Star Trek returns to episodic television, with an established crew and a contemporary sensibility. Is it the breakthrough for which Trekkers have been waiting?
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Neal Adams, R.I.P.
Neal Adams, the influential artist who worked for Marvel and DC (also Archie, Charlton, and Warren), drew some of the most memorable covers in comics history, co-created Manbat, John Stewart, and Ra’s al Ghul, reshaped Batman, and fought for comic creators’ rights, has died at 80.
Below is an interview from 2020.
Penguicon 2022
After two years online, Penguicon returned to the real world.
Picard Review: Season Two, Episodes 1-6
After a slow start, Picard takes us into far more engaging territory than Season One. It’s derivative, but highly watchable.
Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 April 3
Robot Chicken visits the Mayo Clinic. During Superman’s absence, Lois and Lana grow closer, as Chloe Sullivan becomes more entangled with Ally Allston’s cult. Joe Pesci makes a guest appearance as a mysterious new student at Smallville High. Will Sarah be enticed by his charms? The Flash raises a ruckus at a karaoke bar in Hawaii. The Blacklist searches for people in the entertainment industry believed to be affiliated with communism. Picard, still stranded in 2024, stops at a Starbucks and realizes he’s in the wrong show. Moon Knight drops his pants. The cast of Riverdale recovers from a recent orgy.
Super Friends drops on Amazon Prime. This is not a revisiting of the 70s series, but an animated take on the classic 90s sitcom, in which the six superficially charming New Yorkers develop superpowers and use the Central Perk as the base for their crime-fighting operations.
[All synopses (and titles) from Trakt.tv below the cut, except when there really aren’t any. (If a show’s synopsis is a spoiler to you, do not click Continue reading →)]
Raised by Wolves Discussion: “Happiness”
Having just reviewed most of the season to its penultimate episode, I’m going to post some comments and open a discussion on the second-season finale. The freshest SF series currently on television explores some ancient ideas.
Star Trek Discovery Discussion: “Coming Home”
Discovery had a rough start and received a mixed (and not consistently fair) welcome. It developed and, by Season Three, had a new premise that frequently worked. Season Four has featured some strong episodes, but permitted a poorly-handled, derivative story arc to hamper the show. The most recent season came to a conclusion. With one more season than the original series, Discovery still struggles with finding its identity.
Raised by Wolves Review: “Good Creatures,” “Control,” “King,” “The Tree,” “Feeding”
“Believers of today have used a biotech tree to weaponize a serpent.”
–Lamia/Mother
The season finale of “Raised by Wolves” looms, so we’re reflecting on the episodes between our last reviews and whatever rough beast will slouch onto our screens March 17.
Star Trek Discovery Review: “Rubicon,” “The Galactic Barrier,” “Rosetta,” “Species Ten-C”
Jett Reno returns!
Discovery‘s season finale takes place later this week. We’ve watched some of the strongest moments in recent episodes, and also a few significant stumbles. The last two seasons have been the show Discovery should have been from the start, but the current arc has proved a positive and a negative, for reasons I shall opine on below.
We hope to hear your opinions, too. With the exception of Enterprise, few Trek series have divided fans more.
Star Trek Discovery Review: “Stormy Weather,” “…But to Connect,” “All In”
Discovery has returned, bringing its characters into an extremely dangerous situation.