This is going to be a bit of a rant. Sorry, not sorry. Because this is something that just gets under my skin. We were watching our set of TV shows last week, and on two- yeah, TWO- of them, they leaned on the "mean, aggressive pit bull" trope. On one, the Good Guys were … Continue reading Why Is It Always “Pit Bulls”?
Category: TV
Friday Review: The Long Night of Centauri Prime (Legions of Fire #1) by Peter David
My rating: 3 of 5 starsThis first installment in Peter David's Legions of Fire trilogy, based on the scifi TV show Babylon 5, picks up almost immediately where the show left Londo Molari. He has been crowned Emperor of the new Centauri republic, but he also has been implanted with a Keeper by the Drakh. … Continue reading Friday Review: The Long Night of Centauri Prime (Legions of Fire #1) by Peter David
Winner, Winner (But Not a Chicken Dinner)
You know those contest offers we all get? "Enter to win a copy of Book by Author"? And we either ignore it because "no one really wins those things" or we enter but think "I never win these things". Welp, I can't say that anymore, because I recently won a copy of the illustrated hardcover … Continue reading Winner, Winner (But Not a Chicken Dinner)
Friday (TV) Review: Good Omens
My rating: 5 of 5 stars We recently finished watching this six part adaptation of the Terry Prachett/Neil Gaiman book of the same name. I am currently reading the book, also, so this will be my impression of the TV show without the full knowledge of the book. I thoroughly enjoyed the series. It was … Continue reading Friday (TV) Review: Good Omens
Friday Review: Reviewing My Review Process
I've been doing these Friday reviews for a while now. The ones here date back to 2013, and I was doing some reviews on my old blog site before that. Since everyone approaches reviews differently, I thought I would take a few minutes today to outline how I rate and review the things I do. … Continue reading Friday Review: Reviewing My Review Process
Friday (TV) Review: Star Trek: Discovery
What to say about this show? It's difficult, because so many things were right, but some were just not. Or rather, they were not-quite-right. It's got a lot going for it. It's pretty true to the Trek legacy. It's got some really great characters. There were episodes that rivaled the best of the original Trek, and some that were … Continue reading Friday (TV) Review: Star Trek: Discovery