Eye on Sci-Fi - August 2016 - Stranger Things, Rogue One, Orphan Black, Blade Runner 2 and Jack Burton and Snake Plissken

August 2016
By Ken Parker

Stranger Things - What an excellent show.  It is interesting to see a show that has so many homages and connections to the movies of the 80's and yet seem so original and exciting.  I would say, if you loved sci-fi movies like E.T, Firestarter, Goonies as well as Stephen Spielberg, John Carpenter and Stephen King films then you will recognize and like Stranger Things.  Not only does this show take you back in time to the 80's in both setting and feel but it also manages to deliver a highly entertaining show that is both a kids adventure and an adult horror movie.  Netflix is on fire right now with their original programming and this series, 8 episodes long and already renewed for season 2, raises the bar for not only other Netflix series but for television in general.  I could go on and on but there is no reason really.  Your excuses not to get Netflix have just dwindled to practically nothing!

Eye on Sci-Fi - The Expanse, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Woman in the Moon, Women in Star Wars, Orphan Black

By Ken Parker

I have not written an article for this column for quite some time but I am back now – Yeah!! Lots of things to talk about so let’s go.

The Expanse – So I watched this mini series and having read the first book – Leviathan Awakes I was eager to see how much of the series followed the novel.  Unfortunately I appear to have a memory block on that book and I do not remember much of it.  I felt that the series was a lot slower than the novel.  Still, I found the series to be interesting enough to keep watching and look forward to the second season which will begin in 2017.  I like the look and feel of the series but the characters were difficult to enjoy.