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05MarMarch 5, 2021

The Dark Herald Does Not Recommend WandaVision

Arr Maties! Captain Herald has returned from the high seas to tell ye a tale of…well…basic, acceptable mediocrity. So far that is all that Disney Plus has proven itself capable of providing. But at least they are still capable of delivering that. Given how converged the company has become it’s only a matter of time before even this low bar is beyond them. And that is all that Wanda Vision is. Acceptably mediocre. The fans came up with much more interesting theories than the show eventually delivered...

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05MarMarch 5, 2021

Appendix N Heroes: Fafhrd and Gray Mouser

Each discerned something inexplicably familiar in the other. Fafhrd said, “Our motives for being here seem to be identical.” “Seem? Surely must be!” the Mouser answered curtly, fiercely eyeing this potential new foe, who was taller by a head than the tall thief. “You said?” “I said, ‘Seem? Surely must be!’” “How civilized of you!” Fafhrd commented in pleased tones. “Civilized?” the Mouser demanded suspiciously, gripping his dirk tighter. “To care, in the eye of action, exactly what’s said,” Fafrd explained. Without letting the Mouser out...

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04MarMarch 4, 2021

Questions For My Readers

Do the Simpsons still go to church? And if not, when was the last year they attended service? Don't include Halloween specials.

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04MarMarch 4, 2021

Rumors: Cara Dune Has Been Recast

Not the character you understand. Expect a few, vague references to Cara Dune's tragic but heroic death. No, the slot she was supposed to fill on Rangers of the New Republic is allegedly being handed to yet another Dave Filoni character. In this case, Hera Syndulla from Star Wars Rebels. I was vaguely familiar with the character and I suppose if Thrawn is going to be the main villain going forward it makes sense for Syndulla to be...

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03MarMarch 3, 2021

Blogs and Ends: The Absolute State of…

FIRST The Absolute State of Netflix Nothing I can say will make this funnier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NRmXIcYx28 I think this is supposed to be comedy but the fact that there is question mark in my mind says a lot. NEXT The Absolute State of Disney World. This scene from the old Epic Mickey game has became terrifyingly meta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lqeGxNW5uU NEXT The Absolute State of Tom Clancy Amazon is doing Without Remorse. Starring (*long tired sigh*) Micheal B Jordan. After the aforementioned sigh, I decided, okay, that doesn't mean it has to...

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02MarMarch 2, 2021

The Wokeiest Place on Earth

Going to Disney World was just a dream when I was little kid. My Dad was very clear on that point. It was just a dream. It was going to stay a dream. A trip to the Happiest Place on Earth was out of the question. Even if he could scrape to together enough cash for a flight and a big enough hotel room, we couldn’t afford to actually go inside the park once we were in Orlando. It. Was. Not. Going. To....

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02MarMarch 2, 2021

RE:View – Stargate

This intellectual property has passed its quarter century mark and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be swept under the pop cultural rug any time soon. One movie, two long running series, a couple of straight to DVD flicks and a single season disaster. And, oh yes, Stargate Catherine. Since (I can state with perfect conviction that) you never saw it. The plot has something to do with Nazis just before the start of WWII. The lead for what has always...

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26FebFebruary 26, 2021

Oh For Rao’s Sake!!!

This is not a joke okay. I am not quoting the Babylon Bee here. This is real. This is a thing. This is happening. (*barrel chested sigh*) Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing J.J Abrams Superman movie for Warner Brothers. No word or not on whether Kal-El has been race-bent. I now know why Henry Cavel was suddenly so hellbent for leather to get a Mass Effect project off the ground. Developing. I'll have more on this after I stop laughing in shocked disbelief. UPDATE: The...

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26FebFebruary 26, 2021

Now We Need To Make Our Own Toys

Hasbro has finally gone full converged by canceling Mr. Potatohead. His crime? Being a Mister, of course: The Associated Press reported earlier today, “Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.” They would later add, “Hasbro said Mr. Potato Head, which has been around for about 70 years, needed a modern makeover.” Looks like we need to add "modern makeover" to the...

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25FebFebruary 25, 2021

The Dark Herald Recommends: Superman and Lois

“What is going on here?” My wife asked in a deeply troubled voice. “I think we just watched something…g-o-o-d?” I carefully sounded out the unfamiliar word. “But this is a Superman show?” She said whirring in confusion. “I know,” I said blankly. “It’s on the CW,” recoiling in fear at the words that came from her mouth. “I know,” I whispered back in bewildered terror. I admit there were positive signs about the show during its development. One of the writers had demanded that Jonathon and Martha...

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