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This week return to hell’s kitchen for… not Daredevil. It’s time for some marvel madness with another new show: Jessica Jones

Ever since her short-lived stint as a Super Hero ended in tragedy, Jessica Jones has been rebuilding her personal life and career as a hot-tempered, sardonic, badass private detective in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. Plagued by self-loathing, and a wicked case of PTSD, Jessica battles demons from within and without, using her extraordinary abilities as an unlikely champion for those in need… especially if they’re willing to cut her a check. We will be meeting in Macaulay Theatre at 5pm and doing pizza at 7pm

Until Next Time
Ben Koschnick

Semester is on for 2016 and so is Spocksoc. On behalf of the Spocksoc Executive team, I would like to extend a huge welcome to all of our members, old and new, for this year. If you have not yet filled out the membership form for this year, either at the O-week stall or at our Expanse screening, remember to come down to one of our Friday night screenings and sign up for 2016 for FREE. If you have any problems, please contact a member of our exec team.

A cheerful new year requires a cheerful new show, so don your red cape and fly on down to Spocksoc for Supergirl. At 12 years old, Kara Zor-El escapes doom on planet Krypton to find protection on Earth with the Danver family, where she grows up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learns to hide the extraordinary powers she shares with her cousin, Superman. Now an adult living in National City and working for media mogul Cat Grant, Kara finds her days of keeping her abilities a secret are over when super-secret agency head Hank Henshaw enlists her to help protect the city’s citizens from threats. Finally coming into her own, Kara must juggle her new responsibilities with her very human relationships.

We will be meeting in Macaulay Theatre at 5pm and getting pizza at 7pm. Pizza is $5 per half

Until Next Time
Ben Koschnick

Its that time of year again! O-week is here, and with it comes Spocksoc membership for 2016. Swing by the Spocksoc stall on the lower walkway to sign for Spocksoc in 2016 and grab a copy of the schedule for semester 1 screenings. If you cant make it, come to our Friday night screening this week. As an added bonus, we will be screening a brand new show: Expanse

Hundreds of years in the future, humans have colonized the solar system and Mars has become an independent military power. Rising tensions between Earth and Mars put them on the brink of war. A police detective in the asteroid belt, the first officer of an interplanetary ice freighter and an earth-bound United Nations executive slowly discover a vast conspiracy that threatens the Earth’s rebellious colony on the asteroid belt. As always, we will be meeting in Macaulay theatre at 5pm and having dinner at 7pm

Don’t forget to check out these other great clubs:

Vadersoc – The Star Wars Society
Have you felt a disturbance in thr Force? Can’t study without heavily breathing? Join Vadersoc and together we can ignore uni work as we continue our search for good screenings, exciting trivia and local adventured around the Death Star we call UNSW!

Docsoc – The Doctor Who Society
Wondering where the whovians hang out every week on campus? Fancy some free food and fun times among your fellow fans? Then come along to DocSoc! With outings galore and weekly evening screenings, there’s no better place to indulge your love of all things Who

Gotsoc – The Game of Thrones Society
Representing the hit TV show that took the world by storm as well as the award winning book series, Gotsoc is a fun society aimed at giving Game of Thrones fans everything they could ask for.

The Tolkien Society
Well met, and welcome to the UNSW Tolkien Society, One Society to Rule Them All. We welcome anyone who is a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and/or his works, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

Until Next Time
Ben Koschnick

This week we will be continuing our summer screening, as we join the crew of fugitives on the leviathan transport Moya in Farscape

An astronaut named John Crichton finds himself transported to a distant part of the universe and almost instantly makes enemies of a Peacekeeper, Captain Crais, and allies with the escaped prisoners aboard the living ship Moya. Now he must get used to life on the alien ship, avoid capture by Crais and determine if it is even possible to find a way back home. As usual, we will be meeting in Macauley at 5 p.m. and having pizza at around 7 p.m.

Until next time,
Ben Koschnick

With exams coming to a close, Spocksoc is giving you the show this club deserves, and definitely the one it needs. This week: Batman

While billionaire Bruce Wayne by day, by night Bruce becomes the crime-fighting dark knight known only as the Batman. With the help of Robin, Batgirl and Commissioner Gordon, Batman must battle enemies both old and new in a war to protect Gotham City. As always we will be starting in Macaulay Theatre at 5pm and doing a pizza run at 7pm

Until Next Time
Ben Koschnick

As we mighty heroes fight the fourth horseman of the semester (exams), the time is nigh to return to the cursed land of Sleepy Hollow

In the middle of the American Revolutionary War, Ichabod Crane is assigned a secret mission which ends as he beheads the Hessian soldier, the Headless Horseman, even as the horseman kills Crane. Over two hundred years later, the Headless Horseman is raised from his grave by an unknown party. However, with their fates so interwoven, the resurrection of the horseman causes Ichabod Crane to return to life. After the horseman beheads her friend and mentor, Lt Abbie Mills must team up with the old soldier to stop the Headless Horseman.

As always, we will start at 5pm in Macaulay and do a pizza run at 7pm.

Until Next Time
Ben Koschnick

The end of days are upon us! Darkness and fear consume all as ancient daemons arise. Enough about my exam study, this week Spocksoc will be showing Constantine

John Constantine, a demon hunter and petty dabbler of the occult, must struggle with his past sins while protecting the innocent from the supernatural threats that constantly break through to our world due to the “Rising Darkness”. Constantine uses his skills and a supernatural scry map to journey across the nation and send these terrors back to their own world, all for the hope of redeeming his soul from eternal torment.

As always, we’ll be meeting in Macauley Theatre at 5 pm, with a Pizza Run at 7 pm. Spocksoc does not claim responsibility for any accidental demonic possessions that may or may not occur at our screenings

Until Then
Benjamin Koschnick

With semester coming to a close, the ultimate boss battle looms. Studies can be daunting, so take a step back (in time) and celebrate the end of semester with Spocksoc’s Friday Night screenings. This week, explore the world of time travelling terrorists and boy geniuses with Continuum

When a group of rebels convicted as terrorists escapes execution by fleeing from the year 2077 to 2012, Kiera Cameron, a future Vancouver law enforcement officer, is involuntarily transported with them. In order to track them down and keep them from changing the past (and presumably future), Kiera joins the Vancouver Police Department and uses the skills of a young tech expert, Alec Sadler.

This weekend the end-of-semester goodness continues, with our spooky, scary, League of Super Nerds Halloween Ball. Spocksoc is co-hosting and end-of-semester Halloween party alongside Vadersoc, Docsoc, Game of thrones Society and the Tolkien Society. Tickets are $40 for arc members ($45 for non-arc members), which includes food and drink on the night. There is also an alcohol free option for $30 for arc members ($35 for non-arc members). Book your ticket at the link below or at any Spocksoc event.

Book your ticket

Until Next Time:
Ben

As university comes to a close, Spocksoc’s Friday Night Screenings continue with the conclusion for three different series. First off is the fast-paced action of the Flash.

Barry Allen is struck by lightning the same night as Central City’s particle accelerator malfunctions. When he wakes up after nine months in a coma, he discovers he has the ability to move at superhuman speed. Working with the disgraced scientists at Star Labs, Barry apprehends other ‘metahumans’, and protects the residents of Central City.

Second show for the night will be Arrow. After five years stranded on an island, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is found and returned to his family in Starling City. During the day he works to rebuild his life, while at night he hunts down those responsible for the violent crime rates under the guise of a hooded vigilante. After driving Deathstroke out of Starling City, Oliver must deal with the aftermath for those close to him, while confronting enemies old and new.

The night will be concluded with a magical romp through the library with Librarians. A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artefacts.

I would also like to present the League of Super Nerds Halloween Ball for 2015. Spocksoc is co-hosting and end-of-semester Halloween party alongside Vadersoc, Docsoc, Game of thrones Society and the Tolkien Society. Tickets are $40 for arc members ($45 for non-arc members), which includes food and drink on the night. There is also an alcohol free option for $30 for arc members ($35 for non-arc members). Book your ticket at the link below or at any Spocksoc event.

Until Next Time:
Ben Koschnick

Book your tickets: http://goo.gl/forms/d2bsUJrQKV
Facebook event with all of the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/907639822654865/

Grab your lanyard, start the bus and fly over to Spocksoc this week as we return to the world of superheroes, aliens, secret agents and the many faces of Stan Lee with Marvel’s Agents of Shield

For those of you who have never seen the show (or are not clearance level 7), following the alien invasion of New York, S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) sets up a small team to investigate superhuman and super villain activity. Coulson’s team must now cope with the aftermath of betrayal within the ranks and by a member of their team, while old enemies seek to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. for good. We will be starting at 5pm and doing a pizza run at 7pm

In other news, I would like to thank everybody who came to our AGM last Friday. I would also like to extend my congratulations to our new level 8 operatives executives members for 2016. Congratulations also to Leaves of the Wind, who are the winners for this year’s trivia night.

President – Benjamin Koschnick
Vice President – Sarah Davis
Treasurer – Kathrin Bain
Secretary – Eleanor Calderwood
Arc Delegate – Christopher Crowe

I would also like to present the League of Super Nerds Halloween Ball for 2015. Spocksoc is co-hosting and end-of-semester Halloween party alongside Vadersoc, Docsoc, Game of thrones Society and the Tolkien Society. Tickets are $40 for arc members ($45 for non-arc members), which includes food and drink on the night. There is also an alcohol free option for $30 for arc members ($35 for non-arc members). Book your ticket at the link below or at any Spocksoc event.

Book your tickets: http://goo.gl/forms/d2bsUJrQKV
Facebook event with all of the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/907639822654865/

Until Next Time
Ben Koschnick