Just in time for the Easter weekend, The Twilight Zone releases a Christmas episode, and it’s the strongest of the first four episodes. If you haven’t been watching the show, consider starting with this one.
April 19, 2019
Gene Wolfe, RIP
JD DeLuzio Obituary 0 Comments
Gene Wolfe, one of the greatest writers of SF and Fantasy, died May 4 at the age of 87. His first SF novel (category in fact a bit problematic), The Fifth Head of Cerberus, appeared in 1972. He may be best remembered for the series, The Book of the New Sun
April 17, 2019
Dorky Geeky Nerdy – Looney Tunes
Brian DGN, Looney Tunes, Podcast Podcasts 8 Comments
After slogging through Westeros, I thought we could use a break and hit something a little lighter.
April 16, 2019
Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 14 April 2019
`Lex Pendragon American Gods, Doom Patrol, Game of Thrones, Legends of Tomorrow, Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, Riverdale, Star Trek, The Flash, The Orville, TV Series 3 Comments
This week, we return with a new post title with 20% more DC and 100% more dragons! I didn’t even know Doom Patrol had started, and we are already 10 episodes in, but they will also appear here along side the warring armies of Westeros. Out homegrown deities explore what happened to one of the more popular in the pantheon, the hammer wielding Donar. Except for Supergirl, the other Disguised Champions are back on patrol alongside their doomed streaming exclusive friends. Arrow’s Laurel redemptive arc hits a rocky patch, Mona reads some classic literature, and Flash gives us answers on Nora’s motivations. The junkies in Riverdale find themselves deeper into the clutches of a cult. Marvel gives us Cloak fighting his past while Dagger fights a sex trafficking ring. The Orvile’s description seems like we get our classic time loop episode. My most biggest anticipation this week however is watching Star Trek: Discovery boldly goes into its season finale.
[All synopses (and titles) from Trakt.tv or IMDB below the cut, except when there really aren’t any. (If a show’s synopsis is a spoiler to you, do not click More…)]
April 16, 2019
“Sein und Zeit” (7×10) and “Closure” (7×11): X-Files Retrospective Podcast #160
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The latest episode of the X-Files Retrospective podcast, covering Sein und Zeit and Closure, 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).
April 15, 2019
Shazam! Tops the Box Office Again. Hellboy debuts at #3.
April 14, 2019
Game of Thrones Review: Final Season, Episode 1, “Winterfell”
JD DeLuzio Game of Thrones 3 Comments
“Nothing lasts.”
—Lord Varys
Game of Thrones returns for its final season.
The story thus far: In a well-written, brilliantly-acted, expensively-produced show based on what European history would look like in the imagination of a clever 12-year-old boy, many people and one dragon have died, and an ice-zombie apocalypse looms.
April 14, 2019
Weekend Review: Sorry to Bother You
Like many people, we missed this indie SF satire from rapper/composer turned writer/director Boots Riley. Its nomination for a Hugo makes it this week’s Weekend Review.
April 19, 2019
Star Trek: Discovery Review– “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2”
JD DeLuzio Star Trek 0 Comments
Things explode, fans get serviced, and Discovery changes its direction in the final episode of Season Two.
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