Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan – REVIEW – what a sad, sad story December 2, 2011
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But what happens after that?
That’s where the new Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
The first half of this book is pure AWESOME. We see the real Revan, the human, the husband and the man.
Then by way of his friendship with the Mandalorian Candorous, we begin to see the Revan we all know from the game. Match that up with the parallel plot of Darth Scourge on the other side ..and wow this was a book that we just could not put down. Scourge was headed the other way from the dark to the light …
until…
well (spoiler alert)…………….
Meetra (the Exile) returns to save Revan and then WTF happens? what a sad, depressing ending. This is much worse than Han Solo trapped in Carbonite. Revan was close to ending the Emperor and then instead he suffers in stasis, never knowing his son.
Then again, I suppose since this is all lead-up for the new Old Republic game what this book does is it set up the return of Revan. Since he’s not dead…it would make sense that for the Jedi one mission would be to retrieve Revan from stasis to help defeat the Sith…
Anyways…another awesome old republic book..and hey the game is out soon too…and we can hardly wait.
Terra Nova : Sky is the Spy? November 29, 2011
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Sky is the sixer spy.
Wow.
We didn’t see that one coming and her mom is still alive too. That’s a great twist especially after Josh had made a deal with the Sixers too.
Now the whole Enemy Mine (remember that movie?) thing was kinda neat too, Taylor and Mira aren’t all that different…but we did learn more about the future in.2149 with the seccessionists…what was that all about?
Terra Nova – It’s all about stealing from the past to feed the future November 28, 2011
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Ok so now we know what Terra Nova is all about.
Col. Taylor had to kill his own commanding officer in order to preserve the ‘Hope’ of Terra Nova, as a new birthplace for mankind, when the reality is that it was just supposed to be a resource for the future to pillage.
We also finally understand that the Taylor’s son is the one behind the drawings on the cliff and the only one that really knows how to create a two way bridge to the future.
Sure this show progresses at a sometimes painfully slow pace, but it’s still entertaining and slowly but surely the plot is thickening. What’s not clear though is whether or not FOX has the cojones to keep this show on the air..remember this is the network that cancelled Firefly after all.
Star Wars Fate of the Jedi Ascension : REVIEW. Vestara is a Bitch November 10, 2011
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With Ascension we get some of the most kriffing nonesense plot elements ever and also some of the best. This book overall is a mess in terms of having any real credibility in terms of plot and dramatic progression. The again what should we have expected?
The first book in the series, Outcast saw Luke Skywalker exiled from Coruscant. Now in Ascension he’s back…and then he exiles all the Jedi from Coruscant.
The Backlash second book was ok, Allies was also ok, Vortex was great and Conviction sucked arse.
****SPOILERS AHEAD ***************
How does Abeloth get Gavar Kai to fire on his own homeworld? that made no sense. How did Kai get others to join him? also made no sense. How and why did he end up on that other planet? Also no sense.
Vestara Killing him? Now that was great, so at least we don’t have to hear that whiny bstrd anymore.
But how do we go from the Lost Tribe wandering to having them in control of the Senate? in like what the span of a month or two? That makes no kriffing sense at all. Abeloth voted in as a Senator? well that i could see coming, but the Sith…i dunno.
The population going along with the imprisonment of Leia? I dunno about that either.
Daala magically getting her own fleet? Another pile of nonsense. But the twist where we thought Head of State Fel was dead was kinda neat.
We will say this…the book ended well. We’ve got Abeloth in control of the Senate, Vestara proving that she is a Sith Bitch after all and a showdown setup where the Jedi will come back and kiss arse.
Terra Nova – So far, so good. November 4, 2011
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Long story short, we like Terra Nova.
The characters are real, the acting is great and the show holds our attention for the hour that it’s on every week.
We\ve got some decent insight into the workings of the colony in the 4 episodes we’ve seen so far..and lots of good stories about the ppl that live there.
We know about the sixers, but we don’t know what their deal is. We know that they can communicate with the future but we still have no idea what their beef is with Taylor.
As for the future..except for the first episode we’ve seen nothing. Let’s hope we see some future flashes soooner rather than later.
and PLEASE FOX DON’T SCREW THIS UP!!
Fringe – Peter is Back! but so are the shapeshifters November 4, 2011
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sorry, but we have to admit that we had *almost* given up on Fringe. This season so far has mostly sucked with no real direction…
that is until the last couple of episodes when Peter ’emerged’ from the dead somehow…No the story doesn’t quite make sense, yet…Walter has his own set of memories about peter drowning the lake..it’s almost as if this was yet another new Earth…but it’s not.
How will all the world’s memories be restored? Was the time blip/look with the reports that Olivia encountered a sign of things to come?
NO this season doesn’t have the same entertainment value of ANY of the preceding seasons, but let’s hope FOX doesn’t kill the show entirely before they tell us WTF is going on.
The End of Voltron – Red Lion dies October 24, 2011
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No we still don’t have the live action Voltron. But that isn’t stopping fans from making their own shorts. Most really suck, but not this one.
This is as good as anything we’d likely see in the theatre – or maybe even better, since in Hollywood we always get a happy ending.
Fringe – season 4 week 2 – still no peter but love the dual universe olivia tag team September 30, 2011
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another week and another messed up episode of Fringe that leaves more questions than answers.
Peter is still missing and walter is still hearing voices – ok that’s…interesting..but come on…how long will this get stretched out for?
Aside from Peter…the whole cross-universe team up of the two olivias and two Broyles was cool..(but wait wasn’t the alternate Broyles killed by Walternate?).
Oh wait, that’s right..this season makes no frakking sense and has limited to no proper continuity with the three seasons that came before it.
We’re giving this season another week or two and then we’re giving up on this show.
Fringe Returns…but where is Peter? September 23, 2011
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Ok that was a bit… Weird.
So the two universes now kinda sorta get along ? They can cross from one universe to the other with an elevator?
Where is Walternate anyways?
Lots of Agent Lee though..but the Lee on the other side is a cooler guy..
Ok but the big question is.. Where is Peter?
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has his memory been erased from both universes? And was the Watcher going to erase Walter too?
William Shatner Mouths off on Star Trek vs Star Wars September 16, 2011
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What’s better? Star Wars or Star Trek.
The ‘original’ Captain Kirk gives us his view and guess what he chooses…
Introduce Yourself Like a Klingon you Peta’Q September 12, 2011
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nuq ‘oH pongwIj’e’ ?
Happy 45th Birthday Star Trek! September 8, 2011
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It was 45 years ago today that the greatest franchise is Science Fiction TV was born – with the airing of the first episode.
YES it sucks that there is no Trek on TV today. And Yes we think the new movies suck too…but with 45 years of TV and movies …we’ve got lots of re-runs to enjoy.
Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigation : Watching the Clock review August 24, 2011
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Time travel is a constant theme in the Star Trek canon – this book is the first we’ve seen that specifically deal with the Federation’s temporal agency.
Overall the book is a decent read, though the plot with all of its time jumping, time lines and such is extremely confusing to follow along.
The entire subplot in the axis of time is a disaster and we mostly skipped those section as they were ridiculously convoluted and hard to follow.
The story does interweave nicely with timeline stuff from TNG, Voyager, DS9 and Enterprise episodes. Especially and front and center are the character of Dulmur and Lucsly (spoofs on Muldur and Scully from the Xfiles..remember that show?). Both those characters are pretty well drawn out.
We do get some real insight into the Temporal Cold War that dominated many of Star Trek Enterprise’s stories…and we finally learn the identity of the Sponsor (remember the Suliban).
A decent read, not great, but worth a bit of your….time.
Star Wars Dark Times : Out of the Wilderness part 1 REVIEW August 10, 2011
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Dark Times was one of our fav Star Wars comics when it first appeared on the shelves a few years back….
Then the Dark Times came to Dark Times…and the braniacs at Dark Horse delayed issue after issue….and it became hard to follow…
That said when all the issues did come out, especially for the last Blue Harvest series, they were awesome. The art of Wheatley is second to none.
Dark Times is now back with Out of the Wilderness, penned by none other than Dark Horse’s head editor Randy Stradley. The first issue has a great pace and a good mix of three plotlines. We’ve got Vader on the hunt for Jedi Jennir, Jennir on the run…then we’ve got Bomo and crew looking for Jennir too…
And of course the art is just brilliant too.
Star Wars Dark Times Returns! From out of the Wildernesss August 5, 2011
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finally Dark Horse has brought back Dark Times in a new mini series of five issues called out of the Wilderness…
we can hardly wait…
this has been one of the best illustrated star wars comics in years, thanks to the incomparable art of doug wheatly ..and the stories… are .. well..
DARK.
Klingon Language Lessons August 5, 2011
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New words!
Who doesn’t love Klingon…it is the language of warriors and it sounds just so cool. It is every geek’s duty to learn a few words.
Here’s your chance to prove that you are worthy to walk the halls of Stovo’kor
Harrison Ford reunites with Chewbacca – It’s not pretty July 28, 2011
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Finally after all these years Han Solo has reconnected with Chewbacca …on late night TV.
It’s a fun little bit on Jimmy Kimmel Live that will have every Star Wars fans laughing up a fur ball for the walking carpet
Doctor Who is coming back but will the Doctor avoid getting shot by the Astronaut? July 24, 2011
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Doctor Who: Season Six, Part 1
The good ppl at the BBC are already teasing us with the second half of the Season 6 and as has been the case in the last few seasons, the end will (hopefully) tie right back to the first episode…you know..
THE ONE WHERE THE DOCTOR GET SHOT BY AN ASTRONAUT AND DIES.
yeaah that one..
Before he gets around that…looks like he’s got a few more monsters to deal with first.
Star Trek PADD now a real iPad app July 22, 2011
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Finally the Star Trek PADD (Personal Access Data Device) is a real thing..aka the iPad.
And finally there is a Star Trek app that looks like a PADD.
Yeaaah we know it’s basically the same stuff you can get for free on Star Trek.com or Memory Alpha today FOR FREE. The iPad PADD app is $4.99 – BUT it’s got TNG’s LCARS interface and it’s just sooooooooooooo slick.
Yes it’s missing some stuff..like a notation on Data’s cat spot..and some other minutia..but for the most part for us as fans..we’ve love every minute of using this app.
IT’S A PADD!!
Dark Horse FINALLY bring Star Wars comics to Apple iPad July 22, 2011
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It’s about time.
Finally we’ve got Star Wars comics on the Dark Horse digital platform…
But wait..it’s not all of ’em.
AND FRAK YOU DARK HORSE it’s not even the current ones coming out this week.
Dark Horse is making old books (including the original Marvel Series) some new stuff, including some Knights of the Old Republic, Old Republic and Star Wars Legacy War – available.
It’s a mixed bad and not complete. Let’s hope that Dark Horse build a complete back catalogue and more importantly begins to ship digital titles the same day as the paper ones.
And oh yeah the prices is better.
From our brief look, most titles are $1.99 instead of the $2.99 or $3.50 that most Dark Horse print Star Wars titles have been lately. So yeaah this could (eventually) be a really good deal and the final nail in the coffin for our local comic book store. Why pay more when we can get it all on the iPad instantly for less?
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