It is an axiomatic truth that if you try to describe Star Wars as a science fiction story, some nerd is going to crawl out of the woodwork and sneer, “actually, Star Wars is a work of science fantasy.” As insufferable as these dorks may be, they’re not exactly wrong. Star Wars borrows a lot … Continue reading STAR WARS Legends: High Fantasy on Endor in the EWOKS Movies
On Friday, November 17, 1978, at 8 o’clock p.m., The Star Wars Holiday Special was broadcast for the first and only time on CBS. In the forty years since, it has become something of a contemporary myth; a bizarre, misguided, mistake that many knew about but few outside of its initial 13 million viewers had … Continue reading THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL At 40
This review contains spoilers. Back at the end of the first season of Star Wars Rebels, I was anxious about the amount of connective tissue the show would end up sharing with Lucasfilm Animation’s previous project: The Clone Wars. Beyond my own personal grievances with the series, it would have done an enormous disservice to … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Recap – “The Last Battle”
This review contains spoilers. One of the most exciting things about Star Wars Rebels has been its setting. Not only is the period of time directly preceding the original film rife with storytelling potential, but the way Rebels has gone about exploring this period has been fascinating. Each season of the show has covered roughly … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Recap – “The Antilles Extraction” and “Hera’s Heroes”
Editorial Note: Starting next week, these Star Wars Rebels recaps will be released to coincide with the latest episode. In the mean time, as we catch up with this season, we’re combining a couple episodes into each recap. This recap covers the first two episodes of Season Three while tomorrow’s recap will cover episodes three … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Recap – “Steps Into Shadow” and “The Holocrons of Fate”
This review contains spoilers. It’s over! We have, at long last, reached the end of the third season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and boy was it, er– something. Look, I’ve made no effort to hide my disdain for this show, and the fact that I think this half-season is the among worst the series … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “Absolution” and “Ascension”
As usual, this review contains spoilers for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but since this episode also ties in with Captain America: Civil War, it contains some very minor spoilers for that film as well. On the surface, the events of Captain America: Civil War appear to stem from the Sokovia Accords. The Accords – a … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “Emancipation”
This review contains spoilers. During this season of Supergirl, Kara Zor-El, the Girl of Steel herself, found herself exposed to red Kryptonite while aiding the National City firefighters in putting out a fire. As the effects of the red Kryptonite began to take hold, Kara became more aggressive, more manipulative, and even more sadistic. Her … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “Failed Experiments”
This review contains spoilers. News broke within the last week that Disney has dropped The Inhumans from their release schedule. We still don’t know exactly what’s going on with that project or if it will ever be revived, but from where we’re standing right now, it looks like it’s dead and buried. Aside from the … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “The Singularity”
This review contains spoilers. Back before Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returned from its midseason hiatus to start in on a new story arc, I wrote a piece outlining some of the basic history of the Secret Warriors in Marvel comics. In that piece, I expressed my desire to see Hive and the Secret Warriors used to … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “The Team”
