My Final Verdict: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
Uggh! I almost don’t want to write this but I am cathartically forcing myself to because it needs to happen. Star Wars was a huge part of my life for 20 years or so. I built it up in my …
Category: Star Wars
My Verdict: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
I really had to sit on this for a while, because SW TLJ is a very bold movie. It apparently has divided Star Wars fandom considerably, from the Dragon*Con fanboys down to the casual fans. I have to respect Rian …
Star Trek Old & New: What’s wrong?
This guy has a lot to say about Star Trek, and I largely agree. He hits on an important point about old and new Star Trek that can be applied broadly. Star Trek, however, illustrates it more poignantly because it has a considerable amount of history, …
I am not the only one!
I am sorry to say that I have to agree with this guy 100%. What i like about this is that it goes beyond the same old complaint of “it’s a rehash of the first movie.” It was bad for …
Star Wars: Better Story needs to Awaken
A couple of things have prompted me to type this up. First, the Everything Wrong with guys posted their take on SW7. And I could not agree more. Now this does not mean I hated the movie or I want people …
Star Wars 7: Mary Sue awakens
I have said before that I am struggling with my Star Wars fandom after seeing SW7. There was so much to like but there were flaws, some of which I just could not put my finger on. Well, finally someone …
Star Wars 7: my Star Wars Fandom re-awakens?
NO SPOILERS TO FOLLOW I just got back from seeing the movie of the year; the movie that all geekdom was anticipating – Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And I am torn. I was very cynical going in and I …
A New Hope or just another Phantom Menace?
So the third and final trailer has come out for Episode 7 and I feel like I need to comment. I am going to comment on two subjects. First and foremost is my general feeling about the new movies as …
Fair-weather fandom or jumping the shark?
I had a discussion with a friend on IM that got me thinking… Is there a point that your fandom of something will break and you have to move on to something else? Or is it fair-weather fandom to give …
The Force, a perspective
Something got me started thinking, and I figured I would share my thoughts with the rest of the group. I don’t want to be flamed, just want to provoke thought. What got me started thinking was one of those “evil” …