Wikipedia Humour
My favourite page on Wikipedia is the description of the ‘Lamest Edit Wars’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars Wikipedia is a treasure trove of (very) dry humour about often very...
View ArticleI Miss Grand Admiral Thrawn
So, I’m re-reading the Timothy Zahn ‘Heir to the Empire’ trilogy, and I was once again struck by how good it felt to be reading a Star Wars book where there was a real, believable villain who actually...
View Article“I Want To Be Her!”
Today, we went to see the new Ghostbusters movie. Before I go any further, there may be spoilers below, and you should go see this movie. S loved it. For me, it was worth it just for the bad-ass ghost...
View ArticleThe Art and Words of Comics
What do you look for when you’re reading a comic? The words? The art? Both? Does one interfere with the other? I was talking with S recently, and I was extolling the virtues of Casey and Andy[1], one...
View ArticleEnterprise: Broken Bow
So, we finally watched the pilot (Broken Bow) for Star Trek: Enterprise. I thought it was pretty good. (I’ll try to keep this as spoilers-low as possible.) The pacing felt good, through the action...
View Article1997: The year they made Contact
20 years ago, I watched Contact in the theater with my family[1]. Tonight, I watched it again, with S. To me, it held up well as a movie. All the characters were believable, and the science and the...
View ArticleProcessing Endgame I: Preludes
Please note that this is one a series of posts, all of which may contain spoilers for the MCU, and particularly Endgame. People talk about the cultural phenomenon of Avengers:Endgame, but I don’t know...
View ArticleProcessing Endgame III: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Please note that this is one a series of posts, all of which may contain spoilers for the MCU, and particularly Endgame. Music playing: Still “Avengers Theme Remix”, remixed by ‘Approaching Nirvana‘....
View ArticleProcessing Endgame VI: Captain America: The First Avenger
Please note that this is one a series of posts, all of which may contain spoilers for the MCU, and particularly Endgame. Selflessness. Nobility. Bravery. What are the words that come to mind when you...
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Processing Endgame VIIa: The Avengers (2012) (continued…)
Please note that this is one of a series of posts, all of which may contain spoilers for the MCU, and particularly Endgame. Date re-watched: 2019-09-06 (Note also that this I liked Avengers (2012) so...
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