This review contains spoilers. By now, it should go without saying that I’m a big fan of Star Wars Rebels. After an initial hesitation to watch the new series, I fell in love with the pilot episode and I continued to watch as the show (for the most part) increased in quality over the course … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Wings of the Master”
I am cognizant of the fact that I am one of the very few people in the world who enjoys Star Wars Rebels while also disliking The Clone Wars. This is something I’m kind of sick of talking about, and I’m sure you’re sick of reading, but once again I’m forced to bring up my distaste … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Brothers of the Broken Horn”
Superman is a joke. He’s an overpowered boy scout – an antique from a simpler time, irrelevant in our modern world of corruption, paranoia, and economic turbulence. That is the common wisdom regarding this character, a character that once defined the very idea of what a superhero is. Yet even now when these stories have never been more popular, … Continue reading Why the World Needs SUPERGIRL
This review contains spoilers During the last season of Star Wars Rebels, I wrote a particularly nasty review of the episode “Idiot’s Array” in which I called out the episode’s writer, Kevin Hopps, describing his work as (among other things) “a major stain on an otherwise spotless show.” It was mean – more mean than … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Always Two There Are”
This review contains spoilers. We have now gotten three separate two-part episodes in Star Wars Rebels thus far, and a pattern is beginning to emerge. The first part in each of these micro-arcs is dedicated to the goal of progressing major plot and character developments; whether that be Ezra wrestling with the ghosts of his … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Relics of the Old Republic”
This review contains spoilers. From the moment Ahsoka set foot aboard the Ghost at the end of Star Wars Rebels‘ previous season, I have been nervous about characters and stories leftover from The Clone Wars getting in the way of what Rebels does best. This trepidation was allayed somewhat when the fantastic Season Two opener, “The Siege of Lothal”, managed … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “The Lost Commanders”
RECOMMENDED VIEWING: Like last time, I’m going to start off by recommending one story arc from The Clone Wars to serve as an introduction to these characters before we meet them in Rebels. The episodes I’m recommending (episodes 1-4 of Season Six) may seem counter-intuitive because Captain Rex is barely featured in them, but I … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Primer – Captain Rex and the Clone Troopers
Header image via Disney When discussing the Walt Disney Studios live action presentation at the 2015 D23 Expo, I described it as “something of a mess.” Well, if that’s true than the Disney Parks & Resorts presentation held a mere two-and-a-half hours later was more or less a garbage fire. As I alluded to when … Continue reading D23: The Unmitigated Disaster of the Disney Parks & Resorts Presentation
The Walt Disney Studios live action panel at the 2015 D23 Expo was something of a mess. For months Disney has been positioning this panel as a big deal, announcing that Marvel Studios would be abandoning their long-held position of supremacy in Comic-Con’s Hall H and that the Star Wars panel at SDCC would be … Continue reading D23: Excitement, Confusion, and Disappointment from Disney Live Action (With Thoughts on STAR WARS Land)
Interactivity – it’s the big new buzzword for theme parks these days. Spurred on by the rising popularity of video games and the changing nature of how we consume media, the new wisdom is that it’s no longer enough to just be a passive observer, instead, one must be an active participant. The problem, however, … Continue reading Legends Never Die – The Unappreciated Importance of LEGENDS OF FRONTIERLAND
David Daut 