Impulse review

Youtube exclusive series about a young woman that can teleport.  It shares the same name with a book by Steven Gould, but I’ve never seen a television series so completely change the focus and backstory of a book to this extreme.  The original story from the book is a fantastic coming of age story, featuring the daughter of the original Jumper discovering her own teleportation abilities, along with the draw backs to being the daughter of a pair of internationally wanted parents.  The tv series is about a girl that is sexually assaulted by the son of a small town drug lord that owns a used car lot and her journey through the emotions of the sexual assault that occurred during the first episode.  They really hammer home how difficult it is to deal with all the questions and responses that come after a sexual assault, and I get that there needs to be conversations about what exactly constitutes rape and what constitutes inappropriate sexual peer pressure, but shoehorning it into a comic book genre series about teleportation just seems out of place.  Ever episode I’m hoping for some kind of super power demonstration, but I think I’ve seen the main character smoke more joints than I’ve seen her teleport.

I’m still only about half way through the first season, but I think I’m going to give the rest of it a hard pass, there’s too much angst and drama and not enough teleportation for my tastes.  I have enough drama and angst in my own life to want seek it out on TV.

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Dropmix game review

Developed with Harmonix, creators of Rock Band and Dance CentralFast-paced music mixing game that lets you create unexpected song mixesKeep the music pumping with 3 ways to play: Freestyle, Clash, and PartyIncludes 60 DropMix cards featuring music from top artists and popular songs

Original MSRP was $100, which was a non-starter for me. They recently dropped the price to $50 and I had a $30 credit on my account. $20 was a great price point to try out Dropmix, which ended up being a great game with some real show stopping problems. For the original $100 they would be outrageous problems, for $20 they’re just minor annoyances.

Some of the annoyances include:

• the mind boggling decision to have a screw on the battery compartment, so when you pull the game out every six months, you’ll need a screwdriver
• requiring four AA batteries with no way to plug the main deck in
• using blue tooth instead of a cable
• only supporting specific versions of android and iOS, out of the four tablets we have in my house, none of them were compatible with the game, so we had to use our phones which do not have great speakers, I’m going to try to plug my phone into a speaker or something the next time I play it.
• No instructions included in the box, you’ll need to watch a video streamed from the Hasbro site, several times in our case.  there’s a giant fold out sheet of paper included in the box with all sorts of cool colors and designs on it which i assumed was going to be the game play instructions, but instead it was instructions on where to download the apps from. Google Play Store and Apple App Store for those of you wondering.
• IRL DLC for $15 a pack for a dozen or so cards.  i think I’ll only be getting those when they eventually get down to $5 a pack.
• This game isn’t going to work in 10 years, so get your playing in now.

All that being said, it’s a fun card game that has music playing in the background.  You don’t even need to hear the music to play the game, it’s all about playing cards with the right bonuses on the screen and knocking your opponent’s cards off the play deck.  I still think it’s a hard sell at $50 and would only suggest buying it if you can get it for around $25.

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Fahrenheit 451 review

Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.
Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television.

When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life.

This latest interpretation of the original novel plays it safe by translating “mindless chatter of television” into “mindless chatter of state mandated social media as delivered by Silicon Valley”. It doesn’t make much sense, only barely holds together, and I still think the original story is much more solid, with it’s society that has a sick fascination with vapid reality television and focuses on how people weren’t going to have freedoms taken away, they would be given up willingly.

I think Michael B Jordan is still looking for a role to really do well in, I’ve yet to see him in a movie that he was able to carry himself. He was good with Sly in Creed, terrible in Fantastic Four (but EVERYONE was terrible in that) and was his character in Black Panther didn’t have to exist at all for the movie to move forward. in Fahrenheit 451 he’s vastly out acted and out performed by the incredibly Michael Shannon, but honestly that guy is a force unto himself, even in his bad roles that guy is just intense like no one else can be.

End of daylight saving time inches closer in California

California Assembly Bill 807, the first step to ending daylight saving time, passed the state Senate on Thursday, April 14, 2018.

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Out Today 3 different IncrediBuilds books with model sets

Out today are three different Star Trek IncrediBuilds sets:

IncrediBuilds: Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise Book and 3D Wood Model
IncrediBuilds: Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise Deluxe Book and Model Set
IncrediBuilds: Star Trek The Next Generation: U.S.S. Enterprise Deluxe Book and Model Set

Here’s the book’s synopsis:

Build your own U.S.S. Enterprise with this IncrediBuilds: Star Trek model kit, featuring a full-color book with facts and trivia on one of the most iconic starships in pop culture history.

Get ready to boldly go where no one has gone before with this exciting Star Trek wood model set. The deluxe 32-page hardcover book is packed with information on the U.S.S. Enterprise, from its basic capabilities to its pivotal role in the Star Trek universe. Complete with stunning imagery and behind-the-scenes content, this book and model set is a must have for any Star Trek fan. The wood model is easy to assemble and snaps together to form a dynamic, displayable 3D version of the Enterprise that fans will love.

Available on both Amazon.com and Books-A-Million.com

from www.startrekbookclub.com/4768/out-today-3-different-incredibuilds-books-with-model-sets/

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First Man – Official Trailer HD

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Jurassic World review

Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) race to restore order at Jurassic World theme park when a ferocious genetically modified dinosaur escapes.

I’m now of the opinion that while Jurassic World is a fun movie, it still doesn’t hold a candle to the original Jurassic Park. Too much CGI and too litte actual story.

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Marvel’s Luke Cage – Season 2 Official Trailer #2 HD Netflix

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Marvels SpiderMan E3 2018 Showcase Demo Video PS4

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The Little Hours review

Italy, 1347: Bored, volatile nuns Alessandra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Ginevra (Kate Micucci) live in a monastery under the watchful eye of Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly). The arrival of a handsome new groundskeeper (Dave Franco) – introduced to the sisters as a deaf mute to discourage temptation – soon leads to a frenzy of hormones, substance abuse, and wicked revelry.

A forgetable but humorous movie with a ton of unexpected nudity in the third act. This movie gets a solid “meh” rating from me.

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Out Today Star Trek The Official Poster Collection

Out today is another entry in the Giant Poster Books series, titled “Star Trek: The Official Poster Collection”, by Insight Editions.

Here’s the book’s synopsis if you needed reminding:

Gallop around the cosmos and celebrate the legacy of one of the most iconic and beloved sci-fi franchises with Star Trek: The Official Poster Collection.

In 1966, Star Trek dared to boldly go where no man had gone before, launching one of the one of the most beloved and longest-running sci-fi franchises of all time. This official poster collection includes 32 removable posters featuring imagery from the iconic series and movies. Now fans can proudly display images of their favorite characters across the franchise, such as Captain James T. Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Worf, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and more!

Available on both Amazon.com and On Books-A-Million.com

from www.startrekbookclub.com/4766/out-today-star-trek-the-official-poster-collection/

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TSA Cripple

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Tom Petty welcomes your applause

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New Friends

Old Friends

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LEGO Danica

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