Archive for March, 2009

The Mercury Men are coming

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 3rd March , 2009

OCCASIONALLY in Scifi Love towers, I come across a shining beacon of creativity and coolness – such a beacon is The Mercury Men.
It is an upcoming sci-fi web series about aliens invading Earth with their doomsday device, the Gravity Engine. So far, so delightfully retro-kitschy – just check out that poster!

Given that the cost of [...]

The end of Blake’s Seven – great sci-fi moments no.2

Posted by xxnapoleonsolo on 1st March , 2009

I HAVE already blogged on how ahead of its time Blake’s Seven was, and the conclusion of the series was no different.
It is incredibly dark, tragic and also open-ended – when the Sopranos did this, it was hailed as genius. So were they all dead? Just injured? Does the Federation win?