Last night, I watched the pilot episode to the new science fiction TV series, 'The Expanse'. It's based on a series of novels by a writing team that goes by the pseudonym James S.A. Corey, the first of which I reviewed a while back. I've read all the books in the series and enjoyed them … Continue reading The Expanse: Intelligent space opera you should check out
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Black Sails and the dynamics of power
I recently discovered the TV series 'Black Sails'. Its a show on Starz about pirates in the Bahamas during the golden age of piracy. It's a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel 'Treasure Island'. If you've read that book or seen film adaptations of it, then you're familiar with the characters Long John Silver, … Continue reading Black Sails and the dynamics of power