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Category: TV

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jan 30, 2021

Help me, Wanda: WandaVision “Don’t Touch That Dial”

Previously on WandaVision: We learned that sitcoms in the Fifties were cringe, and unfunny, and promoted parochial and backwards attitudes, as opposed to today’s sitcoms, which are cool and hilarious and promote the good and correct attitudes that we’ve…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jan 28, 2021

The Honeymutants: WandaVision “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”

I may have mentioned it before, but I’ve never been much of a comics reader. Just never got into them. Knowing this, you may be curious how it is I’ve seen so many comic book movies, including all twenty-however MCU…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 10, 2021

Discovery gets a new captain, and it’s exactly who you think it is: Star Trek: Discovery “That Hope is You, Part 2”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: A ship crashed on the surface of a dilithium planet 125 years ago and the Kelpien version of Rain Main got scared and caused the Burn. Discovery went to rescue the survivor and found…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 3, 2021

Yippee-ki-yay, Michael Burnham: Star Trek: Discovery "There is a Tide..."

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Tilly and Saru had a run-in with an evil courier named Zareh who hasn’t been seen since episode two. They turned him over to local authorities, who left him to die on a planet…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 27, 2020

Kids cause the darndest Burns: Star Trek: Discovery "Su’Kal"

Previously: In the solid two minutes of “previously on” clips we get this week, there’s another detailed explanation of the Burn, and another glimpse of that Federation communications officer who hasn’t been seen since the season premiere. The crew of…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 18, 2020

It’s a wonderful empire: Star Trek: Discovery “Terra Firma, Part 2”

Previously: The Burn’s point of origin was traced back to the Verubin Nebula, and there’s a Kelpien ship inside broadcasting a distress call. Book wanted to make himself useful to Starfleet, so Saru told him to wait for his moment.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 11, 2020

The emperor’s new closed time-loop: Star Trek: Discovery “Terra Firma, Part 1”

Previously: Discovery learned the Burn’s point of origin was the Verubin Nebula, and there’s a Federation distress signal coming from inside the nebula. Book was grateful for the Federation saving his ass again, and wanted to join up. The Discovery…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 6, 2020

Talk with the sea locusts, walk with the sea locusts: Star Trek: Discovery “The Sanctuary”

Previously: We learned about the Emerald Chain, the Orion-Andorian alliance led by this season’s supposed big bad Osyraa. The Andorian named Ryn tried to revolt against Osyraa, so she cut off his antennae, but luckily, Book and Burnham saved him…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 26, 2020

Unification III: Beyond Thunderdome - Star Trek: Discovery

Previously: Burnham was determined to figure out what caused the Burn, and learned of the existence of a black box data recorder that proved the Burn had a distinct point of origin. Saru told her Discovery had more important things…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 21, 2020

The One Where Burnham Disobeys Orders: Star Trek: Discovery “Scavengers”

Previously: Burnham spent a year alone on a spaceship with the hunky courier/animal activist Book, but nothing happened between them. There’s Something Wrong with Georgiou, who was last seen staring off into the distance for a considerable amount of time.…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 19, 2020

The Boys series review (so far)

In the past few months, the Amazon series The Boys has generated a lot of buzz. The show, based on the comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and co-produced by Seth Rogan, basically takes the superhero craze that…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 14, 2020

Maps to the Starfleet HQ: Star Trek: Discovery “Die Trying”

Previously: Michael Burnham and friends travelled to the year 3188, where the Federation has fallen apart, but they did get a tantalizing message from Admiral Senna Tal. They learned Senna was a Trill and his symbiont is now hosted by…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 6, 2020

Being Trill is a Tal order: Star Trek: Discovery “Forget Me Not”

Previously: Discovery arrived in the 32nd Century and had a pretty rough landing. Demter hit her head in the crash and now Something Is Wrong With Her. Stamets almost died and had to be put in a coma, but he…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 30, 2020

The Si-Wens of Titan: Star Trek: Discovery “People of Earth”

Previously: Burnham and her Red Angel suit arrived 930 years in the future and crashed into a spaceship belonging to a nice courier gentleman named Book. She learned the Federation is gone because all the dilithium went boom 100 years…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 24, 2020

For a few dilithium crystals more: Star Trek: Discovery “Far from Home”

Previously: The previouslies this week are basically a one-minute cut of last season’s finale, which I suppose was done to explain why the whole crew of Discovery decided to go into the far future with Michael Burnham. Also, we get…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 17, 2020

The 32nd century isn’t so tough: Star Trek: Discovery “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery’s first two seasons: It was all Michael Burnham, all the time, as she went from disgraced mutineer to a decorated officer to the key to saving all sentient life in the galaxy. Her ship…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 9, 2020

Star Trek: Lower Decks “No Small Parts”

Previously on Star Trek: Lower Decks: Boimler found out that Mariner was Captain Fletcher’s daughter, a secret that both had kept under lock and key. This brings the show dangerously close to having a consequential plot development, and the…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 2, 2020

Star Trek: Lower Decks “Crisis Point”

This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks: Ow, it hurts. Owww, mommy it hurts. Mariner is on a planet with a species of lizard people and a species of rat-like people who are oppressing the lizards and eating them…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 25, 2020

Star Trek: Lower Decks “Veritas”

This week’s cold open is a dang hot one! The setting: K’Tuevon Prime. Our four intrepid lower decks ensigns are pushed inside a circular stone dungeon in a creepy tower. Jagged metal barriers retract from the door frame, preventing them…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 18, 2020

Star Trek: Lower Decks “Much Ado About Boimler”

This week’s episode of Star Drek: Lower Blecchs (RIP MAD magazine) is entitled “Much Ado About Boimler”, yet doesn’t actually have much ado about Boimler at all. The cold open features Tendi excitedly showing the other lower decks ensigns her…