I discovered Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas when I was in high school, but I watch it annually with an enthusiasm and vehemence that makes most of my friends assume I grew up with it. I actually prefer that I discovered it only recently – we don’t get to choose most of our […]
“iZombie” and “The Messengers,” Two New Series from The CW
With the mid-season hiatus of CW shows, I decided to look at the year ahead for new CW projects. The CW has two series lined up for 2015 mid-season premieres: iZombie and The Messengers both have pilots ready for after the hiatus. I’m personally very excited for iZombie because it’s created by […]
Taking a Look at Conspiracy Theories and Thoughts on Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy has been around for decades, with the first Final Fantasy being released in Japan in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). When a game has been around this long, with quite a few fans, it’s easy to find all sorts of odd ideas or theories about the games. […]
From Model to Super Hero: The Story of Samurai Flamenco
Samurai Flamenco is a stand alone anime that was directed by Takahiro Omori and written by Hideyuki Kurata in the Manglobe studio. Manglobe also brought us Ergo Proxy, which used to air on the Sci-fi channel (other people remember this, right?). Samurai Flamenco is fun, short, and incredibly quirky. The story starts off […]
Elementary: End of Watch Recap
Synopsis of 3×08: An NYPD officer is killed, but it turns out there is more to the story than it seems. Meanwhile, someone is writing down what Sherlock says at meetings and quoting him on a blog. To be honest, as someone who works in mental health, the most interesting part […]
Reviewing the Original Soundtracks of 2014’s Biggest Movies
When we listen to movie soundtracks, we usually don’t give credit where credit is due to the composers. Sure, we’ve all been blasting Awesome Mix Vol. 1 ever since Guardians of the Galaxy reminded us how kickass 70s and 80s pop music is, or maybe we’ve been listening to the original […]
The Legend of Korra: Day of the Colossus & The Last Stand Recap [Series Finale]
Synopsis of 4×12 and 4×13: Korra and the team come together in as Kuvira attacks Republic City in a final effort to take her and her colossal mech down once and for all. Buckle in, kids, this is going to be a wild and bumpy ride. So a lot has happened […]
Person of Interest: The Cold War Recap
Synopsis of 4×10: Samaritan is playing god and demands a meeting with the Machine. She obliges. It isn’t pretty. CBS is evil. This week they gave us the first part of a fantastic episode trilogy that won’t see completion until after the New Year. That’s right folks, this week was the […]
The 100: Spacewalker Recap
Synopsis of 2×08: Camp Jaha butt heads over what to do with Finn, as flashbacks show his and Raven’s relationship on the Ark. Major spoilers below for the mid-season finale of The 100! I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really sure how to even react to this episode. From last week’s conclusion, it seemed […]
AHS Freak Show: Orphans Recap
Synopsis of 4×10: The death of a freak leaves Pepper a mess and we get to learn what lead her to the freak show and ultimately the Asylum. The history and the formation of the Freak Show plays out center stage. I wish that this was what every episode of AHS […]