Rereading Robert Rankin, the father of Far Fetched Fiction
I first started reading Robert Rankin in the late 80s when I was still at school. I had seen the newly released Armageddon: The Musical in a bookshop while waiting … Read More
May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars day!
May the 4th be with you and have a great Star Wars day! It would be remiss of me to skip over such an important day of the calendar. I … Read More
The weird Star Trek and Spongebob crossover I wasn’t expecting
I was browsing YouTube and saw a clip called “Patrick Starship Enterprise | SpongeBob Joins the Star Trek Crew”. It sounded insane and I watched it. And if you are … Read More
Severance: A Toxic Work Dystopia And Fascinating Look At Identity
Severance on Apple TV+ is superb. It looks ever so pretty, has a great cast, and tackles some fascinating themes relating to identity, split personalities, corporate control, grief, work-life balance, … Read More
Apple TV’s ‘Murderbot’ Trailer: Looks Great But Too Cheerful?
The trailer for Murderbot just came out, and it looks pretty awesome. I wrote about how great All Systems Red was a couple of years ago. Martha Wells’s whole Murderbot … Read More
What’s hot in the awesome worlds of sci-fi and fantasy?
I asked ChatGPT what was hot and trending in SFF. It turns out I’m out of touch – or it is wrong. I have taken the ‘What is hot?” bit … Read More
Redshirts By John Scalzi Is An Interesting Meta Take On Trek
Redshirts by John Scalzi is a lot of fun. I should start by saying that although this book is rightly loved, it didn’t entirely work for me. But it’s well … Read More
The Mercy of Gods Review: A Thrilling New Sci-Fi Epic from The Expanse Creators
The Mercy of Gods is the new series by James SA Corey – aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck – the geniuses who created The Expanse. You can tell I … Read More
Alien: Romulus – The Best Since Aliens?
I have been meaning to watch Alien: Romulus for ages, and it finally dropped on Disney+ the other day. It immediately leapt up my personal rankings to third place after … Read More
Skeleton Crew Delivers Nostalgia in a Star Wars World
I finished Star Wars: Skeleton Crew last night, and it was all I hoped it would be. I remember watching the trailer when it first came out, and my initial … Read More