Tag: Science fiction

What’s not to like right? It is my favourite genre of fiction by a long way indeed.

Watching Star Trek, from the start …

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I’ve just finished watching what was the final iteration of Star Trek, “Enterprise”. Of course “Enterprise” was set before the original series of Star Trek, but was the last to be made. Having watched it I’ve now started watched the original series from the start as it’s just turned up on netflix. In fact, it isn’t the only Star Trek series that’s arrived on netflix. In fact they’ve now got the original series, TNG, DS9 and Voyager too. So I now have a unique opportunity, I can watch every episode in strict chronological order.

And that’s what I plan to do now. I’ll be going through the lot!

Some (not so new) Big Finish stories

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The lovely people at Big Finish had a bit of a sale over the weekend so I picked up a few bargains. Some of these are stories that I wouldn’t normally get into, specifically the Hartnell stories. But I’m going to give them a go and see what they’re like, which will be interesting in itself.

Blake’s 7 Liberator Chronicles 7

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Blake's 7 Liberator Chronicles 7
Blake’s 7 Liberator Chronicles 7
Blake's 7 Liberator Chronicles 7 Spy
Blake’s 7 Liberator Chronicles 7 Spy
Blake's 7 Liberator Chronicles 7 Disorder
Blake’s 7 Liberator Chronicles 7 Disorder
Blake's 7 Liberator Chronicles 7 The Hard Road
Blake’s 7 Liberator Chronicles 7 The Hard Road

I’ve only listened up to The Liberator Chronicles 6 up to know, so I’m slowly going to get through all of these, starting with 7. When I’ve listened to it I’ll let you know the verdict.

Goodbye Admiral Ackbar

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Well it really is sad to hear that Erik Bauersfeld has passed away at the great age of 93. That’s impressive. He’s responsible for delivering my favourite line in Star Wars “It’s a trap!”. I always thought that Admiral Ackbar was a great character, not just for that line of course.

So goodbye Admiral, and goodbye Erik. You will be missed.

I finished listening to Infernal Devices

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The War Doctor, Infernal Devices
The War Doctor, Infernal Devices

And I really enjoyed it, enjoyed it a lot. It was a little disjointed in terms of the connection between the three stories. Even so, they were all good in their own right, each story that is. And it was a good follow on from the first story too. The cast was excellent to say the least and it was really great to hear David Warner in there with Mr Hurt.

In fact, the first story was quite unusual for a Dr Who story. I shan’t elaborate as it would really give the game away, but it revolved around David Warner’s character.

Anyway, I’m interested to hear the next set of stories in the series.

Survivors Series 4 is coming in June

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I’m a big Survivors fan. I’ve watched both the 1970’s and most recent TV versions and the Big Finish audio series 1 through 3. So I am looking forward to the next installment. I like how Big Finish have taken the whole thing in a different direction in a way whilst also staying consistent with the original book. That’s something that the 1970’s TV show didn’t entirely manage.

I’m really glad that Big Finish is maintaining the series and developing it, and also using a number of the original actors as well. They do it so well. Long may it last.