Welcome to the web site of Adam J Purcell, one of the main driving forces behind the Staggering Stories website and more besides.
Notable for his interest in Science Fiction, especially the likes of Babylon 5, Firefly, Doctor Who and Star Wars. Also known for his interest in Linux, acting as both a developer and system administrator in a professional capacity.
See the blog entries for a better idea of who Adam really is! There must be plenty of clues in there! Failing that, the collection lists on the left will give you a good idea just how sad he is!
Recent Blog Entries
Excerpts from the Staggering Stories Podcast:
Primeval is History - some post-mortem thoughtsTue, 16 Jun 2009 12:50:51 +0000
To minimal surprise, ITV has cancelled its early Saturday evening family action/adventure drama series Primeval. If you will indulge me, I’d like to just say a few things about this sad outcome.
The ITV Contender
Let’s not pretend otherwise, Primeval was ITV’s attempt to rival the BBC’s unexpectedly popular revival of Doctor Who (no doubt there are [...]
Karen Gillan and Thoughts on the New Dr Who CompanionTue, 09 Jun 2009 19:32:27 +0000
I just want to quickly expand on those few thoughts we expressed in Podcast 47 on the subject of Karen Gillan’s new Doctor Who companion.
Name?
First, before an announcement leaks out to ruin everything, I want to quickly discuss this new character’s name, or lack thereof. We are in a rather unusual situation where we know [...]
Ashes to Ashes Thoughts and SpeculationsSun, 07 Jun 2009 19:08:02 +0000
As I write this the final episode of Ashes to Ashes season 2 will air tomorrow evening. Like Alex Drake, time is running out for me - I must speculate now or it will forever be lost to the past.
Since recording the last podcast (on Monday the 1st of June, overlapping with Ashes to Ashes [...]
A Newbies Look at Star Trek: The Original Series, Part 1.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:24:39 +0000
Prompted by J. J. Abrams’ fantastic 2009 Star Trek film, I have rented the first Blu-Ray disc of Star Trek (The Original Series, as it is now known). Below are a few random thoughts that occurred to this virtual ST: TOS newbie.
Before I begin I should give a bit of background on my knowledge of [...]
Return of the BlogFri, 05 Jun 2009 08:28:01 +0000
For far too long I’ve not really blogged (http://twitter.com/AdamJPurcell aside). That’s made me feel a little guilty. Not because I think anyone else is disappointed (I doubt anyone has really noticed!) but because I find it interesting to look back at what I was thinking and doing, months or years later.
Sometimes I wondered if I [...]
The Return from EgyptSat, 15 Nov 2008 14:15:24 +0000
We are safely back from Egypt. It’s almost like we were never there already!
I can’t speak for the others, though I’m sure they’ll agree, I had a fantastic time. So much to do there, so little time. I plan to do a proper travelogue entry on the main Staggering Stories site for the next update. [...]