The Dark Herald delves deeply into a sci-fi classic: Space 1999 by Gerry Anderson, in an epic three-part series. Part Three. See Part One. See Part Two. Space 1999 completed its first season with a good deal of critical praise and a strong following among genre fans. A strong following doesn’t mean a big one. […]
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The 21st Century of Gerry Anderson: Space 1999 (Part 2 of 3)
The Dark Herald delves deeply into a sci-fi classic: Space 1999 by Gerry Anderson, in an epic three-part series. Part Two. See Part One. One of the biggest disappointments of Gerry Anderson’s professional life had to be the poor reception of Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (Doppelganger). It was his only theatrical […]
The 21st Century of Gerry Anderson: Space 1999 (Part 1 of 3)
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 […]
Flashgitz’s Pilot Episode “Space King” Explodes on YouTube
Flashgitz is a YouTube channel run by Thomas “Tom” Edgar Hinchliffe and Donald “Don” Jeremy Greger. The channel features animated shorts, usually with pop-culture references ranging from Nintendo characters to Warhammer 40K. More recently, the duo decided to try their luck with original content by launching a pilot called “Space King,” which is itself a […]
‘Constellation’ – Noomi Rapace vs The Terror from Planet Earth
AppleTV’s Constellation has wrapped up its first season after eight mind-twisting episodes. Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) is an astronaut again, only she isn’t fighting robots or alien monsters this time. Returning to Earth after a stint on the International Space Station (ISS), she finds the Earth to which she returns strangely unfamiliar. Constellation should attract fans […]
‘Halo’ Season 2 Came and Went – Did Anyone Even Notice?
Finally—at the conclusion of two whole seasons!—Paramount Plus’s TV version of Master Petty Officer John-117 has set foot upon Halo, the mysterious giant space ring first introduced to gamers in 2001 with the release of Halo: Combat Evolved. Up until now on the show, the unstoppable super-soldier has been hanging out at a variety of […]
RE:View – The Forgotten Dune Miniseries From SyFy
The Dark Herald reviews the Sci-Fi Channel’s Frank Herbert’s Dune, the 2000 mini-series that has been largely forgotten compared to the movies. On September 24, 1992, Leonard Nimoy was watching a countdown timer run out. For a few days, this countdown had been running on a new channel owned by USA Networks. It was a […]
The Best Unforgotten Sci-fi TV Of The ’90s
A Dark Herald review of several very memorable Sci-fi TV series from the ’90s including Farscape, Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space 9. TV tends to lag behind film trends. The 1980s is arguably the best decade ever for science fiction and fantasy movies. In the 1990s, the small screen followed suit. My lists like this […]
First Impressions – FX’s Shogun
The Dark Herald reviews the new Japanese-themed show Shogun, by FX and Hulu, a historical fiction set in the Sengoku era. In 1942 James Clavell became a prisoner of war of the Japanese Empire. He was eventually transferred to the infamous Changi prisoner-of-war camp, where he would remain until his liberation. RELATED: The Dark Herald […]
The Dark Herald Does Not Recommend Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Dark Herald Reviews Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender. There is a time when children’s television programming reenters your life. Or at least it did if you were Generation X. I have no memories at all of my parents sitting down with me in front of Saturday morning TV. When the subject comes up, I’ve […]
Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 7 Review: PAKU IS BASED!
This is it, the final part of Netflix: Avatar: The Last Airbender, and it’ll become very apparent that the showrunners are attempting to speed-run through events to catch up with where Book One of Avatar: The Last Air Bender is supposed to end. It begins with an assassination attempt on Zuko by Zhao, who has […]
Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender Episode 6 Review: They Hate Roku
In Netflix Avatar during the second episode, a baffling decision was made to replace Roku with Kyoshi as the one to advise Aang on what to do about the Fire Nation. However, many shill accounts were quick to jump to defense claiming Roku had not been replaced. People simply had to wait till the sixth […]
