Blathers of Gene Bathurst

I've tried to keep this blog focused on sci-fi. Blogs are supposed to be focused, or so I'm told by other, much more successful bl...

I like sci-fi. Really, I do. At least, that's what I tell myself. But you can have too much of a good thing. Since starting this...

The Martian, based on Andy Weir's book, is about a paper thin character and his struggle to survive after being abandoned on Mars. He d...

Zombies tend to be silent types at the best of times, so when their reputation is maligned by elites, they just aren’t able to defend themse...

Interesting article over at Publisher's Weekly by Jennifer McCartney about best-selling author Victorine E. Lieske. Some take-aways: ...

Wanted to like it. I really did. The episode riffs off of one of the best episodes of the original series, and promised to be a strong chase...

Doctor Who has always been a bit daffy. Eccentric like a crazy uncle. The television equivalent of what you'd get if you merged the ...