🍿 Thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s viewing of ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’. I laughed pretty much all the way through, and lost count of all the easter eggs and in-jokes. Which means I’ll have to go back and watch it again.
You know, for science.
Geek
🤯 Waking up to so much news about Star Trek series and a new Marvel Avengers film have my geeky heart all a flutter. So exciting!
🍿Re-watching “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”.
📺 Settling in to watch the final episode of Star Trek: Discovery.
End of an era and all that.
A pleasant side-effect of last weekends flights to and from Estonia was the opportunity to catch up with the latest series of Doctor Who.
I’m by no means a fan, and haven’t watched it in years, but the first three episodes are great fun. I’ll definitely be watching the rest. It feels like the perfect jumping-on point for new viewers, or those of us who last watched when Tom Baker was leaping about with that incredible scarf and a packet of jelly babies.
I’m finally watching X-Men ‘97 as I’ve only heard good things about it from my fellow geeks. And the risk of having it spoiled by online comments was getting all too real.
So, here we go. To me, my X-Men.
I went to see The Creator this afternoon and really enjoyed it.
A lovely story, stunning visuals and a walloping score. This sci-fi geek loved every minute.
I might even have shed a tear or two.
I’m watching Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, for the umpteenth time.
Christopher Plummer is marvellous as the scenery-chewing General Chang and there are some super one-liners from McCoy and Chekov. And yet… I keep unintentionally comparing it to more recent iterations of Trek and it’s starting to fall short.
This is completely personal taste, so please don’t attack. While the story is solid, it’s clear that SFX, make-up and scripts have come a long way since 1991.
Do we expect more from our sci-fi now?
Considering Foundation
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Last night, I watched the final episode of Foundation’s second season on Apple TV+. It was a thrilling ride and the perfect close to an impressive season. If you haven’t sampled the delights of Foundation yet, let me convince you. No, it doesn’t have space wizards or laser sword fights or cutesy little robots. It doesn’t have alien races with unpronounceable names. But it does have the palace intrigue of Game of Thrones, combined with the galaxy-wide politics of Star Trek.Watching “The Diplomat” on Netflix. 📺
I’m nearly at the end of episode two and can’t tell how much it’s trying to be a comedy…versus a West Wing style drama.
But frankly, I’ll watch absolutely anything featuring Rufus Sewell.
Yay! My Micro.blog stickers arrived in the post.
Thanks @jean! The first one went on my bullet journal immediately. 📔
Much to my shame, I’ve just started watching season one of Good Omens.
I’ve no idea why I’d left it so long, and I’m only half-way through episode two, but it’s such a gem. And there’s a whole second season to enjoy when I’m done with this one.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen are a joy to watch separately - together, it’s just magical.
While there’s no such thing as the ‘perfect bag’, I may have found one that meets so many of my requirements, it might as well be.
Currently awaiting the delivery of a Via Workpack from Bellroy. Apparently, the courier will deliver it by 2pm and I’m looking forward to putting it through its paces.
What I was looking for:
- A nice slim profile, with minimal visible zips and pockets
- A pass-through for attaching it to my suitcase when travelling
- Decent handles for when I want to carry it like a tote bag
- A professional design, suitable for bringing to work events
And, as part of my ‘one in, one out’ policy for bags, I’ll be ebaying the Transit Workpack, which is super spacious, but a little too large and missing the luggage pass-through.
Pictures, and a review, to follow…
Well, this is a very welcome surprise to wake up to!
There might not be any actors or big casting announcements at San Diego Comic-Con this year, but Paramount Plus did find one way to surprise fans. It’s dropping the next episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds five days early. The episode also happens to be the very anticipated crossover episode featuring the live-action version of some of the cast of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Having already seen this episode, I can confirm this is all exactly as delightful as it sounds.
I’ve been really enjoying Strange New Worlds - it reminds of the excitement and novelty of the original series (Shatner, Nimoy et al), with a very contemporary twist. The casting is excellent and the characters has grown and developed so much since first appearing on Star Trek: Discovery.
This little geek is very happy this morning!
Really, really enjoyed the latest episode of ‘Smartless’, featuring an interview with Tom Holland. I could listen to his stories all day long.
Like all the best podcasts, it’s like listening in to a group of friends having a chat.
🎧 You can listen here.
I’ve just started watching the latest season of Black Mirror on Netflix and it’s amazing. First episode watched while doing the ironing. Need to find another household chore I can do to watch some more.
Really, really enjoyed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds this evening. It’s by far my favourite ‘flavour’ of Star Trek right now, and I’m enjoying it a lot more than Secret Invasion. And I had such high hopes for that.
Maybe it’ll improve over the next couple of episodes.