TV For You and Me
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Sci-fi TV Shows
Unlike Star Trek, Babylon 5 has a vibrant story that takes 4+ years to tell. Things hinted at in season 1 come to fruition 2 to 3 years later. I have seen the series at least three times.
I have similar feelings about Star Trek Deep Space 9. The problem is that it is mostly episodic with the grand story arc not starting till the end of season 2. Then the grand story doesn't get full attention until seasons 5 and 6.
However, what I love about Deep Space 9 is the terrific set of characters, which are more interesting overall than the Babylon 5 characters.
I think that the 2003 reboot of Battlestar Galactica surpasses both these shows. It has a grittiness that makes it very compelling along with great characters and a great story.
I feel the same way about LOST which might be the greatest TV show ever.
The 2004 reboot of Doctor Who started out a little silly, but became incredibly epic around the year 2010. However, it has been mostly on a steady decline ever since. The recent reboot of the series has been interesting, but borderline. I hope they do something good with it.
The Star Wars animated shows on Disney+ are well worth watching. These started with The Clone Wars series and ended with the amazing The Bad Batch series, which I watched four times The animation style initially in 2008 looked more primitive but slowly evolved into something incredible.
I like all the Star Wars live-action TV shows, more than most people, but the only ones that have universal acclaim are Andor and the first two seasons of The Mandalorian. Both of these are incredible.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Diana Muldaur
Diana Muldaur played three different characters on Star Trek. Right now I am watching an episode of the original series, Return to Tomorrow, where she is referred to as a young woman. She was 29.5 when the episode aired. I remember seeing this episode a very long time ago.
Twenty years later when she played in the second season of Star Trek The Next Generation, she was 50. Her character, Doctor Pulaski, was interesting but the character had mixed reactions from the fans. She was not invited back for the third season.
She stopped acting in 1993. But she has come out of retirement to play in an upcoming film called Finding Hannah. She is 86.
Time has a way of sneaking up on all of us.
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Bill Mumy | The Complete Pioneers of Television Interview
Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Why Ahsoka Tano is one of the greatest characters in all of Star Wars
This Star Wars character, whom you may have never heard of, is beloved by millions of fans. This is due to her long arc of character development, which has spanned over a decade.
Rod Serling's Greatest Obsession (William Windom)
The episode starred Wiliam Windom, a character actor who played supporting characters on many old shows.
He is maybe most famous for a Star Trek role...
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/William_Windom
"Windom was a tournament chess player... and a life member of the United States Chess Federation"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Windom_(actor)
https://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?12546262
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
"Skeleton Crew" Episode 7 Review: How is this so good?
For the most part, Star Wars fans have been disappointed with everything Disney has done with the franchise since acquiring it from George Lucas, except for the Andor series, which was on another level. I, however, differ in that I've enjoyed most of Disney's Star Wars offerings, though certainly not all of them.
When Disney announced they were creating a Star Wars kids' series that would combine elements of The Goonies and Lost in Space, almost no one was optimistic. Many expected it to be just as disappointing as the previous failed series. However, now that people have seen Skeleton Crew, the consensus is that it's knocking it out of the park. After a slow start, each episode has been better than the last, and it feels like what Star Wars should be.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Ranking all the Star Wars shows on Disney Plus (Tier List)
@john2001plus
26 minutes ago
Everyone loves Andor, but I was also blown away by The Mandalorian Season 2.
I've watched The Bad Batch series 4 times. The series as a whole is fantastic.
I enjoyed Kenobi quite a bit. Even Ahsoka and The Book of Boba Fett were enjoyable, with a few flaws. All three are passable entertainment and underrated.
I am very much in the minority thinking that The Acolyte was entertaining for the first six episodes, but the last couple of episodes were a big disappointment.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Black Friday Deal: 99¢/month for a year | Hulu
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Streaming Services
I'm waiting to see what deals I can get on Black Friday. I don't want to load up on streaming services that I rarely watch, but a couple would be nice.
I would like to get Max again. If they offered me another three month discount like they did before I would take it.
If Amazon were to offer a year of Prime at half off I would take it. Any discount on Prime might be worth it because of the free shipping that goes with it.
Netflix did not offer any discounts in recent years, but if they did offer a discount I would consider making it my main streaming service.
Disney+ and Hulu don't have enough new material which I want to watch to make it worth the full price. However, I got them so ridiculously cheap (with commercials) last Black Friday that it was a good deal. It was $3 a month for the pair.
Last night just before my Hulu subscription expired, I got half way through Alien Romulus. This is an interesting movie. What I saw is not as scary as the originals, but more of a sci-Fi drama.
Best wishes,
John Coffey
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
A Disney Holiday Short: The Boy & The Octopus
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The irony of loving Star Wars too much
@john2001plus
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Hey Thor,