Category Archives: TV

WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Part 2: The Hugos

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Cora

In my last post, I talked about my general experiences at WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Ireland. Now here comes the long awaited Hugo commentary, even though everybody knows by now who the winners are and discussion has largely died down. … Continue reading →

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The 2019 Dragon Awards successfully manage to evade full respectability for another year

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Cora

You’ll have to wait a bit longer for my WorldCon and Hugos post-mortem, because DragonCon, a big convention in Atlanta, Georgia, that is a curious mix between massive media con, inclusive cosplay con and conservative con for wargamers and military … Continue reading →

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The 2019 Dragon Award Finalists: Mainstream Respectability at Last?

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Cora

The best thing about the Dragon Awards, an SFF prize given out by DragonCon, a big convention in Atlanta, is that the finalist announcement enlivens the dead period between the close of the Hugo nominations and the start of WorldCon. … Continue reading →

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And the Iron Throne Goes to…

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Cora

I already offered my take on the final season of Game of Thrones and a problem I haven’t seen acknowledged (in addition to plenty of problems with the final season and the show as a whole that have been acknowledged) … Continue reading →

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The Problem about “The Bells” and Game of Thrones That No One Talks About

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Cora

A lot of people are angry about “The Bells”, the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, mostly with regard to the development of the character of Daenerys Targaryen. Warning: Spoilers behind the cut! Send to Kindle

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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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