A Happy Christmas. And A Spooky Short Film
A very happy Christmas to the readers of An Sionnach Fionn. And for your delectation, a rather clever 2018 shortContinue Reading
Category: Teicóg (Geek Culture)
Ronald Regan’s Ghostbusters. I Ain’t Afraid Of No EPA!
I love the movie Ghostbusters. Not the mediocre 2016 remake but the original 1984 release starring Bill Murray, Dan AckroydContinue Reading
Was JRR Tolkien, The Author Of The Lord Of The Rings, A Racist?
Was the British fantasy author JRR Tolkien a racist? That is the issue being debated in the wake of lastContinue Reading
RetroBlasting: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century
This is probably a shameful admission, but I have a bit of a sneaking regard for NBC’s unintentionally camp science-fictionContinue Reading
Red Letter Media On The Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek Revival
The promised revival of the character of Jean-Luc Picard from the science-fiction show, Star Trek: The Next Generation, has caused noContinue Reading
The EU Copyright Directive Will Stifle Online Free Speech And Creativity
The European Parliament has voted in support of the EU’s new Copyright Directive, with 438 MEPs favouring the controversial draftContinue Reading
JRR Tolkien And Arthur Conan Doyle: The Deaths Of Gandalf The Grey And Sherlock Holmes
A few weeks ago I received a rather beautiful blu-ray boxset from Japan of the 1984-94 adaptation of the SherlockContinue Reading
Fairweather Manor: Live Action Role-Playing Meets Downtown Abbey
Aside from a few minor quibbles about pacing, I really enjoyed the second season of Westworld, the HBO television dramaContinue Reading
From AMC’s Lodge 49 To The Imperial Mail Of The Holy Roman Empire
I have no idea why I have such an interest in the history of the Holy Roman Empire, the long-livedContinue Reading
Patrick Stewart To Return As Jean-Luc Picard To Rescue Ailing Star Trek Franchise
The recent announcement by Patrick Stewart, Britain’s veteran stage and movie actor, that he is returning to the role ofContinue Reading
2000 AD’s Rogue Trooper To Be Adapted As A Movie By Duncan Jones
It’s generally agreed that Rogue Trooper was one of the better characters – or stories – to have emerged duringContinue Reading
The Atari VCS Crowdfunding Controversy
Like most gamers I have a great deal of fondness for Atari, the former American technology company which pretty muchContinue Reading
A Sci-Fi Short Film, Code 8
Despite the fitting theatrical swansong of the mutant antihero character, Wolverine, in 2017’s excellent movie release, Logan, or the retro-enjoyment ofContinue Reading
Lindsay Ellis On The Hobbit Trilogy Of Movies, More Jackson Than Tolkien
Here is a nice series of retrospective, if occasionally discursive, videos from the geek pop-culture commentator Lindsay Ellis examining theContinue Reading
Channel Awesome And The Justin Carmical Or JewWario Assault Allegations
At first sight, the recent troubles at the popular geek website, Channel Awesome, seemed to be little more than aContinue Reading
The Fall Of Gondolin, JRR Tolkien
Despite my fascination with JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth canon, or “legendarium”, I am fairly critical of the well-known “barrel scraping” whichContinue Reading
A Sci-Fi Short, Arch
Okay, so this is very familiar post-apocalyptic fare, in the vein of Mad Max and a hundred other end-of-the-world moviesContinue Reading
The Channel Awesome Controversy And Those Allegations Of Misconduct
Some readers might be aware of the independent American media website, Channel Awesome, and its eponymous profile on YouTube. OverContinue Reading
Two Sci-Fi Short Films, Lunatiques and Hyperlight
I haven’t posted any science-fiction or fantasy short films in a while so here are a couple of nice examples.Continue Reading
Quantum Leap, An Alternative Or Lost Ending?
My youngest sister and I have a great deal of affection for the science-fiction series Quantum Leap, having watching reruns of theContinue Reading
The Terror, AMC’s Adaptation Of The Dan Simmons’ Novel
Blame Sidney Lumet’s all-star mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, the 1974 dramatisation of the eponymous novel by Agatha Christie.Continue Reading
Modelling, Miniatures, Dioramas And Photography
Like most Gen X men, in my early childhood I spent a lot of time playing with physical toy soldiers beforeContinue Reading
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