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MELANIE ROUSSEL FICTION


Uhura to Guinan - Whoopi Goldberg and Star Trek
In a recent interview, Whoopi Goldberg told a story about Star Trek I'd never heard before.
Melanie Roussel
Feb 8, 20193 min read
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The Orville S1 & S2 (Review)
The Orville is the most cross-genre series I've ever seen
Melanie Roussel
Feb 4, 20192 min read
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Why can't we own our books?
Fortunately for my parents, I prefer physical books to e-readers. Unfortunately for me, they prefer e-readers.
Melanie Roussel
Feb 1, 20193 min read
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Review: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher's magic system rehashes the classic ideas of Latin spell casting and potion making but done in an appealing way.
Melanie Roussel
Jan 28, 20192 min read
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Donnie Darko vs The Twilight Zone "Ring-a-Ding Girl"
What does Donnie Darko have in common with the Twilight Zone? And it's not just their surrealism.
Melanie Roussel
Jan 19, 20194 min read
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Good writing meets good acting
In Bridge of Spies, we see one sentence 'would it help?' being used three times throughout the movie.
Melanie Roussel
Jan 18, 20194 min read
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Review)
If you ever wondered what a Black Mirror episode would look like if it threw all caution to the wind and went full-blown meta?
Melanie Roussel
Jan 14, 20194 min read
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The War of the Worlds Panic
This is one of those monumental historical gaffs we've all heard of.
Melanie Roussel
Oct 30, 20184 min read
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Why are kids evil?
The kids are evil. You brought them into the world. They will take you out.
Melanie Roussel
Oct 26, 20184 min read
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5# Super villains you were actually rooting for
It's a trope as old as time. Why did Sauron, Doctor Doom, Pinky and the Brain and Audrey II want to take over the world? Well, because...
Melanie Roussel
Oct 14, 20186 min read
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Short Story: A Spectral Revue by Melanie Roussel
Short Story: A Spectral Revue by Melanie Roussel
Melanie Roussel
Oct 13, 20186 min read
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Sigourney Weaver: Queen of Sci-Fi
Sigourney Weaver, the Queen of Sci-Fi! Sigourney Weaver was the first actor to receive the Best Actress Oscar nomination for a sci-fi...
Melanie Roussel
Oct 8, 20182 min read
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The Turn of the Screw vs The Haunting of Hill House
It is repulsive, but it's also beautifully written, engaging and well worth the read.
Melanie Roussel
Oct 1, 20184 min read
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Thanks Asimov, but what robots need is Shakespeare
With true Artificial Intelligence in our not too distant future, how to do we ensure we end up with Wall-E and not Skynet?
Melanie Roussel
Sep 21, 20184 min read
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
True it is, that these are not the droids for which thou search’st.
Melanie Roussel
Sep 21, 20182 min read
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The Glorious 25th of May
Today is when we remember the People’s Revolution of the Glorious 25th of May. Or you do if you’re a Terry Pratchett fan.
Melanie Roussel
Sep 21, 20182 min read
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Terry Pratchett Hisworld at the Salisbury Museum
Terry Pratchett Hisworld at the Salisbury Museum has almost everything you could ask for.
Melanie Roussel
Sep 21, 20184 min read
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Identify your Dragon: Friend or Foe?
Do you have a dragon in the backyard you're having trouble identifying?
Melanie Roussel
Sep 21, 20184 min read
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Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick
The original story of Rick Deckard, android bounty hunter. How does it fair after all these years?
Melanie Roussel
Sep 17, 20184 min read
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GoT Theory - Tyrion's Pact with the Devil
It seems anyone who gets within Daenery's orbit falls in love and I'm tired of it.
Melanie Roussel
Sep 8, 20183 min read
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