The young adult Star Wars series, christened the Jedi Prince Saga, continues this week in a galaxy far, far away with book five, Queen of the Empire. Not quite as silly as some of the previous entries, this one still has its moments, as well as a bit of an environmental message as Han Solo…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Massacre, Bounty, Brothers, and Revenge
“One must let go of the past to hold onto the future.” We close out season four of The Clone Wars this week, and the first episode up is Massacre. Written by Katie Lucas, it first debuted on 24 February, 2012. Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman) returns to Dathomir to complete her training as a Nightsister….
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010) – Hunt For Ziro, Heroes on Both Sides, and Pursuit of Peace
“Love comes in all shapes and sizes.” Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle pen the first episode up this week, Hunt For Ziro, which continues the arc established last week that saw gangster Ziro the Hutt (Corey Burton) escaping the Republic prison he had been placed in. First airing on 12 November, 2010,…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010) – Voyage of Temptation, Duchess of Mandalore, and Death Trap
“Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.” The Mandalore arc continues this week in this story written by Paul Dini which first aired on 5 February, 2010. Traveling aboard a vessel to Coruscant, Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) and Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) are assigned to protect the Council of Neutral Systems,…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010) – Bounty Hunters, The Zillo Beast, and The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
“Courage makes heroes, but trust builds friendships.” This episode, Bounty Hunters, is dedicated to the memory of the wonderful Akira Kurosawa, and was written by Drew Z. Greenberg. It first aired on 2 April, 2010. After an encounter with some Separatist forces, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) and Padawan…
Star Trek: Voyager (1999) – The Fight, and Think Tank
Captain’s log: stardate unknown Joe Menosky penned this Chakotay (Robert Beltran) episode from a story by Micheal Taylor. It first aired on 24 March, 1999. As the Voyager travels through a region of ‘chaotic space’ wherein the usual laws of physics don’t always apply, Chakotay begins to have visions, which may be an attempt by…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008/2010) – Clone Cadets, Supply Lines, and Ambush
“Brothers in arms are brothers for life” After the introduction of the series in the previous cluster of episodes, we get a look at the training and the lessons clones (Dee Bradley Baker) have to go through before they can join their brothers on the battlefield. The training is overseen by the Jedi Shaak Ti…
DK Canada at Fan Expo 2019
Every one who visits this site knows I’ve raved about the gorgeous collection of books that DK Canada has in their library, and I love that they are bringing their passionate love of pop culture with them with a wealth of boos to entertain all readers. There are a number of great books to be…
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) – Sam Peckinpah
The next big title covered in DK Canada’s highly enjoyable and informative The Movie Book is the exemplary The Wild Bunch. Having previously covered it I moved onto the What Else to Watch list, and discovered a film I had often heard of but until now, had never seen. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo…
Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi (2015) – Kevin Hearne
More Star Wars!!! Taking place in the early days after the destruction of the Death Star and before the more recently published, The Weapon of a Jedi, we are plunged into a bit of a meandering adventure as author Kevin Hearne puts Luke Skywalker through his paces, as the young man takes his first…
The Mind Reels 