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Where Does the DC Extended Universe Need to Go From Here?

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Superhero Origins: Starfire

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How Powerful is Shazam?

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Spider-Man Movies Ranked Best to Worst

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History Of X-Force!

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The Plastic Man Movie That Almost Was

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Will Spider-Man Be Leaving the MCU?

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History Of Cable!

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Thoughts on Star Trek: Enterprise

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Superhero Origins: Doctor Strange

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Characters Who Beat Thanos!

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Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies Rated Best to Worst

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Ant-Man and Wasp Trailer

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Justice League - Review

When the Justice League movie was released, I braced myself for the reviews. DC movies have just not found much love with the critics. While I generally have enjoyed the DC movies much more than the critics, their reviews are influential in shaping people's opinions. Sure enough, the critics gave Justice League mixed reviews. Many were disappointed. It looked as if the positive response to the Wonder Woman movie was a momentary blip on the standard negative response to DC movies. Then I saw the Justice League movie. I really, really enjoyed it. No it was not a deep philosophical reflection that will forever have changed my life but it was a fun superhero adventure that did exactly what I wanted it to. I was entertained. Why did some people not like it? One of the main problems with DC movies is that they are not Marvel movies. Marvel had the time and opportunity to develop the Marvel formula in which they just had to change the character names, adjust a few parts of the s

Avengers: Infinity War - Review

The battle with Thanos has been brewing for years, with Thanos being behind the attack on earth that originally brought the Avengers together. Thanos and the infinity stones have been the threads that have tied together many of the Marvel movies. Infinity War is what we have been waiting for. The basic premise is that Thanos is gathering together the infinity stones, six gems that have been around since the big bang. With possession of these stones, Thanos (already incredibly powerful) will become unstoppable. It's up to the good guys to stop him. Who are the good guys? Pretty much all of the Marvel heroes that have appeared up til now, with the exception of Hawkeye and Ant-Man. This boils down to the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Strange. The biggest danger for this movie is that with so many characters, none of them would get the attention that they needed. Really this movie couldn't have happened until now as the foundation for each character was lai

Thoughts on the First Season of Star Trek: Discovery

The first season of Star Trek: Discovery has just concluded and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. The only other first season of a Star Trek series that has even come close to being this good was that of Enterprise. I have heard a number of people describe Discovery as "good science fiction but not good Star Trek." I would like to take issue with this. I recently watched all of the original series and the animated series and am currently going through Deep Space Nine and Enterprise. My observation is that there is not one thing that makes it "Star Trek." And if we use the original series as the measure, the first season was good, the second season really good and the third season really bad. The rest of my post here will include spoilers, so if you have not watched Discovery and if you intend to, you might want to move from this post to Why I Love Star Trek: Discovery . The series, more than being about the USS Discovery or even the captain of the ship, is rea

Why I Love Star Trek: Discovery

I need to make a confession. Star Trek: Discovery is currently my favourite TV show. That might surprise some people. Especially if you know that I'm a long time Star Trek fan. It could be a surprise because Discovery is a departure from traditional Star Trek. In fact for many people, it doesn't even feel like Star Trek. It is based more on war than exploration. The Klingons are radically differently. It is not a captain-centric series. The technology is far beyond Star Trek: The Next Generation even though it supposed to be taking place before Star Trek: The Original Series. Aside from all of that, I'm really enjoying the series. This is why. Star Trek: Discovery reminds me a lot of the reimagining of Battlestar Galactica. In fact there is much about it that has a Battlestar Galactica feel. While I usually am very concerned by continuity, I come to Discovery the same way that I came to Battlestar Galactica, not being concerned by what came before, but enjoying the

My Main Problem With the Justice League Movie

I generally enjoyed the Justice League movie. It was a lot of fun and the characters were interesting. But I did have one problem. It all comes down to the death and resurrection of Superman/Clark Kent. First of all, the glasses disguise is not the most complex in the world. It shouldn't take much to see through that (see what I did there?). In Batman v Superman, you have funerals for the deaths of Clark Kent and Superman at the same time. That is not too much of a problem. Doomsday did quite a bit of damage during his rampage and it is conceivable that a reporter could get killed during the battle between Superman and Doomsday. The problem is that Clark is now suddenly alive at the same time that Superman is back alive. How is that going to be explained? It didn't help that Lois Lane calls the newly raised Superman "Clark" in front of a police officer. It is one of those things that bug me. I wonder of the movies will deal with it or just ignore it.

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