Notting Hill Nerd (love the username BTW) recently spoke of a phenomenon within the Star Wars fandom that parallels my experience of gatekeepers in the Star Trek fandom. In fact, I’ve noticed in a lot of cases the Star Trek gatekeepers are also Star Wars gatekeepers as well. Notting Hill Nerd’s article succinctly explains why […]
I’ve been very vocal, on here and on Twitter, about the phenomenon that is gatekeeping in the Star Trek fandom. I do not believe that fans of the franchise can or should dictate who gets to qualify as a fan, on the basis of whether or not they like a particular element of the franchise. […]
Following on from some recent posts (and a recent discussion of my own), this article provides an excellent message to the gatekeeping trolls. I urge them to heed it.
I’m astonished to think that this particular gem of a show is 25! It was, at the time, very unusual for Disney. It wasn’t the cutesy, cuddly stuff we’d come to expect. This show was gritty. Characters would display flaws. Actions would have consequences. There was a little more ambiguity over whether the bad guys […]
I’ve put (wasted?) a fair bit of energy into challenging the angry, arrogant elements of the Star Trek fandom who are determined to create an ‘us versus them’ environment. The gatekeepers who insist they and they alone are true fans, because they somehow know better than anyone else what Star Trek is, are truly infuriating. […]
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So it’s all over. The saga that spanned eight seasons over nine years has reached its climax. It’s certainly been epic at times, though the final season has left quite a few fans, including this one, feeling as though, despite taking so long to make it, everything has been rushed. There have been some incredible […]
Endings and Transitions — Read on youtu.be/vPFflbo_WU0
Greetings! So I had intended this post to actually be a video, but, owing to not being able to edit the video in the manner I wanted (basically, I am not confident enough to put my face to the video just yet – it wouldn’t be fair to inflict that upon people), I’ve turned this […]
I’m not saying this news has left me feeling smug, but it has certainly brought a smile to my face. After all, when several of the vocal anti-Discovery crowd get taken down a peg or three, it’s deeply satisfying. What might bring me such a feeling? Well, on the small end of the scale, several […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
This meerkat gets nervous about a lot of things. In an upcoming Prompt, I’ll talk about tardiness, and that sort of overlaps with this. Picture the scene. It’s a busy London station, and you’ve just bundled off the Tube, and up to the main concourse. You vaguely know when your train is, but you’re in […]
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