sci-fi

After a pretty lacklustre outing last week, Foundation gains a bit of pace with episode 4, ‘Barbarians at the Gate’.  It also manages to stay roughly in one time period for a whole show.
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After last week’s double episode containing some big action sequences, Foundation becomes a lot more sedate with ‘The Mathematician’s Ghost’.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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They said it couldn’t be filmed, and the history of cinema is littered with attempts to do so.  Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of books is one of the most celebrated in Science Fiction and underpins a lot of what came after in the genre however, so was always likely to be attempted.  Apple TV’s new TV adaptation takes this challenge on, and they haven’t been afraid to spend significant amounts trying to achieve it.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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During the lockdown, many people tried to find new ways of working and being creative, instead of just whiling away the days.  The fruits of this have been a mixed bag, with many terrible short films, plus some gems.  None of them though have quite hit the heights managed by ‘Infinitum: Subject Unknown’ on such limited resources
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As we reach the end of an interesting season of Debris, with episode 13 ‘Celestial Body’, everything seems to be turning on its head. *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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It seems the relatively sedate days of investigation are over for the agents of Orbital, as episode 12: ‘A Message from Ground Control’ suggests things are about to change significantly. *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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As Debris begins to really stretch its legs in its overarching narrative, episode 11, ‘Asalah’, gives us a glimpse into Bryan’s history. *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Continuing on from last week’s excellent ‘Do You Know Icarus?’, episode 10 of Debris: ‘I am Icarus’ finishes up this two-part story in fine style. *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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As an expansion of his own 2017 short film, Ryan Kruger’s ‘Fried Barry’ is an intriguing experience, akin to a fever dream. Some will balk at its visuals and intense style, but there is something going on here that will entice scifi/horror genre fans.
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With last week’s episode heralding a slight shift in direction, Debris has taken that and continued in an interesting way, with episode 9, ‘Do You Know Icarus?’. *Warning! Some Spoilers Ahead!*
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With the core of the show now becoming more established, Debris is extending its horizons. In episode 8, ‘Spaceman’ we see some interesting developments on several fronts, which look set to take the show in more intriguing directions. *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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After an uneven start to the season, with occasional flashes of a more enticing prospect to come, episode 7 of Debris, ‘You Can Call Her Caroline’, makes it seem like both feet are now on more solid ground.
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