Elect this purveyor of jiggly things and leather goods as the new Patrician of Ankh-Morpork! That will definitely not go wrong in any way…
Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Truth, Part III
Emmet Asher-Perrin
Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Truth, Part II
I will now do my impression of a vampire taking an iconograph… *screams and turns to dust*
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Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Truth, Part I
Should I watch All the King’s Men again as a watchalong with this book? I’ll think about it…
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Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part IV
Someone’s learning to take his vacation days and we’re all so proud of him…
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Avatar 2 Joins a Long, Storied History of Space Whales
Screenshot: 20th Century Studios
We’ve noticed that Avatar: The Way of Water has made quite the splash (not sorry) with their whale-like alien creatures. Whaliens, if you will. Or, as the more common parlance would dub them: space whales. Yes, even if they don’t exist in space, the term applies.
But Avatar is certainly not the first story to think of whales and go “oh wow, these would be even cooler not on Earth.” After all, science fiction has been into environmentalism and space-ifying the flora and fauna of this planet forever. Here are just a few of our favorite friends that Avatar’s tulkuns now join in ranks.
Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part III
Death makes uncertainty principle housecalls now. Well, at least, if you’re the Duke of Ankh-Morpork.
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Wednesday Forgets Why We Fell in Love With the Addams Family
Screenshot: Netflix
It’s hard watching what’s become of the Addams Family of late. And I don’t say this a person who wants to stomp all over anyone’s current enjoyment of the current oeuvre because who needs that? It’s just uniquely painful in a way I wasn’t expecting, and that feels… a little silly. But true, nevertheless.
Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part II
The point of this week’s read is that if Sam Vimes walked away from an explosion without looking back, his back would get singed, as is only good and right.
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The Willow Series Has a Giant Sorsha-Shaped Question at the Center
Screenshot: Lucasfilm
The Willow television series has begun on Disney+, and already garnered reviews that seem either bafflingly positive or suspiciously over-negative. (The internet does set us up for these sorts of takes, I’m afraid.) In fact, the opening two episodes display a great deal of promise, but it’s impossible to tell if the show is capable of creating a satisfying meal from the pieces it’s ground down.
And a lot of that will come down to how it chooses to treat the character of Queen Sorsha.
[Spoilers for Willow series premiere.]
Terry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part I
Sam Vimes thought he wasn’t happy being made a duke last book. Wait ’til he gets the load of the latest Patrician’s gambit (yet again with the enlistment of his wife)…
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Andor Fights the Inexorable Wave of Fascism in “Rix Road”
Screenshot: Lucasfilm/Disney+
The season finale of Andor might make you cry, if my own swollen eyes are any indication…
Doctor Who Announces Companion for Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor
Screenshot: BBC
The BBC took a moment during their Children in Need charity event today to announce the companion to Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor, a character who will go by the name Ruby Sunday…
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Carpe Jugulum, Part IV
How do we handle a vampire infestation? A lot of witches, one very confused follower of Om, and some Nac mac Feegle.
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Andor Is Feeling the Loss in “Daughter of Ferrix”
Screenshot: Lucasfilm
I know that this show is largely about very upsetting things, but every moment of Cassian and Melshi is a treasure.
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Carpe Jugulum, Part III
In which the mechanics of turning someone into a vampire could not possibly be more confusing…