Episode 9 – Abduction Moving close to the season finale now and I have to say this was the most enjoyable, complete episodes I have seen so far. There was lots of genuine emotion and the stakes were high. One great part of this episode is that it takes place almost exclusively in one location: […]
Read more "Project Blue Book – Season 1: Episode 9 Review"Bite your tongue Hold it all in Can’t be the one To make the blade swing It’s not your right Though the lies abound Stay out of sight And don’t make a sound Don’t type a word When your fingers are itching Though it seems so absurd To ignore all the bitching […]
Read more "Bite your tongue – a poem"A couple of updates for you Queen of Hearts – A Twin Peaks Fan Film First of all, my friend Cameron Cloutier’s long-gestating Twin Peaks fan film looks like it could finally begin filming. After so many setbacks and an agonising quest to find actors, the project is now fully cast. This passion project, which […]
Read more "Updates – Queen of Hearts and The Ardenna Crossing – August 2019"So, after the mammoth task of getting through Mass Effect: Andromeda over the past year and a half (trying to fit it in around work and family commitments and everything else I wanted to do with my life) I have moved on to a title that’s been waiting on my shelf since my birthday last […]
Read more "This week in Hope County"I’ve been looking forward to going to this exhibition for ages and it didn’t disappoint. The HOME gallery in Manchester has an exhibition of David Lynch’s artwork running through until the autumn. After reading ‘Room to Dream’ at Christmas I was eager to see some more of Lynch’s artwork and the chance to do so […]
Read more "A Trip to HOME"Still no poetry coming, and I’m finding it hard to focus on the rewrite of The Ardenna Crossing at the minute, but I had another chance to get creative in the kitchen this weekend. A good friend of mine in the Twin Peaks fan community was celebrating his birthday up in Manchester so I decided […]
Read more "Twin Peaks Cake 2 – Blue Rose Cupcakes"After living in the South for 27 years, I finally got around to visiting this famous location just outside Woking. For those of you who don’t know, Horsell Common is the place where the Martians land in HG Wells’ classic novel, The War of the Worlds. That story has been one of my favourites since […]
Read more "A Trip to Horsell Common"What seemed like the stuff of fevered Twitter fantasy a while back now looks like something potentially real. Quentin Tarantino has an idea for an ‘R’ rated Star Trek film and it looks like it could actually happen. With the love that Discovery is now getting and the excitement generated by the trailer for the […]
Read more "Tarantino’s Star Trek – A Wish List"My journey through the Andromeda galaxy has finally come to an end. After a year and a half plodding along doing side quests and exploring, I finally got around to embarking on the final mission. This involves hunting down the Archon and finding Meridian; the huge Remnant city that can bring life to the entire […]
Read more "The Andromeda Experience – 10"A flurry of activity over the last couple of days has seen three more cast members added to the IMDb listing for next year’s Denis Villeneuve reboot of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Even though the role of the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV is yet to be cast, his army is taking shape. Peaky Blinders regular Paul […]
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