Saturday, July 5, 2025

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981)

 

In the year 1987 Captain Buck Rogers is piloting a space shuttle that encounters an unexpected space phenomenon and is frozen for 504 years. He returns to a greatly changed earth where he has to not only learn to survive but protect earth from the Draconians. It was a fun story and deserving of a watch!


Sunday, June 29, 2025

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

 

Sanderson said he was writing this book he was thinking of the trope of a boy and his dragon but changed it to a girl and her spaceship…Spensa is on a planet that is constantly attacked by alien starfighters. While exploring the caverns of her home, Spensa discovers an ancient, sentient ship. With the help of the ship she can realize her dream of being a pilot and defending her people from the aliens.


Saturday, June 21, 2025

Independence Day (1996)

 

One of my favorite science fiction movies of all time  and one I watch nearly every day on July 4. When aliens invade the world in July it is up to a group of survivors to defend our planet. It has World of the War vibes, but these aliens came a lot further away than Mars. Enjoy it this Fourth! There is sequel. It’s not really worth your time. 


Saturday, June 14, 2025

War in the Desert by Stephen Molstad

 

Taking place during and after the 1996 movie Independence Day this is the story of what was happening in the Middle East. United in common interests, the British, Muslims, and Jews must work together to defeat the aliens especially when they learn that the aliens are planning a ground invasion. It was a fun addition to the franchise. 


Saturday, June 7, 2025

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

 

In 1978, David Freeman is abducted by a sentient ship named “Max.” He unknowingly travels to a distant galaxy and although he doesn’t age a day, eight years have passed since he was abducted. David is brought to a government facility where they want to conduct experiments on him. Max in turn has managed to crash and erase his own memories on how to get home. Max lures David back because he implanted the coordinates to his own planet in David’s brain. Max and David both need to figure out how to get home. It’s a great movie.


Saturday, May 31, 2025

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

 

Star Wars, Lego style. Basically you play through the movies of the Skywalker saga, starting with The Phantom Menace and ending with The Rise of Skywalker. You can play with a variety characters from Luke Skywalker to Kit Fitso. You can also buy expansion packs for The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Star Wars Rebels, The Clone Wars, Rogue One, Solo, and the Bad Batch. The jokes are funny. For instance, Obi Wan is mad that his lightsaber doesn’t have two sides when they encounter Maul and Anakin sleeps with a teddy bear. The only thing I don’t like about this game is that you can’t change the outcomes. Qui Gon will still die. Anakin and Ben Solo will still fall. But it is still a fun game to play! 


Saturday, May 24, 2025

The Matrix (1999)

 

Sometime during the 21st century, humanity lost a war with an artificial intelligence that started harvesting humans for their bioelectric energy. Humanity lives within the Matrix, a vast computer program which is made to resemble 1999. Our main character is Neo who is rescued from the Matrix because Morpheus, the head of the resistance, thinks he might be “the One.” The person prophesied to liberate humanity. The first of four movies, this is the only one I have seen. It is a decent story if a little weird.