Just got back from seeing Rise of Skywalker. Not sure yet how I feel in whole. Thought I’d ramble out some thoughts because this is the internet and that’s what it’s here for. Right? SPOILERS! You have been warned. Wow. Chewbacca has been two Jawa’s in a Read more…
The other day my son asked me: “Why did Obi-wan give Anakin’ s lightsaber to Luke instead of Leia?” Seven years old and asking the important questions. Why was Luke worthy of getting a cool lightsaber and special Jedi training but Leia wasn’t? There’s a lot of in-universe and out-of-universe Read more…
I’ve been rewatching all of the nu-Who recently with the family. It’s given me a chance to reevaluate things about the show and pick up some words of wisdom. First, I am no longer confident who my favorite Doctor is. It use to clearly be Tennant as his episodes were Read more…
I was given the Night Angel series as a friend to read. I had never heard of it or Brent Weeks before. The concept, a story about a magical assassin, sounded interesting. Being magical would certainly make you a better than average killer. Spoilers galore. The first book, “Way of the Read more…
I recently finished the new Star Wars book “Alphabet Squadron”. As of a fan of the old-school Rogue Squadron series I was eager to try out a new canon series that focuses on a group of pilots. Since I am also a big fan of “Rebels” I was also excited Read more…
I came across this idea a few years back about TNG being a more serialized show. The premise of that discussion was that Riker, since he had been promoted to captain in “Best of Both Worlds”, should have remained as CO of the Enterprise and Picard should have been promoted Read more…
At the start of the summer there was a deal for three months of X-box’s Game Pass for $1. I jumped on that because why not? It would give me and my son a chance to try some games for essentially free during the summer when he’s home from school. Read more…
Imagine for a minute you’re a citizen of the Star Wars galaxy. Let’s say you live on Naboo. Beautiful, peaceful. When you were a baby, your home was invaded but you don’t remember that. A war was fought across the galaxy when you were a kid but now there is Read more…
50 years ago today Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral on its way to the moon. It would touch down four days later on July 20th, 1969 setting two humans on the first object beyond Earth. A monumental achievement that caught the collective attention of the world. Growing up in Florida Read more…
We‘re going to review something a bit different this week and take a look at a series of kid books everyone in our house enjoys. “Narwhal and Jelly” by Ben Clanton is a fun series of books about two ocean friends. The premise is simple if common. Two unlikely friends have adventures Read more…