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Category Archives: TV
Star Trek Discovery delivers a Saru centric episode with “The Sound of Thunder”
For the second time in season 2, Star Trek Discovery focusses on fan favourite character Saru. But while the last Saru centric episode was a triumph, this one was much less so. For my comments on previous episodes of Star … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged cross promo, e-books, sale, science fiction, SF TV, shameless self-promo, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, Star Wars, The Orville, US TV
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Some Thoughts on the 2018 Nebula Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2018 Nebula Awards have been announced today, as have the finalists for the 2018 Aurealis Award and the finalists for the 2018 BSFA Awards were announced a few days ago. If you want to read the … Continue reading
Spock is still missing, but Star Trek Discovery offers the return of other familiar faces in “Saints of Imperfection”
Nomen certainly est omen with the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery, because “Saints of Imperfection” very much highlights the many flaws of the show, all of them carry overs from the mess that was season 1. Furthermore, season 2 … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged LGBT, Outlander, science fiction, science fiction romance, SF TV, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, tearjerker, US TV
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Star Trek Discovery pays “An Obol to Charon” and gets back on form
After last week’s messy return to much of what made season 1 so annoying, Star Trek Discovery comes roaring back with “An Obol to Charon”. For my take on previous Star Trek Discovery episodes, go here. “An Obol to Charon” … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged emotional manipulation, fictional deaths, psychedelia, science fiction, SF TV, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, The Shape of Water, US TV
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In Memoriam Václav Vorlíček
Czech film director Václav Vorlíček died today aged 88. You may never have heard Václav Vorlíček’s name until today, but if you were a kid in Eastern and/or Western Europe in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, you have almost certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Film, TV
Tagged 1970s child, 1980s child, Arabela, celebrity deaths, Czech cinema, Czech TV, fairy tales, gender, German cinema, German TV
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Star Trek Discovery suddenly remembers that season 1 existed with “Point of Light”
“Point of Light”, the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery, aired on Thursday (if you can call “running on a streaming service” airing). For my comments on previous episodes of Star Trek Discovery, go here. “Point of Light” feels more … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s child, gritty does not equal good, Moonlighting, science fiction, sexual violence, soap opera, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, US TV
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Star Trek Discovery Visits “New Eden” and Still Feels Like Star Trek
Welcome to my ongoing coverage of Star Trek Discovery. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. “New Eden”, Star Trek Discovery‘s second episode of the second season just aired and the show actually feels like Star Trek for two … Continue reading
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Tagged religion, science fiction, space colonisation, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, The Expanse, The Orville, US TV
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Star Trek Discovery is back… and it actually feels like Star Trek, for a change
It’s hard to imagine that two years ago, we didn’t have any new Star Trek on the screen at all beyond the vague promise of a fourth film in the J.J. Abrams reboot series (which has since been shelved). Two … Continue reading
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Tagged "quality" television, LGBT, science fiction, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, The Orville, US TV
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Comments on the 2018 Dragon Award Winners
Dragon Con, a convention in Atlanta that is a curious mix between massive media con, inclusive cosplay con and conservative con for wargamers and military SF fans, took place this weekend. Dragon Con is also the home of the Dragon … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Film, TV
Tagged alternate history, award geekery, Black Panther, Dragon Awards, fandom wank, fantasy, Game of Thrones, gender, genre wank, horror, Marvel, media tie-in, military science fiction, race, science fiction, young adult
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In Memoriam Dieter Thomas Heck
German TV personality and actor Dieter Thomas Heck died today aged 80. Here is a video obituary with many clips, courtesy of ZDF. Unfortunately, there is no English language obituary anywhere (honestly, Deutsche Welle, that’s your job), so I had … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged 1970s child, 1980s child, celebrity deaths, Das Millionenspiel, German music, German SF, German TV, music, Neue Deutsche Welle, Schlager
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