I am in the middle of working on my monthly round-up of stuff that I watched, read and did in July, but the whole thing is beginning to stretch on a bit, so I decided to pull out three thematically bits of media that I consumed (or actually…
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Another year older, another year wiser. Today (August 13th) is my birthday (Hooray!) and I wanted to share it with you….my fellow bloggers and readers. Yes, I am 41 years old today and (yes…) I’m officially getting older. That being said…..I am still enjoying my life and happy…
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As mentioned previously, in “Impossible Voyages” I’m watching and writing about a run of new (to me) science fiction films to be watched over last year, which has extended to this year (2026). You can read the rationale and ground rules here. In the meantime, we are advancing from…
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Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep. And so recently, when I was trying to quiet my mind so I could drift off I found myself wondering if I could order ever episode of Star Trek (the original series) in alphabetical order, from memory. I am familiar with all…
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So after a couple of months of being really behind with these posts, I’ve determined to get myself more on track if I can. It’s been a busy time for my family, with me, my wife, all three of my daughters and my son-in-law all being involved in…
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It should come as a hot take to pretty much nobody that I think the MCU has lost a lot of its lustre. The onslaught of movies and streaming series that have come out since Avengers Endgame have been at best uneven in quality. And while the most…
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Doctor Who has long been my favorite show, but my actual viewing it over the years has been very on-again / off-again. Lately, it’s been all-on, as I’m actually closing in on finishing re-watching all of the classic episodes (at least the ones that are easily available for me…
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Another month is almost over and I have only now summarised what I have read, watched and done in the previous month. And as a consequence of this, once again, it’s hard for me to remember what I should be talking about here. But because I can be…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Official Final Trailer It’s about to be a “brand new day” as Marvel Studios and Sony Entertainment release the official final trailer for their upcoming film Spider-Man: Brand New Day. View trailer below. It’s a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time…
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So this is a post I’m pretty excited about, that I’ve been working on for a long time. I started working on over five years ago, as far as I can tell. So the idea here, developed in the wake of similarly themed posts like my one about…
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