FeatureScifi
Space Above and Beyond – when a promising premise got Chig-whipped (article).
Larks, the ambitious Space: Above and Beyond series from the mid-90s. It had all the ingredients for a sci-fi epic – an interstellar…
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Television shows.
March 2024
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…
TrailerScifi
3 Body Problem (last trailer, honest).
Step into the cosmic conundrum with 3 Body Problem, the latest science fiction spectacle to hit Netflix, crafted by the minds of David…
TrailerScifi
Fallout: Amazon Prime goes atomic with new scifi TV series (trailer).
Well, strap on your Pip-Boys and pop a Rad-X, folks, because it’s time to venture into the delightfully deranged world of Fallout, where…
TrailerHorror
Parasyte The Grey: new Netflix South Korean horror series (trailer).
Picture this: a world where unidentified parasites fall from the sky, seizing control of humans and wreaking havoc. Enter Parasyte: The Grey, the…
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…
ReviewScifi
Avenue 5: seasons 1 & 2 (blu-ray TV series review).
Pursuing ‘Slow Horses’ through the Chinese link in the auction website, I came across ‘Avenue 5’ and thought I ought to have a…
February 2024
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: The Movie (TV film review).
I haven’t seen ‘Doctor Who: The Movie’ since its first release but thought I ought to rewatch it in sequence before the series…
NewsScifi
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…
TrailerStar Trek
Star Trek: Discovery takes its final bow (5th season trailer).
Larks, but gather round, fellow space travelers and couch potatoes! It’s time to bid a bittersweet adieu to Star Trek: Discovery as it…
TrailerHorror
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (another flipping trailer).
As the dust settles on the vast and zombie-riddled landscape of The Walking Dead universe, fans might find themselves wondering, “What’s left to…