Ahsoka was a wonderful show. The first episode captured the feel of the original trilogy in a way that we have not seen so far. We also had some lightsaber fights that were far closer to the samurai films that helped inspire the galaxy far, far away than has been seen in most Star Wars. …
Season 3 of the Mandalorian had some excellent moments. Spoilers Ahead. From Paz Vizla fighting the Praetorian Guard alone to Christopher Lloyd appearing as a separatist to Grogu spotting some purrgil while in hyper space. And that was just one of a few kaiju moments in new SW material within just a few weeks. This …
Cassian Andor was just walking to get some breakfast. As a group of rebels or youthful vandals ran past him to get away form the troops, they zeroed in on him. Cassian got arrested for nothing. Oh, he had done something before this…but these troops had no clue about that. No clue that he had …
I have started another watch through of Stargate SG-1! Best TV show ever. Today I watched the episode Show and Tell from Season 2. In this episode an unexpected traveler arrives at the SGC (Stargate Command) via the Stargate with a warning: an attack is imminent. The episode starts with the gate dialing up due …
Have you watched Sanctuary? This show features Stargate royalty Amanda Tapping in the lead role as Helen Magnus, a researcher who has lived a long life studying and protecting “abnormals” which is a variety of creatures and people with powers. You also have another Stargate alum, Christopher Heyerdahl, playing not one but two roles as …
Each December my Mom and I sit down to watch both Christmas episodes of “Eureka”. If you haven’t watched it, Eureka is a comedic twist on science fiction that follows a sheriff in a town populated by crazy scientists. In “O Little Town”(Season 4, Ep. 10), the first of the two holiday episodes, we find …
Have you been keeping up with the Bad Batch? Each Friday for the past 2 moths we’ve been getting updates about an abnormal group of clones in the Star Wars galaxy as they seek to meander through the craziness of the baby Empire. After the Empire gave orders to wipe out civilians, and without a …
What are you pondering this Christmas season? Are you pondering about what gifts to buy for someone? The craziness of an essential job? Normally we have a lot going on around us and in our lives this time of year. Events, honey-do lists, kids activities, needs at church, etc. Our American culture tends to be …
Lately I have been binging Fringe, a wonderful sci-fi show with two versions of Earth. Spoilers ahead! In season 4 Episode 9 we find Walter Bishop, played by John Noble, talking with his alternate wife from the other side, Elizabeth, played by Orla Brady. Years ago he had a young son who died. he broke …
Have you watched Transformers: War for Cybertron on Netflix? This is an anime adaptation of our favorite robots in disguise focused more directly on their home planet: Cybertron. They just released the first part of the trilogy and I watched all 6 episodes within a few days. This definitely has more of a wartime feel …