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Tag Archives: Space Opera
“People will come, Rey!” (Thoughts on THE LAST JEDI, part 6)
part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 I was never bothered by Rey’s abilities in TFA, the way some fans were. What bothered me was that there was no acknowledgment that she was aware of her nature, … Continue reading
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“A Rose is what Moses supposes his toeses!” (Thoughts on THE LAST JEDI, part 5)
part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 FINN: Look, this whole place is beautiful. I mean, come on–why do you hate it so much? ROSE: Look closer. My sister and I grew up in a poor mining system. The … Continue reading
A Flyboy, A Mechanic, and a Janitor walk into a bar…. (Thoughts on THE LAST JEDI, part 4)
part 1 part 2 part 3 Original TFA screenwriter Michael Arndt has said in interviews that a big problem he faced in drafting that movie was that no matter how hard he worked on making the new characters compelling, as … Continue reading
“We fought to the end.” (Thoughts on THE LAST JEDI, part 3)
part 1 part 2 Star Wars has always had a different thing going on with the mothers, hasn’t it? Anakin’s mother, Shmi, is killed by the Sandpeople in the event that catalyzes Anakin’s descent toward the Dark Side of the … Continue reading
“It’s time for the Jedi to end.” (Thoughts on THE LAST JEDI, part 2)
Part 1 Ever since Luke disappeared, people have been looking for him…he was training a new generation of Jedi. One boy, an apprentice, turned against him. Destroyed it all. Luke felt responsible. He just walked away from everything…people that knew … Continue reading
"Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong." (Thoughts on THE LAST JEDI, part one)
So here we are, more than six months after the release of STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI, and I’m only just now working out how I feel about it. I suppose this is is how it’s going to … Continue reading
The Fifteen Greatest Science Fiction Movies (according to me)
Not long ago the awesome folks at The Geekiverse posted their Top Fifteen Science Fiction Movies. Their list is, for the most part, a pretty good list! And yet, I disagree with it! Naturally! So, let’s have at it: here … Continue reading
“He’ll save every one of us!”
So a couple of weeks ago I attended a special screening of a very special movie: This was in conjunction with Buffalo’s new comic-con, Nickel City Con, and what a night it was! In 1980, at the height of the … Continue reading
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The Force will be with you always: STAR WARS at 40
I didn’t see Star Wars on opening day. In truth I don’t even remember exactly when I saw it, but it was later in the summer of 1977. We had just moved from Wisconsin to Oregon, and in that time … Continue reading
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EVEN SOONER
Hmmmm…”Learner” Rasharri? What’s all this, then?
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