Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

 This book treads the border between sci-fi and fantasy. The story begins as Giannine gets a gift certificate to visit the Rasmussem virtual reality center. She chooses to play a fantasy game called Heir Apparent. Outside the facility, fanatics that think children spend too much time hooked up to these machines have sabotaged the mechanism that controls the games. Giannine is approached by the game’s creator and told that due to the sabotage they cannot disconnect her until she wins the game and that if she does not win within a certain amount of time she will die for real. Giannine then needs to get a magic ring, locate treasure and defeat enemies if she wants to survive her birthday gift. The world of the game is beautiful and an enjoyable fantasy series. 

The Chosen Ones by LuthienTauriel

 Another Star Wars fanfic by me. I do tend to write a lot of Star Wars fics… Anyway this one is based on a concept alluded to by Yesac but never written. Basically the story is that Count Dooku gets to Qui Gon Jin and convinces him to Fall. Obi Wan escapes and rescues Shimi and Anakin. All three go to Mandalore where Obi Wan is “adopted” by Shimi and he marries Satine. It’s the first of a 7 part series, 3 of which are currently are published. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59686309/chapters/152230993

What If…? (2021-2024)

 

Part of the MCU, What If follows one of the “Watchers” a race of beings that watch over the multiverse. Each episode consists of how events in the MCU could have happened differently. For instance, what if Yondu accidently grabbed T’Challa instead of Peter Quill? What if Peggy Carter got the super serum instead of Steve Rogers, ect.? Each season then cumulates with an episode that brings all these disjoined storylines together. It’s a decent show with most of the cast from the MCU revising their roles. 

Wall-E (2008)

 

Humans have destroyed the earth and are orbiting in a space station. On Earth is a small trash robot who has developed sentience. When EVE arrives to try to find life, Wall-E falls in love. They then have to save each other and humans from the malevolent AI.

X Men (2000)

 

The first of the Hugh Jackman X men movies. Magneto wants to make everyone a mutant so that humans won’t persecute mutant kind anymore. Since this causes regular humans to die, the X Men try to stop him. It is probably one of the best X Men movies. 

1994 Baker Street: The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1993)

  Way back in the late 1800s early 1900s, Holmes grew bored with the fact that Moriarty was dead and he couldn’t see any thrill in the chase any more. He puts himself into cryogenic sleep and wakes up in 1994 to Mrs. Hudson’s descendent and doctor Amy Winslow. He then has to solve a new mystery in this new world. 

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

 

The movie that started it all. The original Star Wars! Even after nearly 50 years, the special effects in this movie are amazing. Probably because due to the fact that they had to be practical effects…Also since we didn’t have all that computer graphics stuff they had to rely more on story. You really get to know the gang, Luke, Leia, Han. Even the side characters like Ben, the droids, and Chewie get a chance to shine. And Darth Vader is still one of the scariest villains of all time! And Han shot first, I’m sorry. It shows his character growth of “I’ll shoot the bounty hunter first and only looking out for number 1” to him turning around and becoming a genuine rebel. Love, love this movie!