TV/Streaming Series & Specials Reviews

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My ‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ Season 2 Premiere Review

The season 2 premiere episode of Star Trek Lower Decks pays homage to an original Star Trek episode, in its own wacky animated style, while keeping it original enough to be highly entertaining. This show and its characters are “not your Dad’s Star Trek” for sure, and so perhaps not for everyone, but myself being an old Star Trek: The Next

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Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Episode One Review: Here comes Captain Carter!

Marvel’s first big swing at animation has finally arrived on Disney Plus as What If…? premiered today on the streaming service. The show sees Jeffrey Wright’s The Watcher telling us about the multiverse, as the ending of Loki finally opened up the MCU to the multiverse. The twist is that the stories being told are retellings of previous Marvel movies. For

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‘Stargirl’ Still Shines in Season 2 Premiere

  When season one of Stargirl first landed on the now-defunct DC Universe streaming service, it felt like a breath of fresh air among the other projects offered by DC. For years prior to the introduction to the DC Universe, the Arrowverse with shows like Arrow, Flash, and Supergirl had been bringing new stories with fan-favorite characters to families around the

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‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’ Part 1 – Spoiler Review

For my entire life, all I’ve heard about is how great He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was. My Mom and Dad were born in the mid-70s, so He-Man was very much my dad’s bag. However, my only experience with He-Man (beyond catching one or two local late-night tv eps) was a VHS of the live-action film from the 80s.

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Looking Back on Loki

With less than 24 hours left before the end of Loki’s first season, my co-author Redovah and I decided to quickly recap the series from his Avengers-assisted escape in 2012 New York City to his showdown with a yet-to-be-revealed enemy. Here’s what you need to know to be completely prepared for the finale: Time with the TVA Loki opens with the titular

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