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Revisiting Cold Case (2003-2010) / Thoughts & Review – Writing structure, tropes
Cold Case was the only police-crime drama series that I idealised, growing up. It was… Read More
Finding love in an alien world / TV Trope
The other day I was talking about aliens in fiction, which got me thinking about… Read More
Let’s create better aliens / Why the idea we have of aliens doesn’t approximate “reality”
We need more realism in the way we portray, or imagine, aliens. What do I… Read More
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