The unexpectedly long gestation period between “Crimson Empire II” and “III” featured two short stories, both of which chronicle Kir Kanos in his bounty hunter guise as Kenix Kil. In collecting bounties, he racks up the funds needed to continue his bigger hunt in the “Crimson Empire” saga for those whom he considers responsible for […]
One-season wonders (TV review): Lost in a glut of post-“X-Files” shows from the time, “Haunted” is a like a less dire “Millennium.”
Despite the fact that Lucasfilm’s “New Jedi Order” saga was the most massively planned “Star Wars” saga – comprising 19 Del Rey novels from 1999 through 2003 – Dark Horse Comics was largely left out of the plans. Nom Anor, an advance scout for the Yuuzhan Vong, was awkwardly involved as a hooded figure in […]
“Wicked City” (10 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is a mix of one thing I really like (20th century period pieces) and one thing I don’t care for (murder mystery shows where we are told who the murderer is). I admired the pilot episode for its style, but not as much for its substance. Still, the […]
First episode impressions (TV review): “Supergirl” struggles to make a case for its existence.
The loss of 37 years’ worth of “Star Wars” Expanded Universe continuity gets talked about a lot as the saddest element of Disney’s takeover for us old-school fans of the galaxy far, far away. But one could argue that the saga can recover from the reboot: Give Disney and its continuity editors — the Lucasfilm […]
“Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial” was James Luceno’s salute to Brian Daley, packed with old-school Han Solo adventuring. “Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse” (2000) – the fifth book in the “New Jedi Order” series – is more of a compromise between Daley-style fun and the overall dark direction of the “NJO” saga.
James Luceno seemed like a “Star Wars” author before he actually was a “Star Wars” author, due to his friendship with Brian Daley (with whom he wrote the “Robotech” series). But even with that goodwill in his back pocket, Luceno impressed me and many other fans with his debut novel, “Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial” (2000), […]
Watching “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Season 1 (2008) after reading the post-“T2” comics and novels, it seems certain that producer Josh Friedman is doing a loose adaptation of those materials. However, listening to his episode commentaries, it seems that’s not the case after all, as he cites only the films as influences. It goes to show that […]
Executive producer and lead writer Noah Hawley positions his chess pieces for another year of murder, crime-syndicate maneuvering and Minnes-ooh-ta accents and quirks in the premiere of “Fargo” (10 p.m. Eastern Mondays on FX) Season 2. This a brand-new story, but similar to the relationship between “Fear the Walking Dead” and its parent show, it is a […]