Tag: sci-fi
Disney Spends Insane Amount of Money on Star Wars Productions
Forbes has compiled more evidence that Disney is still struggling to turn a profit from Star Wars. In 2012, the massive studio acquired Lucasfilm from founder George Lucas for $4 billion and took ownership of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Willow in the process. Under the stewardship of Kathleen ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arcane – Season 2, Episodes 7, 8, and 9, “Pretend Like It’s the First Time,” “Killing is a Cycle,” and “The Dirt Under Your Nails”
***SPOILERS*** “Pretend Like It’s the First Time” finds Ekko, and later Heimerdinger, in a timeline where Hextech was never invented. For his part, Jayce is sent to a future where Viktor’s evolution overtakes the Earth, wiping out humanity. Ekko encounters an alternate version of Powder, who...
Read MoreDave Filoni Confirms Ahsoka Season 2 and The Mandalorian and Grogu Wrapping
While it seems shaky from time to time, we now have confirmation that there’s more Star Wars ahead; that’s more a threat than a promise nowadays, but one way or another, it’s coming. While on the red carpet for the Skeleton Crew premiere, Lucasfilm’s chief creative officer, Dave Filoni, spo...
Read MoreREVIEW: Skeleton Crew – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, “This Could Be a Real Adventure” and “Way, Way Out Past the Barrier”
Skeleton Crew has been the least exciting Star Wars series yet, at least for me. Nothing in the marketing or interviews made it sound particularly interesting, and Disney’s relative silence about it and dumping it in December indicate a lack of confidence in the show. I don’t tend to love shows ...
Read MoreStar Trek Short Film “765874 – Unification” Brings Back William Shatner’s Captain Kirk
Once again, Captain Kirk is boldly going where no man has gone before… at least, not this well. The next leap forward in special effects technology is here via a Star Trek short film called “765874 – Unification.” This is the latest in a series of shorts produced by The Roddenberry Archive,...
Read MoreAlien: Earth Teaser Reveals Nothing Outside of the Obvious
A new entry in the Alien franchise is coming out because of course it is. I mean, Alien: Romulus was three whole months ago, so it’s more than time to pick the bones of a long-devoured IP again. This time, it’s Alien: Earth, a TV series featuring the mouth-within-a-mouth creatures of sci-fi leg...
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