Futurama – Season 14, Episode 6 – “Late Bloomers”
The return of Zoidberg’s girlfriend! And also Hermes’s dad/pet coffee plant. Continue reading Futurama – Season 14, Episode 6 – “Late Bloomers”
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Reviews of television shows
The Last Best Hope…-“No Compromises”
Lets get it out of the way at the start. I dont really care for Season 5 of Babylon 5. I am not alone in this. Most fans of the show feel that this is probably the weakest season, even … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“No Compromises”
Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Temple of Mars” and “Gumbaldia”
When is it time to give up? — Jake is still missing, and Finn is still hopeful that his BRB is NBD; or maybe he’s just repressing. But after Jermaine saw Jake in a dream, stranded on a far-off planet … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Temple of Mars” and “Gumbaldia”
Futurama – Season 14, Episode 5: “The Charm Offensive”
What’s this ep about? Who the hell knows! Certainly not the writers. Continue reading Futurama – Season 14, Episode 5: “The Charm Offensive”
The Last Best Hope…-“The Deconstruction of Falling Stars”
For a low-budget show that would go on to 110 hour long episodes, it is practically a miracle that we never got a Babylon 5 clip show. Clip shows are a producers dream, even cheaper than a bottle episode, and … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“The Deconstruction of Falling Stars”
Futurama – Season 13, Episode 4: “Lords of the Ring”
Philip J. Frisby and the Rats of FIMH go to Ringwo- er, I mean, Wheelworld. Continue reading Futurama – Season 13, Episode 4: “Lords of the Ring”
The Last Best Hope…-“Rising Star”
One of the strengths that Babylon 5 has when stacked up against both modern shows and its contemporaries was the combination of 90’s style huge episode orders(22 per season) paired with serialized story telling. This allows us the excitement of … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Rising Star”
Futurama – Season 14, Episodes 3: “Our Flag Means Medical Coverage”
Season 14 (or 11, depending how you count) gets back on track with a hilarious, piratical outing! Yarr! Continue reading Futurama – Season 14, Episodes 3: “Our Flag Means Medical Coverage”
The Last Best Hope…-“Endgame”
We have finally arrived. All of the little bits of planning that we have seen from Sheridan, every strategic choice he has made all season has been leading to this. Sheridan is not done being sneaky though, as his plan … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Endgame”
Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Marcy & Hunson” and “The First Investigation”
Marcy & Hunson Storyboarded by: Graham Falk and Adam Muto Original Airdate: December 17, 2017 Review by: CedricTheOwl If Adventure Time is dedicating its final run to giving its favorite characters one last focus episode, it couldn’t very well do … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Marcy & Hunson” and “The First Investigation”
Futurama – Season 14, Episodes 1 & 2: “Beef” & “Catfish Hunter”
*sigh* We’re back, baby … I suppose. Look, I want to be excited right now. Thanks to Hulu, we’ve got another season of Futurama on our screens, and I absolutely want to be jazzed about it. I want to laugh … Continue reading Futurama – Season 14, Episodes 1 & 2: “Beef” & “Catfish Hunter”
The Last Best Hope…- “Between the Darkness and the Light”
After the somewhat experimental “Intersections in Real Time” Babylon 5 gets back to normal business. We are now only four episodes from the end of the season so everything moves very quickly to get all the pieces in place for … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Between the Darkness and the Light”
Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Seventeen” and “Ring of Fire”
Seventeen Directed by Cole Sanchez Written and storyboarded by Seo Kim and Somvilay Xayaphone from a story by Kent Osborne, Jack Pendarvis, Julia Pott, and Adam Muto Original airdate: December 17, 2017 In the bleak December, at the court of … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Seventeen” and “Ring of Fire”
The Last Best Hope…-“Intersections in Real Time”
For all of its work in popularizing serialized storytelling on TV, Babylon 5 was at its heart a very traditional show. Guest stars come in and out, many plots are sewn up at the end of the hour, and we … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Intersections in Real Time”
Come Along With Me: “Son of Rap Bear” and “Bonnibel Bubblegum”
Son of Rap Bear Directed by Diana Lafyatis | Written and Storyboarded by Seo Kim and Somvilay Xayaphone, from a story by Kent Osborne, Jack Pendarvise, Julia Pott, and Adam Muto Original Airdate: September 17, 2017 I wasn’t supposed to … Continue reading Come Along With Me: “Son of Rap Bear” and “Bonnibel Bubblegum”
The Last Best Hope…-“The Face of the Enemy”
I tend to think more highly of this episode compared to the previous one, as it is full of forward movement and big events, but at the end of the day it is another basic plot advancement episode. What sets … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“The Face of the Enemy”
The Last Best Hope…-“The Exercise of Vital Powers”
Now that the war with Earth has kicked off in earnest it is time for a business-like episode that covers things back on the station and follows Mr.Garibaldi’s adventures on Mars. After an action heavy episode there is value in … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“The Exercise of Vital Powers”
Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Three Buckets” and “Diamonds and Lemons”
Three Buckets Written and Storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Steve Wolfhard|Original Airdate July 17, 2017 Review by Prestidigititis Let’s talk about Fern, the flora doppelgänger who appeared out of Finn’s Finn-Sword when it became damaged by the Grass Sword blade. … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Three Buckets” and “Diamonds and Lemons”
The Last Best Hope…-“Moments of Transition”
The Season 4 firehose of plot continues in “Moments of Transition”. We get forward movement with Garibaldi, a sad little plot for Lyta Alexander, and the conclusion of the already short Minbari Civil War storyline. All of which is the … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Moments of Transition”
Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Fionna and Cake and Fionna” and “Whispers”
Fionna and Cake have always been one of the most popular elements of Adventure Time. Ever since the original episode, fans have been making rule 63 versions of characters yet to appear, have been writing their own Fionna and Cake … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Fionna and Cake and Fionna” and “Whispers”
The Last Best Hope…-“Rumors, Bargains, and Lies”
Season 4 continues at a brisk pace. Sheridan is still working several angles at once, trying to solve the problem in front of him, and the one behind that one at the same time. Part of this is a testament … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Rumors, Bargains, and Lies”