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TV, is that still a thing? (Joking aside, maybe it'll catch a few new eyeballs). But the generation that matters are all on streaming platforms and Youtube!

Would love to see any of your 3D modelling work. Ron's work on B5 was next level and elevated the series a great deal. He's not given enough credit for amazing the Shadow designs. In the early scripts the shadows were something you saw out of the corner of your eye and Ron really defined what...

Wow, that sounds truly awful. Hope he has a good editor!

Oh, and to follow on, Project Hail Mary was wonderful. Based on the trailer alone, I'd have likely not gone to see it, but had word of mouth from other friends with impeccable taste it was worth seeing at the Cinema. Definitely worth seeing. Great SF film with tons of heart and humour.

I somewhat doubt the Ellisons had much to do with it, given the deal hasn't formally completed. As far as I know the viewer numbers just weren't there for Academy. I think Weir has since apologised for the Trek comment and stated he's good friends with Kurtzman. His comments were taken out of...

I have fond memories of doing my first proper full watch through on VHS. It was sometimes impossible to catch everything on TV and you sometimes missed stuff. So cool to see all these artifacts.

AAAAAND IT'S GONE... Academy will be cancelled after Season 2 airs, which they already shot. Personally, feels this is a bit of a shame. I'm definitely not a huge nu-Trek fan, but this felt like it had its own flavour and some strong choices. Bringing on Tawny Newsome from Lower Decks to punch...

S1 of Academy wrapped up yesterday. My overall verdict is they landed a solid first season. It has a season long arc, but unlike Disco, the arc is primarily about the characters developing and not so much about 'the big bad' or 'must save the universe' macguffin. I was very on the fence for the...

Weird synchronicity, but I'm currently doing a re-watch of DS9 and it's (for me) probably the Trek that has best stood the test of time. Personally love Garak, Quark and Odo. The show deals with the impact of war with a fair bit of weight and asks some interesting moral questions. I love the...

Primarily S1 and S2. That stuff was just plain bad. Season 3, I enjoyed. Whilst not perfect, it hit me pretty hard in the feels when the Enterprise D was back on screen!

Currently re-watching DS9, this has stood up very well. Continuing to watch Academy and I think it's a country mile better than Discovery and Picard. Has an ensemble cast whose names I can remember and have had steady character development throughout the season. Sure, it has heavy YA vibes, but...

No idea tbh. I would have prefered Netflix, given JMS had a prior good relations with them via Sense8. But then again, after TRH, I don't think we need 'new' B5.

Please welcome your new Paramount Skydance overlords. Can't wait for Deep Space 5 to get a new spin off. Has JMS pissed anyone off at Paramount lately?

So far, it's not quite the train wreck I was expecting. There were definitely a few elements in the opening episodes that made me audibly groan or facepalm... but I quite like Episode 4. Really depends on trajectory of the rest of the season. With these shorter seasons they can't really afford...

I kinda like I am having to do Starfleet Academy as a weekly watch. I'm somewhere between hate watching it and begrudgingly admitting it's not that bad. Have hopes it could turn out okay if there's more episodes like Episode 4.