Category Archives: TV

The Revolution Will Be Televised: Some Thoughts on Masters of the Universe Revolution

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Cora

When the first half of Masters of the Universe: Revelation came out in the summer of 2021, I watched it with very few preconceptions beyond having seen some really cool looking trailers and promo images and thinking, “This looks like … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: Masters of the Universe: Forge of Destiny by Tim Seeley and Eddie Nunez

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Cora

My regular comic collecting days are almost twenty years behind me by now, but I still pick up the occasional comic book that interests me. And so I headed to my local comic shop to pick up Masters of the … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Hugo nomination statistics have finally been released – and we have questions

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Cora

The long-awaited nomination statistics for the 2023 Hugo Awards have finally been published – at the last possible moment according to the WSFS constitution (and at a point when I really don’t have time for Hugo neepery). The voting statistics … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “In Exile”

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Cora

It’s time for another Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre photo story. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre” was coined by Kevin Beckett at the Whetstone Discord server. One of the many shocking moments in Masters of the Universe Revelation happened at the end of episode … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Cora

While I have been awarding the Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents for 43 years now, the Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award is a new prize that I only introduced in 2020 … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so it’s time to announce the winner of the coveted (not) 2023 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I have been informally awarding the … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: The Maiden and the Monster

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Cora

We still don’t have any Hugo voting and nomination statistics – more than a week after the winners were announced. And apparently we’re not getting them until January. However, merely asking when the stats can be expected is apparently an … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2023 Hugo Winners

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards were announced today at Worldcon in Chengdu, China. My thoughts on the finalists may be found here. I almost forgot that the Hugos were today, because a) I normally don’t expect Worldcon or … Continue reading →

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Foundation explores “Creation Myths” and ends season 2

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Cora

And here is the last of my episode by episode reviews of season 2 of Foundation. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. And yes, I know this is late, but then I had a lot of other things … Continue reading →

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Foundation travels “Long Ago, Not Far Away” and blows up its own premise

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Cora

Season 2 of Foundation is currently streaming, so I’m doing episode by episode reviews again. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. Warning! There will be spoilers under the cut!

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