a bit belated, but… The debut of the new Doctor—episode 8.1: Deep Breath—was great, because… 1. the female Tyrannosaur inadvertently loosed on Victorian London… CAUTION: Spoilers Ahead 2. Badass lesbian kung fu detectives, one of whom is dino sapiens, in Victorian London. Madame Vastra, actually part of the Silurian or homo reptilia race, an early Eocene … Continue reading “Why The Doctor Who Series Opener Was Awesome”
and now for something completely different… Depictions of Radioactivity Fears in 1936 Flash Gordon Serial Defining my terms: Up until at least the mid-1950s, newsreels, cartoon shorts like Bugs Bunny and Tom and Jerry, and this week’s chapter of your favorite movie serials were shown before or between the feature(s)—the full-length movies—and the afternoon at … Continue reading “The Hawkmen’s Sky City Runs on Radium”
In an incidental comment in a previous blog post, I wrote: Personally, I think the novel is best used when your/my/the author’s ideas about something large (our past, our future, technology, childhood, humanity, the soul, big stuff) are deep enough that you need an entire novel to explore them in proper detail. Length of a … Continue reading “A Few Thoughts on Theme in Popular Sci-fi & Fantasy Novels”