Clone Wars "Tipping Points" review....and a sweet announcement :D

Hey gang, coming at you with a new review of the latest episode of Clone Wars, "Tipping Point."  After watching this conclusion to the Onderon arc, I have to say it was well done story wise.  It was clever to insert Hondo into the story plot to give the Rebels a hand in the situation-even if the items were paid for by Anikan.  And you can see that Steela's leadership role has grown quite a bit since the last episode, which made her a force to be reckon with.  What was not entirely surprising was the kiss she planted onto Lux before entering into battle-and it was clear to see that Ahsoka was a tad miffed by it. 

I will say though I was surprised that Steela was killed off near the end of the Onderon Arc; I was expecting to see her in future episodes of the series.  Afterwards, I realized that it was a good lesson for the young padawan to learn that war can come with a deadly price-no matter who the person is.  It seems that Saw (Steela's brother) might be in later episodes, how his future plays out due to the death of his sister will be an entirely different story.  As for the relationship between Lux and Ahsoka-we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

And now for something really exciting!  For years, Deadpool fans have been waiting for a game that would feed that "Deadpool itch"; recently, San-Diego Comic Con announced (with the assistance of the merc with the mouth himself) that High Moon Studios will be releasing the official Deadpool Game in 2013!  Just remember, this game is recommended for ages eighteen and up-not something the youngsters should be playing.  If you like, check out his official website to learn more about the game: http://deadpoolgame.com/#!/home
And don't forget to check him out on facebook as well :D

That's all for now people, I'll be back as soon as I can to post up something new-and please like the official "Star Wars and Beyond" facebook page and share it with all your friends!

May the Force be with you, and Happy Halloween!

Clone Wars and Prometheus review

Hey gang!  Back in town to give you my latest review on the newest episode of Clone Wars (well, in this case two episodes combined into one), plus a movie review of the popular prequeal to the Aliens series, Prometheus.

Let's begin with the Clone Wars episodes.  "Front Runners" was an interesting episode, showing that the Rebels have become more caculating in their attacks on the droids and giving the citizens a sense of hope.  Plus, selecting Steela as the leader of the small group of soldiers was a wise decision-personally, I think she'll be one to be reckoned with in the future.  And "Soft War" was another well thought out episode as well; there was quite a bit of political themes in that show, testing the strength of the false king vs. the true king.  From what I could see from Saw, he's still struggling with the fact that his sister is showing him up as a leader and he wants to prove himself worthy to the cause-thankfully that didn't get him killed and he's finally excepted the fact that he's not perfect.  It also seems that Ahsoka is struggling to keep her emotions about Lux in check while helping out the people of Onderon.  We'll just have to wait and see what the future holds for her and Lux (nudge, nudge, wink, wink :D)

Now onto the movie preview of Prometheus! The movie did not dissapoint in the least; the humaniod like aliens were amazing, though I'm still baffeled about their purpose on the human race-other than that they were evolved from humans (confused yet?).  Plus the origin of those creatures was interesting as well-it looked like a very decayed yet thriving version of earth, or what will be the the main planet of the famous and classic alien Xenomorphs.  The story was very well done as they went into the history of Weland's Industry to how those famoust chestbursters came into play.  It seems that the ending did leave the audience to believe that a sequel to Prometheus is coming into play-that's something I'll dig into further and post as soon as I have the answer.  Just a warning to younger viewers, this film is definetly not for audience under the age of sixteen-pretty much nightmare material for the younglings (unless there's an adult around).  Other than that, it's worth watching if you are a true Alien fan.

That's it for now folks; I'll keep you posted on anything new in the Star Wars Universe and Beyond.  And just a reminder to please like the official facebook page, and don't be afraid to post on the site anything about Star Wars and sci-fi events around the globe or in your community: http://www.facebook.com/StarWarsAndBeyond?ref=hl
May the Force be with you, always :)

NYC Comic Con and more :D

Transform and Roll Out!

Hiya gang!  Thought I would give my views on this year's NYC Comic Con!  I can tell you this, I've seen some amazing cosplayers and some great celeberties, I even had a chance to check out Artist Alley.  I was very tempted to buy some Copic Markers, but passed it up for now (that'll be on my Christmas list this year lol); we even bought some incredible prints from a talented artist named Michael Mongelo (make sure to check out his website, www.supermonge.com) who made great prints from Gargoyles to Ninja Turtles.  Throughout the crazieness, my boyfriend and I saw people dressed head to toe in costumes from Bumblebee (pictured above), Sith Lords, Jedi, and even Deadpool (pictured below with my wonderful boyfriend :D)

Throughout the day, we mainly traveled about gazing at the stands full of souveniers and encountering several cosplayers.  Sonn after, we waited in line to meet the one and only-the six time (six time, six time, six time, six time, six time, six time!) WWE World Champion-and currently the new General Manager of WWE Smackdown-Booker T!!  He was such a sweet and kind gentleman; he signed his new book for me and we even chatted a bit, shortly followed by the photo below

 

 

 

Sometime later, we traveled downstairs for the autograph line to meet a legend from the nineties-Jason David Frank-also known to many as the original Green Power Ranger (also a current UFC Fighter)!  Granted though we waited for quite some time-roughly two and a half hours tops since the line was incredibly long.  Amazingly enough, Jason was very dedicated to his fans; he came out one point running down the line with his I-Pad and recorded his fellow fans cheering for him.  What was even more amazing was that he stayed past his curfew (5 to 7) to meet his fellow fans-including me and my boyfriend.  It was definetly worth the wait.

 

 

 

Despite the craziness of it all, it was a great day nonetheless-and I hope to go back again next year (with the understanding that it'll be longer than a day lol).

 

On another note, I'll try to catch up on the last episode of Clone Wars "Front-Runners" and I'll give my review afterwards.  In other news, my facebook page for this blog is working properly!  If you would like to check out the page, please go to the following address:

 

http://www.facebook.com/StarWarsAndBeyond

 

You, the fan/follower, can post anything related to the page-whether it's somewhere in your own community, a favorite sci-fi book/film/game, or something in between, post it on the page.  Just be aware that it should be kept at PG/PG-13 level-anything else that is innappropiate for the site will be immediatly deleated.  Other than that, just check it out and have fun :)

 

That's all for now fellow fans, I'll be back later on with a new post.  In the mean time, may the Force be with you, always :D

 

 



 

"War on Two Fronts" review and more

Sorry for the late update folks, batteling a cold can take a lot out of you.  Anyhow, this is my review on the latest Clone Wars episode "A War on Two Fronts".

In this latest episode, Anikan, Obi-Won, Rex and Ahsoka are called to the planet Onderon to aid the new founded rebels to hone their skills in combat.  We meet the new rebels on the planet along with an old aquantince, Lux. They explain to them that the Capital of Iziz is being ruled by a false king and they must reclaim their city back.  We can see right away that there is a possible love triangle between the new female character Steela, Lux, and Ahsoka-causing Anikan to question his padawan if she is losing her focus (whether or not he knows about the connection between the two is yet to be seen).  A probe droid is sent out to investigate the situation when the battle droids discover that their latest group has yet to arrive to the city.  The droid discovers the Rebel's location and relays the information to the droids.  During practice, the droids invade their base of camp, but they are defeated by the group along with aid of the Jedi.  Soon they make a plan to take back the city from within and defeat the flase king.

After watching the episode and reading other reviews, it does have some similarites to an episode from Season 2 involving the Bounty Hunters and the Jedi training villagers to defend their crops from Hondo and his pirates.  The difference between that episode and the current episode is that the Rebels are already trained in the art of combat, while the villiagers were never fought an enemy before.  It's also noticable that a love triangle is forming between Ahsoka, Lux and Steela-it's possible it will bloom into a romantic relationship for the young padawan, but we'll have to wait and see if that is Filoni's plan.  I did notice a slight flaw in the episode though-Adi Gallia was ALIVE in the scene with the Jedi Council; she was killed in the first episode of the season so it was surprising that she was sitting with the council in the beginning of the show-not sure if that was intetnional or not.  Finally, I was quite impressed that they brought back the original probe droids for this episode; bringing these classic droids from one of the original Star Wars films ties it nicely to the Clone Wars series.  I can't wait to see what the next episode will bring ;)

In other news, NYC Comic Con is just around the corner and some incredible guests will be there!  Actors such as Ian Mcdiarmid, Carrie Fisher, Seth Green and more will be there throughout the duriation of the weekend!  And for those who are Her Universe girls (such as myself :D), Ashley Eckstein will there as well selling gear from the Her Universe store!  Furthermore, coming this November for all Mass Effect fans, is the animated prequeal to Mass Effect 3 is "Mass Effect: The Lost Paragon"!  And as for the last item on the list, I'm still trying to create the facebook page for the blog, for whatever reason there seems to be an issue trying to like the page, and I'm trying to remendy that problem as soon as possible.

That's all I have for now folks.  I'll give you guys a post soon about my experience at NYC Comic Con and more; until then folks, may the Force be with you!