Author: W. Blaine Dowler
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January 12, 2019
Populate the Villain tournament
W. Blaine Dowler Ask The Bureau 8 Comments
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 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 6, 2019
Weekly New Releases – January 8, 2019
W. Blaine Dowler WDDP DVD 0 Comments
The number of releases is starting to increase once again.
January 5, 2019
Greatest Science Fiction Hero Tournament results
W. Blaine Dowler GSFH Ask The Bureau 8 Comments
In the final round, our readers have determined that the greatest hero in screen science fiction is Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek. I did not point out statistical upsets during the voting this time in case in biased the results, but it is interesting to compare the brackets to the order the characters fell into in round one, shown below. Note that only one of the initial “top four” actually made it into the final “top four.” In the comments, please point out the villains who should appear in our next tournament.
December 30, 2018
Weekly New Releases – January 1, 2019
W. Blaine Dowler WDDP DVD 3 Comments
The New Year brings in another lackluster list of titles.
December 29, 2018
Greatest Science Fiction Hero Tournament: Week 42, Round 8
W. Blaine Dowler GSFH Ask The Bureau
The final decision to make in our Greatest Science Fiction Hero tournament is ready: is the greatest hero in the history of the genre Spock or Jean-Luc Picard? The brackets can be seen here.
December 25, 2018
“Sixth Extinction” and “Sixth Extinction Part II: Amor Fati”: X-Files Retrospective Podcast 151
W. Blaine Dowler xfrp The X-Files
The latest episode of the X-Files Retrospective podcast, covering Sixth Extinction and Sixth Extinction Part II: Amor Fatio, 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).
December 23, 2018
“Mary Poppins Returns”: Movie Review
W. Blaine Dowler disney, Mary Poppins Movies
It took over 50 years, but this Disney classic finally got a sequel. Is it a Toy Story level sequel that easily stands beside or above the original, is it a direct to video cash grab quality sequel that never should have been made, or is it something in between?
January 14, 2019
“Robinson Crusoe on Mars” (1964) – Make Me Watch It #25
W. Blaine Dowler Mars, MMWI, Podcast, Robinson Crusoe Movies 3 Comments
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.