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Star Wars: The Clone Wars works best if you're able to accept it as what it was: The pilot episode for the TV show. Much as detractors can be loathe to admit it, The Clone Wars is a necessary part of the Star Wars canon. Think about what we actually KNOW about the Clone Wars when Obi-Wan Kenobi first mentioned them in the original Star Wars: It's a war that involves clones. … more
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BaronSamedi3 reviewed Total Recall (2012 film).
February 22
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You may have noticed that recently, we've seen new movies from the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis. Things like this are usually coincidental, but after seeing the 2012 remake of Total Recall, I'm convinced that it was a result of all three of these iconic action stars also seeing that movie, getting fed up over the catatonic state of action movies today, and taking … more
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I just reread Ender's Game. It made sense to me since the movie was coming out soon and of course I would compare them. But I need to explain my perspective on the story. When I started high school I was put into what was called "The Top Class". The kids who became the valedictorian and salutatorian came from this class. Some kids spent … more
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Trekscribbler reviewed Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi #1: T....
February 01
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When was the last time you enjoyed a trip to the galaxy far, far away? There are – literally – thousands of tales told in the Star Wars universe. Beyond the movies, you’ve got an incredible TV series running right now (STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS), not to mention the seemingly endless run of comic books (thank you Marvel and Dark Horse!) and hundreds … more
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FreeDom4 posted a Quick Tip about Star Wars.
January 31
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Hi, for those interest in Star Wars and exploring the political and historical influences on the films, I have a new website, the , where I explore those issues. You can check out the as well.
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plappen reviewed The Boy Who Played With Dark Matter.
January 01
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Set at the dawn of the 22nd Century, this is about a young boy whose view of the world is turned upside down. Zeddy lives with his parents, Zane and Zadie. The world is under the control of the fascist International Government. All citizens have to check the computer each morning to see what new laws have been imposed overnight. Instant adherence to all new laws is expected. … more
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BaronSamedi3 reviewed The Hunger Games.
December 20, 2012
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We're all familiar with the old storytelling trope about the evil empire oppressing the good guys who are helpless to do anything about it. Those actual stories, though, have one particular thing in common: They're all told from the point of view of one of the scrappy revolutionary good guys. Has anyone ever wondered about the everyday people who weren't some secret spies for the rebels? This is the … more
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Lectus reviewed Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson.
December 11, 2012
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Army guys might dig this book, I, on the contrary couldn’t even finish it! It reminds me of World War Z: an oral history of the zombie war because they are both told by different voices around the world narrating the events leading to the zombie war and in the case of Robopocalypse, the robot rebellion. I found the book very army like and technical. … more
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Scotman took a poll, Best Science Fiction Films.
December 03, 2012
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Lectus reviewed Lectus: Origin by Jessica Khoury.
December 01, 2012
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I was so looking forward to reading this book. Pia was born in a secret lab deep in the jungle of the Amazon. She’s born perfect. She doesn’t get sick, her skin is like that of Superman – can’t be pinched by needles, she doesn’t grow old-er, she is super smart and she is soon to become a scientist to help make others like herself and help create the perfect new race. … more
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psikeyhackr reviewed The Mote in God's Eye.
November 18, 2012
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The Mote in God's Eye is a better science fiction book than many SF books that are more famous. This would include 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Neuromancer and many more. Although it might have been guessed at in 1974, when Mote was published, the fundamental allegory is much more obvious now. In 1974 the world population reached 4 billion. We are now at 7 billion. … more
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psikeyhackr reviewed Captain Vorpatril's Alliance.
November 15, 2012
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Ivan Vorpatril is the cousin of Miles Vorkosigan and intermittently pops up in stories about Miles. He is constantly used as the but of jokes and accused of being an idiot. But overall it seems to be quite unfair. So Lois Bujold has finally created a novel centered on Ivan. Ivan does in one book what takes Miles three and causes more problems for ImpSec in … more
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Advertised as written in the style of comic book superheroes (POW), the novel also provides an alternate history of the U.S. and it's major enemies: the Soviet Union, Greater Germany and the Nationalist Republic of China. Alix Nico is a nineteen-year-old rising star with ExOps, a covert organization that protects the U.S. from its enemies. She's … more
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