So here's a prompt... single season sci-fi shows that could stand arguably to come back. I am going to get the obvious one out of the way, the beloved space show that lasted only a single season on the Fox network. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HLe...

“20th Television Animation are in advanced stages of development on a new animated series based on the beloved cult sci-fi franchise ‘Firefly’” For those interested in this news … “in-development” does not mean picked up/greenlit (20th Television is a subsidiary of Disney) so bear that in mind!

We should definitely base all of our society around this technology.

Not now, symbolism.

I watched Dunblane: How Britain Banned Hand Guns on iPlayer. It's a deeply affecting documentary featuring interviews with parents, politicians, campaigners and gun owners. Seeing how politicians worked together cross-party for the greater good was striking. Could today's leaders measure up?

I'm wary of predicting this World Cup will be a disaster, as reports of problems have become standard in the run-up to World Cups and Olympics. But the combination of excessive ticket prices, aggressive border policies and starting wars with participating countries is pushing it that way.

Lol. Lmao, even. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Is it bad that I think the Buffy requel being shelved is probably for the best? You can’t go home again.

I don't want to get too technical with all my fancy film critic terminology but Project Hail Mary is good.

I remember learning about the Hays Code in film school and how it made it so that any amoral protagonist had to meet karmic justice by the end of the film and going “wow, that’s really silly” and then once a week I log online and see people argue that we need stuff like that now or it’s problematic

I still think a lot about this tremendous caption in Smash Hits.

Who called it the Claudia Winkleman Show and not Beyond the Fringe?

Has there ever been a more boring time in popular culture

The secretary of defense saying we almost have cnn in our grasp is some dark, dark shit

So one hand is holding cards and the other is on the wheel? Got it.

Stargate SG-1 ended 19 years ago today. It was Unending. And that's a good title, because this universe will return by 2029/30 with a new Stargate series produced by Prime Video.

Right up there with that out take of the guy saying 'I love Christmas. I think they should have it every year'. What are we doing about fascism now incidentally?

So what did I think of the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season finale? I think it was good. It resolved the themes of the season in a relatively satisfying way. It was nice to see an old prop. Ultimately, I'll remember it as something I once watched.

This is the best lede I've seen in a tech story in...years? There should be an award just for ledes.

Huh. I'm glad they explained that. You never would have thought.

Musk's child rescue submarine tube.

Ah, I see Seth Macfarlane watched Rick and Morty

"Doctor, I have trouble sleeping." "Go and see the great singer Morrissey, you'll be asleep in no time." "But Doctor..."

You know how there's a Young Sherlock TV show? And we've had Sherlock, and Elementary, and Houdini and Doyle, and Watson. Why is no one just doing a straight series of adaptations? It's been more than 30 years since the ITV Jeremy Brett version concluded. And they never finished the canon.

I spoke to Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. After what happed with SOLO, I asked if PROJECT HAIL MARY was an “eff you” movie to them. They also explain how Yoda had a big influence on Rocky the alien

One thing I'd like to see them do, whether for Year One or any other new Star Trek series, is hire a bunch of actual SF authors to pitch and write a bunch of episodes like TOS did in the beginning. Get some genuinely fresh ideas back in the mix!

not the onion

People complain about this but this is what columnists should write instead of it being a pipeline to extremism.

First class article: In praise of Jeremy Bowen open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...

A fascinating piece of Star Trek history, this is an early costume design for Spock, pre-dating William Ware Theiss' involvement with the show. ⚡️

BET LYNCH MOB www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bobson Dugnutt

I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent. State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes. www.wired.com/story/gramma...

My recap of this week‘s #Shrinking is up on @thespoilist.bsky.social! Hilarious writing by @zackbornstein.bsky.social as legend Candice Bergen and @mrbrettgoldstein.bsky.social‘s beard guest star - but it also packs some *big* emotional punches… www.thespoilist.com/recap-shrink...

i am only into this if they let him pronounce every single name any way he damn pleases

The BBC are really going out of their way to not call these The Peter Files.

WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK

"Can you find out why Disney+ literally deleted Willow, please?"

Once again, the culture warriors deeply misunderstand the deep underlying psyche of the British people. The British people were offered nice animals and they overwhelmingly favoured nice animals.

PUT SWEEP ON A BANKNOTE, COWARDS

Funny is back. BE FUNNY OR DIE will rise again. E-book and audiobook available now… New paperback edition next year.

I mean, in Campbell’s case the thing to really fear is being hit by his plate when he hurls it at you in the studio because he’s in a mood and thinks BAs and runners are acceptable targets. Odious arsehole of a man, treats junior staff like shit and - as so often with ‘talent’ - gets away with it.

"When he was growing up, he was always rough when wet. Making this album is going to fix that."

Honestly, fair enough, Casey from Goodreads.

If the Boat Race had not been televised for the last 88 years, no-one would think it particularly important to put it on TV now.

I hadn't heard about Grammarly's identity theft. It's disgusting and degrading. This sums it all up perfectly. It all just feels so hopeless. These tech companies are without decency.

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...