Entertainment Archives

Halo Update: Episode Two

Scopique March 31, 2022

I’m not really intent on providing a weekly recap of Paramount/Showtime/Amblin Entertainment’s live-action Halo series, but I kind of feel like I need to write something down as a way to understand some complex feelings I have about this particular treatment. Once…

Halo, The Series’ Pilot Episode

Scopique March 24, 2022

I am a fan of Halo. I have played all of the games (not all to completion, but I have played them all, even the mobile ones) and have read most of the novels. I have been looking forward to the Halo…

Good, Bad, or Indifferent: Streaming, Audience, and Halo

Scopique January 31, 2022

Sometimes I have a bunch of thoughts milling around the waiting room of my head, like an association word-cloud: totally unformed, semi-related, and of varying strengths. This is one of those times, having just watched the latest trailer for the Paramount+ Halo…

Grab Bag for January 6, 2022

Scopique January 6, 2022

Horizon: Zero Done As Seen On Twitter(tm) yesterday, I have finally finished Horizon: Zero Dawn. I had played it day-one on the PS4 but as with almost anything console I struggled with the situational interest. Fast forward several years, and the Epic…

Abbreviated The Game Awards 2021

Scopique December 10, 2021

I am one of those who will admit at the drop of a hat how much I dislike awards shows, but considering that The Game Awards is more like a parade of game announcements with a few awards thrown in just so…

Grab Bag for October 28, 2021

Scopique October 28, 2021

New World As if this wasn’t a surprise, I think I’m done with New World. There comes a time in all games when the tutorial-ness of the situation wears off and all that stretches before me is the actual game. I really…

The Mandalorian Makes Me Appreciate Star Wars

Scopique November 14, 2020

Talking about Star Wars is like putting a political sign in your yard: you’re bound to get some crazy in your face no matter what your position. Back when I was a kid, had seen the original trilogy about 35 times in…

Star Trek Lower Decks

Scopique October 8, 2020

I can’t believe I almost wrote off Star Trek Lower Decks. I’m sure there are people out there who think the idea of a “comedic take on the staid and serious Star Trek” is a personal affront and will want nothing to…

We’ve Lost More Than Just a Band We Didn’t Know We Had

Scopique September 14, 2020

I wanted to talk a little about this documentary that I found yesterday. It’s about a rock band called Halyx, created by Disney in the early 80’s, featured at it’s California park for a single summer engagement, and then never heard from…

Swinging a Deadcat

Scopique May 25, 2020

In my bid to become the best-equipped non-streamer, I finally got a mic for my GH7. With the camera mounted on my rather springy webcam mounting arm and connected to the PC via the Elgato HD60S, I am able to stream at…