What is SciFi Mojo?

We’re a blog site dedicated to science fiction television news and discussion, and space exploration related news and discoveries. That’s on the surface! We’re also a website devoted to re-imagining a handful of notable SF classics that deserve a quality reboot. You’ll also find a couple of “what ifs” for two of science fictions most beloved properties – STAR TREK and STAR WARS!

Spotlight On… Space: 1999 and Space: 2059

Welcome to the Space: 1999 and Space: 2059 pages of SciFi Mojo. The classic 1970s science fiction series, Space: 1999, has been a fan favourite for decades. Despite it’s age (and those flares), and despite some of the “way out” concepts that were explored on an episode-by-episode basis, it continues…Continue reading “Spotlight On… Space: 1999 and Space: 2059”

Admiral Katrina Cornwell…

Episode 8 Recap and Review

9 Nov 201722 Mar 2021

Episode 8 is a welcome return to form, and is the most Star Trek episode of Star Trek: Discovery to date in story and theme. It feels nice saying that,…

Anthony Rapp…

Episode 7 Recap and Review

5 Nov 201722 Mar 2021

Episode 7 is the first Star Trek: Discovery episode I've not loved. It's not bad... parts of it are even great, but it's not excellent - and for me, the…

Admiral Katrina Cornwell…

Episode 6 Recap and Review, and an Announcement from CBS

29 Oct 201722 Mar 2021

Before we jump into everything, CBS made an important announcement earlier in the week: Star Trek: Discovery has been renewed for a second season! Congratulations to everyone involved. So much love, time,…

Anthony Rapp…

Episode 5 Recap and Review

Episode 5 went by in a flash. I started watching it, 'girding my loins' for way too many Klingons and subtitles, and before I knew it the credits were rolling. …

Anthony Rapp…

Episode 4 Recap and Review, and a Discovery Update

Ripper might be my new favourite character! “Ripper?” Yep. That cute, kinda scary, humongous tardigrade. A lot of Episode 4 focused on Ripper this week and I think I might…

Aaron Harberts…

Episode 3 Recap and Review

I am so conflicted. I really enjoyed this episode, but there were a couple of things that gave me pause. More on that later in the review. First... the basics:…

Aaron Harberts…

Pilot Episode Recap and Review (Parts One & Two)

It's been 12 long years, but finally Star Trek is back on television. Sort of. It was on television in the US for a night, and then switched to a…

Aaron Harberts…

A Brave New Adventure

We've been a little quiet here at Star Trek: Sentinel because there has been so much Star Trek: Discovery news coming out that we kind of just wanted to enjoy it…

Anthony Rapp…

Discovery News Hits Warp Speed

We've purposefully held off on posting any of the 'new' news about Star Trek: Discovery that's been coming out, because we were pretty sure SDCC (San Diego Comic-Con) would drop a lot…

Barbara Bain…

In Loving Memory

21 Jul 201722 Jul 2017

As fans of Space: 1999 we knew him as the indomitable Commander John Koenig. To others, he was Rollin Hand in Mission: Impossible, Bob Ryan in Entourage, Major General Adlon in…

A New Space Age

10 Jul 201711 Jul 2017

Space, and our place in it, is a big topic of discussion right now. We have private companies vying for a place beyond our atmosphere, alongside governments attempting to position…

Captain Georgiou…

Beam Me Up!

Are you ready for another Star Trek: Discovery 'head tweak'? Entertainment Weekly have released a new photo from the upcoming series, this time depicting the USS Shenzhou's transporter room. It…

Captain Gabriel Lorca…

Lorca and Burnham

One of the biggest questions to pop up after the most recent Star Trek: Discovery trailer was... where was Captain Lorca? It seems he was a special surprise being kept…

Aaron Harberts…

Discovery Launch Date Confirmed

CBS All Access have finally revealed the launch date for the highly anticipated Star Trek: Discovery. September 24... this year! They did it in style, with a little animated image…

Where No Shadows Fall

19 Jun 201719 Jun 2017

Any visitor to this site knows that I'm a massive Babylon 5 fan. I love the show. Love it. As sacrilegious as it is to some science fiction fans, Babylon…

SciFi Standard Bearers

18 Jun 201719 Jun 2017

Televised science fiction has been enjoying something of a resurgence these last few years, with some people wondering if we're entering into a kind of 'Golden Age' of scifi. Maybe!…

Alex Kurtzman…

Five Episodes Filmed

Slowly but surely, Star Trek: Discovery is getting ready for its September premiere. Multiple sites have been reporting that a total of four episodes are now in the bag, with…

Captain Georgiou…

CBS Delivers the Goods

CBS All Access has finally delivered a brand new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery, giving the world it's first significant glimpse at the highly anticipated new Star Trek series. It's…

Anthony Rapp…

WTF, CBS?

We have more casting news out of CBS, but still no news on when the next Trek series will air. And it's driving me nuts! With these latest casting announcements,…

The Unexpected Joy of Podcasts

13 Apr 201714 Apr 2017

Have you ever been SUPER late to "the party?" I have been. On two occasions. I still can't believe I was so moronic. The first was with Buffy the Vampire…

CBS All Access…

Discovery Update

Casting announcements for Star Trek: Discovery have been coming at us at a steady pace for months now, but, despite the array of talent being announced, there was one actor CBS…

Anthony Rapp…

Your Star Trek News Scan

It's been a busy month out on the final frontier, for both the new Star Trek television series, and a couple of our favourite actors. Where to begin? Since every…

Closer to the Future

19 Mar 201719 Mar 2017

It's been an interesting few weeks for those of us who want to see humanity take that next step toward colonising our solar system and beyond. In 2015, a team…

Captain Georgiou…

Brand New Discovery Teaser

On the 23rd of July last year, CBS released a teaser trailer for Star Trek: Discovery. It was unfinished, and the ship design that appeared in the trailer was not…