Sci-Fi Bloggers

With the release of Star Trek, I have a theory. Perhaps this has already been confirmed somewhere, in some design document, but I have not read it—so it’s a new idea to me. And that idea is the Universe Beyond sets are often skewed heavily toward Limited play.

It may not be as exciting as the lead up to Avengers: Infinity War, but Doomsday is still a big deal, and I think the Marvel formula still has some juice in it if the spectacle is truly big enough. So as a way to build some hype for my review, I wanted to look back over a recent Marvel movie I’ve analyzed—and then, of course, also review Brand New Day in the next month or two.

If you’ve ever needed proof of media being made with small attention spans in mind, then look no further than Coven Academy. It’s all the tropes you’ll love boiled down to such a quick pace that it’s almost unsettling.

I may end up talking about “Human Resources” less than any other episode. It’s not terribly short by Protocol standards, but it feels as short as Season One’s “Pet Project.” Nothing much happens. I mean it; even the spooky section is playing with style over substance.

Witches, nightmare clowns, haunted ships, and very bad away missions. ElionD picks 20 creepy sci-fi stories for Halloween week.