May 2025 – Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
10 posts published by Arthur during May 2025| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
10 posts published by Arthur during May 2025| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
7 posts published by Arthur during August 2025| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare On Elm Street craftily blended the techniques and tropes of the slasher movie as developed by Halloween, Friday the 13th, and a tidal wave of imitators, and then added a gleefully surreal twist to proceedings by having the danger reside not in the waking world but … Continue reading Wes Craven’s Nightmares Old and New – Part 2| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Aliya is an archaeologist, and a resident of the Nebula – a cluster of inhabited Moons (planetoids) floating in space, with streams of liquid and gas running between them known as the Rivers. Aliya sails the Rivers in her ship, the Nightingale, seeking to piece together the history of the Nebula through studying artifacts and … Continue reading Heaven’s Vault: A Breath of Rareified Air| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
In early 2007, Big Finish issued a clutch of releases which represented a bit of an experiment – the first season of The Companion Chronicles. At least for this first go around, this was a bid to tell stories about Doctors they didn’t have access to either because of the actor being dead (First to … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles, Part 1| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), the one from the mainline universe at least, was a hero of Starfleet; as the captain of the USS Shenzhou, she was an important mentor to Michael Burnham, who over the course of five seasons of Discovery would become the most important woman in the universe. Naturally, such a significant figure … Continue reading Jesus Fucking Christ, What Is Wrong With the Section 31 Movie?| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
When we last checked in on the Eighth Doctor’s audio adventures with Charley and C’rizz, things were still looking like a bit of a mixed bag. Terror Firma and Time Works were grand, but Scaredy Cat was pretty lukewarm (in fact, I already can’t remember anything that happens in it) and Other Lives felt like … Continue reading Doctor Who: Sounds of the Eighth Legacy, Part 2| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
As we’ve previously seen, the early days of the Seventh Doctor’s run in the comics pages of Doctor Who Magazine came at a difficult time for the publication, with Richard Starkings and,…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
6 posts published by Arthur during January 2011| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. This arti…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Justin Cr…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Joe Hill&…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Peter Str…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
3 posts published by Arthur during April 2012| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
It’s been a difficult time for Starfleet, but now that the Enterprise-E has defeated the Borg Queen’s plan to assimilate Earth and the tide has begun to turn in the Dominion War, Picard and his crew have been able to turn their skills to the sort of mixture of diplomacy and research we saw them … Continue reading Star Trek: Insurrection – Or, The Next Generation’s Reheated Leftovers| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: after making a splash with Tuxedo Warrior and GBH, Cliff Twemlow’s movie career seemed to stall, with his homebrew straight-to-video outfit still producing new material but having serious issues with following through and actually getting them to market – a good chunk of the material I reviewed in the second part … Continue reading The Highs and Lows of Cliff Twemlow, Part 3| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: modern-day Renaissance man Cliff Twemlow has seen his book of bouncer street philosophy, Tuxedo Warrior, adapted into a movie with the same name but a barely-related premise. Bitten by the filmmaking bug, he’s made the infamous video nasty GBH, the espionage actioner Target: Eve Island, and the metafictional drama The Ibiza … Continue reading The Highs and Lows of Cliff Twemlow, Part 2| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Cliff Twemlow was, for a window of time, was the toughest dude in hyper-low-budget British genre cinema, writing a string of movies, featuring in them, and acting as the catalyst for a pocket-sized movie industry in his home city of Manchester. How tough was he? So tough that Tough Guys, perhaps the best song in … Continue reading The Highs and Lows of Cliff Twemlow, Part 1| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Last time we checked in with the Seventh Doctor’s audio adventures on Big Finish, it was a period when the newly-expanded companion lineup of Ace and Hex was really getting up to speed. This …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Posts about Star Trek written by Arthur| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Posts about Fiction written by Arthur| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
In the UK, progressive rock’s moment of greatest critical acclaim and commercial success had come and gone by the time the 1980s dawned. Where you put the end of prog’s golden age is de…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
7 posts published by Arthur during July 2025| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: actually, there’s not much need to do a “story so far” with the Missing Adventures is there? The whole point of the sequence is that it’s meant to provide …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
By the time Sylvester McCoy debuted as the Doctor, the comic strip in Doctor Who Magazine had gone from being an odd adjunct to the Fourth and Fifth Doctor’s eras to a haven during the Sixth …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: after the Timewyrm and Cat’s Cradle cycles, after Ace’s depature and return and the recruitment of Benny, after a drift into increasingly grimdark material that turned…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: with the withdrawal of Cardassian forces from Bajor, the Federation took over the Cardassian space station known as Terek Nor and renamed it Deep Space 9. As the command crew deal…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Last year I reviewed A Mirror of Dreams, Andrew Wild’s account of the early days of the 1980s neo-prog movement as seen through the careers of the bands he identifies as the “Big Six…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Enhanced rereleases of classic games are nothing new, but enhanced rereleases of games which you can get for free if you already own them on some platforms are truly lovely. That’s what’…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
7 posts published by Arthur during April 2025| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
10 posts published by Arthur during March 2025| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The history of the bundle of neopagan movements known as “Wicca” is contentious. Almost as soon as it hit the public consciousness in the 1950s, it splintered, these schisms and off-sho…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
In the half-century since it first aired, The Prisoner has become a televisual touchstone, as great a leap forward when it came to the artistic potential of television as the original Twin Peaks wa…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
6 posts published by Arthur during June 2025| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
From her debut in The Marian Conspiracy through to mid-2006, Evelyn Smythe was the Sixth Doctor’s primary audio companion; Colin Baker would appear in a healthy number of audios with other co…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
After spending its early seasons going through growing pains under Michael Piller’s watch, in its third season Deep Space Nine was given into the care of Ira Steven Behr, who spent that perio…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: after a strong but truncated first season, Voyager went astray a little in its second season, largely because of an excessive reliance on Kazon plot which just didn’t pan ou…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Years ago at the Battle of Wolf 359, Starfleet was tested to its limit against the Borg, not least because they had successfully abducted and assimilated none other than Jean-Luc Picard. As Locutus…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: after spending its first two seasons under the stewardship of Michael Piller, Deep Space Nine spent its third season shifting gear, new showrunner Ira Steven Behr swiftly making h…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. I’v…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Editor…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Posts about Blake’s 7 written by Arthur| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) is a banker gradually sliding towards retirement. His career has been successful, his marriage to his wife Emily (Frances Reid) is polite but not passionate, his sol…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Time again for another batch of Colin Baker audio adventures from Big Finish. Last time, we got to the end of the Wilderness Years, and as I explained in my latest Davison-focused article, that mea…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Doom is a widely-beloved classic for a reason, and whilst there’s much to be said for the simplicity of the original release or the community spirit of various fan-written engines usable to r…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: with the Missing Adventures series’ first few releases having established the series, we’ve seen a range of different writers taking a wide range of approaches when it…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Time for another entry in my series covering the Fifth Doctor-focused audio adventures from Big Finish. Last time, we got to the end of the Wilderness Years, which frees me up to rejig the format o…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
So, we’re dealing with an iconic 1990s TV series here, in the pilot episode of which (Pilot) we have a young woman showing up dead on the outskirts of a small woodland town in the Pacific Nor…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Time for the second part of my exploration of how Big Finish’s Doctor Who line exited the Wilderness Years. Previously, we’d seen how the Fifth Doctor audio dramas ended up being somewh…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Philip K.…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. 1954-1955…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Having fi…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. In the co…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Ever sinc…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. By 1960, …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Time for another instalment in my ongoing series exploring the Fifth Doctor’s audio adventures put out via Big Finish. We’ve now hit a very special point in the sequence; after picking …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The story so far: Peter Darvill-Evans has ascended to becoming editor in overall charge of Virgin’s fiction lines, leaving Rebecca Levene in charge of the Doctor Who novel lines. Under Darvil…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Although …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Once upon…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Italian h…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
It is the 1st Century BC; the Roman Republic’s slide into dictatorship and Empire is gathering apace, driven not by Julius Caesar (John Gavin), who is as yet a young patrician still making a …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Somewhere in the early 21st Century, over three decades after World War III was kicked off by a bomb of a hitherto-unknown variety detonating over Tokyo, the world is rebuilding. Neo-Tokyo rises, a…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Posts about The X-Files written by Arthur| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
It’s been a while since one of these entries in my series of Philip K. Dick reviews, so let’s see what ground we’ve covered to date. Firat, we’ve looked at Dick’s earl…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
You can argue about who counts as the first cyberpunk author – some would advocate for Philip K. Dick, others might make a case for John Brunner, Niven and Pournelle’s Oath of Fealty is…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Note: Fer…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Sometimes…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. You could…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Stanley’s Kubrick as a director can be split into two halves: his early work up to Spartacus, and his post-Spartacus work. Kubrick’s first few movies were lean, low-budget noirs –…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
A warning in advance: this article is going to do absolutely nothing new. Griping about diminishing returns in the Alien sequels is a well-ploughed furrow. Still, with Disney threatening to make mo…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. If there&…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
The tendency of the entertainment industry to try and turn everything into a franchise sometimes has strange results. Take, for instance, the example of RoboCop, where Paul Verhoeven’s origin…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. For such …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. Everyone …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Welcome to the Summer of Cyberpunk! Over August I’m going to be reviewing a few choice movies from the 1990s boom in cyberpunk-influenced cinema. Sure, Blade Runner in 1982 might have inaugur…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
One of the interesting developments in rock music as the 1960s gave way into the 1970s was the diversification of styles. The loosely connected genres of folk rock and psychedelic rock had made a c…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
To what extent can you call Andrei Tarkovsky the Soviet answer to Stanley Kubrick? Both of them did their most acclaimed work from the 1960s to 1980s, both of them created technically polished film…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
When The Silmarillion was first released in 1977, it was the first major release of Middle-Earth material since Tolkien’s death. Whilst chunks of the backstory to Middle-Earth had been hinted…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
OK, first off a bit of housekeeping about Season/Series numbering. The first full Ncuti Gatwa-fronted season of Doctor Who is being marketed as “Season One” (the word I hear is that Dis…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
This article was originally published on Ferretbrain. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance. I’ve got …| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Time for the second half of my look at Stanley Kubrick’s mature output as a director – defined as his output post-Spartacus, when he’d become a big enough deal in Hollywood that h…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
Yes, yes, I know I said I was holding off on Doctor Who tie-in material until the first Ncuti Gatwa-fronted season wraps, but I am making an exception for Into the TARDIS. This is a new podcast ser…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
