Krull (1983)

Krull is one of those movies that’s so silly it’s fun. The events take place on a distant planet where magic is a viable part of life. The Beast soon arrives with his more science-fiction/stormtrooper like army and captures the princess because of an ancient prophecy that whoever she marries will rule the world and their son shall rule the galaxy. It is then up to the prince, her true husband, and an unlikely group of companions to journey to the lair of the Beast before it takes off into outer space. Only then can the prophecy proceed as planned and true love will conquer all. I think my favorite character was the wizard, who is only able to transform himself even though he tries to turn others into geese and such. This is also one of the first movies Liam Neeson was ever in. He plays one of the ex-cons that join with the prince.

The Sword by Deborah Chester*

The Sword is the first book in a trilogy called the Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice. The first part of the story is about the king of Nether, Tobezijan, who is betrayed by his half brother and forced to flee. He hides his children away and escapes with the magical chalice and ring that are his birthright. But trying to flee the horrible spirits that his brother has unleashed, Tobezijan gets stuck in the second world where he can only watch what goes on in the first. Dead, but not really.

The second half of the book is about Tobezijan's son, Dain. Dain doesn't know he is a prince. He only knows that he's half elf and that some people hate him for that. Dain must conquer the foes of his own youth and the foes of his father in order to regain his kingdom. The book is certainly good and worth reading.

A Simple Tune by Nissa Warnings

A Simple Tune is another Lord of the Rings fanfiction one shot. It tells the simple story of Sam humming a piece of a tune that he heard at Rivendell. As happens to the best of us, Sam only remembers one or two words. Legalos helps him by singing to him the rest of the lyrics. I argue that you can also begin to see the friendship developing between Legalos and Gimli in this story. Gimli grumbles that the elves only sing about trees, but he starts quietly singing along as they journey to Mordor. It is a fun and engaging glimpse at one of those moments when the fellowship was just marching along.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/442978/1/A-Simple-Tune

Bewitched (1964-1972)

Bewitched is one of those shows I absolutely loved as a child and when I saw it as an adult, I just thought to myself what really was I thinking? Still if it happens to rerun on TV, it’s total mindless entertainment for a lazy, rainy afternoon.

As an adult one of the things that bugged me was Darrin’s insistence that Samantha use no magic whatsoever. That they had to be “normal.” Hey if I was alone with my sweetie and he could wiggle his nose and clean the house, cook dinner, and wash the dishes? Wiggle away, darling. I understand we needed some tension in the story, and Darrin provided that tension. That and Samantha’s relatives showing up to tell her that she shouldn’t have married Darrin in the first place. I think one of the funniest episodes is when Samantha finds a picture of herself from back in the 1600s and she’s trying to keep it from Darrin because she doesn’t want him to know she’s that old.