by Mark | Nov 17, 2017 | Stranger Things, TV and Movies
 
 The episode opens with Will, that poor tortured soul, feeling like he’s being burned alive. I didn’t think there was anything worse than being burned alive, but being burned without dying is… worse. Definitely worse. Full episode gallery Dustin and Steve make a great team Dustin and the help he recruited (Steve) bravely go into the bunker Dustin trapped the young Demogorgon in. Even more unfortunate than finding it, they find that it’s shed another skin and dug through a cinderblock...
by Joe | Nov 16, 2017 | Mr. Robot, TV and Movies
 
  THIS ONE IS A DOOZY. This episode, Mr. Robot follows in the footsteps of the film Birdman as well as all those OK Go music videos, as this entire episode was shot without any perceptible cuts. This is incredibly difficult to pull off, and in the past, I’ve really loved the sequences (not even whole episodes) in Breaking Bad and True Detective (season 1) that were shot in this fashion. Filming without cuts can be an incredibly effective storytelling device, and is always, always...
by Mark | Nov 14, 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery, TV and Movies
At this point, I don’t even know why Starfleet even gives Lorca orders. He always disobeys and always succeeds. This episode is a worthy mid-season finale. There’s a lot more hints and clues at what’s really going on with Lorca, Ash Tyler, and L’Reill. And the end of the episode is the best cliffhanger of the season! Full episode gallery The episode begins with Lorca disobeying yet another command from a Starfleet admiral. He is ordered to leave Pahvo and get back behind...
by Joe | Nov 11, 2017 | TV and Movies
PHOTO FROM CALLOFDUTY.COM A little background: I don’t think I’m the typical gamer. As a child, I played games a lot, starting with PC games from a very young age in the 90s, and eventually, I grew to enjoy Call of Duty in general above all other games. To me, it was a masterpiece of a near-perfectt mix of game mechanics and social competitiveness. For a time, I played it ceaselessly with my brothers and friends online, or spilt-screen, together in front of an old TV, and it...
by Joe | Nov 10, 2017 | Travelers, TV and Movies
No word on Vincent in this episode, so I guess he’s laying low for a while. Also no updates, again, on the timeshare Traveler army that is probably coming at the worst time possible for our Team. This Episode is a completely new storyline featuring Congressman Bishop from Season 1. Full Episode Gallery The Team Wants to Blow Something Up The episode starts with Carly picking up a mysterious brown package from a suspicious (but visually non-threatening) young man that she met...
by Mark | Nov 9, 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery, TV and Movies
Si vis pacem, para bellum: If you want peace, prepare for war. Star Trek Discovery gets back to its roots. Full episode gallery Say hello (and goobye) to the USS Gagarin The Starfleet ship Gagarin is being pursued and blasted by six cloaked Klingon warships. The Discovery, with its ability to be anywhere at anytime, comes to the rescue and engages the warships. Lorca is almost suicidal in his determintaion to save the Gagarin, throwing his own ship in front of torpedoes meant for the...
by Mark | Nov 9, 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery, TV and Movies
 
 The best way to describe this episode is: super fun. Also, time loop! Full episode gallery “Personal log: Stardate 21-36.8…” This episode begins with Michael’s voice narrating: “Personal log, Specialist Michael Burnham, stardate 21-36.8… ,” a twist on the classic opening of the original Star Trek series. Poor Michael is having a hard time personally now that she has once again settled into Starfleet professionally. Probably why she needs to keep a personal log,...
by Mark | Nov 7, 2017 | The Good Place, TV and Movies
In this episode, we see a lot of the newest addition to the afterlife: Janet’s titular boyfriend ‘Derek.’ He pops out of Michael’s office and back into the void from whence he came, as we saw in the last episode, “Janet and Michael.” Full episode gallery Janet has a mind of her own Michael demands that she get rid of Derek. Janet refuses point blank. She’s following Eleanor’s advice to find a rebound boyfriend to the letter, and without making a new person, her options are extremely limited....
by Mark | Nov 7, 2017 | The Good Place, TV and Movies
   The title promises to go much more in-depth into the characters of Michael and Janet, and it does, in a big way. The other characters barely make an appearance at all, but the show is so well written you won’t miss them. Full EpiSOde Gallery Janet’s origin The episode begins in the past, with Michael entering a blindingly white room containing a blissfully smiling Janet. It’s the scene where he steals the Janet we know and love from the Janet Warehouse. The other demons are...
by Joe | Nov 6, 2017 | Travelers, TV and Movies
The Traveler Team are finally getting closer to the force that led to their kidnapping and torture last season: Vincent Ingram, AKA Traveler 001, the inventor of Traveler technology. Full Episode Gallery Before I get started on this episode, we need to remember who Vincent Ingram is, so here goes. Vincent Ingram appears to be your standard tech billionaire, but he is also a very special Traveler. Unbeknownst to the Team, Vincent is the inventor of Traveler technology, as well as being...