Science Fiction and Fantasy Comment and Reviews
Scavengers felt very much like an adventure of the week style adventure with a daring rescue of Book sent against the wider mystery of the Burn. On the whole the episode was an enjoyable affair and it was great to see the Discovery get refitted. I still have a little difficulty in the speed at... Continue Reading →
Finally we have reached Starfleet and what could have been a disastrous encounter was actually well handled. Starfleet were welcoming but cautious and our leads were given the opportunity to prove themselves. The side mission was somewhat lacklustre with certain plot holes that weren't sufficiently tied up. How did the Discovery know of the ship?... Continue Reading →
A few days late but here is my review of Forget me not. This fourth instalment of Discoveries third season was right up my alley. I have always been fascinated by the Trill as a species and love the whole biological principle of a symbiotic relationship between two sentient organisms. I have always roleplayed as... Continue Reading →
Episode 3 of season 3 was a solid slice of Star Trek, with an interesting story and good Starfleet moralising. In this episode we get to see Discovery return to Earth only to find that things are not as they once were. We are introduced to the United Earth Defence Force and a very isolationist... Continue Reading →
After the two handed first episode with Burnham and Book it was reassuring to be back with the Discovery and the rest of the crew. Burnham is an interesting character but now she is away from her Vulcan heritage and story lines she less spark. For me the real heart of the series of is... Continue Reading →
Season 3 of Star Trek Discovery has hit our screens over the past few days and it seems to have started strong if a little one-sidedly. Of all the incarnations of Star Trek Discovery has suffered the most from fan backlash. I am not an apologist for the show but I am able to overlook... Continue Reading →
The Boys is one, if not the most watched shows on Amazon Prime and in many ways this is very worrying for society. The Boys is filled with sexual innuendo, prolific hard line swearing and violence, lots and lots of gory violence. Having now castigated it for its lack of moral fibre I will now... Continue Reading →
What can be said about Umbrella Academy Season 2? Well for starters it is just as crazy as the last season and just as frustrating. The core team are all back which is great, and a new cast of players are introduced. Once again, our anti heroes are trying to stop the apocalypse this time... Continue Reading →
Humans is a Channel 4 series from 2015. It passed me by on first viewing but I am now having the opportunity to catch up on this series on Netflix. This is a British series with an interesting cast. The cast s biggest draw is William Hurt who plays an elderly AI tech but some... Continue Reading →
One first look Netflix’s Warrior Nun looked like a superficial supernatural series, with high ideals but poor execution. The show is in fact very different and offers a refreshing new take on the old angels and demons’ tropes. I originally believed the show was one of Netflix’s foreign European imports and fully expected a Spanish... Continue Reading →
