It was a terrible disappointment in 2020 when the annual Sci-Fi Scarborough convention was cancelled due to COVID-19, but we were far enough into lockdown for it to be not entirely unexpected. We hoped and dreamed that by Easter 2021, … Continue reading Sci-Fi Scarborough Online 2021
In the late 70s, Marvel Comics were desperate to get their hands on Star Trek. They’d been after the rights to the series, which had been long-since cancelled but enjoyed a massive cult following in syndication, for a number of … Continue reading Where Some-one Has Gone Before: Seeker 3000
Last year, I wrote a review of the Sci-Fi Scarborough 2019 convention for this very blog that saw my stats skyrocket from about 20 a day to over 300! That shows you the popularity of this convention. The fact that … Continue reading Sci-Fi Scarborough Online 2020
Having become an active fan of Cult TV (now there’s a phrase that’s fallen into disuse) in the 1990s, I often find myself clinging on to some of the received wisdom that was all the rage in that most judgemental … Continue reading Whom Networks Destroy: Star Trek Season Three Revisited
Certain tropes in science fiction occur again and again, but few can be said to have a longer and more varied life than the concept that started with Frederick Brown’s short story Arena. Let’s take a look at some of … Continue reading The Many Histories of ‘Arena’
I was 9 years old when Star Trek: The Motion Picture hit the cinema screens in Great Britain and I was already well aware of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Anyone who tells you that they weren’t either had … Continue reading When The Human Adventure Was Just Beginning
No-one is doubting that Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a great film, but in the years that have passed since its release in 1982 it has become weighed down by its place in popular culture and its … Continue reading The Wrath of Khan: A Damn Good Science Fiction Film
Originally published in Strange Skins Digital #1 This isn’t the first time I’ve discussed the work of Geoff Love in the pages of Strange Skins; way back in issue four of the original run, I wrote an overview of his … Continue reading Variations on a Space Theme: Geoff Love and his Orchestra
