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The END of Learning from Evangelion
Learning From Evangelion MORE Learning From Evangelion I knew I'd end up paying to listen to an Evangelion podcast eventually. The Get Played trio started an anime podcast, and I was delighted and unsurprised to learn that, like me, Heather Anne Campbell is a huge Eva nerd. If you're a fan, I recommend you check it out. I've learned things I did not know about a show I've watched at least a dozen times in my life. Respect. Note: Yes, it's a Patreon pod, but it only costs $5/month, and you can always wait and binge the whole thing once they're done going through [...]
Phasers, and when to get into that sweet Star Trek technobabble.
I was just watching the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (which is a pretty great show, even after just six episodes), and there was a moment with a bit of phasers technobabble. Something in the vein of "target their engines, minimum yield." Okay, point made in the dramatic sense. They don't wanna kill anyone or destroy the ship. Got it. But by the time I'd paused the show to let my brain run on its own because of that simple bit of tech detail, I realized this is an opportunity to welcome you behind the looking glass. We have plenty of [...]
Thematic Integrity: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
I told a younger friend Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was a good way to jump into the franchise. Then, in a late-night, wine-fueled moment of paranoia, I re-watched the movie to make sure it holds up. Good news: it does. It's a great film. Not as many LED volumes as modern Trek though. Also the uniforms aren't covered with little Starfleet logo patterns. Boo. You know what really stood out this time? Just how tightly wound the Thematic Integrity of the movie is. It just hits the same idea over and over and over. Let's take a look. And if you [...]