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I do have a couple of longer posts in the works but they aren’t ready yet. Plus, I’ve been having some shoulder problems the last couple of days and not really feeling like doing a lot of typing. So I jumped at the chance to do a quick post even if it is about The Wheel of Time. Again. Anyway, the New York Comic Con 2021 is going on this weekend and a bunch of people related to the new WOT TV series are speaking. As a result a lot of news is dropping. Hourly. This one is of particular interest: My initial reaction? Nice! VeryRead More →

The Wheel of Time

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The Wheel of Time book series by Robert Jordan has an immense and devoted fan base. To the point that there are so very many fan sites and channels out there. To put it bluntly, It’s difficult to know where to start. Especially if one hasn’t even heard of the books before. So I thought I’d share the main sites that I – a relative newbie compared to my super-fan son – use to expand my own knowledge. WOT 101 First, if you are a complete newbie to the Wheel of Time – haven’t read the books and/or know basically zilch about them – thenRead More →

The Wheel of Time

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Yes, they finally dropped the first teaser trailer this week. And, of course, I promised my son I would post it. Oh, but it’s really good. I’ve actually gotten back to my read through of the Wheel of Time books in recent weeks. I found out my son had them on both Audible and Kindle. (Because of course he does. Heh.) The important thing, though, is that by having both they can be synced. Seriously, being able to follow along in the text as the dramatic reading plays helps me tackle these very, very, very, very long books. Immensely. As in I probably won’t finishRead More →

Masters of the Universe: Revelations (2021)

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spoilers ahead don’t read unless you’ve seen it or want to be spoiled! I think. Honestly, I’m not sure what spoiler level this very long post actually is so I’m going with the highest just to be safe. Why am I confused? Well, right after we watched the beginning episodes, I jotted down my initial thoughts and then kind of walked away from doing the post. Just let my thoughts sit there. Some people would call that ripening an idea. I call it flat-out dithering on whether to even post about this one or not. Like I said, I ended up very long winded butRead More →

Death in Paradise

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It’s been so hot here this last week (at least for us) that I’ve mostly vegetated when I’m not busy. Not in the mood to read even old favorites. Definitely not in the mood to write. Not long stuff anyway and especially if I have to think. I thought about doing some behind the scenes stuff on the site but that would mean thinking, too. Not happening right now. Seriously considered not posting but I already skipped posting last week. So, no. What to post about when I have nothing though? Well, the other night I was listlessly browsing around various channels. Absolutely nothing wasRead More →

He-Man!

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Yeah, I was going to post about something else this week but then I saw that there is going to be a new “He-Man” series on Netflix coming out on July 23. And kind of got distracted. Well, He-Man isn’t in the title but that doesn’t really surprise me in this day and age. I suspect it’s also more about Teela than He-Man for the same reason but, ya know, I can live with that… if they do it right. By that I mean get the characters right and tell a decent story. The new series is called Master of the Universe: Revelation and isRead More →

Shadow and Bone

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Completely spoiler free. (I think) I managed to watch this surprising little series, Shadow and Bone, over the course of a weekend recently. Eight episodes, four hours one day and four the other. It’s really, really good. And kind of dark so it’s saying a lot that I think it’s so good. It’s also based on a series of books by author Leigh Bardugo. Not sure I want to read the books though. For one thing they’re young adult. For another, from what I’ve heard, Netflix is basically combining aspects of several different storylines to create the story of the series. So reading the booksRead More →

My new vintage TV series obsession

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And the next series of books I’m going to check out after finishing the Charlie Chan series. The Saint (Simon Templar) series by Leslie Charteris They’re probably more adventure than mystery and usually that would not be my cup of tea. But I ran across the old Roger Moore series on Prime the other day. At first I thought, well, I’ll watch the first couple of episodes and see if I like them.  Now, I am absolutely hooked. Not sure if it’s the pre-James Bond Roger Moore, the rather quirky character he plays or both but I love it. Templar kind of reminds me ofRead More →

Superman & Lois

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I had planned to post about something else this week but realizing the new Superman & Lois TV series had started last week changed all that. In a heartbeat. After watching the first two episodes, I have to say that I’m impressed with where this series is going. To be honest, I’ve only seen the two main actors as Superman and Lois here and there during Arrowverse crossovers so I wasn’t at all sure what to expect. But they are doing a really good job here. The set up is that this is a more mature Clark/Superman and Lois who have two teenage sons. Twins,Read More →

Kentucky blizzard

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So, yeah, this week I’m doing a quick update post because we’ve been hit by the winter storm here in western Kentucky that’s affecting most of the country. And basically means that everything stops for us. Now what we have on the ground might not look like much to those to the north but for us it’s bad. Cause we don’t do winter storms well at all. It’s not so much a mind-set problem either. It’s more that we don’t get enough of them to put a lot of equipment to deal with them in the budgets that matter. Which means we kind of limpRead More →

binge watching

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And addictive. Long story short, I got a Roku for my bedroom for my birthday in November and since then I’ve fallen in love. It’s like this gigantic search engine for just about anything that’s ever been broadcast. And, yes, it is amazing what you can find if you dig deep enough. Here are three older TV series I found that I had never even heard of before.  Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954) This is a one season series that is so unexpectedly charming it’s almost unreal. For one thing the star is Boris Karloff. Not playing a monster. The series itself actually hasRead More →

Star Wars

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I will freely admit that watching The Mandalorian with my son has revived (from the dead pretty much) my love of Star Wars. There was a time when the kids were little that periodically as a family we’d spend Saturday nights re-watching the entire original trilogy. Or try to at any rate. So the love has always been there. Just unconscious lately.  So, yes, because of The Mandalorian I’ve been thinking about re-watching them all. And possibly tossing in some of the animated series. But the immediate question is in what order?  Well, I found an interesting article on that one.  I may have toRead More →

magnifying glass

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I was digging around on Amazon a month or so ago and ran across this British series which is described as a serious cold case detective series with a lot of comedy. At first I was not really sold on the idea. Then I looked at some reviews and people were raving about it. Well, at least for the first nine seasons. After that the cast changes completely and it apparently looses some of its humor. Which is probably to be expected in a series so heavily dependent on the personalities of the stars. Fans are simply not always receptive to their favorite actors leavingRead More →

vintage TV

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Want to feel nostalgic? Then check out this article: Also check out The 50 Greatest TV Theme Songs of All Time: Live-Action as well as The 40 Greatest Animated TV Series Theme Songs on the same site. I quoted from the spoken-word/voice-over list because it was the one that pushed my nostalgia button the most for some reasons. But I enjoyed them all. So, seriously, go wallow.Read More →

Partners

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I wasn’t even sure I was going to do a post this week. Or over the holidays. Because to be honest, I’m in a big reading mood. Okay a flat out binge of just about all my Shelly Laurenston books. Some other authors too.  And every time I think about writing a post on any of them… well, I go back to reading instead. So I think I may simply work on background stuff for the next week or two. Anyway, don’t expect any in-depth posts until after the New Year. Maybe links. Maybe nothing. Whatever.  However, and speaking of links, I found out somethingRead More →