The Power of the Doctor (Major Spoilers)

Last night, Doctor Who fans bade farewell to the 13th Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. Regeneration episodes have tended to be very big in scope, with rapidly-increasing dangers and seemingly impossible odds, and The Power of the Doctor was no exception. I should warn that spoilers will be riddled throughout this post, so please don’t read if […]

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The Meerkat Muse – 14/9/22

Here we go again! What is there to Muse about? A few things… Pan-Handling I have no idea why (beyond perhaps, the YouTube algorithm suggesting videos, that then seeped into my subconscious), but the other week, I had a dream about the Napoleonic War series Sharpe. The bulk of what I remember involves me, Sean […]

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The DuckTales Lament

Back in 1987, Disney released an animated series based on the classic character of Scrooge McDuck. DuckTales proved to be a huge hit with kids (myself included), for it had a lot of whacky adventures. The cantankerous Uncle Scrooge and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, along with Webby, Launchpad and a host of other […]

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The Blogger Games – Week 4

Oh praise Meerkats! Oh wow… oh… wow. Meerkovia claimed its first ever medal of the Games by taking a silver! The athletes are spared the wrath of the merciless press for a week! Yes, that’s right, they are instead celebrated! But, the competition is not over and we’re on to Week 4. Can Meerkovia climb […]

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Taking Down the Trek Haters

How brilliant is this? Tawny Newsome plays Beckett Mariner, the feisty and defiant ensign who loves to skirt the rules in Star Trek: Lower Decks. On Twitter she’s letting the hater crowd know exactly what she thinks of them, and why not? There are so many who repeatedly predict the demise of the new Star […]

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DuckTales – The Final Adventure

I’ve loved the DuckTales reboot. The 2017 series, starring (among others) David Tennant as Scrooge, Kate Micucci as Webby (who is easily the most brilliant character in the show) and Catherine Tate as Magica, the 2017 DuckTales honoured the original series (including one or two great references to reboots) whilst ensuring it was its own, […]

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