A Tour Of Adam Savage’s Workshop, Home Office And Props Collection
Most hardcore fanboys and -girls with a taste for collecting genre memorabilia – or creating their own – will haveContinue Reading
Category: Teicóg (Geek Culture)
Netflick’s Altered Carbon, A Watchable If Derivative Cyberpunk Noir
It’s somewhat ironic that the basic premise of Netflick’s futuristic mystery-drama, Altered Carbon, hangs on the idea of human mindsContinue Reading
The Cured, A New Zombie Movie Set In Ireland
I’m not a great fan of the zombie sub-genre, whether on television or in the cinema. That said, I didContinue Reading
Dr Who Review, A History Of The Show
I’m not a huge devotee of the long-running British television science-fiction series, Doctor Who, but I have great degree ofContinue Reading
Wynonna Earp Offers Cheesy Horror, While The Exorcist Presents The Real Thing
Wynonna Earp, the contemporary dark fantasy drama co-produced by the Space and Syfy networks in North America, has received someContinue Reading
Adam Savage Builds Replica Binoculars From Blade Runner 2049
For all its flaws, I greatly admired last year’s cinematic release, Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to the 1982Continue Reading
Sci-Fi Pulp Cover Collection
I know that some readers share my passion for the pulp art of the 1930s to early ’60s, particularly theContinue Reading
Syfy’s TV Vampire Horror, Van Helsing, Surprises With Some Dramatic Bite
I have a long list of television programmes bookmarked on my Netflix profile which fall into the category of deferredContinue Reading
Dude, You Broke The Future! Charles Stross On The 21st Century
The British science-fiction author Charles Stross gives a rambling, discursive and angry analysis of what is wrong with the 21stContinue Reading
The Nerd Crew Versus The Angry Joe Show
It’s hard to surpass Red Letter Media’s invariably spot-on pastiches of all those super enthusiastic geek-orientated shows which fill upContinue Reading
Apocalypse Now Now, A Dark Fantasy Short Film From South Africa
One of my favourite fantasy movies of the last two decades is the Russian release, Night Watch, by the writer-director TimurContinue Reading
Fanmade YouTube Series, Star Trek Continues, Reaches Its Conclusion With Final Episode
In a previous article I mentioned my fondness for the fanmade sci-fi series, Star Trek Continues, which came to an endContinue Reading
Exploring The Lord of the Rings
This is a post that will likely appeal to only truly obsessive fans of JRR Tolkien’s fantasy trilogy, The LordContinue Reading
Star Trek Continues, The Trek Show That Fans Wanted
I was a big fan of the American science-fiction television series, Star Trek, when I was a child, watching rerunsContinue Reading
Willis E. McNelly Interviews Frank Herbert, Author Of Dune, 1969
Some readers might be interested in this taped interview with the American science-fiction author Frank Herbert, recorded at his homeContinue Reading
William Morris And JRR Tolkien
JRR Tolkien’s admiration for the historical romances and epic poems of the late 19th century British writer and illustrator, WilliamContinue Reading
Le Vingtième Siècle. La Vie Électrique By Albert Robida
I’ve discussed my interest in the late 19th century French writer and illustrator, Albert Robida, in a number of previousContinue Reading
Lord Dunsany, An Early Influence On Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser?
In discussing the early to mid-twentieth century origins of the seminal sword an’ sorcery series, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by FritzContinue Reading
Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser, And The Tuatha Dé Danann
Despite their elevated status among devotees of fantasy literature I have yet to read any of the short stories andContinue Reading
2000 AD Creator Pat Mills On The Struggling UK Comics Business
There is a great interview with Pat Mills, the acerbic doyen of the British comic books’ industry, over on QuietusContinue Reading
Season Seven Of Game Of Thrones Stretches Believability To Breaking Point
Having watched the final episode of season seven in the Game of Thrones television series, I wonder if I am the onlyContinue Reading
The Mist, TV Stereotypes In Search Of Plot And Motivation
Way back in the day, when Fibber Magee’s was the place to be, I was something of a goth. OrContinue Reading
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