Tag Archives: German TV

Star Trek Discovery realises that “All Is Possible” in a Tilly-centric episode

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Cora

It’s time for the latest installment in my series of episode by episode reviews of season 4 of Star Trek Discovery. Reviews of previous seasons and episodes may be found here. Warning: Spoilers under the cut!

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In Memoriam Peter Thomas

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Cora

German film and TV composer Peter Thomas (1925 – 2020) died yesterday aged 94. Unfortunately, there is no English language obituary, though here are some nice German ones from Der Spiegel, Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Together with Martin … Continue reading →

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WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Part 1: The Good…

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Cora

Yes, I know that my WorldCon and TitanCon report as well as detailed Huog commentary has been much delayed, but then I’ve been ill, first with a cold acquired at WorldCon and then with a stomach bug acquired from a … Continue reading →

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Remembering Artur Brauner and Dr. Mabuse

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Cora

This will only be a short post, because I’m still hard at work doing the 2019 July short story challenge. If you want to follow along, bookmark my July short story challenge day by day post. Meanwhile, I’m also over … Continue reading →

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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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Some Comments on the 2019 Academy Award Winners

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Cora

So the winners of the 2019 Academy Awards were announced last night with the usual pomp and circumstance and gorgeous gowns, but without the usual host, since the guy they picked disqualified himself due to homophobic remarks and bad behaviour. … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam Václav Vorlíček

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Cora

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 →

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Chuck Wendig, James Gunn, Chelsea Cain and the Silencing of Creatives

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Cora

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.

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Cozy Space Opera, Cozy Mysteries and the Domestic Sphere

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Cora

At Strange Horizons, Joyce Chng hosts a round-table about domestic space opera, featuring Ann Leckie, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Judith Tarr and Foz Meadows. It’s a great discussion and I urge everyone to read it. Now domestic space opera is a … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam Dieter Thomas Heck

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Cora

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 →

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