Category Archives: Fandom

A Tale of Two Fandoms

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

I am an old school Trekkie. Before the future descended upon us, I was used to meeting (IRL, you remember that, right?) once or twice a year, with like-minded geeks and discussing TV in loving, nerdy detail. Then came BBSs & … Continue reading →

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The Cake is a goddamn lie!

Posted on July 22, 2015 by

I once moderated a panel at a Star Trek convention that discussed the path our society needed to take in order to end up at the utopian society of the Star Trek universe. The panelist to my right said something … Continue reading →

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Apologizing to Elementary

Posted on April 9, 2015 by

I seem to have spent quite a lot of time apologising to TV lately, what with Broadchurch and all. And now I’d like to offer a heartfelt apology to Elementary. I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. I’ve read the … Continue reading →

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Useless first officers

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

A question came up the other day about the usefulness of first officers in Starfleet (what, you don’t think about things like this?) In both TOS and DS9 the first officers had other jobs (Spock was Science Officer and Kira … Continue reading →

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RIP Sir Terry

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

The internet has been awash with tributes to Terry Pratchett, and so I have been loath to post my own tribute lest it seem like bandwagon jumping. But he is my favourite author, and so I at least wanted to … Continue reading →

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