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Star Wars – The Last Jedi – (2017 movie)

2017-12-19
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Luke's character is on the poster but not in the movie
Luke's character is on the poster but not in the movie

Entertainment > Movies >
Star Wars >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/
https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-viii-the-last-jedi

Supergirl is super, and something about the last of the fleet that isn’t the last, and Leia is immortal and shit characters and shit writing.

The earlier movies are mandatory for this. If you thought the earlier movies were shit, then this is the nail in the coffin. Just let the franchise die.

  • Properly titled Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Sphere – (1987 book), by Michael Crichton

2017-12-17
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Sphere - (1987 book), by Michael Crichton cover

Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

The United States Navy discovers a crashed craft, and includes a cross-disciplinary team in its investigation.

I liked it, though I found it rather simple. I had already seen the movie that was inspired by this book, which I really liked, and that likely coloured my views.



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Timeline – (1999 book), by Michael Crichton

2017-12-14
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Timeline - (1999 book) cover

Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

Archaeologists discover the site they’re working on is surrounded by land owned by their funder, a rich technology company, which is even more interested in it than they.

A riveting book that escalates into a great pace by its middle, and had me turning pages until I finished that latter half in one afternoon. The end chapter is an embarrassingly-bad wrap-up though, which was saddening, but it did not ruin the story.

Highly-recommended. This book has turned me back into a reader.



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The Chronicles of Narnia – (1950-1956 book series), by C. S. Lewis

2017-12-05
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The Chronicles of Narnia cover

Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

Some kids are given Lantern rings for transporting around.

I read a decent ways in before getting bored. The combination of language (English-age) and language (audience-age) made it tiring. It’s definitely a book to be read aloud to a 10 year old girl, and I respect that. I’d, even, be the one to do the reading aloud.. but not the listening.

This is a seven volume unabridge compilation, presented in the author’s intended reading order.

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Travelers – (2016 show)

2017-11-20
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Travelers - (2016 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5651844/
was showcase.ca/travelers

Hundreds of years from now, surviving humans discover how to send consciousness back through time, into people of the 21st century, while attempting to change the path of humanity.

Kinda not bad.

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Justice League – (2017 movie)

2017-11-17
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Justice League - (2017) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974015/
http://www.justiceleaguethemovie.com/

Some superheroes are assembled, wielding the power of deus ex machnica, and and defeat bad guys that make no sense.

A bad movie, only made passable by Gal Gadot being so ridiculously good looking I lack the words to word about her looks.



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Journey to the Center of the Earth – (1864 book), by Jules Verne

2017-11-17
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Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

I could only get through the first chapter before setting this down. It has flowery awkward old English which I will avoid from now on.

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The Orville – (2017 show)

2017-11-10
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The Orville - (2017 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5691552/
was https://www.fox.com/the-orville/

Its first impression is that it’s sort of Star Trek parody-thing, it quickly unfolds into its own unique space-adventure-drama.

Fantastic originality and mood. Recommended, rapidly approaching highly recommended.

Verdict: While it’s good, it’s not great, at least not for me. I got bored in the first couple of episodes of season two. Definitely recommended for anyone who enjoyed the first several episodes.

Like other shows these days, I became interested in this purely because “those people” “hate” it.



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Much Ado About Nothing – (1623 play), by Shakespeare

2017-11-05
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Much Ado About Nothing - (1623 play), by Shakespeare - Signet Classic image

Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

An man works to undermine his brother’s happiness by meddling with his son’s marriage. Also two smart people dual with words.

A pretty good book, though my reading of the Signet Classic was seriously interrupted by footnotes. Not because of the shifting up/down to read them, but because the footnotes are crammed all together. Given that this book is 1/4 commentary, axing one for clearer footnotes would have been amazing. Maybe another edition will be better. I intend to collect many of this particular play.



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Timeline – (2003 movie)

2017-11-02
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Timeline - (2003 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300556/
was timelinemovie.com

to be re-watched



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