This Week's DCMG Digest - 20th to 26th July


Here's a round up of all the new articles this week on The DreamCage and AlbieMedia websites...

On The DreamCage - https://www.thedreamcage.com/

This week saw San Diego Comic-con 2020 go online with all its panels and Q&As available to watch for free on YouTube. Every day, Susan Omand shared her pick of that day's panels to look forward to...

Day 1 - https://www.thedreamcage.com/2020/07/sdcchome-day-1.html
Day 2 - https://www.thedreamcage.com/2020/07/sdcchome-day-2.html
Day 3 - https://www.thedreamcage.com/2020/07/sdcchome-day-3.html
Day 4 - https://www.thedreamcage.com/2020/07/sdcchome-day-4.html
Day 5 - https://www.thedreamcage.com/2020/07/sdcchome-day-5.html


With the book out now from Titan Books, author Tim Major shares with us five of his influences when writing his latest thought-provoking science fiction novel Hope Island...

https://www.thedreamcage.com/2020/07/book-hope-island.html


"a film that employs just enough scares and tricks to remain creepily entertaining. "

Out on DVD release from Monday, did Ren Zelen say yes to The Assent...



After news that the Avatar sequels [all 4.3 squillion of them - Ed] have been pushed back because of the Coronavirus outbreak, Kraig Taylor-Bryant looks at some of the themes from the original film...

https://www.thedreamcage.com/2020/07/film-avatar.html


On 26th December 2019, 627 pieces of Classic Doctor Who content were made available to Britbox subscribers. Every Sunday in 2020, our Doctor Who expert, Tony Cross, looks back at some of the classic stories.

Here are Tony's thoughts on...

The Stones Of Blood (4 Episodes) 
The Androids Of Tara (4 Episodes)
The Power Of Kroll (4 Episodes)

Cooked Bacon on a CD

Meanwhile on AlbieMedia - https://www.albiemedia.com/

This week #NotBaconBits returned for a two week Staycation special. Here's how the first week shaped up:


Grace Jones headshot black and white


"at this point there begins a 5 year period of almost obsession with a singer."

Jimmy Hunter's #SotD80 this week comes from Grace Jones...

https://www.albiemedia.com/2020/07/sotd80-grace-jones.html


"some may say “safe and predictable”, and I believe this is a very under-rated album because of that"

Thirty years on, Susan Omand looks back at the Jeff Lynne album Armchair Theatre...

https://www.albiemedia.com/2020/07/turn-that-noise-down-jeff-lynne.html



Find this week's contributors on Twitter

@Lokster71
@JimJamGin
@RenZelen
@KraigAndHisMac
@OmandOriginal

and find our Podcasting partners @WasThisAlways