Category Archives: Television

Babylon 5: Confessions and Lamentations

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

I love it when a writer is skilled at world building.  I wish Doctor Who did a better job with that, but the nature of that show is different to a cohesive universe like Babylon 5.  When Straczynski puts proverbial … Continue reading →

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The Empty Planet

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

After the tour de force that was Death of the Doctor, I was not ready to get back to average episodes, but Gareth Roberts must have planned for that contingency by giving us a classic idea with a Doctor Who twist.  … Continue reading →

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The Ascended Astrid

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

Companion Tropes Extra 8 Doctor Who tends to shy away from religion. It’s probably a subject that’s a bit too emotionally charged on a personal level for a family series, and whatever it did would upset somebody. But that’s not … Continue reading →

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Sound! Euphonium

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

The premise of Sound! Euphonium is just the sort of slice-of-life story that might baffle those who are not familiar with the world of anime. In the Western world in particular, we are used to our tidy little genres that … Continue reading →

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The Day of Sagittarius

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

The junkyard presents two articles about the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episode The Day of Sagittarius. The view from 5930 miles away: The computer club guys are after revenge. How foolish of them. Bringing a challenge to Haruhi is like … Continue reading →

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Babylon 5: Knives

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

I mentioned in last weeks post that Knives was supposed to come before In the Shadow of Z’Ha’Dum, so technically, we should have been in a run of JMS episodes that would last almost until the end of the series.  … Continue reading →

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The Chickified Sarah Jane

Posted on November 27, 2019 by

Companion Tropes 41 Often when the Doctor regenerates there is an attempt to provide a contrast with the previous incarnation. The same thing applies, perhaps to an even greater extent, with the companions. In particular, we seem to veer back … Continue reading →

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