Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 17th August, 2025.

17th August, 2025.

Right … 

It seems it’s official.

TV show, The Only Way Is Essex, is fifteen years old.

In case you didn’t know?

The Only Way Is Essex is a ‘structured reality’ show: some of it, even now, is filmed in my home town of Brentwood.

How do we sound sarcastic: in written text?

Because I’m sorely tempted write the word ‘wow’: and want it to sound sarcastic.

You’ll have to read it, sarcastically.

I’d like to be sarcastic … because the thing’s really not representative of the people of Brentwood.

Hey … ho … !

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In case you’re following my reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds … ?

The latest written and video reviews are up.

I think anyone who’s a fan of the original series will enjoy “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail”.

Feel free to leave me a comment, if you did!

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Series 3 Episode 6 — “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” — A Review

14th August, 2025: “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail”.

The Intro.

Right: it’s officially Thursday.

And … ?

It’s a sweltering hot day: my thermostat’s telling me my flat’s at twenty-seven degrees, and there’s not a breath of air coming through the wide open windows.

Although the neighbours will possibly be enjoying the Communards cover of “Don’t Leave Me This Way”, blaring out at them.

His Reverence did one hell of a piano solo!

Nonetheless?

It’s hot: the temperature, that is.

So having the oven on, isn’t helping.

Well … temperature-wise, it isn’t helping.

Dinner-wise, it’s working well.

I’d rather not cook a burger on the pavement: however hot the concrete is.

However, once dinner’s done … ?

Once dinner’s done, I’m going to eat it … then watch TV.

Yep: it’s Thursday.

So it means I’ll watching “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail”, the next episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds … 

Then, hopefully, finishing this review by Saturday, 16th August.

Hopefully, you’ll be pleased with the results.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-8-2025 — The August Complex.

16th August, 2025: the August Complex.

It’s official: I heard a bang, yesterday!

Just in case you’re wondering?

I was at home, yesterday: and … ?

Something happened.

I heard a loud banging from my front door, at around 11.30.

I thought it was kids, playing about: even though it seemed a lot louder than it should have been.

It turns out it wasn’t.

According to a lot of different news sites, it was a couple of Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby: reacting to a civilian plane that had lost contact with Air Traffic Control.

I’m glad to hear it.

That bothered me for minutes … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15-8-2025 — The Republic of the Congo

15th August, 2025: the Republic of the Congo.

I’m on drugs.

Or medications, I should say.

Including one called Mounjaro: it’s useful for controlling type two diabetes, and as a way of controlling my weight.

So … ?

I noticed this BBC News piece float past, this morning: telling us Eli Lilly, the drug’s makers, ar planning on putting the price up.

As far as I can tell, that won’t affect its cost to the National Health Service, nor to those of us who get it free on the NHS.

It will go up for those who’ve had the drug prescribed privately.

Will that affect the drug’s availability for NHS patients?

I don’t know.

But having switched medications, before, because of a shortage … ?

I’m not convinced … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th August 2025.

14th August, 2025.

Right … I watched a little TV, last night: the first two episodes of a new series called Alien: Earth.

Yes, you’re right: it’s the latest entry in the successful Alien franchise, and set a couple of years before the original film.

To try and summarise?

The first episodes see a child called Marcy, a cancer patient, being transferred in to a new, android, body: and helping others through the same process: whilst yearning for contact with her only brother.

The episodes also see a spaceship crash on Earth, a spaceship that’s been investigating various alien lifeforms: including the franchise’s signature Xenomorph.

Yes: a Xenomorph is loose on Earth … and its brought its friends.

I’ve felt for years that expanding the Alien franchise — by properly exploring its background universe — would be a good thing.

And this series looks capable of doing that.

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Talking of TV shows … ?

I’ve going to be watching the next episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, tonight.

And going to try And catch the next episode of Foundation, later in the week.

One thing I have noticed?

Is that Strange New Worlds seems to have plenty of merchandise — books, t-shirts, props, what-have-you — but that Apple’s Foundation doesn’t.

That’s a shame: a reproduction Prime Radiant would be nice!

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As a final thought … ?

I was in Romford, yesterday: trading in my old phone at the Romford branch of CeX.

They were offering a better range of prices than the equivalent places in Brentwood.

I walked away from the trip, having sold the phone for thirty-one pounds.

Which therefore meant the new one, effectively, cost me some sixty-eight pounds*.

That’s not a bad price, from where I’m sitting.

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