Category Archives: Television

Science fiction

Posted on 4 November 2019 by pws

I love a good science fiction film, but there are things that always puzzle me. Here are a couple. Why do doors on spacecraft nearly always open automatically? Are crewmen so lazy they cannot open a door? The spacecraft we … Continue reading →

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CSI

Posted on 16 September 2019 by pws

When it first started on UK television (on Channel 5, in 2000), I loved the American television programme CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Las Vegas, not the other spin offs). There were some issues with it – the computing was wrong … Continue reading →

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Thunderbirds

Posted on 12 August 2019 by pws

I always loved the original Thunderbirds. It was great tv for its time. But, I have always had questions: why were the launch procedures of the craft so complicated? why did the Tracy brothers nearly always wear the same clothes? … Continue reading →

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