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Spoiler Review-Doctor Who: “The Day of the Doctor”
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
I was not expecting to like “The Day of the Doctor”. Not at all. Nearly everything we knew about the story ahead of time made me cringe a bit: a multi-Doctor story; Billie Piper back; a “new”, stunt-cast Doctor whose place in continuity was uncertain; Zygons; the Time War ( Read more... ) -
Man Of Steel Review: Not Bad…but not Magic, Either
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
No real spoilers here. I don’t really have to talk about the plot to talk about my thoughts about this one.
In terms of Franchise Films this summer, we’ve had three major franchises represented: the Avengersverse in the form of Iron Man 3, JJTrek in the form of Star Trek ( Read more... ) -
MINIMAL SPOILERS: Star Trek Into Darkness Review
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
I will likely have a more spoiler-filled discussion of my thoughts about this movie after the weekend, when everyone has had a chance to see it (and I’ve probably seen it at least one more time). But for now, here are my initial thoughts.
First thing to know is, I enjoyed ( Read more... ) -
20130515: This Week in Shameless Geekery
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
I’m reviving an attempt at a semi-regular feature I did last year. Mainly because this week is an extraordinarily good week to be a geek.
Let’s review…
Last Saturday/Sunday: Doctor Who: “Nightmare in Silver” by Neil Gaiman
Bringing the Cybermen back in an anniversary ( Read more... ) -
A Rant about Doctor Who companions and plot devices
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
[There are spoilers here, more or less up-to-the-minute. This is your only warning.]
OK, yes, it’s been a while since I posted anything here. We all know I’m like that.
Enough meta. Here’s what I want to talk about.
Does anyone remember when the Doctor’s companion was ( Read more... ) -
Election 2012: All the Good Stuff
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
[Updated!]
Before we all get mired in the reality that the fiscal cliff still looms and the House of Representatives still has a majority that thinks taxing the rich is a bigger evil than bigotry, let’s take a look at all the things about this election that were awesome, ( Read more... ) -
Firing up the fiction site
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
Some time ago, looking to experiment with the new multi-site capability of private WordPress installs, I set aside a second URL, “fiction.radiofreeotomorrow.org“, and set up a second WP there. And then, promptly failed to do anything with it.
Until today, when I finally ( Read more... ) -
Untitled Space Opera: 1. My Little Runaway
Originally published at Uncle Mikey's Fiction of Doom. Please leave any comments there.
(copyright © 2012 Michael Scott Shappe.) Xue I think, perhaps, somebody is confused. I’m terribly afraid it might be me. The people chasing me certainly don’t seem to be confused at all. They seem very determined. And very well armed. I’m not sure what those ( Read more... ) -
Good night, sweet prince
[Yes, I'm mixing my Shakespeare references. Cope with it ( Read more... )
