The Void

The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S02 E07 - The Great Game - Science Fiction Series — The Void The Republic and the Teel Corporation arrange a summit to sign a new peace treaty, but neither side has any faith that it will be honored. Conn Teel wants to assess his enemy as a prelude to war, and ...

S02E07 - The Great Game: The Republic and The Teel Corporation engage in statecraft, but behind the genial public image lies a bitter rivalry that can only end in nothing less than death.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S02 E06 - The Origin Of The Species - Science Fiction Series — The Void The Liberator is called to assist in the evacuation of a planet populated by a subspecies of humanity known as the Homo gratia. A xeno species known as the Venn Hidran offer their assistance, but can ...

S02E06 - The Origin Of The Species: The Liberator is involved with with the evacuation of Favell, and its low-gravity populace, when racial tensions start to flare.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S02 E05 - The Savage Planet - Science Fiction Series — The Void The Makeen are one of the few xeno species that are seeking to improve relations with the Republic. However, their bestial nature causes problems on a colony jointly settled by Humans and Makeen. When...

S02E05 - The Savage Planet: When a Makeen kills and partially consumes a human on a joint colony, a diplomatic row erupts and the Liberator is forced to intervene.

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Image by twiffcane99. Mira Candor discovers the fate of the slaves he has been looking for, buried in a mass grave on the estate of the owner of the company that bought them. Enraged by the callous treatment of so many people, Mira, a former slave himself, shoots the estate manager in the back, blowing a hole in his spine and letting him fall into the pit, still alive. The estate itself is sprawling, covering a large swathe of an entire continent, so this pit has been filled in a remote part, surrounded by kilometres of forest. It is a beautiful part of the countryside, besmirched by atrocity.

S02E04 - The House Of Teel: Lex Teel rails against the restrictions his father has placed on him, Conn starts to doubt his memory, and Livia makes plans against her own father.

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I've always found characters who reason their way out of a tight spot more interesting than those that use bluster or force.

Someone who is a believer in justice, and trapped in a judiciary system that is more concerned with order and the preservation of status.

The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S02 E03 - Bipolar Diplomacy - Science Fiction Series — The Void The Kollomeen want the Republic to help mediate a peace treaty between the Okkarren and the Tallallians. It is seen as a good opportunity to improve standing with three separate sapient species. But t...

S02E03 - Bipolar Diplomacy: The Liberator escorts two diplomats to broker a peace deal between two warring species. But when hate is so ingrained, is peace even an option?

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S02 E02 - The Thin Blue Line - Science Fiction Series — The Void When Inspector Lin Mei is called in to investigate the murder of a journalist, it puts her at odds with Yiu Quon. Although Quon has respect for Lin Mei, his first loyalty it to the corporation, but he...

S02E02 - The Thin Blue Line: When a journalist is murdered, Inspector Lin investigates. When she uncovers evidence of some corporate malfeasance, she finds herself at odds with Yiu Quon.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S02 E01 - Whispers In A Crowded Room — The Void The Mav Rann are a sapient species at the dawn of their ascendancy, but a disaster looks set to wipe out all of their progress and kill millions of them. The HDR Liberator is faced with an onerous tas...

S02E01 - Whispers In A Crowded Room: The Mav Rann have been studied by the Republic for years, but when their colony is threatened, they feel compelled to help.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E15 - Man Of The People - Science Fiction Series — The Void Columbia is in flames and Captain Schafer is besieged by violent protesters. Commander Voight is surrounded and outgunned by the Aleph Corporation. Can they fight their way out of their respective pre...

S01E15 - Man Of The People: Columbia is in flames, and a fleet is bearing down on the Liberator. Commander Voight knows the battle will be costly, but is determined to stop them.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E14 - Controlling The Narrative - Science Fiction Series — The Void The planet of Columbia is approaching an election, but there is a new party that has risen to prominence, and their message is distinctly anti-Republic. The sudden rise and wealth of the part is suspi...

S01E14 - Controlling The Narrative: The planet Columbia is in the midst of turmoil, as a new political party has emerged and is threatening the peace in the Republic.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E13 - Thy Fearful Symmetry - Science Fiction Series — The Void After the UCH engineer a war between the Aleph Corporation and the Cadir, the conflagration starts to consume millions of lives. It pains Captain Schafer and Commander Voight to see such destruction, ...

S01E13 - Thy Fearful Symmetry: The UCH has orchestrated a war between the Aleph Corporation and the Cadir and now millions of lives hang in the balance as they invade.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E12 - Tiger Above, Tiger Below - Science Fiction Series — The Void The Yeung and Aleph corporations come into conflict over territory. Yiu Quon suspects a trap, but the Executive Directorate want to forge ahead in a display of shock and awe. But Quon needs to plan a ...

S01E12 - Tiger Above, Tiger Below: Aleph Corp have invaded the space of the Yeung Corp. Yiu Quon suspects a trap, but his rival has persuaded them to respond in force.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E11 - Heller's Apothecary - Science Fiction Series — The Void Viktor Heller seeks to undermine the Republic using a tried-and-tested technique: narcotics. He enlists the aid of a xeno species to deflect suspicion and teams them with one of his best agents. Valen...

S01E11 - Heller's Apothecary: Viktor Heller decides to negate the growing threat of the Republic by initiating a narcotic supply into Republic space through a third party.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E10 - The Ju'Jinkai - Science Fiction Series — The Void The Ju'Jinkai have been long-time enemies of humanity, and have won every single conflict they have participated in. Their re-emergence could mean trouble for the Republic. But there has also been a l...

S01E10 - The Ju'Jinkai: After decades of silence, the Ju’Jinkai suddenly return. Humanity has lost every battle against them, so can the Liberator survive?

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That tax bonus they got may end up becoming a much bigger tax, and they won't have any other choice because it'll be the only way to prevent total collapse. Won't be as if they can just flee the country, either, as it'll affect the whole world.

I'm all for demolishing the pedo palace and rebuilding the White House as it was, then charging those companies that paid for this shitheap through a windfall tax.

Hell, plenty of windfall taxes are going to be needed to fix all the problems he's going to be leaving behind.

The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E09 - Halcyon Days - Science Fiction Series — The Void A terrorist cell known as the Triskele Restoration Militia detonates a bomb in the Senate that kills over a hundred people and the Republic decides to respond to this threat by assigning the HDR Liber...

S01E09 - Halcyon Days: After a terrorist attack at the heart of New Athens, and the Senate itself, The Liberator is called to hunt down the terror group responsible.

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I've always found the idea of group behaviour becoming synched one of the creepiest ideas. Something about it that really unnerves me. Probably something to do with the submission of free will to an unknown external force.

The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E08 - The Siren's Call - Science Fiction Series — The Void The HDR Liberator is called to investigate the peculiar disappearance of a colony's entire population. Meanwhile, the Liberator's artificial intelligence, Cain, is contacted by a mysterious entity kno...

S01E08 - The Siren's Call: The Liberator investigates a world where the entire population has simply disappeared. But who, or what, is Galatea?

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E07 - Consequences Of Past Deeds — The Void Captain Schafer and Commander Voight have to answer to the Eyrians for their involvement on Sierra Lament, but the Eyrians have a low opinion of humanity and are much more inclined to discipline these...

S01E07 - Consequences Of Past Deeds: Whilst on a mission, the Liberator is seized by the Eyrians, godlike xenos that sit in judgement over all lesser sentient species.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E06 - The Afflicted - Science Fiction Series — The Void When you live in a society that shuns you for your genetic shortcomings, you try to hide. If you are unlucky enough to be caught, you might find yourself in a remote colony and abandoned to your fate....

S01E06 - The Afflicted: Refugees from a colony of undesirables in Aleph space make it to the Republic and plead for help, but can they help without provoking a war?

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E05 - O Come All Ye Faithful - Science Fiction Series — The Void The Cadir have apparently invaded Republic space, but the religious fanatics are not pursuing a familiar course of action of raiding and purging. In fact, their presence is marked by a distinct lack o...

S01E05 - O Come All Ye Faithful: When ships start disappearing near the Cadir border, an incursion is suspected. But what is the purpose of the invasion?

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Frankly, whomever takes over should demolish Trump's ugly edifice of a ballroom (if it ever gets completed), rebuild and restore the White House as it was, and charge all of those donors through a windfall tax, as it was their bribery that enabled it.

Oh, sorry: "donation".

The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E04 - The Fillim Perspective - Science Fiction Series — The Void Doctor Denom Richt takes Carter Vincent on a survey in an alien environment in an attempt to build relations with two xeno species. Both want to help, but are sceptical of humanity's intentions. To bu...

S01E04 - The Fillim Perspective: The Liberator performs a survey on a planet with a prospect for colonisation, and Carter Vincent gets to meet some aliens.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E03 - Trust In The Enemy - Science Fiction Series — The Void Namor Skenn is one of the most dangerous humans in the universe. A covert agent for the Teel Corporation, he has unexpectedly broken free from their control and starts to assert himself. But to go aga...

S01E03 - Trust In The Enemy: Namor Skenn, an enemy agent and a man with much blood on his hands, seeks asylum with the crew of the HDR Liberator.

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E02 - Who The Hell Is Buck Rogers? — The Void Carter Vincent dies in the 21st century and unexpectedly awakens in the 42nd, and in deep space. His family long dead and home reduced to a toxic hell, can he adapt and find a new purpose in this weir...

S01E02 - Who The Hell Is Buck Rogers? Carter Vincent died in the 21st century and woke in the 42nd. Can he cope mentally with this bizarre future?

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The Void - The Long Cold Dark - Episode S01 E01 - The Naled - Science Fiction Series — The Void The HDR Liberator has been commissioned by the Human Democratic Republic to investigate a remote colony expunged from the previous regime's records. They find and unravel a mystery that has profound i...

S01E01 - The Naled: The Republic unearth a secret that has been kept for over forty years, a secret that endangers the Liberator and its entire crew.

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YouTube video by The Void The Void - S01E04 - The Fillim Perspective - Whole Story Censored

S01E04 - The Fillim Perspective: The Whole Story.

This is the whole fourth story of The Void edited together into a single narrative.

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Chapter 14 - "Makeen Justice"

Mira Candor takes his 'acquisition' to those that sponsored the bounty: the Makeen. However, justice on the frontier can be immediate and brutal.

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Chapter 13 - "Chewing The Fat"

Carter debates Denom on how he is adapting to a universe filled with unusual aliens that don't fit with the expectations given to him by the popular fiction of his time.

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