Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
In 1992, Paul Dini unwittingly created a legend. Struggling to make a scene in Batman: The Animated Series work, he created a background character as a love interest for the Joker, dubbed Harley Quinn. What he didn’t expect was for Harley Quinn to become an iconic character, now seen in TV, comics, and even the…
Two-Face thinks he can turn everyone in Gotham City and the surrounding state into a greedy no-good criminal lowlife with the promise of cold, hard cash and the threat of suddenly revealed secrets. He’s probably right. I’ve always thought that Two-Face was second only to the Joker in Batman’s rogues’ gallery. His past as a…
Barry Jenner, best known for his role on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 75. Jenner, who played Starfleet Admiral William Ross on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” for 12 episodes from 1997-99, died from acute myeloid leukemia, according to his wife, actress Suzanne Hunt,…
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The only Mon Mothma line anyone remembers in the original Star Wars trilogy is “Many Bothans died to bring us this information.” With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story being about the Rebellion stealing Death Star plans, everyone keeps making Bothan jokes. Please stop it. Because many Bothans did not die to bring us this…
Maybe they should learn a little bit more from it than simply “motivation.” Ezra Miller, who actually had a fun a little moment in Suicide Squad as the Flash, told MTV that, basically, the Justice League cast feels solidarity with the embattled Suicide Squad brethren: You needn’t look any further than the Suicide Squad director…
Eleven (Stranger Things) and Allison (Breakfast Club) after their makeovers. Netflix / Universal Pictures ID: 9423581 We all know the Classic Makeover Montage well. A beautiful actress we’re supposed to believe is a homely slob because her hair’s a little frizzy is bestowed with a flatiron and some makeup — after a parade of product…
I can’t sleep on planes, okay? Doesn’t matter how long the flight is, or how much I want to do it, I just can’t manage to sleep on planes. The problem cropped up again for me this summer, as I was flying back and forth from my home here in the sunny United States to…
The Harry Potter books almost have a complete world built in, thanks to seven books, several tie-ins, and, for better or for worse, whatever author J.K. Rowling decided to introduce in Pottermore. Despite all the detail that has gone into crafting his universe, there are still some things that can’t be accounted for—things that keep…
Carol Danvers has a long and peculiar history as first Ms. Marvel, and later Captain Marvel—one that’s strange even by comic book standards. So it should be no surprise that for her upcoming movie, the hero will be given a new and updated origin. Speaking to the Any Time with Vin Forte podcast, Captain Marvel…