Never Trust a Pirate – The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere (2023)

Even for as contentious as Star Wars fandom can be, just about everybody seems to like The Mandalorian. While Disney’s other streaming series from the franchise have met with mixed to outright hostile reaction, most fans still eagerly awaited the return of beloved characters Mando and Grogu. Now that it’s back for a third season,… Read More Never Trust a Pirate – The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere (2023)

More Clonin’ Around – Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Premiere (2023)

The latest in the never-ending cycle of Star Wars content being churned out on Disney+, the animated Clone Wars spin-off series The Bad Batch has returned for a second season. Released in mid-2021, the first season was decidedly underwhelming, to be honest. Whether this one will show any growth or improvement remains to be seen,… Read More More Clonin’ Around – Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Premiere (2023)

Star Wars Odds & Ends – Tales of the Jedi (2022) Season 1

Although LucasFilm’s animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars initially seemed to come to a close back in 2014 after six very successful seasons, it showed up again in 2020 for a bonus seventh season that felt like it finally brought the narrative to a conclusive end. Even after that, however, creator Dave Filoni is apparently… Read More Star Wars Odds & Ends – Tales of the Jedi (2022) Season 1

Going Rogue Again – Star Wars: Andor (2022) Series Premiere

The latest Lucasfilm series to premiere on Disney+ streaming, Andor is easily the least Star Wars-y of any Star Wars project to date. It’s also the most mature and adult-oriented installment in the franchise’s history. This leaves me feeling very conflicted. On the one hand, as a middle-aged adult who still has interest in Star… Read More Going Rogue Again – Star Wars: Andor (2022) Series Premiere

List of TV Shows with Aspect Ratios Wider Than 16:9

Hardly all that long ago, all TV series were photographed in a common, standardized aspect ratio designed to fill a television screen. The idea that anything intended for home viewing on a TV might – intentionally – not fit the screen seemed almost inconceivable. Nowadays, however, we’ve experienced an explosion of shows shot in widescreen… Read More List of TV Shows with Aspect Ratios Wider Than 16:9