Monthly Archives: July 2015

Review: Terminator: Genisys

 ***** SPOILER ALERT *****
This review will be discussing plot points of movies which may be considered spoilers. Consider yourselves warned.terminator genisys

In case you haven’t noticed we are living in the days of the never ending franchises. It used to just be relegated to known B movie franchises, for the most part, like James Bond and Godzilla, but now it seems like every single blockbuster needs to be a trilogy and then get re-booted for three or four more. If there is one franchise the really needs to be put down it is The Terminator.

Terminator Genisys is the fifth movie in the time traveling killer robot franchise and while I don’t think any new entry will ever come close to the masterpiece of T2: Judgment Day we can at least hope for a good amount of old fashion mass property damage. I never really had any problems with T3 (other that it not being necessary), I’ve blocked out Terminator Salvation and I ignored the Sarah Conner Chronicles. As I thought about it there was nowhere for the franchise to go but up from Salvation.

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Therefore I Geek Podcast Episode 35, All Things Alien

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Where Andrew, Kyle, Kurt and Daryl spar over the finer points of the Alien franchise. There’s plenty of great things to talk about, though unfortunately, Alien3 was also discussed.

 

Show Notes: (Complete Show Notes will be coming shortly. We apologize for the delay.)

Alien

Aliens

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Alien: Resurrection

AVP: Alien Vs. Predator

AVPR: Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem

Prometheus

H.R. Giger

Dan O’Bannon

Dark Star

Sunshine

Ron Shusett

Ridley Scott

Jodorowsky’s Dune

Roger Corman

Ralph McQuarrie (Star Wars artist)

 

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Happy Independence Day!

The staff here at Therefore I Geek would like to wish all of our American readers a happy (and safe) Independence Day celebration this 4th of July.  We hope your day is full of all the traditions and especially all the fireworks that your heart desires!

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Guest Blog | Why I’ve Never Liked Harry Potter

Harry Potter is a worldwide phenomenon and ubiquitous reading material among millenials. It’s easy to see why – the books are escapist, fun, and relatable. So sometimes I feel very alone when I make the startling confession: I really don’t like Harry Potter at all.

My reasons for dislike are numerous, but tend to all come back to a central problem. The first half of the series is for children; the second half is for adults. That’s fine,having the characters grow with the audience is brilliant as a marketing strategy; but in this instance, it deals a body blow to the continuity of the story. The contrived, cobbled-together world of Hogwarts and the greater Wizarding World is perfect for a children’s series. Ghosts as teachers? Cool! A school with a vicious three-legged dog hiding behind a door where a talented first-year could easily find it? Exciting! This kind of world serves perfectly for a story about a young boy from an abusive background who gets to escape the doldrums of suburban England and jet off to wizarding school.

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