"Last Son" Re-Watch: "The Last Son of Krypton" Part 1, 2 & 3

 Superman The Animated Series

I had planned on finishing out my "Batman: the Animated Series" recaps with a look at the first "season" of the comic continuation, "Batman: The Adventures Continue," but I'm still figuring out how I want to do those. So, while I worked that out, I figured I would move on to the next series in the "Timmverse" of the DCAU: "Superman: The Animated Series."

S: TAS is much like it's predecessor, "Batman: The Animated Series." About 10 years prior to the series, comic creator, John Byrne, did a soft-reboot of the Man of Steel, making him much more in line with the Superman that we know today. "Superman: The Animated Series" uses this approach. It was acclaimed for the top notch writing, the portrayal of Superman and his various allies and enemies and the voice acting, specifically Tim Daly, Dana Delany and Clancy Brown as Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor respectively. The show premiered on September 6, 1996.

"The Truth Is Out There" Re-Watch: "3" & "One Breath"

 The X-Files

Season two of "The X-Files" has been good, but kind of different from season one. Gillian Anderson's pregnancy caused her to film less so Mulder and Scully have spent a lot of the season so far separated. Now she's been abducted and Mulder is truly on his own. How's he handling that? Read on to find out.

"foX-Men" Re-Watch: "The Wolverine"

"The Wolverine" (2013) 

"X-Men: Origins" was a disaster. It was hot garbage. Literally one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It would have been understandable if 20th Century Fox had wanted to just shutter it and just save Logan for appearances in the X-Men movies. But they had faith they could turn it around. They initially hired Darren Aronofsky to direct the movie, but he had to drop out. James Mangold who directed the Oscar winning film "Walk the Line" stepped in. This is all good news for Logan fans.

Principal photography on "The Wolverine" began in July 2012. It wrapped in October 2012. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Logan/The Wolverine, Tao Okamoto as Mariko, Rila Fukushima as Yukio, Hiroyuki Sanada as Shingen, Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper, Brian Tee as Noburo, Haruhiko Yamanouchi as Yashida, Will Yun Lee as Harada and Famke Janssen as Jean Grey. The film was written by Mark Bomback and Steve Frank. It was directed by James Mangold. "The Wolverine" was released on July 26, 2013.

"Hated and Feared" Re-Watch: "Days of Future Past" Parts 1 & 2 & "The Final Decision"

 X-Men

"X-Men" continues to reimagine classic comic arcs in it's first season. It tackles, arguably, one of the most famous arcs in it's decades long run in the two-parter, "Days of Future Past." The comic story was part of the epic, series defining run of writer Chris Claremont and artist Johny Byrne. The story took place in "Uncanny X-Men" #141-142. The basic story from the comic is the same. Veteran X-Man Kitty Pryde is sent from the year 2013 to 1980 to prevent the assassination Senator Robert Kelly. If you've never read the original comic story, what are you waiting for? You should definitely read it before you watch these episodes. For those of you who have read it, here we go.

"Shield Bearers" The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Recaps: "New World Order" & "The Star-Spangled Man"

 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

"The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" was initially planned as the first of the four Disney+ Marvel series to premiere. Due to the pandemic, filming was delayed so "WandaVision" became the first to premiere. I'm not sure if that did this show any favors. "WandaVision" was a big leap for the MCU and "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" feels much more in line with what we've come to expect. That's not a bad thing, necessarily and as the series progresses it does tackle some heavier subjects. I'm excited to see if I get more out of the show the second time around then I did the first time.

"Fuck Batman" Titans Recap: "Barbara Gordon," "Red Hood" & "Hank & Dove"

 Titans

We have made it to season three. And we are going to get a lot of Batman stuff because... people like Batman stuff? I do think it is funny that on a show about the Titans, it is basically all about Batman, but if it is good, I can forgive it and hope that they circle back to more Titans specific things in season 4. So how are these first three episodes? Let's find out.

A Long Time Ago, During the Clone Wars: "The Mandalore Plot," "Voyage of Temptation" & "Duchess of Mandalore"

 Star Wars The Clone Wars

You have maybe heard of a little show that launched when Disney+ launched called "The Mandalorian." I know it's kind of niche and a lot of people haven't heard of it, but if you're reading this, you probably enjoy it because this is a post about "Star Wars." You're in luck, because the three episodes that we are covering today all feature Mandalore. I'm joking. Of course, you've heard of the Emmy nominated, Grogu pimping sensation. But even, if you hadn't seen "The Mandalorian," you'd still enjoy these episodes.