Hello to the team at Disney, Greetings from a few of us fans who want to drop some positive comments your way. Yes, Disney and Lucas Film have taken some flack and fan friction in the past few months. That’s not what this letter is about. …
Category: Science- Fiction
Welcome to the Neighborhood & Double Reward Points
By G. P. Avants In the universe of Netflix series, Dark Matter the infamous tiny Blink Drive, which allows a ship to travel anywhere in space instantaneously, has another unexpected use, it can time travel. After a routine test it deposits the crew of the Raza into our time. For our friends from…
Episode #40 Fan-Fiction: Don’t Sweat it, Mr. Buckley (The British are coming! The British are coming!)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5tyc2-9af184 We made it to our fortieth episode and our fourth fan-fiction piece. This was a little time travel piece for the book Chronolocity. Hope you enjoy a journy into English fandom from across the sea.
Altered Carbon- “A World Without God”
By: John D. Pepe Altered Carbon is a 10-episode series on Netflix, one that I begrudgingly started watching because the one and only TV had been bogarted by my friends during our weekend trip. At first, I did not warm to the dystopian, Blade Runner-isk, sci-fi, but by the end of the second episode I…
Who’s the Brains in this Outfit?
By G. P. Avants Bruce Banner takes a breather. He is one of the four original Avengers that has survived Thanos’ balancing of the universe. He and the cowering Hulk are alone together inside the Hulkbuster having a little heart-to-heart chat. Banner: Okay, big guy. Hulk: What? Banner: It’s time we…
Welcome to the Human Race, Anne Droid
By G.P. Avants Welcome back on board the Raza and the world of Dark Matter. The soften-spoken android, the heart and soul of that vessel, has been upgraded. Her time among humans has changed her status. I think her name Ann Droid is a more fitting title than just a piece of soul less hardware….
When Death Fights for Life!
By G.P. Avants The Infinity Wars. There isn’t a breathe wasted. We are thrown right into the action. Isn’t that what the Avengers and the galaxy tried to prepare for? If you haven’t seen the film yet, then please don’t keep reading. I was the last one of our God Among Geeks bloggers to see…
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!
By G.P. Avants I think the old adage, “The third time is the charm”, is true when it comes to the newest incarnation of Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space. Netflix brings us yet another reboot or better yet, reimagined series to propel own personal space voyage. (My only complaint is not having enough time…
“R” You Really Going Where No One Has Gone Before?
By G.P. Avants This piece is one that is really dear to my heart. It is a fan plea, as it were, for the future of the Star Trek universe. If you haven’t heard there is talk about an R rated Star Trek film coming out in the near future. That was the inspiration…
When Voq is in Style
By G.P. Avants In Star Trek Discovery you are always kept guessing what is store for our faithful crew. What I am discovering about this show is that life always throws them a curve and things don’t always end happily ever after. Of course like in life there are ongoing issues that in…
This is Not Our Universe
By G. P. Avants Star Trek Discovery Episode #10 The Starship Discovery lives up to its name many times over. Its mission was first a mission of exploration, but then they, along with the Federation of Planets, were suddenly thrust into the fires of war. In the midst of a major victory over…
They Hate That Ship!
By G. P. Avants Ever since I was a kid I have had a love affair with space craft. Now, I’m not a mechanic, mind you, but I am an adventurer. The right vessel can warp, time travel, propel, shoot you to light speed wherever adventure calls you. Star Wars has a plethora…
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