There's a lot of grey area in terms of the sci-fi genre. Is “The Terminator” a sci-fi movie or a slasher horror film? I was faced with this argument the other day. I don't stand firmly on either side of the fence. Through and through, “The Terminator” is a sci-fi flick, but it's so much more than that. It's not quite a full-action film, but the elements are there where I'd forgive someone for making that classification. Based on James Cameron's original intentions, it is a horror sci-fi movie .…

Happy Friday, nerds and geeks! We're back once again for your weekly dose of everything sci-fi. There's a lot that the sci-fi genre has to offer. Like, an incomprehensible number of things. You've got poppier sci-fi, the sort of stuff that appeals to a more general audience with a little bit less technicalities to think of. Star Trek and Star Wars, for example. You've got harder sci-fi, stuff that is a bit more complicated. Something like Dune, which I admittedly could never get into, but the s…

Happy Wednesday, nerds, dorks, and Jedi! It's that time of the week, once again, to get your fix on everything humorously Force related. Now let's talk some Star Wars. It's a pretty big week in terms of the Star Wars content hype train. I've sort of given up on the majority of the Disney Plus Star Wars series . The third season of “The Mandalorian” was downright bad in my opinion. I pretty much gave up halfway through. The continuous drop in quality from a stellar first season is just so disapp…

What's your favorite science fiction movie of all time? It's a massive and incredibly influential pool to pick from, but I'm going with “Robocop” every day of the week. It's campy, well done for its time, incredible satire, and it's just so, so entertaining. Robocop is just iconic. Obviously, ignore how much the owners of the property morphed the character into the Saturday morning cartoon hero that the original movie lambasts. It's the perfect sci-fi premise. A good, morally-sound man has not…

Meme makers are some of the most selfless individuals on this planet. They put in the effort: they find the image, they think of something funny and/or relatable, then they go on to create the meme itself. The thing is most of these content creators know that the meme they have just made now belongs to the internet . They can put a watermark on it or post it on their personal page, but once that meme reaches the online public it's just a fact that it will be shared without credit. Meme creators…

These are strong with the force

I grew up at the point where I was old enough to catch “The Office” while it was on the air, but not quite old enough to understand the humor. My 8-year-old brain hadn't quite reached the capacity to understand dry, cringe humor, so I kind of just chalked the series as something that wasn't really for me. Again, I was a child. Fortunately, I began to come around to it by the time I reached high school. Eventually, coming around to the point where I'd point to it as one of the best network sitco…

Happy Monday, Marvel Cinematic Universe fanatics! We're back once again for your weekly dose of Marvel gaffs and superhero memes. It hasn't been a very eventful week in terms of Marvel news. That's not particularly interesting, but sometimes no news is good news, right? The new “Secret Invasion” Disney Plus series is… continuing, I guess. The first two episodes haven't shown us anything particularly impactful or interesting. I'm still holding out hope for a bump in quality. There's a lot that M…

Ruh roh, Scooby-Doo memes

I got in pretty late as a fan of “The Simpsons.” Like a lot of people, I grew up watching reruns, somewhat enjoying them, but mainly just watching them because they led into the “Family Guy” reruns on Fox. That was my young brain. I was way too young for the golden age of Simpsons and not quite at the point of the not-so-great modern Simpsons. It was just a somewhat entertaining show for my elementary school brain. It wasn't until my late teens that I discovered peak, golden age Simpsons. A fri…

It's almost too much to bear

In what I thought was one of the top ten most profitable franchises of all time, but turns out to be THE most profitable franchise of all time, it’s more than safe to say that we all have been exposed to Pokemon in one way or another. And that’s great! I imagine there’s a lot my current self and my 8-year-old self would disagree on, but I can say we’d get along concerning Pokemon. It’s fun, it’s addictive, and, once you separate yourself from the idea that the core concept of Pokemon is making…

Memes on memes

Happy Monday Marvel fans and superhero heads. It’s that special time of the week when we spend a minute discussing the MCU and indulging in its memes. This week has been somewhat notable considering the premiere of Disney Plus’ “Secret Invasion,” the newest show in the Marvels line of streaming service television shows. After watching it, I’d probably rate it as highly average. That’s not necessarily bad, but a premiere with more excitement would have been preferable when you consider the recen…

I've never considered myself a Trekkie. Sure, I like Star Trek. I powered through the entirety of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds while battling Covid-19. The show, which follows the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike (masterfully played by Anson Mount), is an action-packed fresh look at some of the universe's most beloved characters. We've met Spock, Uhura, and now James Kirk, who ends up taking the reins of USS Enterprise after Pike. It may not be the best television show of all time, but a…

Today, Mindy Kahlig gave an interview that claimed that a show like The Office couldn't be made today because it's “so inappropriate” and people would be so offended. Essentially, she's claiming The Office would be canceled in more ways than one. I say: yeah, right. There are a plethora of shows on the air today