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Started watching Star Trek Discovery... I'm 5 episodes in to Season 1.

Is this an alternate universe show, maybe a sequel series to the Kelvin timeline?

Without spoiling anything, is there a reason why everyone on this show is an evil douchbag, with giant high-tech ships and strange "Klingons," that don't look or act like Klingons?

Bought seasons 1 & 2 of Ash vs Evil Dead.

I totally forgot that Starz made television shows that weren't Spartacus or other "historical" dramas.

I wonder if their system is based on the BattleTech world conquest system.

I have defeated your lance of 'mechs with my star. Your world is mine!

Back to StarGate... why were there so many gates on Earth?

If you played as Ba'al, you would have to run away as soon as your minions were reduced to a minimum.

On the plus side, painting a Replicator force would be super easy.

Watching Seasons 1 and 2 of Highlander.

Sure, it doesn't make the most sense, but I'm enjoying the heck out of the best 1994 had to offer (I'm looking at you X-Files).

So Adrian Paul aka Duncan Macleod, is a relative of movie Highlander, Conner Macleod (who appears in the Pilot and has the Queen soundtrack follow him around), and has an odd habit of staring off into space whenever someone mentions a potential villain.

The historical flashbacks are fun as long as you don't think too hard about how Duncan spent the last 400 years traveling non-stop around the world, joining every nation's military, without ever changing his name.

So far, my favorite is Duncan Macleod, soviet soldier (Episode: The Sea Witch).

Also, I don't mind Ritchie, the human Macguffin, whose sole job is to find trouble week after week. I know a lot of people thought the character was dumb, but every TV show in the 80s and 90s had the friend whose sole position in life was to get captured, falsely arrested, witness drug deals gone wrong, or just be haphazardly at the scenes if murders, robberies, and other shenanigans.

Finally, having a new, different sword fight scene every episode is fun.

It's not the highest form of entertainment, but I'm looking forward to watching more.

P.S. I'm also enjoying listening to the Princes of the Universe by Queen everytime an episode begins.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Doctor Who

Oh dear. We’re heading to another confused mess and universe reset finale, aren’t we?

That's not a glowing review. Any chance the series recovers, or is it too far gone into wacky-land?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
It’s mostly been alright. No shockers like Space Babies.

I just fear we’re in for another trademark confused and convoluted finale.

Convoluted is the tag line for the last few Series finales.

But is the series fun to watch? I usually just binge Dr. Who after it's all come out.

 Easy E wrote:
Nothing against the original Librarians, but if that is getting a re-boot I hope some of our other old syndicated favorites get a chance too!

I am thinking of stuff like Relic Hunter, Forever Knight, Highlander: The Series, etc.

Yeah, like TekWar and TimeTrax!

Congratulations on the birthday.

In your honor I shall watch a Gerard Butler (one of your fellow Scots) movie tonight.

Star Trek: Voyager .

Ugh. Season 1 is even worse than I remember. There was so much promise. So many setups. So many missed opportunities.

Cool, the Maquis are our friends now. Tuvok was an undercover agent with the Maquis? They seem to be okay with this information...

Oh, another Kazon episode! Yay! Another one!