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The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
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His Dark Materials review: Season 2 is spine-chillingly excellent
16 November 2020
An exceptional cast continues to make His Dark Materials a brilliant show. The introduction of a character who studies the secrets of the cosmos is the cherry on top, says Emily Wilson
Truth Seekers review: Ghost-hunting capers from Shaun of the Dead duo
4 November 2020
Amazon Prime's Truth Seekers from Sean of the Dead duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost is a mash up of British comedy and ghost hunting. Let’s hope the series becomes today’s Ghostbusters, says Emily Wilson
Raised by Wolves review: Stunning sci-fi set on a real exoplanet
30 September 2020
HBO's Raised by Wolves is an original and visually stunning science-fiction series set on a recently discovered exoplanet. It has echoes of Prometheus, Alien and Dune, says Emily Wilson
We are living in the middle of a fantastic Star Trek renaissance
2 September 2020
Star Trek, which began in 1966, is experiencing an extraordinary renaissance in the year 2020. Is this a golden age for the show, asks Emily Wilson
The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see
5 August 2020
If you like old fashioned sci-fi of the multistranded, multidimensional epic variety, The Expanse could be for you, says Emily Wilson
Snowpiercer review: Step aboard a post-apocalyptic train mystery
8 July 2020
A train called Snowpiercer loops the planet after a global disaster, as an onboard mystery keeps the plot of this TV show rolling, says Emily Wilson
Upload review: An odd afterlife where your brain is kept in the cloud
10 June 2020
Greg Daniels's new show Upload is fizzing with interesting ideas, but the characters may not be strong enough to keep you interested, writes Emily Wilson
Altered Carbon 2 review: A great premise that's become too serious
15 April 2020
In Altered Carbon’s version of the future, our identities are stored in chips and can be switched between bodies. The first series was a hoot. The second, however, is a bit too earnest, says Emily Wilson
Westworld season 3 review: Five-star TV where nothing is what it seems
18 March 2020
Westworld is soon to return with season three. Four episodes in to the impossibly glamorous, highly urbanised future, I can't wait to find out what's going on, writes Emily Wilson
