SpockSoc

Author: James

  • Week 1: Arrow and Cloud Atlas Outing

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    First of all, a warm welcome to everyone, both new members and old! It’s great to have you all here for a new year at SpockSoc. We’ll be kicking off the year with a screening of a new series, Arrow.  The series follows Oliver Queen, billionaire playboy of Starling City, who spends five years stranded…

  • Week 0: Membership & Avengers

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    Welcome back to the new semester! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. Here on campus things are starting to get exciting- O-week is kicking off! SpockSoc will be on campus all week. Our stall is going up in the Quad, just under the Clock Tower, so be sure to come by and pick up your…

  • Week 10: Alphas

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    This week at SpockSoc, we’ll be kicking off Alphas season two! The series follows five people with superhuman abilities, known as “Alphas”, led by noted neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), as they investigate criminal cases involving other suspected Alphas. Rosen and his team operate under the auspices of the Defense Criminal Investigative…

  • Week 9: Lost Girl and AGM

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    This week at SpockSoc, we’re going to show six of the remaining eight episodes of Lost Girl season two. With the world of Fae in chaos following Bo’s explosive reunion with her mother, Bo must learn to “play the game” and navigate the inner workings of the Fae World in order to protect those who…

  • Week 8: AGM + Trivia

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    We’re not having a regular screening this week, so… if you go to the regular room, we won’t be there. Instead, we’re having the annual SpockSoc trivia night! All are welcome – entry is $5 each, but the prize pool is worth over $200 in total. Heaps of fun for all! It starts at 5pm…

  • Week 7: Sanctuary

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    This week at SpockSoc, we’ll be continuing with Sanctuary season four. Sanctuary follows the exploits of Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and her quest to protect various cryptids, legends, and abnormal animals/people with certain extraordinary powers and abilities (what most people would consider “monsters”). She heads the Sanctuary Network, which consists of large facilities known…

  • Week 6: Grimm

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    This week at SpockSoc, we’ll be continuing season one of Grimm, which we started last session. Homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt of the Portland Police Bureau learns he is descended from a line of “guardians” known as “Grimms,” charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures (called “Wesen”) of the world. Throughout the episodes,…

  • Week 5: Continuum

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    This week at SpockSoc, we’re showing a new Canadian series called Continuum. I haven’t actually seen any of it, and I don’t know how well it was received, so it’s gonna be a bit of an experiment – come along and see how you like it. It stars Rachel Nichols, who (among other things) was…

  • Week 4: Once Upon a Time

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    To celebrate free-to-air television finally managing to catch us up on a series, we’re going to regain our lead. =D So this week at SpockSoc, we’re showing Once Upon a Time, the last third of season one. There’s eight episodes to go, though, which means we’ll be a bit pressed for time, so we’ll be…

  • Week 3: Movie Outing and Eureka

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    First, we’re finally going to see The Dark Knight Rises – the 6pm screening this Wednesday the 1st of August at the Randwick Ritz. We’ll be meeting up in the lobby starting from around 5:30 or so in order that we can all go in together. Remember, having Arc membership will get you a discount…