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TV Roundup 2023-2024

This post was originally titled “Recent TV Roundup”, but several years is probably pushing the definition of recent. Given how long ago some of this was, my comments are also likely sketchy. Andor Season 1 Many people liked this show. I did not. I found it slow and kept wondering when the payoff would be. […]

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Thoughts after “The Rise of Skywalker”

(Be warned that there are spoilers ahead) I was a Star Wars fan before I had even watched the movies. When I was six, I picked up a Star Wars extended universe book at the library. I pronounced “Jedi” incorrectly and didn’t know who Luke was, but laser swords were cool. Soon after, my parents […]

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Rewatching Star Wars as Movies

(Author’s note: there are really minor spoilers of the original and prequel trilogy, but there are no spoilers for Rogue One in the blog post ahead) I was a huge Star Wars as a kid. I first encountered it in 1st or 2nd grade when I checked out a Star Wars juvenile paperback from the library and […]

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Expectations

Yesterday morning, I IMed George during the day about potentially going to see “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” that evening. We had mentioned it previously, but even I, attendee of opening day Star Wars three times (including one midnight), didn’t feel the obligation to go. I’m not sure many people knew about it, but yes, […]