Category Archives: Sci-Fi

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – The TV Movie’

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I’ve added my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ Target novelization/audiobook of ‘The TV Movie’ by Gary Russell. This is looking into the 2021 Target Books edition of the novelization, not the 1996 BBC Books edition. ‘The ‘TV Movie’ features the Seventh and Eighth Doctors, Grace Holloway, Chang Lee and the Master. The audiobook is read by Dan Starkey. Continue reading

Week 1 – ‘Star Wars Sequels Review Season’

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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU as we begin the first instalment of the ‘Star Wars Sequels Review Season’!

To celebrate ‘Star Wars’ on this particular day in May, I’ve decided to tackle a number of ‘Star Wars’ sequels and share reviews on them for the next four weeks. From October 2020 to February 2021, I’ve been revisiting ‘Star Wars’ itself from watching the movies on DVD, watching ‘The Mandalorian’ web TV series on Disney+ and reading some ‘Star Wars’ e-books. Continue reading

Revisiting Seasons 18 and 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Tom Baker and Peter Davison

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Novelization Review – ‘Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet’

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Once again, like with ‘City of Death’, I’m tackling a ‘Doctor Who’ Target novelization that is a slimmer and condensed version of the juicer and more fleshed-out novelization of ‘The Pirate Planet’ by Douglas Adams and James Goss. Please feel free to check out my thoughts on the slimmer book version of ‘Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet’. Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘Star Cops: Mars – Part 2’

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I’m up-to-date again with the ‘Star Cops’ series as I’ve recently heard and reviewed the second ‘Mars’ box set by Big Finish, containing the last three of six episodes in the saga. I greatly enjoyed the second ‘Mars’ box set, finding each of the three episodes pretty compelling and dramatic to listen to. 🙂 Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘Short Trips: Zodiac’ (Doctor Who)

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As I reviewed ‘The Switching’ as part of the ‘Masterful’ limited edition box set by Big Finish, I decided to check out the stories featured in the ‘Short Trips: Zodiac’ collection. I hope to update my reviews on the ‘Short Trips: Companions’ and ‘Short Trips: Transmissions’ collections as part of my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season later this year. Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘Masterful’

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CD Reviews – ‘Star Cops: Mars – Part 1’

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It’s time to continue the ‘Star Cops’ series with some full-cast audio episodes! I’ve been able to check out and review the first three episodes of the ‘Mars’ saga of ‘Star Cops’. The ‘Mars’ saga comprises of six episodes altogether and would have formed the third season of the TV series had it not been cancelled in 1987 by the BBC. Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘The Tenth Doctor and River Song’ (Doctor Who)

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Happy belated birthday David Tennant! 😀

Today, I’m sharing my reviews on the audio adventures featured in ‘The Tenth Doctor and River Song’ CD box set, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Alex Kingston as River Song! This has been an intriguing set of ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventures to listen to during the Covid-19 pandemic – please keep safe. Continue reading

CD reviews – ‘The Flying Dutchman’/’Displaced’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s time for another ‘Doctor Who’ audio release by Big Finish! Today, we’re looking at two stories in one CD release! They are ‘The Flying Dutchman’ and ‘Displaced’, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex. I enjoyed hearing this TARDIS trio again recently. Continue reading