by Aaron N. Hall | Oct 15, 2022 | IMO, Nerd Culture, TV
Phew. Well, that certainly was something. Look, you don’t need me to reiterate the story leading up to this series. At this point, we all know how much it cost and what a gamble Amazon took with it. No use rehashing that. But what we do need to discuss is the...
by Aaron N. Hall | Sep 24, 2022 | IMO, TV
Yeah. I said it. I know it’s early, okay? And don’t think this is a knock on The Mandalorian—it’s not. The Mandalorian rips. Rarely has a sci-fi western been done so well. The only one that might be better (which this writer has seen) is Cowboy...
by Aaron N. Hall | Sep 2, 2022 | IMO, Nerd Culture, TV
Ooohh boy. Remember when Amazon announced that they were making a Lord of the Rings TV series? To put it lightly, the reaction was mixed. Some were stoked for a new addition to the Tolkien universe. Some decried the acquisition and accused Amazon of scrambling for a...
by Aaron N. Hall | Sep 25, 2021 | Nerd Culture, TV
Make no mistake, not every episode is a home run. But Visions is the kind of out-of-the-box content we need from longstanding IP’s like Star Wars. When Disney announced they had reached out to reputable anime studios to put together a series of Star Wars short...
by Aaron N. Hall | Jul 24, 2021 | IMO, TV
You probably don’t dislike anime at all. You just haven’t given it a decent shot. I used to be just like you–thinking I was too cool to indulge in the animated absurdity that is anime. Pish posh! Away with such things! I like rock music and business...
by Aaron N. Hall | May 29, 2021 | Books, IMO, Movies, TV, Video Games
Stories allow us to share our humanity. They help us feel a spectrum of emotions in a place that feels safe because they’re bound within the confines of fiction. This writer’s opinion is that a great story should serve a feast of emotions, ranging from...
