The Force is strong with Star Wars right now
A week ago I was all awash in humorous science fiction but now the Force is, rather predictably, directing me back to the Star Wars universe. I guess the midi-chlorians … Read More
Category: Tv shows
Awash in humorous science fiction
Purely by coincidence, I find myself wallowing happily in humorous scifi. I am re-watching Rick and Morty on Netflix because it is awesome and there should be a new episode … Read More
The Mandalorian reviews are in…
A few days ago we got the latest trailer for the Disney+ Star Wars live action TV show, the Mandalorian. And it was awesome. So before I proceed, in case … Read More
The War of the Worlds miniseries on BBC
Someone at the BBC has had the brilliant idea of making a version of War of the Worlds that was similar to the book – set in London at the … Read More
The surprisingly strong link between Star Trek and Cheers
As a massive fan of Star Trek, Cheers and Frasier, I was aware of the crossover between them but never realised just how interlinked they were. A lot of this … Read More
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix show)
The Umbrella Academy was originally a comic book series. Like nearly all the best Tv shows and movies these days. (See The Boys.) It had been on my ‘list’ for … Read More
The Boys Tv series
Recently, my Facebook feed was suddenly full of friends talking about how great The Boys was on Amazon Prime. It was a good call because the show is absolutely brilliant. … Read More
The Witcher Trailer is out and it looks pretty good
I am immensely excited about the Witcher and the upcoming Netflix TV show. The Witcher was originally a series of books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski that then got made … Read More
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The original Dark Crystal film came out in 1982. I was 10 and obsessed with fantasy at the time – mostly the Lord of the Rings and Conan the Barbarian … Read More
Star Trek versus Star Wars. Franchise fight!
I have been posting a lot of Star Wars related material recently and it is time to perhaps redress the franchise balance a little with an info-graphic I cam across. … Read More