Postman Pat and the Space Suit (2017)

Postman Pat and the Space Suit is the 26 episode of season 8 of the children's animated favourite Postman Pat. It aired on Wednesday 29th March 2017 on CBeebies, the BBC's channel for younger viewers....that said, there's something very relaxing about watching Pat potter around delivering mail that might just appeal to the older viewer as well.

Yes, that really is Professor Brian Cox you recognise right there.


Steve

Orbiter 9 (2017)

Orbiter 9 is a Spanish sci-fi  film about a young woman who has spent her entire life living alone in a space pod who then has her reality turned upside down with the arrival of a repairman who, governed by love, is compelled to reveal the truth about her situation to her.

This sounds interesting and has some decent reviews so I will probably have to check this one out

Steve

Missions (2017)

Missions is French Sci-fi show of 10 short episodes which is gaining some very good reviews.  I suspect we'll be back this way again.

Steve

Red Dwarf Season 12 (2017)

It wasn't even a month ago that I blogged about what appears to be the reusing of the Doppelganger / UFO helmets in a forthcoming episode of Electric Dreams, as seen in the season trailer.  A helmet that hasn't been seen for decades

And now today I'm pointed toward the new season twelve Red Dwarf trailer because something almost as old and equally interesting has been spotted there within.

Yes; Not one but two Space 1999 helmets!  Where have these been for all these years and how cool is it that they have come out of retirement to continues in their career in genre TV.

Thanks again Mr De Prave, you've a keen eye for a classic


Steve

Lego - Build the Future advert (2017)

Lego's Build the Future print campaign, as designed by Ogilvy Thailand, is very cool, visually striking and probably inspirational to boot.  As such, I'll show you the two none Spaceman images as well because I'm kind like that.

 

Steve

One Under the Sun (2017)

 

According to IMDB:  "Astronaut Kathryn Voss, sole survivor of a disastrous space mission, is desperate to reunite with her terminally ill daughter but becomes a fugitive when the government discovers she's returned to earth with an extraordinary gift."

 

 

Steve

Star Trek Discovery (2017)

 

 

Steve

Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams (2017)

I was already quite excited about this show from the initial trailer;  It's the work of Phillip K Dick, it's a sci-fi anthology TV show and the cast contained some impressive acting talent.

Having seen further images and read which writers and directors are involved in each episode I'm now even more pumped

However, the space helmet featured at the end of the latest trailer has left me gobsmacked.

If that's not an original Doppelganger / UFO helmet, then its a very deliberate replica (With additional side lights).

Whilst these have had quite a bit of a career appearing in any number of TV shows, book covers and adverts, I don't believe I've got anything later than 1975 for them in the blog.  Quite where its been in all those years and why it's come out of retirement now remains to be revealed in the coming months but somebody out there knows their science fiction icons.

Some must watch TV, I think and most probably a few magazine interviews to be read afterwards.

Thank you Dave for the heads up on this.


Steve

Black Holes: How Embarrassing To Be Human (2017)

 

Images from an amusing animated short which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeQi4zbT8fA  as well as various other places.  A quality visual that also raised a smile or two.  Well done.  More please.

Steve

Alien: Covenant (2017) ...The other space suit

I could write words and put pictures like this up....

But really you should just go and watch this.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcBMnlPte9Y

And get it all from Mr Savage himself.


Steve

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)

Just back from seeing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and thought I would post this cheeky little Stan Lee cameo.

 

 

Excelsior true believers!


Steve

Doctor Who - Empress of Mars (2017)

We already had a glimpse of the first spacesuit in this story back in the season teaser trailer.  Having watched the actual episode; Empress of Mars tonight, we see that it features two variations of a second spacesuit - this one being a steam punk treat.

 

A cracking romp of an episode.  Beyond that I'll say little more for fear of spoiling it for those that have not yet had the pleasure. - enjoy


Steve