Category Archives: Writing Journal

So. This is what’s really happening in Blade Runner. Tyrell Corp have a mission to create Replicants that are “more human, than human”. To this end Tyrell have made a perfectly human Replicant. He has only human strength. He will age live a normal human lifespan. He will be able to father children. This ReplicantContinue reading “Deckard is more human, than human”

The Heavens Above weren’t popular because people believed they were real As humans we’ve always had a complex relationship with our myths But you didn’t have to believe in Heaven for it to provide hope, that your life as a medieval serf might transform, even in the afterlife, into something better. Life contains a lotContinue reading “Enough With The Spacesuits”

Let’s talk about why Megalopolis is short-circuiting Hollywood Many years ago I was in a performance art collective. We held a monthly cabaret at a really dodgy pub with a heavy drinking criminal clientele. And we closed every cabaret with our house band Bangin & Blowin Nobody in the band could play their instrument, soContinue reading “Bangin and Blowin”

There’s a long history of calling Lord of the Rings fascist. Michael Moorcock in Epic Pooh of course. But Tolkien’s book is on the list of things that leftists tend to kneejerk reject as fascist. No doubt somebody will post Tolkien’s letter rejecting a German publisher in the comments. Which is fair, Tolkien was noContinue reading “In defence of Tolkien”

Now, I’m not about to say I would never accept a sponsorship that made me a hypocrite. But so far the answer is no. One of the ironies of the fast growth of the Science Fiction channel, podcast and community is that I am now being sent sponsorship offers… …by the producers of the culturalContinue reading “An Addictive Grinder”

“How does one fashion a book of resistance, a book of truth in an empire of falsehood, or a book of rectitude in an empire of vicious lies? How does one do that right in front of the enemy? How does one do that in a truly future technological state? Is it possible for freedomContinue reading “Philip K Dick’s book of resistance in an empire of lies”

To make this interesting, I will prioritise the toughest questions. The “50k Q&A” is almost a youtube tradition now. As the Science Fiction channel is just a smidgeon away from 50,000 subscribers, this is your invite to ask questions. Questions can relate to any of the video essays or podcast commentaries, to any of ourContinue reading “50k Q & A”