by mike | Apr 20, 2026 | Action/Adventure, Creature Features, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
As someone who is rather obsessive (read: anal) about watching a film series in its proper order, I almost never deviate from that approach. The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park/Jurassic World, Harry Potter, all viewed from the first to the last film. But wait....
by mike | Jul 22, 2019 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Unlike its predecessors—especially Episodes IV, V, and VI—the more recent Episodes VII and VIII in the Star Wars universe did not provide us with a plethora of memorable quotes. Still, if you look hard enough you’ll find quite a few fun/entertaining/poignant lines in...
by mike | Jul 15, 2019 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
So at the end of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Darth Vader is put back together from Anakin Skywalker’s spare parts, newborns Luke and Leia are sent to Tatooine and Alderaan respectively, and Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda go into exile. We have a seamless...
by mike | Jul 8, 2019 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
This coming December the highly anticipated Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker will give us the final installment (really?) in the Star Wars universe, a place that so many of us have visited for over four decades now. This “space opera” series is one of my personal...
by mike | Mar 22, 2012 | Books, Fantasy, Research, Sword & Sorcery, Writing |
Everything I write—everything that just about all novelists write—begins with those two words. I prepare detailed outlines for my stories, so that I always have a pretty good idea of where I’m going. But even before outlining a story, there is the “what if?” I...
