Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Key art for Visceral’s Ragtag, which told the story of a band of characters fighting against a mob boss. In the center is the protagonist, Dodger, a Han Solo-type rogue with a charming mustache. It seemed like a surefire hit: a Star Wars take on Uncharted, published by Electronic Arts and developed by the longrunning…
It’s hard to love a character who harms animals, which is part of why last week’s episode felt so dispiriting. Captain Lorca is ruthless enough use a living creature as spaceship fuel, but it’s sad to see Burnham and Saru follow his lead. By using the captured tardigrade to pilot Discovery’s spore drive, they ignore…
Let’s Examine the ‘Rick and Morty’ McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce Debacle Three 1 oz. packets of sauce sold on eBay for $848. Image: Adult Swim Saturday, thousands of fans of Rick & Morty—a comedic television program that traffics in jokes normies could never understand such as “people with autism like Minecraft” and “Reddit exists”—lined up at McDonalds…
My boyfriend introduced me to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He slipped in a few Trekkie references on our first “non-date” (that date that didn’t start as a date but turned into one) that went over my head, but I didn’t hold it against him. I’d never been a big Trekkie, but after about seven…
All images: CBS The prevailing question about Star Trek: Discovery is “Is it good enough?” Is it good enough to justify all the delays? Is it good enough to get over the fact that CBS embargoed all reviews until now? Is it good enough to justify paying $5.99 ($9.99 without commercials) a month? And, based…
This week on Dear Television: After a brief hiatus to do some wall repairs, Dear TV is back at it. Rather than recap one show, however, we’ll be checking in regularly with a variety of shows and topics throughout the fall. First up is Aaron Bady and Sarah Mesle on the triumphant return of Star Trek with the new Discovery series on…
Contents Introduction: What a lousy party! “You’re a womanizer, baby” “But the James Bond ’60s were the most sexist time of alll!!!” Beyond the Broads: James “Totally Reckless” Kirk and the Very Exciting Prairie Lights Poetry Readings He Still Attends When He Goes Back to Riverside, Iowa to Visit His Mom The Unicorn-Dog and the…
The wait is finally over. The BBC announced on Sunday that Jodie Whittaker will be the next star for the longest running science fiction television series, “Doctor Who.” Whittaker will be playing the 13th Doctor and is the first woman to take on the role. The reveal was made during a trailer following the end of the…
Yesterday, the BBC revealed that actor Jodie Whittaker would be taking over for Peter Capaldi as the lead in the network’s long-running scifi program “Doctor Who.” Whittaker, already a veteran of TV-drama at 35, will become the first woman to play the role of “The Doctor” in the character’s 54 history of onscreen and offscreen appearances….
Star Trek is in a weird place at the moment. The franchise is split between the Hollywood reboot movies, a glossy new TV show, and continuing tie-ins for the previous five TV series. And unlike the carefully structured canon of the Star Wars books and comics, those Star Trek tie-ins have a lot of creative freedom. The comics include…