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9-1-1: Lone Star Is Bafflingly Bad.

This show is so ridiculous that I wouldn’t be surprised if aliens showed up in the finale.

When a show turns into a success, it’s a good bet that a spin-off will not be that far away. Sure enough, Fox followed up on the development of the decent-to-great 9-1-1 with a sister show that is set in Austin, Texas. I like the original, so I tuned in with the expectation of a little bit more of the same with some different characters at the helm. After all, Bobby, Buck, Maddie, Athena, Howie, and...

Doomcock Is Wrong About Luke Skywalker.

This article was two years in the making, but here it is.

At certain points in the past few days, I spent some time reflecting upon how legends and tales evolve and shape our present environment. While this was initially done in service of the production of my upcoming short stories, I couldn’t quite find some of the answers that I was looking for. Because of this, I became distracted by additional research until I came across this video by Doomcock.

Much like his previous videos, this one...

Why Did Bluff City Law Fail?

This show is so woke that they actually turned a trans-age case into the B-Plot of Episode 3.
What? You think I’m lying?!

Last December, NBC abruptly canceled a freshman courtroom drama by the name of Bluff City Law after just ten episodes. Initially, I was quite surprised by the decision because of the good-to-great cast, reasonable ratings, and relative lack of locations. Upon further reflection, however, I think I can put my finger on exactly what went wrong.

It’s the writing. When is it...

In The Wake Of The Rise Of Skywalker, SJWs And Critics Are Smearing The Fans. Again.

Just say no, kids.

Edit (1/10/2020): I missed an incomplete sentence and a small detail in the Kelly Marie Tran portion. Fixed!

I have a confession to make. I did not bother to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. After the unmitigated horror show that was The Last Jedi and the seemingly endless smears of the rapidly emerging franchise, I was all but done with a previously hallowed franchise that I first became a fan of all the way back in 1995. With the release of The Rise of Skywalker, the...

Announcing The Raid On Aorlan Morr!

Crossposted to freeeaglestudios.com.

Hi everyone,

It’s a brand new decade, which means that we have a lot to share with you! We’ll start things off by announcing that we’re working on a short story called The Raid On Aorlan Morr.

We don’t have a release date or cover yet, but we can tell you that it will be a follow-up to Independence that deals with the first major naval and land engagements of The Fiean Revolution. There’s quite a bit of action, some awesome magic that you haven’t really...

The Truth About Christmas Is A Sneaky And Interesting Dramedy.

I didn’t see this one coming.

It’s Christmas time again, and we all know that this time of year comes with an avalanche of holiday stories that range from eye-clawingly bad to eye-rollingly mediocre. Because of this, I had a hard time picking out something for your amusement, but the season demands that I subject myself to new things for your amusement. Therefore, I chose Freeform’s The Truth About Christmas.

Much to my surprise, it’s actually a pretty good political dramedy wrapped up in...

Emergence Is A Fascinating Drama.

This piece is largely spoiler-safe. This show is way too good to give things away!

For the longest time, network television has been regarded as a place that is not exactly known for creativity. Due to the nature of the business, it has often stuck with safe, dependable formats and stories that revert back to the status quo each week. Every so often, however, a creative team comes along and takes a risk on a serialized drama that could shake things up for a long time to come.

If it is given a...

You Only Live Twice Is Way Too Goofy To Be Good.

During the writing of this piece, I went back and read the Wikipedia article for the book. It sounds SO much better!

The more you have of anything, the more likely it is that the creators will get lazy and go for a shameless cash-in. Hey, that reminds me of when I watched You Only Live Twice!

The Cast Phones It In.

Oh, no. OH, NO!

The most glaring problem in this movie has to be the cast, which is a crying shame.

You Only Live Twice is Sean Connery’s fifth outing as James Bond, and the film relies on him far too much to c...

Thunderball Is A Huge Step Up.

Water, blood, and Tom Jones. Interesting.

Up to this point, our favorite British secret agent has fought to save the American space program, gotten involved with a Soviet agent, and fended off a man obsessed with gold. It’s not a bad resume, but I think it’s fair to say that 1965’s Thunderball raises the stakes quite dramatically. While the film retains the slightly cheesy flair of the franchise, there is a certain something extra to it that makes it so much better than the first three entries.

So, what is it?

There Are Chara...

Batwoman Is An Insult To The DC Legacy.

Here we go again.

Before we get down to the details, I have to admit that I was rather conflicted about Batwoman. At first, I wondered why it attracted such an incredible backlash on the Internet. After all, the creative team did an okay job with the introduction of the title character in last year’s “Elseworlds” crossover, and it seemed like the show was going for a darker and not-so-preachy edge when compared to something like Supergirl. How bad could it really be?

Needless to say, my initial perception of the show co...