Category Archives: Reviews

Westmark Manor

Posted on October 1, 2020 by

Last week I mentioned that I found 2 games on Steam to help me sate my hunger for Eldritch horror.  While Old Gods Rising ended up being a bit more walking sim, Westmark Manor offers a far better Lovecraftian puzzler.  … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Return of the Archons

Posted on September 30, 2020 by

As classic Trek episodes go, this one is reasonably awful but it gets redeemed by something as simple as an expression on someone’s face.  Just look at McCoy!  Kirk and Spock conspire against “the body” of Landrau and McCoy is … Continue reading →

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Children of Earth: Day Four

Posted on September 29, 2020 by

Day 4 illustrates the power of the 456 and leaves the audience breathless.  The episode offers backstory to dull the shock of Jack’s day 3 revelation and then it kicks us while we’re down.  Kicks us, punches us, spits on … Continue reading →

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Eden of the East

Posted on September 28, 2020 by

Saki Morimi is a young lady who has just graduated from university, and is taking a trip to the USA. In Washington she accidentally gets in trouble with the police, but they are distracted by Akira Takizawa, who is naked … Continue reading →

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The Quatermass Experiment 1

Posted on September 27, 2020 by

Contact Has Been Established In 1953 British television changed forever. The Quatermass Experiment was far from being the first sci-fi show the BBC had attempted, but it was the first to be specially written for television, for an adult audience. … Continue reading →

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Nagato 14: Her Confusion

Posted on September 26, 2020 by

The junkyard presents two articles about the Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan episode Her Confusion… The view from 5930 miles away: One element of this spin-off that has been a whole lot of fun for fans of Haruhi has been watching … Continue reading →

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Babylon 5: The Face of the Enemy

Posted on September 25, 2020 by

It’s strange how all these years later and after all the times I’ve watched this show, it’s never felt more relevant than now.  Again, I will leave a lot of that up to the educated viewer and the interpretation of … Continue reading →

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Old Gods Rising

Posted on September 24, 2020 by

I’ve been following HBO’s superb Lovecraft Country which has had the unsurprising side effect of putting me in the mood for Cthulhu-based games. Having just come off Magrunner: Dark Pulse, I guess that wasn’t enough and maybe I can keep … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Court Martial

Posted on September 23, 2020 by

So… funny thing about space.  It’s big.  You may have heard this before, but it’s really big.  And Time!  Time can be wibbly and wobbly.  But let me put Court Martial into perspective for you in terms of space and … Continue reading →

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Children of Earth: Day Three

Posted on September 22, 2020 by

It has got to be said that this season just doesn’t let up.  It’s well-written, excellently acted, and the direction is amazing.  This is what Torchwood should have been doing from the start.  But it’s problem really is Captain Jack … Continue reading →

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