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Tales From Development Hell: Simon Says
By Ryan Fleming Who else? Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. The success or failure of a film often comes down to its script. There are...
Jun 9, 20239 min read


The Inconstant 007. Part 3.
By Tom Colton Sylvia Trench, originator of the "Bond, James Bond" introduction. Picture Courtesy Screenmusings. In the previous two...
Jun 8, 20234 min read


The Inconstant 007. Part 2.
By Tom Colton. I'm not convinced that this is entirely politically correct. Bond never was, I guess. Picture of poster courtesy Ewbank...
Jun 8, 20233 min read


60 Years of Doctor Who. Part 1: The First Doctor.
By Matthew Kresal. In the beginning, there was the First Doctor. Available from Big Finish. Doctor Who turns 60 in November. After such a...
Jun 7, 20238 min read


1000: The Sammies.
It's time to put on glad rags and view The Sammies. 1000? What sort of a title is that? What on earth is he talking about? Has he...
Jun 5, 20239 min read


Monthly Vignette: Valiant.
By Ryan Fleming Sammy is preparing for a big event, due on June 6th. Set your calendars. On the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly...
Jun 3, 20235 min read


An Alternate History of Horror. Part XII: Modern Times
By Ryan Fleming. The horror. The Omen (1976). Picture Courtesy Wikimedia Commons. By the time Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde ushered in...
Jun 2, 202314 min read


Alternate History and Terry Pratchett. Part 5: Jingo
By Tom Anderson Of course there was a newspaper called Jingo. Curiously, American rather than British. Picture courtesy Wikimedia...
May 31, 20239 min read


War of the Worlds in Real Time.
HMS Thunder Child meets Martians. Picture courtesy Wikimedia commons. A drama 126 years old presented through modern means of...
May 30, 20231 min read


What's Opera, Doc? Part 3.
By Angelo Barthélemy Poster for the opening of Tannhäuser in Paris. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. It’s Not a Comedy On March 13th,...
May 29, 202310 min read


Tales from Development Hell: Akira
By Ryan Fleming. Katsuhiro Otomo riding Kaneda's motorcycle. That must be fun. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Remakes are everywhere...
May 26, 20239 min read


Panel Discussion: Worldbuilding Part 3
Sammy's listening Continuing the panel discussion on worldbuilding (Here and Here), I’ve drawn together a panel, each of whom is...
May 25, 202314 min read


Alternate History and Terry Pratchett. Part 4: Lords and Ladies.
By Tom Anderson. They are not our friends. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. In the next part of my look at Terry Pratchett’s use of...
May 24, 202315 min read


The Inconstant 007. Part 1
By Tom Colton. My favourite character from the Bond movies. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. One element that spun out of the Panel...
May 23, 20233 min read


The Little Corsican Ogre, Part 3.
By Angelo Barthélemy From humble beginnings in Corsica to Emperor of France. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. In Part 1 and Part 2,...
May 22, 20237 min read


Obituary: David Tenner
David Steven Tenner. June 1st, 1951 - May 5th 2023. RIP. It is with great sadness that I announce the death of David Steven Tenner...
May 21, 20231 min read


An Alternate History of Horror: Part XI. The Idiot Box
By Ryan Fleming. They are, in fact, early televisions. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. After experiments throughout the 1920s and...
May 19, 202316 min read


Panel Discussion: Worldbuilding. Part 2.
Part 1 of this discussion can be found HERE. Having discussed how worldbuilding was carried out in their source material, the panel then...
May 18, 202313 min read


Book Nook: Drake's Drum
By Nicholas Sumner, Published by SLP. This time, we’ll be reviewing the book through an interview with the author, Nicholas Sumner. The...
May 17, 20234 min read


What's Opera, Doc? Part 2: Les Mis.
By Alex Richards In Part 1, Alex Richards discussed a potential POD concerning The Mikado. Here, he looks at one of the few performances...
May 15, 20238 min read
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