Trailer Review: Hoppers
From this trailer, Hoppers appears to have two premises, two plotlines, and I don’t really know how to feel about the second one.
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Pluribus: The Best Sci-Fi Concept In Years
Pluribus is a fascinating science fiction show with one of the most intriguing premises I’ve seen in years. For those that love the genre’s propensity for posing interesting, mind-expanding questions, this is it.
Thunderbolts*: Bleak But Amazing
Thunderbolts* (or, The New Avengers) is what you remember Marvel movies and shows being, back when it was a pretty sure thing that any given movie was going to be good, if not excellent. Somehow, the rhythms and plot progression that have now become standard work here. The comedy is funny. The action scenes are cool. The collection of very barebones characters doesn’t make the story flat or uninteresting.
Tron: Ares — Just Plain Good. Here’s Why.
In a world of jaded critics & fans, and collapsing franchises, this one actually delivers.
Introducing the SFB Scale: How We Rank the Real Sci-Fi Experience
The SFB Scale cuts through the noise and answers the only question that really matters: Should you pay to see it, stream it, binge it, or skip it?
Ironheart Episodic Coverage: “The Past Is the Past”
“The Past is The Past” is both an ending I’d want from a show, and way off from what I expected for this show specifically. Or any Marvel show, really.
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Deep Trouble”
I loved “Deep Trouble” in theory. I liked it in practice. There’s a difference between conceptually enjoying the decisions made and having the delivery be only okay.
Ironheart Episodic Coverage: “Karma’s a Glitch”
“Karma’s a Glitch” has the pacing and progression of a movie, and I loved that about it. The series has been building up for so long that just having a bunch of classic superhero moments chained together was deeply satisfying.
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Pipelines”
Let me be clear. I hated three big things about “Pipelines.”
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Temporary Positions”
Maybe this is just because I’ve listened to a lot of Magnus, and am going off patterns, but the series does have a habit of outright stating something after it was possible to mostly have figured it out. And that’s what “Temporary Positions” feels like. It’s a clarifying episode for anyone who’s not been following this storyline as closely as someone like me.
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Repetitive Strain”
“Repetitive Strain” is mostly only brought down from excellence by the statement not having enough time. I love that the episode keeps matters mostly focused on one plotline, while also progressing it, but I was intrigued and increasingly horrified—and then the story stopped.
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Slipping”
“Slipping” takes the format of Protocol and pushes it to the absolute extreme. There’s implying a horror story through the medium of whatever technology or multimedia thing we’re exploring that episode, and then there’s burying it so deep in that framework that it feels like a twist when the shift happens.
“So many people get shived!” – Merril
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