10 Thoughts/Questions: Iron Fist

I finally watched Iron Fist. It took me as long as it did partly because Felicia and I were watching nothing but Running Man for like five months straight (we totally watched every episode, by the way), and partly because I had heard not great things. Alas, most of those not-great things were on the nose.

But watched it I did, mostly because I am a completionist, so here are my 10 Thoughts/Questions for Iron Fist. There will be spoilers.

10 Thoughts/Questions: Luke Cage

Just finished! Spoilers ahoy!

10 Thoughts/Questions: Killjoys Seasons 1 and 2

And now, 10 Thoughts/Questions (seriously, I need a better name for this) about SyFy's Killjoys Seasons 1 and 2 (because we watched them back to back). Killjoys is a show about three bounty hunters (called Killjoys) who go around the galaxy catching bounties. Spoilers ahoy!

25 Movies in 5 Days

Leading up to and including New Year's Day, my wife (aka "the girl") and I got a nice five-day weekend (Friday, 28 December to Tuesday, 1 January) that we used to watch as many movies as possible. We were able to catch up on a lot of stuff from 2011 and 2012, as we didn't get out to the theater as much as we had hoped during that time (work and whatnot kept getting in the way).

Below are mini-reviews of the 25 movies we watched, in chronological order of their being watched, followed by the top 5 of the weekend (by special request).

Of special note, almost all of these movies are based on a previously published text of some sort, whether that be a book, a comic book, a television show, or a movie (remake or sequel). Are these just the movies that we as consumers choose to watch (we know the source material and have a reasonable expectation of liking the movie based on it), so the  movie industry makes movies catering to us; or, is the movie industry making movies like this, and we have no choice but to watch them because there's not much else? I suspect the former is truer than the latter.

Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang

My wife and I have recently discovered the greatness that is Castle. Not just because Nathan Fillion is a fantastic actor who clearly loves his job, and infects those around him with that love (though we do love Nathan Fillion), but also because the characters and plots are whip smart, and utterly hilarious. Espo and Ryan are two of the greatest supporting characters I've had the pleasure of watching in recent memory.

We shotgunned the first four seasons in about two weeks, and immediately caught up on the fifth season (and now we have to wait along with the rest of you). I was pleasantly surprised to see Penny Johnson become the new captain of the precinct in season four as I loved her on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Her character's name is even a nod to DS9: from Kasidy Yates to Victoria Gates.

And then I started seeing more ex-DS9 cast members showing up in Castle. Michael Dorn, who played Lieutenant Commander Worf, has shown up in a few episodes as Beckett's therapist. Nana Visitor, Colonel Kira Nerys, plays a dog trainer in one episode. And most recently, Armin Shimerman, Quark, shows up as a sci-fi weapon maker in an episode that revolves around a Star Trek spoof.

And then I got to thinking, "Man, I really love Star Trek," so I'm gonna go ahead and talk about that.

How's that for a switcheroo?

Building Stories Unboxing

I recently purchased Building Stories by Chris Ware, and then promised an unboxing, so here we go.

Avengers vs. X-Men Review (aka The Passion of the Scott)

I know, I know. I promised this review something like two months ago. I sat down to write it, and it kind of got away from me. I thought, "Why do just a straight-up review? I could get that done in like three sentences (and I totally did). I should do something different." And I did. I re-read all X-Men comics from Messiah Complex forward (and even a few before then), and I took copious notes. Like 35 pages worth of notes. And then I started writing. And writing. And writing.

This "review" became a thirty-page pseudo-academic monstrosity that I'm sure no one will enjoy, all about my man-crush on Scott Summers. Yeah. Sorry.

Why did I start my blog with this thing (ignoring the previous two posts as introductory and space-holding)? I don't actually know. I don't plan on this blog being like this all the time, I promise (though this may happen again at some future point; I couldn't help it this time, I may not be able to help it next time either). I actually plan for this to be a lot fluffier. Look forward to reviews of the card game Android: Netrunner, the Sega Genesis video game Aladdin, and the movie Avengers, among others (why they all start with 'A,' I couldn't tell you), that aren't ridiculously long.

Without further ado: Avengers vs. X-Men Review (aka The Passion of the Scott)