Groundhog Day – a holiday built around predicting the weather based on a sleepy rodent’s reaction to seeing his shadow – sounds like it should be a bit on 30 Rock. However, unlike Leap Day William, Groundhog Day is very…
When best-selling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson was still an unpublished nobody, he pitched a book that was to be one of many that took place in a vast, shared universe — and was promptly shot down, as he was still…
With the release of Season 1 of Amazon Prime’s new Fallout series, there has been a lot of talk about what changes, and what never does. Specifically, many people are wondering how the show differs from the games, and in…
I have to get something off my chest. It’s a big deal, and I don’t think you’ll like it much. It is on the level of saying that Mido-Chlorians don’t bother you or that Keanu just isn’t that good of…
The very first words of The Dark Tower’s very first book are “The man in black”. Throughout the book, he remains an important character. Also known as Randall Flagg (among other names, which we will use freely below), The Man…
If you’re here, it’s because you want to check out Brandon Sanderson’s books, but don’t know where to start. So let’s get into it! First off, it’s important to know that the bulk of Sanderson’s work takes place in a…
A central character in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, Jake Chambers has captured the hearts of generations of readers with his bravery and loyalty. Originally from 1977 New York City, Jake’s life changes forever when he gets transported from…
Perhaps the biggest literary injustice of the 20th century is the fact that Robert E. Howard left this Earth at the young age of 30. But even in what little time he did have, he managed to create some very…
Rebel Moon‘s 2023 release was sandwiched between either of the recent Dune movies, released in 2021 and 2024, respectively. And, both being largely personal tales about rag-tag resistances against galactic empires, they are similar in quite a few ways. But…
It is not secret that the original Dune novel, written by Frank Herbert, inspired a lot of George Lucas’s Star Wars franchise. And no secret either that the cinematic achievement of Star Wars, especially on the visual front, were heavily…
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