Stamets’ last jump has gone horribly wrong, leaving Discovery stranded – in what turns out to be the mirror universe. Determined to survive in a universe where the Terran Empire reigns supreme, the crew decide that they must impersonate their mirror selves. Continue reading
Twenty years ago, BoJack Horseman was TV’s hottest property, starring as “The Horse” on long-running sitcom Horsin’ Around. But those days are over, and now BoJack is a washed-up actor getting by on vast amounts of drink and horse tranquiliser. But when his agent arranges for a ghostwriter to help him write his autobiography, could it be just the thing he needs to kickstart his career?
For a while, there was a time when every visitor to our house was shown the first episode (or two) of BoJack Horseman. Not all of them liked it, or even understood it, but we felt it was our sworn duty to introduce them to the show that we loved so much. Continue reading
When we think of TV protagonists, we usually picture a hero – a morally righteous person seeking to make the world a better place. And when they don’t start out that way, we expect to accompany them on a journey of self-improvement, in which they discover important things such as love, happiness and the true meaning of friendship.
But not every main character takes that journey. In this article, I examine four protagonists whose redemption arcs never came – Tony Soprano, Jackie Peyton, Greg House and Bojack Horseman. Continue reading
In the near future, most of the population lives in slums in the Inland. But every year, all registered twenty-year-olds get one chance to join the elite 3% who live in the well-appointed Offshore. In order to do so, they must make it through the Process, a gruelling set of challenges which will cost many participants their very lives. Continue reading
In the year 2370, Commander William Riker has a difficult decision to make – does he tell Captain Picard the truth about what happened on the USS Pegasus? To help him decide, he decides to run a holodeck simulation of the last ever mission of the Enterprise NX-01. Ten years after its first flight, Enterprise is returning home for the signing of the Federation Charter, but along the way, Archer stops off to help an old friend. Continue reading
Terra Prime have taken over the verteron array and Mars, and they have issued an ultimatum. Unless every alien leaves Earth within the next twenty-four hours, they will use the array to destroy Starfleet Command. Can the Enterprise crew take back the array whilst saving T’Pol, Trip and their daughter from Terra Prime’s clutches? Continue reading
As Earth prepares to begin talks that may lead to the formation of a “Coalition of Planets”, not everyone is happy. A xenophobic faction known as Terra Prime has been working behind the scenes to disrupt the talks, and part of their plan involves the creation of a Vulcan/human hybrid from Trip and T’Pol’s DNA. Continue reading
