31Dec
Open Thread-Last One of 2021
Talk about whatever you want but it must be pop-culture related. All others will be deleted.
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30Dec
First Impressions: Silent Sea
This binging culture is getting annoying. I watched the first episode and had a couple of questions. I can’t really ask them of the internet without finding out how the entire damn series ends. Okay, starting over. Silent Sea is a Korean science fiction series currently on Netflix. On the basis of one episode, I can now state with perfect conviction it stands head and shoulders above any of the western science fiction series that Netflix has sunk money into. Admittedly, a low bar to...
30Dec
First Impressions: The Book of Boba Fett
At first, I thought I was going to really like it. The show opens with Temuera Morrison in a Star Wars healing tank and he is having a series of quick-cut nightmares. After a flashback of Daddy’s helmet rolling in the dirt courtesy of Mace Windu. Then his dreams answer the very reasonable question most Star Wars fans had for years, how did he get out of the Sarlac pit? Although, a better question would be, how the hell did the...
27Dec
After Christmas Disney Fails
I love my in-laws. I truly do. They are the sweetest people on Earth. Their only failing (though it is a pronounced one) is that every TV in their house is constantly playing Fox News. And they have a LOT of TVs. They are both in the Silent Generation and Silents are actually worse than Boomers when it comes to their addiction to television. It's definitely a generational thing. Boomers on up constantly watch TV. If they...
25Dec
The Dark Herald Recommends Klaus
BUMPED 12-25-2021 I'm a little busy to do anything new this weekend. A redemption story for Christmas? The nerve of some people! This is exactly the kind of excellence that Disney can longer achieve. This was advertised as a Netflix Original. Which is a lie, but I understand why Netflix does this. Calling something a Netflix Original sounds a lot better than, “Dumped on Netflix.” If you can’t get a distribution deal these days, then your best hope is dumping your movie...
23Dec
Yes, Virginia…
DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O’HANLON.115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET. VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds,...
22Dec
Bob Iger to Return to Disney?
The answer to that question is; no. Or rather; NO. None the less CNBC ran with this ridiculous drivel. It hasn’t even been two years since Bob Chapek took over as Disney’s CEO. But one executive told CNBC there are already internal wagers at Disney about Iger returning. Iger, 70, repeatedly extended his contract after planning to retire in 2015, 2015, and 2018, before abruptly stepping down in 2020. He’s still Disney’s executive chairman until the end of the year. It’s unclear if Iger...
17Dec
Forgotten Cable of the Nineties – Urban Fantasy
When I was a little kid Looney Tunes weren’t even all that old-fashioned, they were just a little behind the power curve. Well, maybe some of the really early ones were starting to look out of date. I remember asking my Mom if anvils had been all over the place when she was a kid? She didn’t like the question for reasons I didn’t understand then but certainly do now. But she answered it honestly, “not really, most blacksmiths had already gotten...
16Dec
Once Again, Save Your Off Topic Posts for the Open Thread
The open thread is posted every Friday night. You can post whatever you like there provided it has something to do with pop culture and obviously isn't spam. BUT ALL OTHER OFF-TOPIC COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED. THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE. UPDATE: Apparently, this is now this week's open thread. Fine my Darklings. You all know the drill.
15Dec
The Sons of Theseus – The Detective Hero Archetype
It’s ironic that Batman’s boyhood hero was Zorro. The Mark of Zorro was the movie that little Bruce Wayne had talked his parents into taking him to the night of their murder. The irony is that Zorro is an Outlaw hero whereas Batman is every inch a Detective hero. The Detective hero is an American invention. During his time editing various magazines, Edgar Allan Poe would publish logic puzzles that were extremely popular with his readers. This appears to have led Poe to the...