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Star Trek Continues

Star Trek Continues E01 “Pilgrim of Eternity” from Star Trek Continues on Vimeo. Well that was rather enjoyable. Star Trek Continues is …

Red Dwarf is back

    Well, it’s been back for a while, but I had to wait until someone posted episodes on YouTube. If you …

Enterprise

It’s amazing how time and perspective make us appreciate things differently. Enterprise was certainly my least loved Star Trek series, largely because …

Do the Pacha Cuti!

One of the greatest finds from our recent trip to England was Horrible Histories, a CBBC show on BBC One that makes …

Recommended: Mercury Men

It’s so rare these days to recommend anything you find on Syfy, but I have to admit I enjoyed Mercury Men, a …

It’s new (old) to me: Quatermass and the Pit

I hate to lose my geek cred in admitting that I had never seen the original BBC production of Quatermass and the …

Reboots: Sherlock Holmes vs Star Trek

Among my friends I am known for how vehemently I object to J.J. Abrams’ reboot of Star Trek, despite my enjoying many …

The Lost Room: Whatever you do, skip last five minutes

There are television shows and movies so great that the ending can never do it justice — think the updated Battlestar Galactica, …