The genres we cover here have traditionally been less-likely to win, but that is less true now than at any time in film history.
A list appears below, with genre (and related) wins highlighted:
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Star Trek Discovery Review: “Sound of Thunder”
The Discovery returns Saru to his home planet, where he reconnects with his people and tries to move the Ba’ul.
Newspace
Whatever else is happening in the US, at least money remains available for NASA, and the agencies still intends to return to the moon.
Elsewhere in space, it seems our galaxy is not flat, but rather warped.
That’s some actual space news. Some SF and pop-culture related Nerd News appears below.
Jessica Jones and the Punisher also cancelled
In a move that will surprise no one who has been watching Disney consolidate its properties, the last MCU Nextflix dramas have been cancelled, though Jessica Jones will receive one more season.
The shows could reappear on Disney’s own service or even in the MCU, but (by legal agreement with Netflix) not until 2020.
Star Trek Discovery Review: “Saints of Imperfection”
For Valentines Day, Discovery reunites the crew with some established characters, and takes a quest into the bizarre Mycelial Network, where it finds stranger things.
Novel Review: The Hazards of Time Travel
In her lengthy literary career, now-octogenarian Joyce Carol Oates has wandered into genre, most notably horror. Her most recent novel, started in 2011 but not published until late last year, begins as something akin to a YA dystopia before quickly time-traveling into other genres.
Star Trek Discovery Review: “An Obol for Charon”
The strongest second-season Discovery episode to date brings us a Big Not-So-Dumb Object, a dying Saru, bickering techies, comparatively thoughtful social commentary, and some by-the-way explanations for discontinuities between the tech of this series and Kirk’s era.
Star Trek Discovery Discussion: “Point of Light”
Who you gonna call? Sporebusters!
Beyond spore drives, improved effects, and occasional swearing, Discovery distinguishes itself from previous Treks by its serial storytelling. Nevertheless, the first two episodes of Season Two featured something resembling contained stories. With the third episode, we’re clearly in chapter mode, with several segments of story arcs.
The postwar Klingons have started growing their hair, but they still sport prosthetic make-up that makes their facial expressions less human and readable.
Star Trek Discovery Review: “New Eden”
“Initiating donut maneuver.”
As far as produced Trek goes, Christopher Pike was Kirk 1.0, but in this episode, which very much hearkens to the classic series, we see a critical difference.
Pike actually follows the Prime Directive which, apparently, applies even to star-lost Terrans who have sent a distress signal.
Head now to Eden
Yeah brother…
Star Trek Discovery Review: “Brother”
Discovery‘s second season takes the show in new directions. They’re familiar directions to Star Trek fans, however, as is the name of the ship’s new captain.