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It’s the time of year where the major US television networks start illuminating their intentions for the next season schedules – cancelling some under-performers, giving the greenlight to some news shows and confirming returns for their existing hits. CBS appears to have confidence in a lot of existing shows....
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A manned mission to Mars, the first in an ongoing project to find a home beyond the cramped, polluted Earth is minutes away from take-off. But as the countdown begins, news comes of a nuclear-launch from North Korea. The crew of the ‘ Bradbury Heavy’ have literally seconds to...
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Discovery is now a fugitive ship, but Captain Cornwell (Jayne Brook) is invited on board to finally analyse Spock’s story and the claims he was framed. It seems that – surprise! – Spock (Ethan Peck) is telling the truth and the footage has been altered but if elements of...
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The repercussions of decisions made by Tyler (Shazad Latif) come home to roost as turbulent power-grabs remain the order of the day in the heart of the Klingon empire. But can even L’Rell (Mary Chieffo) protect him when the ‘Mother of Klingons’ has a pertinent secret of her own?...
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Back in 1994 America’s ABC network ran a four-episode limited series, on consecutive nights, based on the acclaimed Stephen King story, The Stand featuring the likes of Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald and and Rob Lowe in key roles. King’s story deals with an post-apocalyptic take between the possible personfications of good...
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On the planet Kalimar, the Kelpien society live quiet lives, working the land and coastline. Their existence is controlled by the unseen Ba’ul, a race from beyond their skies who come at regular intervals to ‘harvest’ the Kelpiens who sacrifice themselves willingly in a ritual ceremony, in the belief...
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The first season of Star Trek: Discovery divided audiences even before it was shown, with a troubled and belated development and a controversial decision to place the stories just before the original series’ missions. The result was also divisive though after a few initial speed-bumps and a marmite redesign...
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Reboots are awkward creatures – stay too close to the original material and you’re coasting on a half-tank of nostalgia that will likely run out…. stray too far from the source and there’s a case for opportunistically using a name or brand you haven’t earned. Such a delicate balance...
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Though its hit franchise shows are safe (NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans and Hawaii Five-O along with MacGyver, SEAL Team, Elementary and SWAT will all be back) and another newcomer Instinct (with Alan Cumming) has been renewed, CBS has announced that Scorpion will not. The high-concept dramedy...
It’s the time of year where the major US television networks start illuminating their intentions for the next season schedules – cancelling some under-performers, giving the greenlight to some news shows and confirming returns for their existing hits. CBS appears to have confidence in a lot of existing shows....
A manned mission to Mars, the first in an ongoing project to find a home beyond the cramped, polluted Earth is minutes away from take-off. But as the countdown begins, news comes of a nuclear-launch from North Korea. The crew of the ‘ Bradbury Heavy’ have literally seconds to...
Discovery is now a fugitive ship, but Captain Cornwell (Jayne Brook) is invited on board to finally analyse Spock’s story and the claims he was framed. It seems that – surprise! – Spock (Ethan Peck) is telling the truth and the footage has been altered but if elements of...
The repercussions of decisions made by Tyler (Shazad Latif) come home to roost as turbulent power-grabs remain the order of the day in the heart of the Klingon empire. But can even L’Rell (Mary Chieffo) protect him when the ‘Mother of Klingons’ has a pertinent secret of her own?...
Back in 1994 America’s ABC network ran a four-episode limited series, on consecutive nights, based on the acclaimed Stephen King story, The Stand featuring the likes of Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald and and Rob Lowe in key roles. King’s story deals with an post-apocalyptic take between the possible personfications of good...
On the planet Kalimar, the Kelpien society live quiet lives, working the land and coastline. Their existence is controlled by the unseen Ba’ul, a race from beyond their skies who come at regular intervals to ‘harvest’ the Kelpiens who sacrifice themselves willingly in a ritual ceremony, in the belief...
The first season of Star Trek: Discovery divided audiences even before it was shown, with a troubled and belated development and a controversial decision to place the stories just before the original series’ missions. The result was also divisive though after a few initial speed-bumps and a marmite redesign...
Reboots are awkward creatures – stay too close to the original material and you’re coasting on a half-tank of nostalgia that will likely run out…. stray too far from the source and there’s a case for opportunistically using a name or brand you haven’t earned. Such a delicate balance...
Though its hit franchise shows are safe (NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans and Hawaii Five-O along with MacGyver, SEAL Team, Elementary and SWAT will all be back) and another newcomer Instinct (with Alan Cumming) has been renewed, CBS has announced that Scorpion will not. The high-concept dramedy...
It’s 1955 and Ben leaps into the body of academic Henry McCoy, just in time to find a mortally-wounded fellow professor who manages to grasp about a ‘formula’ and...
Two significant bits of Marvel news hit the wires today – with one confirmation and one strong rumour. The ‘rumour’ aspect is the news that Pedro Pascal (The Last...
In quite the deep-dive into decades’ old comics, original Deadpool and Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller has been announced to helm a version of a classic Epic/Marvel property....
When a sailor collapses during a ceremony in Sydney Harbor, it’s not immediately clear the cause of his death. But though he was a submariner on a visiting US...