Category Archives: Sundry

Recap and Review of the First Two Episodes of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Posted on September 6, 2022 by H.P.

Did I watch the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime (Rings of Power from here on out) on Thursday evening as soon as they dropped?  Well, I tried.  I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Second Quarter 2022 Quarter-in-Review

Posted on July 5, 2022 by H.P.

It was a hectic quarter, even if thinks have started settling down as the baby transitions from newborn baby to just baby.  The big wrench in my plans here was my wife and I both finishing leave but only having … Continue reading →

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First Quarter 2022 Quarter-in-Review

Posted on April 5, 2022 by H.P.

It has been some quarter.  If it seems like posting has been slow across both blogs, I have a good excuse!  Our son was born in early February.  Which has kept me real busy, but I managed to still do … Continue reading →

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Fourth Quarter 2021 and 2021 Quarter-and-Year-in-Review

Posted on January 4, 2022 by H.P.

Our long national nightmare is over.  2021 has passed and 2022 begins.  Only, on one hand, the word “over” doesn’t really fit when we are facing another wave of COVID, and, on the other hand, I actually had a really … Continue reading →

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Book Reader Looks Back at Season 1 of The Wheel of Time on Prime

Posted on December 31, 2021 by H.P.

What Friday would be complete without a Wheel of Time post?  I’m not quite ready to give up on writing about the show yet.  I recapped and reacted to each and every episode in basically real-time, but an episode-by-episode analysis … Continue reading →

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Book Reader Wheel of Time Recap and Reaction: Season 1, Episode 8

Posted on December 24, 2021 by H.P.

There are a couple primary problems with Amazon’s adaptation of The Wheel of Time.  The first is a lack of respect for the source material.  The second, and more serious, is that the show creators are not very good at … Continue reading →

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Book Reader Wheel of Time Recap and Reaction: Season 1, Episode 7

Posted on December 17, 2021 by H.P.

Changes in adaptation are inevitable.  Making a TV show is a messy, collaborative process that demands endless tradeoffs.  It’s an iceberg, because it happens almost entirely out of the public eye and, frankly, I know little about making talkies.  But … Continue reading →

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Book Reader Wheel of Time Recap and Reaction: Season 1, Episode 6

Posted on December 10, 2021 by H.P.

I’ve been pretty lenient with the book changes up to this point.  A certain amount of leeway is necessary—the change in format requires changes in storytelling, and any creator worth their salt is going to put their own spin on … Continue reading →

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Book Reader Wheel of Time Recap and Reaction: Season 1, Episode 5

Posted on December 3, 2021 by H.P.

The strident pleas of book hipsters and show apologists notwithstanding, after five episodes we have a sense of what we are getting from Amazon’s adaptation of a landmark work of epic fantasy.  A high production value work that mostly looks … Continue reading →

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Book Reader Wheel of Time Recap and Reaction: Season 1, Episode 4

Posted on November 26, 2021 by H.P.

I am thankful this Thanksgiving season to have a high quality, high production value TV adaptation of my favorite fantasy series of all time. SPOILERS abound below.  Mostly for the first four episodes of the show, but there will be … Continue reading →

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