Thoughts and musings…
In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do East Coast family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hunters.("Author's Note," Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer)I These are (some of) the words that adorn the cover, the words … Continue reading Book Review: “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer
I. Preamble & Introduction Han Solo is one of the most popular Star Wars characters -- he is, in fact, one of the most popular cinematic heroes period; in 2003, the American Film Institute honoured him with a placement at #14 in their list of "100 Greatest Heroes & Villains." It should therefore come as little … Continue reading How to Nail a Character 101: Brian Daley & “The Han Solo Adventures”
Oh, hi! As mentioned in my entry here, I've decided to try my hand doing some more reviews. Neato, right? Well, let's dive right in... ***************************************** SPOILER WARNING! There may be spoilers in the review! I'll try not to go into extreme detail about any of the plot-points, but I will be talking about the … Continue reading Review: “Age of Republic – Jango Fett #1”
Full-disclosure: I'm a bit of a music nerd. When Sony's license on the Star Wars soundtracks dried up (around the end of 2016/beginning of 2017), I theorized we would see some variation of the movie scores re-released under a Disney label. My hope at the time was that we would get something akin to the 1997 Special … Continue reading Thoughts on the SW Soundtrack “Remasters”…
Dear Reader: I hope you like Twin Peaks, because otherwise this is going to get really tedious, really fast! I'm not sure if a nearly twenty-seven year-old show warrants this, but...SPOILER WARNING! I'm going to be talking about the original series (especially the finale, Episode 29, "Beyond Life and Death") as well as large swaths of the 2017 … Continue reading Thoughts on “Twin Peaks” & Mr. C…
Here we go. All my problems with the finale of the Star Wars: Rebels. Strap in, this might be a bumpy ride... Timeline? Set-Up? Bueller? Bueller? I understand that, for whatever reason, it's been determined by The Powers That Be that a lot of the expanded universe material (a lot of the expanded universe material) is … Continue reading Even More Thoughts on the Finale of “Rebels”…
I've had some time to sleep on it and give some thought to the series finale episodes of Star Wars: Rebels, and, to be honest...I still find myself in much the same position that I was in several hours ago. There were things I enjoyed about the episodes, and things that still leave me feeling (at … Continue reading More Thoughts on the Finale of “Rebels”…
First: Overall, I really enjoyed the finale--for the most part. I think the pacing was a little odd, and the execution was...interesting. But I can get over a lot of those things. I can handle Ezra kidnapping Thrawn and using the perrgill. I can definitely handle Jacen Syndulla--that's cool! Here are a few things that...I'm … Continue reading First Thoughts on the Finale of “Rebels”
In Loco Mentis 