Let’s play a game. This week, I’m bundling together video game trivia for three different genres. The three-letter genres: First-Person Shooters (FPS), Role Playing Game (RPG), and Real-time Strategy (RTS).
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Project Hail Mary Review
(Blows the dust off the review template, coughs melodramatically)
I don’t know if it’s my age, movies these days, the cost of moviegoing, or the overall movie experience, but I have haven’t been looking forward to seeing a movie like this in a long time (probably 2019 with Avengers: Endgame). But after reading Andy Weir’s book, and the subsequent announcement of the movie, I’ve been quite excited for this one.
I did not reread the book before watching the movie, so I might have some stuff wrong from the book. This was intentional. I didn’t want to spend a lot of brainpower comparing the two. I will be rereading it shortly.
Spoiler-free takeaway: Go see it. If The Martian was your jam, this will be as well. It’s worth seeing on the big screen. I have a few minor quibbles with the adaptation from the book, but I understand them and they didn’t bother me in the moment.
Trailer for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord
Three of a Kind Trivia – Star Trek Edition (Mini 78)
Three of a Kind is back and it’s all Star Trek! I’ll give you three things, you tell me what those three things have in common.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Discussion – 1×10 “Rubincon”
Season One of SFA comes to a close, wrapping up the cliffhanger from last week.
The Other Hogwarts Houses Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy 372
Shake the dust off the Sorting Hat, because we’re going to Hogwarts. For this week’s episode, we’re covering the other three houses besides Gryffindor. It’s trivia about Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. The houses and their members, both past and present.
The Monetization of Geek Hate
Note: This Editorial is just Brian’s opinion. Not those of B42 at large (though they can speak up for themselves).
So, this showed up in r/StarTrek (and was yanked by the mods). The “news” site Giant Freaking Robot is hiring a staff writer where hating Starfleet Academy is a requirement. Look, I get it if you don’t like “NuTrek”. There are legit concerns about the writing, but this feels like we’re actively trying to destroy the stuff that brings us joy. It’s already well-established that social media is built around promoting hate. Getting people angry makes them comment and click.
Better, smarter people than I can probably comment on it. Heck, I should see if my buddy with a PhD in Sociology wants to dive into this.
This feels beyond “criticism” and moves into “angry manipulation”.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Discussion – 1×09 “300th Night”
As the year comes to an end, Caleb must choose between the life he thought he wanted and the life he’s built for himself at Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, Nahla breaks protocol in one final gambit to keep a promise to Caleb.
One and Done – Single Season TV Show Trivia (Firefly, Freaks and Geeks, Studio 60)
Welcome one and all to Season Eight of the podcast. This season, I’m going to try something a little different. Rather than one topic per episode, I’ll have one topic per round. They’ll still be loosely connected.
Paramount Signs Deal to Buy Warner Brothers Discovery
Media consolidation continues apace.
https://deadline.com/2026/02/massive-merger-confirmed-paramount-and-wbd-reveal-details-1236738785/
Netflix bowed out of the deal (but got $2.8 Billion for their troubles).