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The Big Bang Observation
The Big Bang Observation The Big Bang Theory ran on CBS from 2007 to 2019. Admittedly, I didn’t watch the first couple of seasons. I began watching it around 2014. When it went into syndication, I began watching the reruns … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Seasons, 2007, 2019, Abusive, Actor, Actress, alcoholism, Amy Farrah Fowler, Anti-Intelligent, Apartments, Autism, Autistic, Awkward, Babies, balance, Bernadette, Beverly Wilcox, Big Bang Theory, Bisexual, bright colors, California, California Tech, card catalog, CBS, Comic Books, Controlling, crush, Divorce, doorbells, Drama, Dungeons and Dragons, DVD, Flaws, Friends, fuse holder, Gay, George Cooper, HBO Max, Homosexual, Howard, Humor, Jokes, Leonard, Marriage, Mary Cooper, Mean, Mom, Mother, Mothers, Nebraska, Nerd Culture, Nerds, Pasadena, Princeton, protective, Raj, Relatable, Religion, Religious, Respect, Science, Sheldon Cooper, simplify, Social Skills, Spock, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stereotypes, Strict, TBS, Wil Wheaton, Writers, Young Sheldon
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Parallels Between Willow and The Mandalorian
Parallels Between Willow and The Mandalorian As I watched the second season of The Mandalorian, it struck me that there were some parallels to the 1988 film Willow. Although one is Science Fiction and the other is traditional Fantasy, they … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Mythology
Tagged 1988, 2020, Ahsoka Tano, Anakin, beskar, Character Arc, Cherlindria, Din Djarin, Elora Danan, Evil, George Lucus, Good, Gorgu, Jedi, Madmartigan, Mando, Redeem, Redemption, Sorsha, Star Wars, The Asset, The Child, The Chronicles of the Shadow War, The Empire, The Force, The Mandalorian, The New Republic, Tir Asleen, Willow
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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power November 2018 This She-Ra is less edgy than the original perhaps, but more modern. She-Ra represents modern Feminism and it is interesting to note the sometime subtle differences crept up in the 32 or … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Event, Feminism, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Mythology
Tagged 11 years old, 17-18 years old, 1985, 20-25 years old, 2018, Adora, Angella, anime, backstory, Balance Nature, Big Hero Six, Bow, Brightmoon, Broom, California Hippie, Castaspella, Catra, Crystal Castle, Die, Eco-Feminist, Entrapta, Erroll Flynn, Eternia, Etheria, Evil, Feminist, Feminist Ecology, First Ones, For The Honor of Grayskull, Frosta, Frosta Eskimo, Game of Thrones, Glimmer, Goddess, Good, Greed, Halo, He-Man, Headdress, Hordak, Horse, horsey, Industrialization, Jack Sparrow, Jem, Kill, King Micha, Light Hope, Lighthope, Lyanna Mormont, Madam Raz, Magic, Maleficent, malevolent, Mermista, Mermista Indian, mother and daughter, mother-daughter relationship, Mysticism, mysticore, Nature, Netflix, Norse Mythology, old woman, Pastoral, Pegasus, Perfuma, Perfuma Mixed Race. Bow Black, Planet, Princess of Power, Princesses of Power, psychological manipulation, Queen Angella, Rebel, Rebel Camp, Rebellion, Runes, Scorpia, Sea Hawk, Secret of the Sword, sexualized, shadow tendrils, Shadow Weaver, Shadoweaver, She-ra, Spinnerella, Star Wars, Star Wars Prequels, Storm Troopers, Swift Wind, Swiftwind, Synergy, Tech, Technology, The Fright Zone, The Horde, The Incredibles, Unicorn, Vallkyrie, Whispering Woods, Woods
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Rogue One
November 17, 2016 Rogue One Rogue One: A Star Wars Story came out on Wednesday. I took the kids to see it today. The film is considered to be 3.9 in the series in that it takes place after Revenge … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Science/Philosophy
Tagged A New Hope, Abandoned, Alderon, Atomic Bomb, beautiful, bleak, Captain Cassian Andor, Dark, Death, Death Star, Death Star Plans, Destruction, Diverse Cast, Empire Communication State, Episode 3.9, Galen Erso, Germany, Gritty, Heisenberg, Jedah, Jyn Erso, Miscalculations, Mostly Good Reviews, Movie, new characters, Oppenheimer, Physicist, Prototype, Rebellion, Research, Revenge of the Sith, Reviews, Rogue One, Sabotage, Scientist, Star Wars, Temple, The Force Awakens, United States, Uranium Club, War Movie, Zerpan Industries
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Madeline L’Engle
Madeline L’Engle Madeline L’Engle is one of my favorite children’s authors. I first read A Wrinkle in Time in 6th grade maybe. It was published in 1962 and my mother remembered reading it. In any case, I got a copy … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Literature/Pop Culture, Lost, Movies/TV, Religion, Science/Philosophy
Tagged A House Like A Lotus, A Ring of Endless Light, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, A Wind in The Door, A Winkle In Time, An Acceptable Time, Austins, Biblical, Biology, Calvin O'Keef, Cellular, Charles Wallace Murry, Christianity, Chronos, Conrad Aiken, Debbie Gibson, Disney Movie Awful, Druids, Echthroi, Enemy, Evil, Female Protagonist, Geeky Girl, Good, Greece, It, Kairos, Le Morte d'Arthur, Mad, Madeline L'Engle, Madoc, Many Waters, Meg Murry, Michael Ende, Moon By Night, Morning Song of Senlin, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Whosit, Native Americans, Nephilim, Noah, Nuclear Power, Phantom Menance, Polly O'Keef, Possession, Psalm 69:13, Runes, Sandy and Dennys Murry, Science, Seraphim, Silence Speaks A Thousand Words, Star Wars, Tesseract, The Arm of the Starfish, The Flood, The Force, The Neverending Story, The Nothing, The Time Quartet, The Time Quintet, The Young Unicorns, Time Travel, Unicorn, Welsh
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Closer to Natalie
Closer To Natalie Natalie Portman’s first film was The Professional and it was the first film I saw her in. Though only 13 at the time, I was floored by her performance. I liked her as the wise beyond her … Continue reading
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Tagged Aleph, Anne Boleyn, Anywhere But Here, Ashton Kutcher, Astrophysicist, Attack of the Clones, Closer, Dark, Driven, Friends, George Lucas, Harvard, Judaism, Kabbalah, Married, Mother, No Strings Attached, Phantom Menace, Psychology, Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars, Stripper, The Black Swan, The Dark World, The Garden State, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Other Woman, The Professional, Thor, V For Vendetta, Where the Heart Is
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George Lucas
George Lucas George Lucas came to my attention in 1988. That was the year that I saw Willow. I knew of him from Star Wars. Although I liked Star Wars, it hadn’t captured my imagination like Willow did. Star Wars … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Flashback, Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV
Tagged 1988, Biography, Carrie Fisher, Digital, Disney, Elven Rings, Family, Fans, Father Figure, Futuristic, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, J.J. Abrams, Jean Marsh, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Last Crusade, Leia, Lord of The Rings, Lucasfilm Ltd, Mark Hamill, Sean Patrick Flannery, Security, Skywalker Ranch, Skywalking, Slicker, Sorsha, Star Wars, Strong Women, Uncle George, Val Kilmer, Vision, Warrick Davis. Joanne Whalley, Willow, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
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