Disney Star Wars films, with a single exception, have not been well-received by fans of the film franchise. However, shows like The Mandalorian, the final season of Clone Wars, and video games have been keeping a light on for the fandom. Disney Investor’s Day 2020 revealed that LucasFilms is moving forward with a few shows…
My Dad is the special guest in this video. You might be asking, what’re they doing? The answer is simple. My Dad had never sat down and watched an anime. He may have seen one here or there when I was watching TV, but never has he seen one. Gathering trailers for ‘Fruits Basket,’ ‘Attack…
The actor who is best known for being the man in the Darth Vader suit David Prowse has passed away at 85. He died at a London Hospital on November 28, 2020. Prowse was a British heavyweight weightlifting championship in 1962 and two further years, even representing England in the weightlifting event at the 1962…
‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ is an animated series billed to be a self-parody and comedy of the beloved Star Trek franchise. Instead, it made the whole concept of the science fiction series the subject of mockery, putting a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. In part 2 of my epic rant, I discuss why the series…
In a galaxy far, far away, before the sequel series, there was the comic books. Well, with one exception. Dark Horse Comics brought us into a future that might have been in the stories after the original Star Wars trilogy or how it could have turned out differently. In any case, I wanted to share…
Fans, audiences, Trekkers, and Trekkies have been demanding Star Trek content. So Alex Kurtzman brings us a steaming pile of mess that is ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ Check out the episode below: I have never been shy about my thoughts on the Star Trek animated series. Here is a series of tweets with my running…
Comic book writer and novelist Mike Baron brings us Nexus: The Novel, a science fiction adventure based on the reluctant comic book hero created by Baron and drawn by artist Steve Rude. Horatio Hellpop aka the reluctant superpowered hero Nexus heads to Earth on assignment from the Merk in order to meet his quota on…
‘Space Force‘ is a ten-episode Netflix sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carrell. The comedy series satirizes the Space Force military department which aims to help NASA go to the Moon, but with different purposes. General Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is made Space Force’s first Chief of Space Operations at their headquarters in…
It is finally happening! After receiving wide praise for his ‘Star Trek: Discovery‘ role as Christopher Pike, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise, actor Anson Mount has been announced to reprise his role in the new series ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.’ Mount is not the only actor returning to the role. According to a…
Award-winning actor Tom Cruise is known for performing his own stunts in several action films, often to his own detriment. Now he is taking a bigger risk by journeying into outer space. No, that it is not a lie. Tom Cruise is actually going to the International Space Station to film a science fiction action…
Set twenty years since the last movie, ‘Star Trek: Picard’ continues the science fiction franchise created by Gene Roddenberry continues on by focusing on Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart. Twenty years after the death of Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), Admiral Picard (Patrick Stewart) has retired after a falling out with Starfleet Command…
LucasFilms made a major announcement about the secret Project Luminous, which was long-rumored to be a series taking place during the time of the Old Republic, prior to the Prequel Trilogy. With the release of the announcement trailer, the rumors have been confirmed to take place 200 years prior to Star Wars Episode I: The…
Brian Michael Bendis continued his Dark Knight saga with Batman Universe issue five. What began as an investigation into the Riddler stealing a decorative egg with Green Arrow, it turns out to be a powerful item that sends Batman on a journey through time and space. Following issue four, Batman is dying in Crime Alley…
Impact Theory Comics announced through a press release that they are releasing a new young adult science fiction title HEXAGON, involving a young teenager who gets caught up in an alien invasion. Check it out below: Here is a brief synopsis: It’s the 1980s and all twelve-year-old Don wants to do is play video games…
Captain Jean-Luc Picard served as commanding officer for NCC-1701-D (later E) Enterprise in the science fiction television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was played brilliantly by actor Sir Patrick Stewart and he is making his comeback as the character in Star Trek: Picard. During TNG‘s seven-year-run and subsequent movie sequel, Captain Picard was…
My good friend and fellow commentator Rosemary Dewar excellently reviewed Dark Phoenix, the finale to the X-Men franchise released by 20th Century Fox before their acquisition by Disney. At the time, I had not seen the film, but once it was released on DVD, I took the chance to view it. In 1993, the X-Men…
Legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon (co-creator of Batman villain Bane) takes us out of the streets of Gotham City into a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: General Grievous. Published by Dark Horse Comics, it is a tale from the Clone Wars that explores the dark places of the war. Set between Episodes…
It is the return of one of Star Trek’s most famous ship top officers, known other than Captain Jean-Claude Picard of USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D (and later 1701-E). CBS made waves with the announcement of the upcoming miniseries Star Trek: Picard and dropped a trailer at the event. Check out the trailer below: Rumors of…
We all have that one friend who has that weird belief. Behind The Curve explores one of the most unique and bizarre groups in our society, flat earthers. Directed by Daniel J. Clark, he meets and talks to real flat earthers. From the nut-jobs to the weirdos, and even to the strangely normal people who hold…
After Star Trek Beyond got little love from audiences and critics, the hunt for a new Trekker director was on. The proposed Star Trek 4 was to be mistakenly directed by Quentin Tarantino, but after a scandal, he was dropped in favor of British director SJ Clarkson, whom was also in talks of directing a spin-off. Now…
Geoffrey Ashley released the complete first series of his indie comic book series ‘Frontiers‘ back in October. Written by Ashley with illustrations from Adrian9, this series won the “Best Of Los Angeles” Award for Best Cyberpunk Comic Book in 2017. According to its Amazon page: Kieran Murphy is an army deserter a hundred years in…
YouTube Screenshot Earlier this week, Disney decided to shift the blame for the negative reaction to ‘Star Wars The Last Jedi‘ not to the director Rian Johnson, who was clearly in over his head. They did not blame it on the poor leadership of Kathleen Kennedy who does not seem to grasp what Star Wars…
I’m ashamed to admit that I have never read Valérian and Laureline, writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières’ space-based comic book series. So, as I type out this review of director Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, my thoughts are from a completely different perspective. In the opening sequence, we see how Earth…
CS Lewis not only mastered fantasy novels with his Chronicles of Narnia series, he also mastered science fiction and steampunk in this little known series know as The Space Trilogy. The first book is titled Out Of The Silent Planet. It tells the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, who is kidnapped by a Dr. Weston…
The Throne of Saturn: A Novel of Space and Politics is written by Conservative novelist Allen Drury. It takes us to an alternate history of the Cold Era where the United States and the Soviet Union enter into a second space race, but this time, it is a journey to Mars. NASA is planning a mission…
