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The Invaders: paranoia, pulse-less aliens, and pulsating drama (classic TV retrospective).
In the vast universe of classic sci-fi television, The Invaders stands as a testament to the era when paranoia was as common as polyester…
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June 2024
NewsHorror
Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams (Horror on Netflix).
Hold onto your popcorn, folks, because Netflix is about to drop a supernatural sci-fi series that promises to knock your socks off. Enter…
May 2024
NewsDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Season 14: episode 5: 73 Yards by Russell T Davies
Lots to watch again after this episode, whether both extras are shown across the world or what you pick up on the Net,…
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Doctor Who: Season 14: episode 4: Boom by Steven Moffat
An odd thought occurred to me. With the current high budgets, it’s going to be a tough call for any scriptwriter with few…
April 2024
NewsScifi
Sliders: the TV series that gave the multiverse its original mojo? (classic retrospective).
Welcome to Sliders, the show that turned quantum physics into a spectator sport. It’s the late 90s, and instead of playing with Pogs…
NewsDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Time-Travelling Tussles and Tardis Tribulations (video).
In the mysterious vortex of time and space, the second season of “Doctor Who,” charmingly dissected by Stam Fine, whisks us back to…
March 2024
NewsScifi
Salvage 1 (classic sci-fi TV series retrospective).
Larks, chums, gather round for a jaunt back to 1979, a time when bell-bottoms were wide, hair was big, and dreams were even…
NewsFantasy
Twin Peaks: come for the pie, stay for the interdimensional portals? (TV retrospective)
It’s time to dive into the wacky, wonderful world of “Twin Peaks,” where the trees are tall, the coffee’s hot, and the mysteries…
NewsScifi
Fringe: benefits, a look back at the Weirdest Show on TV (retrospective).
Larks, let us dwell on Fringe, that peculiar scifi TV series concoction of the bizarre and the brilliant, where science fiction isn’t just…
February 2024
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Neuromancer: adapting Gibson’s Vision for Apple TV+ (news).
After years of swirling through the whirlpool of development uncertainties, the seminal cyberpunk bible, Neuromancer, is finally set to hack into the realm…
NewsStar Trek
Star Trek: a future filled with Warp Drives but void of Roombas (video).
In the odd tapestry of science fiction, Star Trek stands out like a sore, albeit a beloved, thumb, reckons Rowan J Coleman as…
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Sherlock & Daughter: Unraveling mysteries with David Thewlis and Blu Hunt (news).
In an era where the television landscape is as crowded as a London street at teatime, a fresh series is elbowing its way…