(courtesy IMDb (c) Jim Henson Productions) I remember in the dim, dark days of the mid-seventies when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and the Egyptians were building the pyramids (yes, I am that old) lying on the floor of the loungeroom of our house in Alstonville, up in northern NSW, excitedly Continue Reading
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Her fresh start is just getting started … Thoughts on Leanne 2
(courtesy Leanne Morgan Comedy Instagram) Moving on with your life after a traumatic event is always going to be a challenge, and not simply in the immediate aftermath. In season 1 of the Chuck Lorre sitcom, Leanne, we see the eponymous protagonist of this gentle comedy, played by stand-up comedian Continue Reading
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4 review: “Level-Five Transporter Accident”(E5) + “Off-Hour” (E6)
(courtesy Memory Alpha) “Level-Five Transporter Accident” Now here’s some fun! Star Trek meets the Muppets in an episode which demonstrates once again that Strange New Worlds is more than happy to go there, and with gusto and fierce imagination into the sort of places many other sci-fi series fear to Continue Reading
Some friendships are bulletproof: Thoughts on Ride or Die
(courtesy IMP awards) Even if you are a Woman of a Certain Age (and yes, this is directly referenced in the show; I will leave you to work out exactly how), or even a Man of you know, you will still likely be familiar with the phrase “ride or die”. Continue Reading
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4 review: “Human Best Friend” (S3) and “A Case of Chiaroscuro” (S4)
(courtesy Memory-Alpha fandom) “Human Best Friend” (S4, E3) After the good but not great first two episodes of Strange New Worlds‘ fourth season, it was fun to see them come back playfully roaring with “Human Best Friend”. It had all the quirk and bounce of the best of the series’ Continue Reading
“We’re in more danger than I thought…” Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 has a trailer full of portent and menace
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTA spin-off from the series The Mandalorian, taking place in the same timeframe as that series set right after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983). Rosario Dawson stars as Ahsoka Tano. The character was first created for the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars Continue Reading
A final season: Thoughts on Survival of the Thickest season three
(courtesy IMP Awards) Good lord but there such an infectious vibe to people who know and love themselves. In the nicest, least aggressive of ways (we’re not talking unreconstructed narcissists here), they own who they are, celebrate what they do and don’t feel the slightest need to begin to apologise Continue Reading
Star Trek Strange New Worlds S4 E1-2 review: “Valles Marineris” and “The Griffin Incident”
(courtesy IMP Awards) Episode 1: “Valles Marineris” Happy days! Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back for its penultimate season and it kicks off with an episode that ———- SPOILER ALERT !!!!! ———- sends the Enterprise and its crew back 65 million years! Hurrah for fiery galactic anomalies and their Continue Reading
A torrent of TV trailers: Ted Lasso S4, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S3, Yaga, Neuromancer + Blade Runner 2099
(via Shutterstock) Am I overwhelmed by how many TV-streaming shows are out and about and that I want to watch? YES. Do I want to keep adding to the list anyway, in the feverishly excitable hope that I will one day get to them all? Also YES. I am nothing Continue Reading
Christmas in July animated movie review redux: The best Christmas tree he can be: The festive adventures of Albert
This review was first published on 23 December 2019. Christmas television is usually pretty inspirational stuff. It makes sense – if you’re going to set a story at the most, magical time of the year, it’s almost impossible for it not to be uplifting in some fashion. Comes with the Continue Reading