In the last week, I got a lot of show watching done, plus some reading. Read as for some reviews...
Specifically, I binged through two seasons of ReBoot, which sounds like a lot, but actually the first two seasons are each only 10 episodes long. At roughly 22 minutes per episode, that's 3 hours and 40 minutes. It didn't feel that long though, and was quite enjoyable to watch through.
It's amazing to note the vast differences between seasons 1 and 2; at the most basic, season 1 was purely a cartoon with some references for the older viewers. Season 2 took on a more serial nature and expanded the universe, and did away with some of the more cartoon-y aspects (zany sound effects and the like).
After watching, I then listened to a podcast called Mainframe Chronicle. The podcast has long since ended so I don't feel too bad giving it a bad review; but still a little bad, because I could tell the hosts were trying hard to make something enjoyable.
I find it's very similar to Futurama Pedia in terms of basic structure - the hosts (Daniel and Joey) would watch episodes and talk about them. Unfortunately, this is where the show fell flat.
While Joey sounds a little more loose and comfortable, host Daniel just sounds very boring and monotonous. It also sounds like they're reading straight from the ReBoot wiki, which I will admit, I might not have noticed had I not gone in and read a few articles before hearing about the podcast. They don't really offer anything new to the discussion (granted, I'm only 7 episodes in), though they did receive feedback at some point that asked them to do some more research. I have noticed that they've loosened up quite a bit compared to their first episode, so it's possible they'll get better for season 3 and the movies. There are points where I've found them hard to relate to but it could be because they're both at least 6 years younger than me and don't quite remember what the world was like in 1994-1995.
I'll give a final review when I finish the series, to be fair.
I finally got some comic books read; first up is ChronoNauts #1, by Mark Millar and Sean Murphy. I bought a re-issued edition that had a comic paying homage to the Back to the Future poster, thinking that there might be some sort of tie-in. I was wrong, but definitely NOT disappointed. The basic premise is a couple of scientists invent a time machine, and something goes horribly wrong at the end to kick off the story. The art is beautiful, and although I found the pacing to be a little off, I really enjoyed it. I'll probably give it another read, and try to track down more issues.
I also re-read some old Star Trek comics, most of them missing their covers. I had a TNG comic which featured Q turning the Enterprise D crew into Klingons, which was fun, ends on a "to be continued" note. As I don't have the cover, I don't know if I'll ever be able to find the follow-up books to find out how it ends.
I then read two TOS era books, called The Modala Imperative. These ones were fresh to me, because I never really got into them as a kid. Another case where I'm missing the conclusion to these books, because I really enjoyed them and want to see the outcome. Apparently the story line is continued in the TNG era, so there's another set of books to look for. I guess I have some specific books to look out for at the next ComicCon!
Lastly, I've been watching a lot more Dark Matter, setting Killjoys aside for the time being. Initially I felt that Dark Matter was a little predictable - and it still is, in some ways - but in the last couple of episodes, I feel that its tone has changed to something a little more mature. It's still trying very hard to be the next Firefly, but it is at least standing on its own. The latest episode I watched - Episode Four - was set on a space station and it looked fantastic. Without blatantly telegraphing everything, you get a good feel for how this universe operates. Also, TIL that the episode names are given numbers, akin to how the crew refer to themselves by numbers.
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