SPOILERS AHEAD … AND AUTHORITARIAN DUPLICITY AND SOME VERY MESSY REBELLION … An apocalypse is, by its very nature, a rather destructive and messy affair. It is after all defined as the destruction of the world on a cataclysmic scale and so, in one sense, you can understand why the Continue Reading
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“The future remains uncertain, but the captain in me knows anything is possible”: Star Trek Discovery season 4 trailer + poster
SNAPSHOTSeason four of Star Trek: Discovery finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery facing a threat unlike any they’ve ever encountered. With Federation and non-Federation worlds alike feeling the impact, they must confront the unknown and work together to ensure a hopeful future for all. (synopsis courtesy Continue Reading
“This is my final transmission”: Lost in Space returns soon for a third and final season
SNAPSHOT“From the beginning, we’ve always viewed this particular story of The Robinsons as a trilogy. A three-part epic family adventure with a clear beginning, middle and end.” (Showrunner Zack Estrin) “I mean you know Robinson’s family will go on forever. But the story that we started with a pilot with Continue Reading
Get ready to boldly watch The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
SNAPSHOT“The series will be released this fall just in time for Star Trek’s 55th anniversary, each episode focuses on a different chapter in the groundbreaking program’s history, ranging from its inception at Lucille Ball’s legendary production company Desilu, to its later iterations Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Interviews with cast, Continue Reading
A terrific TV trailer double: Insecure (Insecure S5) and House of the Dragon
Ah, who doesn’t love the promise of future TV/streaming? Much like booklovers stockpile more books than they can read in a lifetime – mine will one day be large enough to use as building material for a house – those of who love TV/streaming shows adore the anticipation of shows Continue Reading
Believe: Thoughts on Ted Lasso (season 1)
Being late to a much-loved and eagerly-talked about streaming phenom is a double-edged sword. Yes, you are all but guaranteed that committing to the show will be worth your time since so many people have waxed lyrical and at ardent length about it, and it’s impossible to think that you Continue Reading
Truth does not sit well in the corridors of power: Thoughts on Foundation (episodes 1 -3)
Foundation, based on the iconic series of novel by the legendary Isaac Asimov, is one those televisual moments you experience rather than simply watch. Visually sumptuous, possessed of an expansive, imaginative sensibility and charged with taking 10 episodes to tell its cinematic tale of the rise and fall of power, Continue Reading
Once more to the galactic underworld with Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
SNAPSHOTThe Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate. Star Continue Reading
Weekday animation poster art – Star Trek: Prodigy
SNAPSHOTStar Trek: Prodigy follows a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Continue Reading
Sensational streaming double: Cowboy Bebop and Stranger Things (season 4)
Onward streaming addicts! Yes, that includes me, not just because there are so many good programs to check out but because during the latest lockdown, which by the time of its lifting on Monday 11 October, will have run for 15 long weeks, streaming has saved my sanity and emotional Continue Reading