Category Archives: Miscellaneous
The Subtle Victory Within Game of Thrones
Like many other people who followed HBO’s Game of Thrones, I was not entirely satisfied with how it ended. Everyone who cares about said ending (or was within earshot of anyone who does) is pretty familiar with the usual complaints, which … Continue reading
The Real Reason Action Movies Are Better Than Chick Flicks
There is an eternal war raging in almost every household. It is the great contest of which movie two or more people will agree to watch together. One side favors action, adventure, fighting, and explosions, and the other wants romance, … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion, Miscellaneous, Movies
Tagged Disney, Rumor Has It, Spider-Man, Sweet Home Alabama, While You Were Sleeping
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Anivengers Assemble!
Heh, just imagine this crew showing up together in Endgame! Awhile ago, I made a post about My Anime Justice League. The idea for assembling My Anime Avengers has been percolating ever since, but the timing never seemed quite right with the … Continue reading
Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Challenge Accepted, Discussion, Miscellaneous
Tagged Alita: Battle Angel, Astro Boy, Attack on Titan, Avengers, Bleach, Cyborg 009, Dragon Ball Super, Fairy Tail, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam Wing, Killing Bites, Log Horizon, Marvel Cinematic Universe, My Hero Academia, One Piece, One Punch Man, Princess Mononoke, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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I Am Thankful for Crappy Stories
This month, in honor of Thanksgiving in my country, I thought to have a running theme of things which I am grateful for, from the perspective of my entertainment. Of course, there are many, many other things I can be … Continue reading
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Concerning Captioning
I have a sister who is deaf. She is one of the smartest and most capable people I will ever meet. Though our interests diverge quite a bit (she likes sports, I like stories) we have enjoyed many a movie … Continue reading
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The Seven Sins of Marvel’s Netflix Villains
You know when you get one of those thoughts? One of those little ideas that buzzes around the brain like a fly trapped behind your eyes, just itching to get out? This is one of those thoughts. As I was … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion, Miscellaneous, TV Shows
Tagged Daredevil, Defenders, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Punisher
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Marvelous Villainy: My Top Twelve Favorite MCU Villains (Except Loki)
Loki is the best villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We all know it, and we all love him for it. 😉 But what about everyone else? The MCU has often been criticized, even by me, for having some rather … Continue reading
Posted in Countdowns, Discussion, Miscellaneous, Top Picks
Tagged Agents of Shield, Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Captain America, Captain America Civil War, Cloak and Dagger, Daredevil, Defenders, Infinity War, Luke Cage, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Winter Soldier
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What I Want From Sony, and What I Want From Disney
Sony, Sony, Sony. …and Disney, Disney, Disney. There is a fair bit of disappointment, in both of these big companies, going around right now. I’m certainly feeling it. Eventually, I paused and asked myself why. Disappointment is what happens when … Continue reading
Updating My Avengers Classification System
(Let’s try this again!) 😉 Just before the third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe officially kicked off with Captain America: Civil War, I created a tentative Avengers classification system. Since then, we’ve had a number of new developments, and a … Continue reading
The Power(ing) of Isekai Protagonists
A humble, average person gets whisked away from our normal world and into a more fantastic one. Here, in this other world filled with strange and wondrous and dangerous things, the humble native of our world is no average person, … Continue reading
