Good, but the first one was better.
A lot of trailer dialogue was only in the trailer.
And the mid credits scene was great.
Recommended!
Shows and Stuff
There’s a lot to catch up on, should I choose to do so.
- All 5 DC CW shows.
- Jessica Jones 2
- Lost in Space (on episode 5)
- Runaways (on episode 2)
- Other Netflix series that I never started (Sense 8, etc.)
- Cowboy Bebop (on episode 5)
Plus everything that I’d like to rewatch.
- 24
- Babylon 5
- Star Trek/TNG/DS9/Voy/Ent
- Person of Interest
- Alias
- Firefly
Problem right now is that I just don’t have the desire to watch anything other than World Cup soccer and baseball. I started watching Luke Cage 2, and stopped about 10 minutes into episode 2. I started Cloak and Dagger episode 4, and turned it off after the recap.
I may not be burnt out on super hero movies, but super hero TV is not that high on my list anymore.
Plus, I’d also rather be playing solitaire table top games, sports, wargaming, etc.
Hopefully I’ll get out of this funk.
The Dresden Files CCG
Best Buy Encounter
Wednesday I stopped by Best Buy on the way home from my optometry appointment. As I made my way to the registers, browsing the movies on the way, a guy wearing an Xfinity lanyard stopped me…
Xfinity Guy: Hi, do you have Xfinity at home?
Me (smirking): No, I don’t.
XG: Who do you use for internet?
Me: Sonic.
XG: Hmmm… how much do you pay per month? Over $50?
Me: Sorry, I just cancelled Xfinity at my house a couple of weeks ago, so I’m really not interested.
XG (now with a downtrodden look on his face): Oh.
And then he walked away.
Sorry, dude.
Oh, and I went home with a ream of printer paper and Sega Classics for the PS4. And a bottle of lemonade.
Raiders
Why Now?
The cord has been cut.
Saturday I went ahead and cancelled my Xfinity/Comcast account.
For years they were reaming me with a monthly charge well over what a sane person would pay for JUST CABLE TV.
My last bill was over $200. For just cable TV.
I’ve had a separate service for phone and internet (currently Sonic) forever, and was not interested in their combined packages, with data caps.
The only reason I held on to cable TV for so long?
Dad kept his TV in his bedroom on some religious cable channel all day, even when he wasn’t home. He may have turned it off when he went to sleep. Sometimes I heard it through his door when I got up in the morning to get ready for work.
I didn’t want to take that away from him. I’m not sure if that same channel was available on the cable packages through AT&T or Sonic, or even over the air.
So yeah.
It’s weird seeing the empty spaces near the TVs, where a DVR box used to sit.
Prepare to Jettison…
Solo: A Star Wars Story
It’s getting to a point where I like these newer non-Skywalker saga Star Wars films better than the saga films. As an avid role-playing gamer, the original Star Wars RPG from West End Games was more than just a game, it allowed us, the players, to make our own mark in George Lucas’ sandbox. To me, that meant more than the EU books/stories did, as much as I liked a number of those.
And to be honest, I think it’s one reason why I myself am so forgiving of the newer films, while toxic fandom continues to ruin what should be a golden age of genre films. Sure, I have an idea of how Episodes VII and VIII should have told the story, but they didn’t, and I’m okay with that. It’s not my story to tell, or I’d have my name in the credits under ‘Written by’ or ‘Directed by’.
Heck, I was actually picturing what my old characters (a bounty hunter and an Ewok) would be doing during The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. Those are stories that I CAN tell.
But I digress.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a fun movie. My initial ranking among the other films puts it between The Empire Strikes Back and The Force Awakens on my list, which makes it 5th in the top ten.
There were Easter eggs to other Expanded Universe material. There was a jaw dropping moment, equal to the one that was as much a surprise to me in Infinity War. Totally unexpected. But made sense, if you watched a certain animated series called Rebels.
One of the Easter Eggs almost made me yelp in excitement. Another one made me smile. Another, well, let’s just say that I need to re-read the Lando books.
And there were plenty of moments where I just had a huge grin on my face and tears forming in my eyes.
Was it the movie I’ve waited 40-odd years to see? Yes.
It was a movie that focused on Han Solo and Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon.
And that’s all my 10-12 year old self wanted, after seeing Star Wars and reading the Brian Daley books.
The only things missing were Bollux and Blue Max, and Gallandro.
Recommended. Go see it! Two thumbs up! 3 out of 4 stars!
It Figures
Catharsis
20 minutes ago:
Brain: Do it.
Heart: No, Chris, it’s too painful!
Brain: He must. It will help him.
Heart: You’re right, dammit.
I went to youtube.com and played the ending to Field of Dreams.
It hurt. I ugly cried for a good while. 3 minutes? 5? Lost track of time.
I love you, Dad. I miss you.
I’m probably not going to watch this movie again for a while.