Discovery‘s second season takes the show in new directions. They’re familiar directions to Star Trek fans, however, as is the name of the ship’s new captain.
January 15, 2019
Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 13 January 2019
`Lex Pendragon Arrow, Black Lightning, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale, Star Trek, Superman/Smallville, The Flash, The Gifted, TV Series 0 Comments
Oh, there you are! The midwinter break has come to a close and we are seeing the regular comic television return. The Gifted weathered the winter weather better than others, even if the Bureau42 reviews did not. That Reviewer really needs to stop messing with time lines and just post the reviews already. The Flash has raced back to us first, with what is sure to be some sound uses of physics and technology. Arrow thought he was out, but is pulled back in. The Gifted has the Mutant Underground reorganize, and the Riverdale teens deal with Veronica’s father’s takeover.
Also, Netflix is giving us Season 2 of The Punisher before the inevitable annunciation of its cancellation, and in case you wanted something non-comic related, there’s a new Star Trek: Discovery. Though if you wanted something non-comic related, you probably are in the wrong thread.
[All synopses (and titles) from Trakt.tv or IMDB below the cut, except there really aren’t any. (If a show’s synopsis is a spoiler to you, do not click More…)]
January 14, 2019
“Robinson Crusoe on Mars” (1964) – Make Me Watch It #25
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The latest subject of Make Me Watch It is Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), directed by Byron Haskin. The updated and maintained list of options for “Make Me Watch It” can be found here. You can name up to ten movies you’d like me to cover here. The series can also be found on Stitcher, on iTunes, or in a direct RSS feed.
January 12, 2019
Populate the Villain tournament
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This year’s tournament will be about finding the greatest science fiction villain in movies, television, and video games. (Comic books, novels, and fantasy characters will have their own future tournaments.) Zocalo had a great idea: you can look at the current roster here, and submit new ideas with this form. The first question is required, but all others are optional, so you can submit several at a time.
January 10, 2019
The Gifted – S02E11 – meMento
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Remember when I typed up the review for last weeks episode, my system froze, deleting it, and everyone was left in crippling melancholy for a week? Me neither, since the review is right there, dated last week, and clearly not having been posted anachronistically. It’s possible that I have some memory damage, there is an X shaped tattoo here.
There is a review for this week’s episode, where our four groups begin to shift down to two and the past helps give the present some More…
January 8, 2019
“Hungry” (7×03): X-Files Retrospective Podcast 152
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The latest episode of the X-Files Retrospective podcast, covering Hungry (7×03), is now available here for your listening pleasure. Intro and outro music attribution is below. You can also follow the show from its own feed (RSS, iTunes, Stitcher) or through the Bureau 42 Master Audio Feed (RSS, iTunes, Stitcher).
January 7, 2019
Wal-Mart rounds up classic genre rides
Okay, I hate to post an entry promoting a commercial, especially a Wal-Mart commercial, but the company dropped an ad for their Grocery Pickup Service during the Golden Globe Awards, which features a number of classic genre cars, and a handful of the related characters. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a good deal of fun.
January 6, 2019
Weekly New Releases – January 8, 2019
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The number of releases is starting to increase once again.
January 19, 2019
Weekly New Releases for January 22nd, 2019
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A few anime releases this week and a bunch of back catalog stuff.
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