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First Impressions Of Star Trek Online Open Beta

First Impressions Of Star Trek Online Open Beta

The Star Trek Online Open Beta has started. During the beta test period players, who will also be capped at level 16, will only be able to play in the Klingon and Federation sections, other sections including the much anticipated Borg, will be enabled further into the beta.
During this period, and after completing the [...]

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Survivors, Season 2 Episode 1

Survivors, Season 2 Episode 1

Image Credit: BBC
Well, it looks surprisingly like everyone has made it alive through the first episode of Season 2 of Survivors on BBC – although it was touch and go with quite a few of them. Greg is feeling a bit worse for wear, mind you so too is Abby, Anya, [...]

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Day Of The Triffids Re-Imagined For Television

Day Of The Triffids Re-Imagined For Television

The BBC recently re-imagined the classic John Wyndham story The Day Of The Triffids, for a two part drama. It’s not the first time the BBC has had a go and Day Of The Triffids though, the story was was adapted by BBC Radio in 1953, 1957 and 1968. A BBC Television production followed in [...]

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Daisy Chain, Sapphire And Steel Have Been Assigned

Daisy Chain, Sapphire And Steel Have Been Assigned

“All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension…”, those words and that music bring back scary childhood memories, I can tell you. Fortunately, thanks to  Big Finish Productions, Sapphire and Steel can live again in a series of Audio CD adventures – the one we are talking about today is Daisy Chain, [...]

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Doctor Who Waters Of Mars

Join David Tennant as he embarks on his swan song for his remaining days as The Doctor in the upcoming episode Doctor Who “Waters Of Mars”. The episode will be broadcast in the UK on Sunday November 15th 2009.
I don’t know about you but I am expecting some kind of major twist to tie these [...]

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Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

I was fortunate enough to find some time recently to read the science fiction novel Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi, and I am really looking forward to reading more in the series.

The initial premise which sets the scene for story got me hooked “John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. He visited [...]