January 3, 2018

BW’s Morning Article Link: Young Justice Season Three Closer To Happening

From left to right: Artemis, Robin, Kid Flash,...

From left to right: Artemis, Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Aqualad. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Those of us who enjoyed Young Justice were sorry to see it end, and mad at the rumors as to the dumb reasons it might have ended. So we were happy to hear that the show was finally getting a third season. And now we have word as to a tentative release period (not really a date) and what it will entail. Has DC launched their streaming service yet and is it a paid service like Netflix or free like Crackle? Because I’d really like to see this show but can’t afford to pay for one streaming service, never mind all of them.

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January 2, 2018

Chapter By Chapter: Fantastic Voyage novelization ch. 10

Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.

When last we left our heroes it looked like their mission was over before it began. Is there a solution to their dilemma? There better be, we still have half a book and most of the movie left to go.

Thus far the additions have been a mixed bag. Some I like, while others I think the movie did better, and yet others may be more to preference than anything else. I understand what Asimov was trying to do but like or hate a story some things were intended to go a certain way and without totally rewriting you may not get the spirit of what was intended. It’s also hard for me to hate on a movie that has had such a strong influence on science fiction especially if I rather enjoyed it. Let’s see what this chapter brings.

Chapter 10: Heart

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January 2, 2018

BW’s Morning Article Link: No Justice League At The CW

Justice League: Injustice for All

Justice League: Injustice for All (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hoping to see a better version of the Justice League in the CW DC Universe? Well, it looks like (outside of Superman showing up on Supergirl) that won’t be happening, and the producer of the “Arrowverse” (the Green Arrow series Arrow having been the start of the CW DCU) has shut down anything more than Easter Eggs for the future. Too bad, but since Supergirl exists in an alternate universe and Superman has shown up before maybe he’ll pop up again. I liked him on the show. I also want to see Black Lightning take place in Supergirl’s universe because last I heard she didn’t have enough superhero friends at home.

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January 1, 2018

BW V-Log: Hello 2018

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January 1, 2018

BW’s Morning Article Link: From Turtle Voice To Turtle Director

English: Rob Paulsen attending the Calgary Com...

Rob Paulsen attending the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in BMO Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Rob Paulsen has done voice work for two of the three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons, voicing Raphael in the original and Donatello in the recent remake. But in Nickelodeon’s newest incarnation (no, I don’t buy their reasoning for rebooting again…a rant for another time) Paulsen isn’t voicing the Turtles but will be stepping into the voice director role in Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I’ve seen at least two Transformers voice actors turn to directing Transformers shows and did pretty well, so hopefully this will work out too. As he notes in this interview, directing is a lot different from performing.

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December 31, 2017

Jake & Leon: Fizzbin & Beth’s Christmas Adventure finale

Of course I’m going to end this happily.

At least I got one comic done. Yes, this year’s Captain Yuletide will show up next year, but hopefully this week. All my attention got taken over by the Comic Re-Integration Project since I needed to clean up the clutter that was making (irony) and afterwards I was really tired. If you want to see my progress:

  • Day 1: I begin the project, got two boxes done.
  • Day 2: I remember my back brace. Got up to the “D”s.
  • Day 3: Got slowed down finding a bunch of comics that weren’t marked for easy locating.
  • Day 4: Turns out my collection was in a bigger mess than I thought as I found comics in letters I already sorted!
  • Day 5: Simple sorting. After the day before, it was a relief.

I have more to do, but it’s going to be a weekly project so I can (hopefully) finish Captain Yuletide and some other projects. Throw in a dental appointment and shopping and I don’t think I’m going to have any comic reviews this week, although I am going to try to review one comic. I found the last issue of The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest hiding in the day 4 set so I can finish off that series. I also know what my next two Wednesday series reviews are going to be. The first one is another series I have to finish. When I started the site I was in the middle of a few series, including the comic adaptation of Sonic X, which I remember not enjoy much and plan to expel from the collection. First I have to review it. I’ll save the next series for a surprise.

Meanwhile, I plan to have regular articles, including the Trope Shark article I mentioned last week. I’ll be un-stickying the Yule Log until next Christmas because tomorrow starts 2018, which hopefully will be better than 2017. No illness, no hospital stays, all recovered, and with luck finding a job or BW adding some form of income. I just hit 100 subscribers on YouTube and I’ll post a video for that tomorrow. That means the next installment of the Chapter By Chapter review of the Fantastic Voyage novelization will be Tuesday. Hope you all have a happy New Year!

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December 30, 2017

Saturday Night Showcase: The House Of Shokoti

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

There is only one two-part episode of He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe, “The House Of Shokoti”. However, it wasn’t intended to be a two-parter. According to interviews on my DVD collection of the first season it was just one episode, but it was too long for one episode and they couldn’t cut out anything, so they went with more than one part. However, it wasn’t long enough for two episodes on it’s own, so they padded out the story, adding the character Masque to create a shorter story.

 

The episode also introduces royal archaeologist Melaktha and his young assistant Stanlan, who would show up again in a later episode. I do wonder how different the story would have been has they not padded out the story? Also, no spoilers as to whom stops Masque in part one.

 

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