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Tag Archives: German politics
Chuck Wendig, James Gunn, Chelsea Cain and the Silencing of Creatives
The following excursion into the past is going to be long, but bear with me, because there is a valid connection to what is happening today. Send to Kindle
Posted in Books, Comics, Film
Tagged Avengers, Batman, censorship, DC Comics, Disney, German history, German politics, German TV, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hollywood, LGBT, Marvel, politics, some people are arseholes, Star Wars, superheroes
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Some Thoughts on the 2018 Oscars and their appreciation for SFF films
Yesterday was a day of decisions. Germany finally has a new (old) government after SPD members finally approved the coalition contract approximately half a year after the elections, the Swiss voted for keeping their TV license fee and Italy sadly … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged awards geekery, B-movies, fantasy, gender, German politics, Get Out, Hollywood, horror, LGBT, monsters, Oscars, politics, propaganda is evil, race, retro science fiction, The Shape of Water, toxic masculinity, US cinema
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Star Trek Discovery – Still dishing out Shocking Twists (TM), but at least no one has eaten Saru this week
Yes, it’s the obligatory Star Trek Discovery review cum angry rambling (previous editions may be found here). Though at this point, we should probably call the show Star Trek: What the Fuck?! or maybe Star Trek Rollercoaster. Cause Discovery is … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged German politics, grimdark, gritty does not equal good, idiot plots, plotting, relentless darkness, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, US TV
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Star Trek Discovery – Now with even more Shocking Twists (TM) and a Side Order of Fried Rubberhead
One of the many reasons I dislike Star Trek Discovery (for others, see here) is perhaps not entirely fair, since this is something entirely outside the control of anybody involved with the show. Because Star Trek Discovery premiered on the … Continue reading
Michael Burnham, Poe Dameron and the Decline of the Maverick Hero
Science fiction has always been the genre of the maverick hero and occasionally, the maverick heroine. Han Solo, Malcolm Reynolds, Kirk and Spock, Riker, Worf, Kathryn Janeway, the Doctor (“Fine chaps, all of them” – and now a fine lady, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, TV
Tagged 1980s child, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, German cinema, German history, German politics, German TV, military science fiction, politics, Raumpatrouille Orion, science fiction, sociology, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, Star Wars, The Last Jedi
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Some Comments on the 2017 German General Election
As you may know, Germany had a general election today. Angela Merkel’s CDU is still the strongest party, though they suffered significant losses. Her coalition partner SPD under Martin Schulz, former president of the European parliament, fell to only 20% … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged East Germany, gender, German politics, Germany, politics, race, resistance, some people are arseholes
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There will be no golden age…
So Britain (well, Wales and England minus London) voted to leave the European Union today. I’m pretty pissed off about this, because I rather like Britain, have lived in London for a while and also like to visit on occasion. … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged class, Europe, German politics, politics, race, some people are arseholes, UK, UK cinema, UK TV
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Yet more Hugo Debate 2016 – and a bit about the Clarke Awards
The 2016 Hugo debate is still going on, which isn’t surprising, since last year it lasted all the way until the winners were announced in August, whereupon it morphed into a debate of the winning works. For my own contributions … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged awards geekery, erotica, fandom wank, gender, genre wank, German politics, Hugo Awards, LGBT, politics, race, science fiction
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The Böhmermann Case
I’m one of them. One of the approximately 300000 to 500000 German TV viewers who knew who Jan Böhmermann was before last week and who regularly watched his comedy program Neo Magazin Royale in its Thursday/Friday night post-midnight graveyard slot. … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged censorship, freedom of art, German literature, German politics, German TV, Germany, politics, satire
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Remembering Guido Westerwelle
Yesterday, Guido Westerwelle, former head of the liberal party FDP and German foreign minister in the second Merkel cabinet from 2009 to 2013, died aged only 54. Westerwelle was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2014, but was until recently believed to … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged celebrity deaths, diversity, gender, German politics, Germany, LGBT, politics, race
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