The Dark Herald delves deeply into a sci-fi classic: Space 1999 by Gerry Anderson, in an epic three-part series. Part One. Space 1999 When I first saw the Millennium Falcon as a little kid in 1977, I thought it was the coolest thing in all existence. The WWII AA guns were slick, the B-29 bomber […]
The 21st Century of Gerry Anderson – UFO
The Dark Herald discusses a fascinating piece of ’70s television history from Gerry Anderson: UFO, replete with purple wigs! Any discussion of UFOs has to begin with the culture of the 1970 crossover year. The Youth Rebellion, despite what Boomers like to tell themselves and everyone else, was correctly viewed as an assault on societal […]
The 21st Century of Gerry Anderson (Part Three)
In which The Dark Herald describes post-Thunderbirds Supermarionation projects by Gerry Anderson. Part Three of a three-part series of Gerry Anderson’s productions. See Part One See Part Two Thunderbirds didn’t do what Gerry Andersons wanted it to do for him, but it did do what it needed to. Its consistently high production quality put him on […]
The 21st Century of Gerry Anderson Part Two – Thunderbirds Are Go!
In which The Dark Herald describes in great detail Thunderbirds by Gerry Anderson. Part Two of a three-part series of Gerry Anderson’s productions. See Part One The 21st century is well underway by 2024, and let’s face facts, it blows moose. 🫎 The super neato things Generation X was promised when we were kids are nowhere on […]
The 21st Century of Gerry Anderson (Part One)
In which The Dark Herald describes the early television efforts of Gerry Anderson. Part one of a three-part series of Gerry Anderson’s productions. “Stand-by for Action!” A middle-aged voice barks out of the Magnavox TV’s monaural speaker in my family’s living room at 6:30 am. The Little Dark Herald is rocking back and on the floor […]
RE:Play – Phantasmagoria
The Dark Herald reviews the mid-90s video game Phantasmagoria. The history of horror is basically a history of what we aren’t all that frightened of anymore. Fictional horror began appropriately enough in France shortly after the Reign of Terror. Religion was officially outlawed. The Catholic Church had been forced out of the country, and if […]
RE:View – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Dark Herald Reviews, and gives inside details on the best of the Star Trek Movies, The Wrath of Khan! Most sequels follow in the footsteps of a massively successful first movie. This film, on the other hand, was born from the ashes of Star Trek the Motion Picture. Wrath of Khan is not a continuation of […]
Is Webtoons.com’s Originals Contract Predatory?
My wife just finished with her newest K-drama, Marry My Husband. The plot is that all men are garbage unless they are handsome and rich, however, the important part is that this very popular TV show started life on WEBToons. It’s far from the only one out there. There are now better than 20 of […]
Arktoons Spotlight Midnight’s War by Vox Day
Midnight’s War has been an epic vampire tale on Arkhaven by Vox Day, one of the best comics out there in the webspace. Dark Herald talks about its storyline and background. Countess Elizabeth Bathory; the infamous Blood Countess. Her story is that of a beautiful woman utterly obsessed with maintaining her beauty, no matter what […]
RE:View – Star Trek The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is one of the most interesting films in existence, especially in the Star Trek Universe. Dark Herald reviews the sci-fi movie. One of my earliest memories is the landing of Apollo 11. My parents woke me up for it and dragged me downstairs so that I could wobble bleary-eyed on […]
Skydance is Likely to Buy Paramount
As I had guessed, Shari Redstone was just using David Zaslav to get David Ellison to see things her way. Skydance has entered into exclusive talks with Paramount with a view towards a merger. This is by no means a guarantee but Redstone is hot to sell and Skydance is hot to buy, so this is […]
The Dark Herald Recommends: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
The Dark Herald reviews Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. I’ll begin with the obvious: This film is no Godzilla Minus One. It’s not even close to that good, but you knew that just looking at the trailers. However, this is a completely different kind of movie meant for a different audience. If you watched […]
