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Tag Archives: Space Opera
Fixing the Prequels: Revenge of the Sith (part seven)
previously: six five four three two one Diving right back in with both lightsaber blades ignited…or something like that. Anyway, when last we left, Palpatine had engineered Anakin Skywalker’s elevation to the Jedi Council, but the Council, angered at Palpatine’s … Continue reading
The Culture will mourn
SF author Iain M. Banks has announced that he has terminal cancer and is unlikely to live more than a year. This is insanely sad. I’ve only read two of his books, and loved both. Time to read more, I … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels: Revenge of the Sith (part six)
previously: five four three two one OK, time to dive straight back in. Huzzah!!! When last we left off, the various forces in Anakin Skywalker’s life were starting to use him as a pawn in their own various games. This … Continue reading
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Fixing the Prequels: Revenge of the Sith (part five)
one two three four Again, it’s been a while since we did this, and I’ve been lax for mainly the same reasons: work on other projects, and the continued calcification of the view that the Prequel Trilogy is utter garbage. … Continue reading
Darth Abrams?
According to a number of media reports, JJ Abrams is directing the first Star Wars movie of the Disney era. I’m mostly fine with this — of all my myriad problems with Star Trek 2009, none of them were in the … Continue reading
A few book notes
Just briefly: :: Cetaganda is the next book up (for me) in Lois McMaster Bujold’s ongoing saga of the adventures of Miles Vorkosigan, and as usual, a fine book indeed, full of politics and intrigue and adventure as our Miles … Continue reading
Shiny in the Black: A FIREFLY Christmas, part four (a repost)
(Concluding my repost of this Very Special, but not in the Blossom way, Episode of Firefly.) part one part two part three “Those aren’t toys,” Kaylee said. “Those are agricultural supplies for a new colony. Did you change the job … Continue reading
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Shiny in the Black: A FIREFLY Christmas, part three (a repost)
Continuing my repost of this Very Special (but Not Blossomesque) Episode of Firefly. part two part one “Weapons on the ground!” the voice shouted. “Now!” “Do it,” Mal said. He shot a look at Jayne, whose expression of disgust tended … Continue reading
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Shiny in the Black: A FIREFLY Christmas, part two (repost)
(Continuing my repost of last year’s Very Special Christmas episode of…) part one Wash put Serenity down on the landing pad, nice and gentle. So nice and gentle that Zoe complimented him on it. “You’re getting’ more gentle all the … Continue reading
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“Shiny in the Black: A FIREFLY Christmas”, part one (a repost)
(Just because I can…I’m reposting this little crime of fanfic that I committed a year ago. Since it’s in four installments — coinciding with the four acts of a typical hour-long teevee drama — I’ll post it one installment per … Continue reading
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