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Tag Archives: The Mandalorian
Rogue One Revisited
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story happened to be on TV last night. I had spent the afternoon putting up bookshelves, only to be interrupted by a neighbour dropping by, when I was just about finished, so I was too … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged 1970s child, Disney, gender, Hollywood, military science fiction, race, Rogue One, science fiction film, space opera, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, US cinema
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Some Comments on the 2019 Nebula Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2019 Nebula Awards have been announced today. And thankfully – because I’m tired and not feeling at all well today – this year’s Nebula finalists seem to be largely uncontroversial, unlike last year. All in all, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, TV
Tagged Avengers, award geekery, awards, Bram Stoker Awards, Captain Marvel, fantasy, gender, horror, Nebula Awards, race, science fiction, The Mandalorian, Watchmen
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Toss a Coin to Your Witcher: Some Thoughts on The Witcher
I have to admit that initially, I wasn’t even going to watch The Witcher. For while I am cursorily familiar with the books, I have never played the videogames nor watched the Polish TV series from the early 2000s. And … Continue reading
Lone Mandalorian and Yoda Cub: Some Thoughts on The Mandalorian
After The Rise of Skywalker review, here is the promised review of The Mandalorian, the new live action Star Wars show broadcast via Disney’s streaming service. The following was written in bits and pieces over several weeks, as I watched … Continue reading
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Tagged found families, German cinema, robots, science fiction, science fiction western, space opera, space western, Star Wars, The Fall Guy, The Mandalorian, US TV
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