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Guest Post!!~ Attending Conventions as a Senior

Barbara is back to share her thoughts on attending conventions at a certain age…

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When I was younger (much) I took my kids to Star Trek Conventions… little ones in neighboring towns and big ones in LA. The three of us were on our own a lot and cons were a cheap way of spending the day together, having fun mostly looking. Turns out both kids were incipient nerds and enjoyed themselves very much. He got into comic books and she got into fandom.

Now I am considerably older; with the attendant aches and pains and she takes me to the cons. Continue reading →

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DC Recap Round-Up 2, Week 10: Midseason Finales and a check up on TITANS!

16 Dec

Welcome back! As this is the last Recap Round-Up for 2018, let’s just throw out a scheduling reminder that while Legends of Tomorrow will be taking a break when we come back in January, we still got The Flash, Supergirl, and Black Lightning in the meantime to hold things down. For right now, we got the mid season ends of Black Lightning and Legends of Tomorrow to recap, as well as another check-in on Titans to see if its improved since its rocky start (short answer: surprisingly, yes). So let’s jump into it… Continue reading →

Tags: Ava Sharp, Black Lightning, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Charlie, Comics, Courtney Ford, DC, DCU, Dick Grayson, Dominic Purcell, FanGirl Squee, Gambi, Gamby, Gary, Geekery, Jefferson Pierce, John Constantine, Krondon, Legends of Tomorrow, Matt Ryan, Metahumans, Mick Rory, Nate Heywood, Nick Zano, Nora Darhk, Puppet Stein, Puppets, Ray Palmer, Reviews, Robin, Sara Lance, Stewart, Tala Ashe, Television, Titans, Tobias Whale, White Canary, Zari

DC Recap Round Up 2, Special Edition: ELSEWORLDS

13 Dec

Welcome back! While we’ll have a regular installment of this column later this week (involving Black Lightning and Legends of Tomorrow, and a catch-up on Titans), this one is a special extra long one covering The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl respectively, as we recap the crossover event, Elseworlds! So let’s just get to all the craziness… Continue reading →

Tags: Alex Danvers, Arrow, Barry Allen, Batwoman, Brainiac, Brainiac-5, Caitlin Snow, Candice Patton, Cassandra Jean Amell, Chyler Leigh, Cisco, Clark Kent, Crisis on Infinite Earth, Crossover, Curtis Holt, Danielle Panabaker, David Ramsey, DC, DC Comics, Diggle, Echo Kellum, Elseworlds, Emily Bett Rickards, Felicity Smoak, Gary, Gotham, Grant Gustin, Green Arrow, Iris West, James Olsen, Jimmy Olsen, John Barrowman, John Diggle, John Wesley Shipp, Kara Danvers, Kara El, Kate Kane, Killer Frost, Lois Lane, Malcolm Merlyn, Martian Manhunter, Mehcad Brooks, Melissa Benoist, Metahumans, Nora Fries, Olicity, Oliver Queen, Psycho Pirate, Ruby Rose, Smallville, Stephen Amell, Stewart, Supergirl, Superman, Television, The Flash, The Monitor, Trigger Twins, Tyler Hoechlin

Heroes and Villains invaded San Jose for another year of adventuring!

10 Dec

For our 3rd year, we ventured over the hill from the Central Valley to hang out with some heroes and villains, and zombies too!, in San Jose. This was sort of a last minute venture due to availability issues with minions, but in the end we made plans and set out to see what there was to see.

As I write up the event and my thoughts, I am starting to think there should be classes on convention etiquette because there were several moments that were frustrating. However, there were also a lot of really good things. Did it balance out? I’m not sure… let’s talk about some of the highlights and issues and see. Continue reading →

Tags: Actors, Arrow, Arsenal, ATOM, Barbara, Brandon Routh, Brother Sal, Caity Lotz, Colton Haynes, Conventions, CosPlay, David Ramsey, Events, Fandoms, FanGirl Squee, Fans, Fear the Walking Dead, Funko Pop, Geekery, Heroes & Villains Fan Fest, HVFF, iZombie, John Barrowman, John Bernthal, Legends of Tomorrow, Michael Rosenbaum, Nerdtastic Ramblings, Nocking Point, Nocking Point Party, Oliver Queen, Personal, Ray Palmer, Roy Harper, Stephen Amell, Supergirl, Superman, Superman Returns, Teen Wolf, Television, The Punisher, The Walking Dead, Tom Welling, Tyler Hoechlin, Val Kilmer, Victor Garber, Zombies

ARROW Season 7×08, “Unmasked” recap

8 Dec

Welcome back, Arrowheads! So after a deal is made with the FBI, it looked like Oliver Queen was finally getting out Slabside Prison, and he did, but not before Diaz showed up and took over the place. Diaz got defeated and left in jail, while Ollie got to taste freedom after so many months is captivity. But he’s got a lot to deal with now, like what will he do now that he’s a free man, that hint that Felicity has gone dark side, and who is that faux Green Arrow running around town? We’ll get some answers to that here, but first… Continue reading →

Tags: ARGUS, Arrow, Blackstar, Comics, Curtis Holt, David Ramsey, DC, DCU, Diggle, Dinah Drake, Echo Kellum, Emily Bett Rickards, FanGirl Squee, Felicity Smoak, Geekery, Green Arrow, John Diggle, Juliana Harkavy, Katie Cassidy, Laurel Lance, Lyla Michaels, Mr. Terrific, Oliver Queen, OTA, Rene Ramirez, Reviews, Ricardo Diaz, Rick Gonzalez, Roy Harper, Stephen Amell, Stewart, Television, Wild Dog, William Queen

DC Recap Round-up 2, Week 9: Breaking Time Once Again!

6 Dec

Welcome back! So this is really the last full Recap Round-Up of the year, mostly because next week will be TWO installments. One will be entirely on the Elseworlds crossover, the other will be involving the mid-season ends of Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning, plus another quick check-in on the first season of Titans. I hope that’s not too confusing. Anyway, let’s jump in… Continue reading →

Tags: Agent Liberty, Alex Danvers, Ava Sharp, Barry Allen, Black Lightning, Brainiac, Brainiac-5, Brandon Routh, Caitlin Snow, Caity Lotz, Candice Patton, Charlie, Children of Liberty, Chris Klein, Chyler Leigh, Cicada, Cisco, Comics, Constantine, Courtney Ford, Cress Williams, Danielle Panabaker, David Ajala, David Harewood, DC, DCU, Dominic Purcell, FanGirl Squee, Gambi, Gamby, Gary, Geekery, Gideon, Grant Gustin, Guardian, Harrison Wells, Heatwave, Iris West, J'onn J'onzz, James Olsen, Jefferson Pierce, Jesse L. Martin, Jimmy Olsen, Joe West, John Constantine, Kara Danvers, Kara El, Killer Frost, Krondon, Legends of Tomorrow, Lena Luthor, Manchester Black, Matt Ryan, Mehcad Brooks, Melissa Benoist, Metahumans, Mick Rory, Nate Heywood, Nick Zano, Nora Allen, Nora Darhk, Parasite, Paul Reubens, Puppet Stein, Ralph Dibney, Ray Palmer, Reviews, Sara Lance, Speed Force, Stewart, Supergirl, Tala Ashe, Television, Thanksgiving, The Flash, Tobias Church, Tobias Whale, Tom Cavanaugh, Waverider, Zari

DC Recap Round-Up 2, Week 8: Feasting on Leftovers!

4 Dec

Welcome back! We got this and another week of full programming before we get into the scheduling weirdness that is going to be the Elseworlds crossover and what isn’t covered by it. But that’s my problem and you’ll see my solution eventually, but until then, let’s just jump in… Continue reading →