Category Archives: Television

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 3

21 – Nightmares and Daydreams (Episode 9) Some of the experimental episodes work better than others. On paper the concept of Aang’s anxiety about facing the Fire Lord causing nightmares, insomnia and hallucinations is solid. The execution of some of it works. The execution of other moments like Aang’s dream that’s basically a Dragonball parody,Continue reading “Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 3”

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 2

The standard model for a 3 act story is for the 2nd act to introduce an escalating conflict, and for the heroes to be left at their lowest and most hopeless point. The misconception is that the 2nd chapter always has to be darker, which it sometimes is, but the key point is for itContinue reading “Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 2”

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 1

To give some personal context, I’m not typically very invested in animation. I tend to fall asleep watching animated movies (its a natural reaction and not due to boredom) and long form Japanese anime has never clicked with me. Avatar: The Last Airbender is not Japanese, but it is heavily influenced in style and storytellingContinue reading “Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 1”

Smallville Season 8

Season 8 of Smallville was the first year without original showrunners Gough and Millar, and the first season without Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor. The new showrunners moved the show more towards the Superman from the comics, with Clark officially taking on an alter ego as a superhero, although not yet Superman in name orContinue reading “Smallville Season 8”

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones

Inspired by the opening sequence of The Last Crusade, the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was a massive project from George Lucas that debuted in 1992. Featuring two leads, Corey Carrier as child Indiana Jones and Sean Patrick Flanery as teenage and young adult Indiana Jones, the show incorporated real historical characters and events into everyContinue reading “The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones”

Home Improvement Christmas Episodes

Through 8 seasons during the 90s, Home Improvement released a Christmas themed episode every single year. Frequently featured story lines included Tim’s never ending battle to win the neighbourhood Christmas light decorating contest, multiple guest spots from family members visiting for the holidays, and your usual Tool Time accidents. After recapping all 8 episodes onContinue reading “Home Improvement Christmas Episodes”