Released: October 2010Developer: LucasArtsAlso Available For: iOS, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and PC The Background:Despite its flaws, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (ibid, 2008) was a commercial success; as a result, LucasArts rushed into production with a sequel…
Released: September 2008Developer: LucasArtsAlso Available For: iOS, J2ME, N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii, PC, and Mac The Background:Before Disney bought the entire Star Wars (Various, 1977 to present) franchise and decided to reboot it…
Released: December 2019Director: J. J. AbramsDistributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesBudget: $275 millionStars: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, and Ian McDiarmid The Plot:When a threat of revenge is issued by the long-dead Emperor Palpatine (McDiarmid), Rey (Ridley)…
Okay, so, real talk to start with: I did not really care for Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Abrams, 2015) or Star Wars: Episode: VIII: The Last Jedi (Johnson, 2017) primarily because I do not like some of…
For those who have been living under a rock for the last forty years, Star Wars is one of the most successful and popular science-fiction media franchises of all time and, perhaps, one of the most beloved trilogies ever crafted.…
The Date: 28 December 1997The Venue: MCI Center; Washington, D.C.The Commentary: “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, Mike Tenay, and Tony SchiavoneThe Referee: Nick Patrick (with Bret “Hitman” Hart as the guest official)The Stakes: Main event singles match for the WCW Championship…
On this day, 8th September 1966, the first episode of Star Trek (1966 to 1969), “The Man Trap” (Daniels, 1966), first aired. Since then, Star Trek has become a massive cultural phenomenon that still endures to this day, spawning numerous…
On this day, 8th September 1966, the first episode of Star Trek (1966 to 1969) first aired, that being “The Man Trap” (Daniels, 1966). Since then, Star Trek has become a massive cultural phenomenon that still endures to this day,…
As amusing detail in the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 to 1994) episode “The Pegasus” (Burton, 1994) is that the crew and children of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D celebrate “Captain Picard Day” on Stardate 47457.1, which roughly translates to this…
January sees the celebration of two notable dates in science-fiction history, with January 2 christened “National Science Fiction Day” to coincide with the birth date of the world renowned sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov, and HAL 9000, the sophisticated artificial intelligence…
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