Star Trek Starfleet Academy – First Impressions

Well, not just first impressions, the first couple of episodes impressions, which in the terrible ways of modern telly is a third of a season. I'm currently having Voyager on in the background while doing chores and it's twenty-six episodes a season. TWENTY-SIX. I've stopped being bitter about Kes leaving because in modern terms she's…

Five Doctor Who Moments That Live In My Head Rent-Free

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of great moments in Doctor Who, but those here are a very particular sort of great moment. They're ones that hit me in the chest, made me hold my breath and lean forward as they seared themselves into memory. They made me feel...as though the universe had made a sudden…

Star Trek Discovery Seasons Ranked

Because what better way is there to mark finishing a telly series than by ranking it! And unlike some of its predecessors, I don't know Disco Trek well enough to do a good faith episode ranking, so it's seasons. But, alas, this ranking has no rancour, for I love this series. The characters, the relationships,…

Thoughts Upon Finishing Star Trek Discovery

Star Trek Discovery will always have a special place in my heart. I grew up with nineties Trek. After three shows hitting seven seasons a piece (and in the delicious days of 22 plus episodes seasons) this glorious era ended on a low of Enterprise being cancelled in only its fourth season with an finale…

One Year of Telefantasy Time Jump and the Pain of Rerecording

The first year of the Telefantasy Time Jump podcast was completed yesterday. 12 (and a tiny bit) months, and 25 episodes! Alas, the lateness of our final episode of the year, our Patreon bonus episode for December, was because we reached that special milestone suffered by many podcasts: the lost episode. This happened once before…