in a YouTube video. If … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2024 Nebula Finalists

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Cora

The finalists for the 2024 Nebula Awards were announced today. The video of the live announcement may be found here. Once again, I didn’t get to read nearly as much as I wanted to last year for personal reasons, so … Continue reading →

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Cora’s TV Adventure

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Cora

Before we get to the main topic, let’s start off with where else you could find my writing late. In mid January, I was at Galactic Journey, reviewing the 1969 science fiction crime anthology Crime Prevention in the 30th Century, … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Geldors

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Cora

In the 1980s, both the original Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power toylines were very white indeed, with the only two black characters, Clamp Champ and Netossa, introduced at the very tail end of either line. This is … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Cora

It’s the last day of the year, so we present to you, live from the Multiversal Nexus Ballroom, the winner of the 2024 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award. While I have been awarding the Darth … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so we are proud to present to you, live from the Multiversal Nexus Ballroom, the 44th Annual Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre Halloween Special: “The Tomb of Sibor”

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Cora

October is the spooky month, so just in time for Halloween I present to you a spooky Masters-of-the-Universe-Peace Theatre toy photo story. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre” was coined by Kevin Beckett at the now defunct Whetstone Discord server. Horror elements … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “Puzzle Expanded”

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Cora

It’s time for another Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre photo story. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre” was coined by Kevin Beckett at the now defunct Whetstone Discord server. My Evil Horde recruitment ad continues to bear fruit, because I have now assembled almost all … Continue reading →

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