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ARROW Season 5×04, “Penance” recap

Welcome back, Arrowheads! Last we left John Diggle, his return to the military hit a sizable end when he was framed for a crime he did not commit. And add to that, he’s still feeling guilt over killing his corrupt baby brother, so he’s not gonna really put up much of a fight to prove his innocence. But Lyla would not like their daughter /son to grow up without a father, so she goes to Ollie to get help breaking Dig out. Will he help her? Obviously the answer is “probably”, but what about his new team and all that trouble with Tobias Church? And hey, what’s up with the Patrick Batman-esque D.A.? Some of those answers are coming up… Continue reading →

Tags: Arrow, Artemis, Bratva, Comics, Curtis Holt, David Ramsey, DC, DCU, Diggle, Echo Kellum, Emily Bett Rickards, Evelyn Sharp, FanGirl Squee, Felicity Smoak, Geekery, Green Arrow, John Diggle, Mayor Handsome, Oliver Queen, Overwatch, Paul Blackthorne, Quentin Lance, Ragman, Reviews, Speedy, Stephen Amell, Stewart, Television, Thea Queen, Wild Dog, Willa Holland

LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Season 2×01, “Out of Time” recap

24 Oct

Welcome back! Last season, our dysfunctional team of time-traveling heroes had managed to defeat the immortal Vandal Savage, and by proxy of blowing up things, became de facto guardians of the timestream. That mission gets delayed by the arrival of a man called Rex Tyler, a member of the Justice Society of America, who warns them they are in danger if they continue on. What danger, you ask? Well, we waited awhile, so let’s find out! Continue reading →

Tags: Action, Arrow, Arthur Darvill, ATOM, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Comics, Damian Darhk, DC, DCU, Dominic Purcell, Eobald Thawne, Eobard Thawne, FanGirl Squee, Firestorm, Geekery, Gideon, Green Arrow, Heatwave, Jax, JSA, Justice Society of America, Legends of Tomorrow, Martin Stein, Mick Rory, Nate Heywood, Neal Mcdonough, Nick Zano, Oliver Queen, Professor Stein, Ray Palmer, Reverse Flash, Reviews, Rex Tyler, Rip Hunter, Sara Lance, Stephen Amell, Stewart, Television, Victor Garber, Waverider, White Canary

ARROW Season 5×03, “A Matter Of Trust” recap

20 Oct

Welcome back, Arrowheads! Last we left Ollie, he got himself a brand new team to help fight crime, and that’s, well, gonna take some work to get working like Original Team Arrow. Speaking of the Original Flavor Team, Thea has hired the not-quite sober Quentin to be the deputy mayor and Diggle finds himself in military prison framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Before you can say “how can things get worse?”, did we mention one of Ollie’s recruits lost their family thanks to a nuclear bomb Felicity sent their way? So, let’s settle in to see what happens… Continue reading →

Tags: Arrow, Bratva, Cody Rhodes, Comics, Curtis Holt, David Ramsey, DC, DCU, Deadshot, Diggle, Echo Kellum, Emily Bett Rickards, Evelyn Sharp, FanGirl Squee, Felicity Smoak, Geekery, Green Arrow, John Diggle, Mayor Handsome, Meta Human, Oliver Queen, Overwatch, Paul Blackthorne, Quentin Lance, Ragman, Reviews, Sampson, Speedy, Stardust, Stephen Amell, Stewart, Television, Thea Queen, Wild Dog, Willa Holland, WWE

ARROW Season 5×02, “The Recruits” recap

13 Oct

Welcome back, Arrowheads! Now that Ollie is busy being the Mayor of Star City, he kind of needs a new Team to help take the load of fighting crime. And that’s good, because crime boss Tobias Church and some mystery bad guy are looking to cause serious trouble. With Thea happy to remain sans costume and Diggle serving overseas, Ollie doesn’t have many options. Also, we all remember that city that was accidentally nuked last season? Just keep that in mind.

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Tags: Arrow, Bratva, Comics, Curtis Holt, David Ramsey, DC, DCU, Diggle, Echo Kellum, Emily Bett Rickards, Evelyn Sharp, FanGirl Squee, Felicity Smoak, Geekery, Green Arrow, John Diggle, Mayor Handsome, Meta Human, Oliver Queen, Overwatch, Paul Blackthorne, Prometheus, Quentin Lance, Ragman, Reviews, Salmon Ladder, Speedy, Stephen Amell, Stewart, Television, Thea Queen, Wild Dog, Willa Holland

Marvel’s AGENTS OF SHIELD Launches Season 4 With A Vengeance!

11 Oct

Stewart here…

SPOILERS ahead for the first two episodes of the new season…

After all that happened last season, like HYDRA getting wiped out and everyone’s favorite likable psychopath Grant Ward finally meeting his end, it was hard to see where the next season would go. We knew from that brief time jump glimpse in the season 3 finale, Daisy was a fugitive and Coulson was no longer SHIELD’s head honcho. But what did that really mean for the rest of our team? That part was left vague, but with this week’s season premiere, we finally get a clue to what’s going on with SHIELD now, if at best, its a bit clearer. But let’s run through the bullet points of the season premiere: Continue reading →

Tags: Agent Ward, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America: Civil War, Chloe Bennet, Clark Gregg, Comics, Coulson, Daisy, Daisy Johnson, Fitz-Simmons, Geekery, Ghost Rider, Hail Hydra, Inhumans, Joss Whedon, Life Model Decoy, Marvel, MCU, Melinda May, Ming-Na, Reviews, Robbie Reyes, S.H.I.E.L.D., Skye, Stewart, Television

Sunday Night Viewing w/ Ash and Western Robots!

8 Oct

Stewart here…

Mild SPOILERS within…

Do you feel Fall TV slowly coming in? Besides all the shows I’ll be covering for here starting with Arrow this week (and yes, Legends of Tomorrow next week), there’s plenty of returning and new shows I won’t have time to cover. So to do a little lip service on that front, I’ll be briefly talking about two shows that premiered on Sunday that you might want to put on your radar. Continue reading →

Tags: Ash vs Evil Dead, Bruce Campbell, Fall TV, J.J. Abrams, Lucy Lawless, Michael Crichton, Nerdtastic Ramblings, Reviews, Stewart, Television, Westworld

ARROW Season 5×01, “Legacy” recap

6 Oct

Welcome back from summer break, Arrowheads! When we last left Team Arrow, it wasn’t really Team Arrow anymore. With Laurel dead and Damien Darhk killed, Diggle rejoined the military, Thea went off for some downtime, and Ollie…became mayor of Star City? Well considering the last mayor was a villainess who almost caused global Armageddon, the Star City council didn’t have many options. But what does this mean for the Green Arrow? What about the rest of the Team? Are we still going to have more flashbacks? How about we get this started by answering that last question first… Continue reading →

Tags: Arrow, Black Canary, Bratva, Comics, David Ramsey, DC, DCU, Diggle, Echo Kellum, Emily Bett Rickards, FanGirl Squee, Felicity Smoak, Geekery, Green Arrow, John Diggle, Laurel Lance, Mayor Handsome, Oliver Queen, Overwatch, Paul Blackthorne, Quentin Lance, Reviews, Speedy, Stephen Amell, Stewart, Television, Thea Queen, Willa Holland

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Author stewartmoncure

Why After 50 Years, STAR TREK Is Still Important

8 Sep

Stewart here…

For many nerds like me, and I assume you for reading this, this week is a particularly important one for us. This week (or specifically September 8th) marks the first airing of the original Star Trek TV series, all the way back in September 8th, 1966. That episode, “The Man Trap”, wasn’t even the first produced episode for the show, but the network scheduled it as the series premiere. Watching it even now as I assumed back then for many viewers at the time, you would find it hard to believe this would create a multitude of series, movies, novels, and comic books that would last through half a century. Yet it has, and through all of the high and lows, somehow persevered through now generations of fans. Continue reading →

Tags: Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, DeForest Kelly, Diversity, Fandoms, FanGirl Squee, Franchise, Geekery, Gene Roddenberry, George Takei, James Doohan, John Cho, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Movies, Nerdtastic Ramblings, Nichelle Nichols, Optimism, Optimistic View, Personal, Sci-Fi, Star Trek, Star Trek 50, Star Trek TOS, Star Trek: Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Stewart, Television, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Zachary Quinto

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Categories FanGirl Squee
Author stewartmoncure

How 30 Years Ago, TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE Destroyed My Childhood

4 Sep

Stewart here…

As much as I have heard the phrase “this _______ remake destroyed my childhood” over the years, I never really subscribed to it. It always seemed like the fall back thing to say for nerds and pop culture obsessives to say when something was brought back with a different slant (and if you don’t believe me, read the bro centric and lady phobic comments over the last year to the recent Ghostbusters movie). Oh there are some remakes that warrant such disdain, either because they are too bland or they don’t push far enough to be something different, but destroying your childhood? Childhood is nothing but trauma, so I never understood it. Which is why when discussing the destruction of my childhood, I point out the movie that destroyed my childhood, that unlike most grown nerds, destroyed it during my childhood: 1986’s TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE. Continue reading →

Tags: Autobot, Decepticon, FanGirl Squee, Geekery, Leonard Nimoy, Movies, Nerdtastic Ramblings, Optimus Prime, Personal, Stewart, Transformers, Transformers: The Movie

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Categories FanGirl Squee, Movies
Author stewartmoncure

Gather forth your Heroes, your villains, and all the wine!

2 Sep

Ventured towards California’s coast over the weekend to attend the 2nd Heroes and Villains Fan Fest (HVFF) in San Jose. This is a convention that has been growing steadily since its first event a year and a half/two years ago. It was a good weekend- not perfect- and something we’d love to check out again.

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