On July 30th, 2022, the world lost Nichelle Nichols. Most people knew her for her inspiring portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in “Star Trek”. Despite this, her contribution to the world goes beyond creating a beloved character. She inspired generations of women of color to follow their dreams. Career in Entertainment She was born on […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 6 Review
Recap – Spoilers ahead – The empire is on their tails, and the rebels soon realize they will not escape. Therefore, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) decides to leave the ship, to lead Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) away. After an emotional goodbye with Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), he leaves and meets Vader for a show down […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 5 Review
Recap – Spoilers ahead – Tala (Indira Varma), Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) and Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) safely reach the base. Unfortunately, the beacon Reva (Moses Ingram) planted on Leia’s toy Lola works. The empire arrives shortly afterwards, laying siege to the refugees. Obi-Wan conducts a plan, which leads to painful losses. Tala sacrifices herself to […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 4 Review
Recap – Spoilers ahead – After Reva (Moses Ingram) kidnaps Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Tala (Indira Varma) mount a daring rescue operation. Once they are on the inquisitors’ base Obi-Wan makes a shocking discovery, about the missing Jedi. They manage to rescue Leia, with the help of some new friends, but […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 3 Review
Recap – Spoilers ahead- Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) make it to Mapuzo on the transport ship. Since their contact doesn’t show up, they try to make their own way. When they are betrayed, Obi-Wan saves them, until they finally find their contact, who turns out to be a female imperial officer. […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 1 and 2 Review
It is always risky to watch a highly anticipated show, because the higher the expectations, the higher the risk of being disappointed.I remember throwing a tantrum when my two elder brothers went to see “Return of the Jedi” at the cinema, and I wasn’t allowed to join them. I was 5 years old! That is […]
Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Review
The second season of Star Trek: Picard is a bag of mixed beans.While season one had a consistent storyline with a clear red threat, season two appears lost at times.In some ways, it seems as if the writers just threw in random ingredients into the storyline because they weren’t sure where to take the story. […]
Bridgerton Season 2 Review
When Bridgerton’s season one hit Netflix on December 25th, 2020, it struck a nerve with the viewers. The world was exhausted with pandemic lockdowns and rewatching the same old stories over and over again. Bridgerton was daring and sexy in a previously unseen way for a historical TV show. Once you got over the historical […]
Star Trek – A Franchise Through the Generations
Although there are many franchises that have been successful through the years, only very few have been as successful as Star Trek. Since its premiere in 1966, it has produced 13 movies, 11 TV series (incl. 3 animated series) and almost 900 novels. It has been with its audience for three generations. As the highly […]