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Murderbot, Mickey 17, and other TV notes

First a gripe. This week Amazon Prime announced that they were canceling The Wheel of Time. Amazon is in business to make money, and it makes sense to cancel shows that don't get viewership. But it seems like a lot of people didn't even know the third season was out. Those who did felt like … Continue reading Murderbot, Mickey 17, and other TV notes →

SelfAwarePatterns Science Fiction 19 Comments June 1, 2025 5 Minutes

Severance and other TV notes

Just my usual thoughts on a number of shows I've been watching. The third season of Wheel of Time is six episodes in. It starts off with a lot of action and movement. I'm still enjoying the series, particularly since we now appear to be well past what I might have read in the books … Continue reading Severance and other TV notes →

SelfAwarePatterns Science Fiction 13 Comments April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 5 Minutes

Dune Prophecy and other TV notes

Poster for Dune Prophecy

It's been awhile since I've done a TV notes so this one is going to cover a lot of territory. I enjoyed the first season of The Rings of Power, but was an outlier. Most people hated it. Some have come around for the second season due to its increased action, but it remains pretty … Continue reading Dune Prophecy and other TV notes →

SelfAwarePatterns Science Fiction 7 Comments December 26, 2024 5 Minutes

The Lensman series

E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman series is classic space opera. As a science fiction nerd, I'm actually a bit embarrassed to admit that I had never read it before. Part of the reason was only discovering it as an adult, and finding the opening of the official first book in the series, Triplanetary, to be … Continue reading The Lensman series →

SelfAwarePatterns Science Fiction 24 Comments November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 4 Minutes

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