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Star Wars and Lego have gone happily hand-in-hand for some time now, and why shouldn't they? What better way for young and old to come together, spend some quality time, and have something inspired to show for it when done? Granted, some households might have to sell a kidney in order to afford purchasing some of these sets as prices have gone up and up and up, but isn't that a 'small price to pay' for yet one more capitalist adventure to the galaxy far, far away?
That said, I stumbled across an article that fairly heavily details what's coming across all of 2020 in the popular Star Wars Lego lines, and I thought it was worth sharing. Those interested in knowing a bit more can follow the link right here.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
That said, I stumbled across an article that fairly heavily details what's coming across all of 2020 in the popular Star Wars Lego lines, and I thought it was worth sharing. Those interested in knowing a bit more can follow the link right here.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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Like so many, I'm struggled to get into this current iteration of the Doctor (no fault of Jodie Whitaker, per se, I'm just not 'digging' the stories they've given her). Though it's hard to sit and wait through these delays in the seasons, I do think it's actually been good for the creative folks to utilize a bit more time in crafting new stories for the time traveler. After all, how do you keep a franchise fresh when you've had nearly sixty years of storytelling?
What I have found more interesting as of late is some of the news drifting out here and there from others involved in the program's past, even recent encounters. This morning I stumbled across this clever little morsel at Radio Times, and it's particularly interesting as it kinda/sorta explores that our Doctor eventually suffers a dark fate as well as hints at what River Song's legacy might have been ... or is that yet to come?
Check it out, fellow Whovians, as I think you'll find it telling.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
What I have found more interesting as of late is some of the news drifting out here and there from others involved in the program's past, even recent encounters. This morning I stumbled across this clever little morsel at Radio Times, and it's particularly interesting as it kinda/sorta explores that our Doctor eventually suffers a dark fate as well as hints at what River Song's legacy might have been ... or is that yet to come?
Check it out, fellow Whovians, as I think you'll find it telling.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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Good morning, peeps, and Happy Wednesday! If I haven't said it lately, then let me add that each and every one of you need to do all that you can to stay safe during the plague!
I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon slaving over a hot computer to get today's May 6 Citation Page over 50 incredible listings for you and yours to read, share, and enjoy. You are reTweeting all of them to help increase the site's readership, aren't you? I always appreciate earning another newbie, so many, many thanks.
In any event, you can check out today's trivia right here.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon slaving over a hot computer to get today's May 6 Citation Page over 50 incredible listings for you and yours to read, share, and enjoy. You are reTweeting all of them to help increase the site's readership, aren't you? I always appreciate earning another newbie, so many, many thanks.
In any event, you can check out today's trivia right here.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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In my effort to continue the celebration of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back reaching its fortieth anniversary this month, here's another little nugget of historical gold tied to the film's marketing: the Rocket-Firing Boba Fett mystery!
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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"I've been working on the railroad ..."
But by 'the railroad' I mean the Daily Page for May 5th, which is now an incredible 50 citations strong! It takes a little bit of effort, but I'm gradually getting the pages there. Those interested are encouraged to check it out by following the link right here.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
But by 'the railroad' I mean the Daily Page for May 5th, which is now an incredible 50 citations strong! It takes a little bit of effort, but I'm gradually getting the pages there. Those interested are encouraged to check it out by following the link right here.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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I find it continually amazing the things I learn about Science Fiction and Fantasy the more I research it.
As I've mentioned elsewhere, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year, and I'll be sprinkling a handful of trivia posts throughout the Main Page across the month of May. This is the first of many planned.
Did you know that the BBC's long-running Doctor Who has a costume featured in The Empire Strikes Back ... and it's none other than that worn by the bounty hunter Bossk? Perhaps I'd read this previously and completely forgotten about it. And it isn't that I was unaware of one property borrowing production elements from others (I've known that for years). Still, this one fascinates me on so many levels.
Was this a secret nod to the mythology from Gallifrey? Did this kinda/sorta unite these two universes for viewers watching closely?
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
As I've mentioned elsewhere, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year, and I'll be sprinkling a handful of trivia posts throughout the Main Page across the month of May. This is the first of many planned.
Did you know that the BBC's long-running Doctor Who has a costume featured in The Empire Strikes Back ... and it's none other than that worn by the bounty hunter Bossk? Perhaps I'd read this previously and completely forgotten about it. And it isn't that I was unaware of one property borrowing production elements from others (I've known that for years). Still, this one fascinates me on so many levels.
Was this a secret nod to the mythology from Gallifrey? Did this kinda/sorta unite these two universes for viewers watching closely?
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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Oh my Lords Of Kobol!
I'd heard about this before -- that NBC Universal was developing yet another reboot of Battlestar Galactica; however, what I'd read was that it wasn't so much a 'reboot' as it was a continuation of the Syfy version (2005-2009) ... but how do you continue a series that had an effective ending, one which essentially saw its survivors living out their days in a primitive Earth?
In any event, some additional news dropped just yesterday via Deadline. It's basically just another blurb about how NBC Universal has something in-the-works, but haven't we been here before? Who knows what will come of this? Rather than experience another retooling, why not just give this franchise its time on the silver screen? To its credit, the Deadline article appears to imply that the property is now heading in the direction of a full reboot, and I find myself wondering if yet one more is even needed, at this point.
Am I the only fan who'd love a big screen adaptation?
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
I'd heard about this before -- that NBC Universal was developing yet another reboot of Battlestar Galactica; however, what I'd read was that it wasn't so much a 'reboot' as it was a continuation of the Syfy version (2005-2009) ... but how do you continue a series that had an effective ending, one which essentially saw its survivors living out their days in a primitive Earth?
In any event, some additional news dropped just yesterday via Deadline. It's basically just another blurb about how NBC Universal has something in-the-works, but haven't we been here before? Who knows what will come of this? Rather than experience another retooling, why not just give this franchise its time on the silver screen? To its credit, the Deadline article appears to imply that the property is now heading in the direction of a full reboot, and I find myself wondering if yet one more is even needed, at this point.
Am I the only fan who'd love a big screen adaptation?
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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James Wan is an increasingly busy storyteller.
He first dropped on to my personal radar with his work in The Conjuring series of flicks. (While I'm not a huge fan of traditional Horror, films that tinker with growing the mythology around the supernatural have always been of interest.) His silver screen adaptation of Aquaman for DC Comics was pretty spiffy, though I'll admit I grew a bit tired of the pervasive CGI in the feature's latter half (though I certainly understand its use since none of these undersea kingdoms exist for filming purposes). And now it looks like he's getting into the business of Science Fiction with the development of Hunting Season per Empire Online.
According to the article, Hunting Season is based on a 1951 tale involving a law officer sentenced to the past where he will be hunted down and killed by a time-traveling posse. It sounds a bit derivative, but keep in mind that the original story is 70 years old and perhaps inspired countless other authors and screenwriters to concoct their own similarly-themed adventure.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
He first dropped on to my personal radar with his work in The Conjuring series of flicks. (While I'm not a huge fan of traditional Horror, films that tinker with growing the mythology around the supernatural have always been of interest.) His silver screen adaptation of Aquaman for DC Comics was pretty spiffy, though I'll admit I grew a bit tired of the pervasive CGI in the feature's latter half (though I certainly understand its use since none of these undersea kingdoms exist for filming purposes). And now it looks like he's getting into the business of Science Fiction with the development of Hunting Season per Empire Online.
According to the article, Hunting Season is based on a 1951 tale involving a law officer sentenced to the past where he will be hunted down and killed by a time-traveling posse. It sounds a bit derivative, but keep in mind that the original story is 70 years old and perhaps inspired countless other authors and screenwriters to concoct their own similarly-themed adventure.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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1993's Demolition Man is one of those are Science Fiction releases that benefits from the passage of time.
As best as I can recall, this was a Sylvester Stallone release that wasn't thought of all too fondly at the time. Audiences -- or perhaps it's more accurate to say Stallone fans -- were pretty hyped about the film when it screened in theatres; but otherwise it was critically drubbed despite the fact that the script was occasionally funny if not even occasionally prescient. Plus, Stallone had a reasonable amount of chemistry with a young Sandra Bullock, and the driving hatred between Sly's 'John Spartan' and Wesley Snipes' 'Simon Phoenix' is the stuff great genre flicks are made of.
Now, this is obviously very early if it's true at all, but apparently Stallone lit up the internet the other day (so says JoBlo.com) with word that he's been speaking with the powers that be at Warner Bros. about developing a sequel to the property. He even goes so far as to imply that a possible script is being worked on.
Given that the aging action star still has a modest amount of box office clout, I guess that another adventure exploring Spartan's time in tomorrow could show promise. And stranger things have definitely happened.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
As best as I can recall, this was a Sylvester Stallone release that wasn't thought of all too fondly at the time. Audiences -- or perhaps it's more accurate to say Stallone fans -- were pretty hyped about the film when it screened in theatres; but otherwise it was critically drubbed despite the fact that the script was occasionally funny if not even occasionally prescient. Plus, Stallone had a reasonable amount of chemistry with a young Sandra Bullock, and the driving hatred between Sly's 'John Spartan' and Wesley Snipes' 'Simon Phoenix' is the stuff great genre flicks are made of.
Now, this is obviously very early if it's true at all, but apparently Stallone lit up the internet the other day (so says JoBlo.com) with word that he's been speaking with the powers that be at Warner Bros. about developing a sequel to the property. He even goes so far as to imply that a possible script is being worked on.
Given that the aging action star still has a modest amount of box office clout, I guess that another adventure exploring Spartan's time in tomorrow could show promise. And stranger things have definitely happened.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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A little something that always bugged me about Paul Verhoeven's epic SciFi flick Total Recall (1990) was that after Arnold Schwarzenegger's memories would've been commercially augmented to give him a trip to Mars, what would he have actually done with it? The new memories would've been entirely his own: and one of the most rewarding aspects of taking a vacation is that it gives a couple or a family shared experiences ... something they get to look back upon in the years ahead. Arnold's implants would've been his own. He couldn't share them with anyone. They'd have little to no referential value beyond himself. It's like a drug high without the drugs.
Interestingly enough, I happened across a nifty little SciFi Short Film this morning called Unforgettable. It kinda/sorta addresses exactly what I was thinking about during those early moments in Arnold's film; and it definitely gives audiences a little something to think about. It's smart, emotional, and only about six minutes of your life. Give it a watch, and I think you'll be glad you did.
Interestingly enough, I happened across a nifty little SciFi Short Film this morning called Unforgettable. It kinda/sorta addresses exactly what I was thinking about during those early moments in Arnold's film; and it definitely gives audiences a little something to think about. It's smart, emotional, and only about six minutes of your life. Give it a watch, and I think you'll be glad you did.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!