Biggs' Zone

A Geek's Cogitations, Conjectures and other Cortical Experiences

Halloween 2022

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On October 31, 2022

In General Cogitation

Taking a moment to wish you all a safe and Happy Halloween. I typically don’t do much for Halloween, it’s not really my favorite holiday. It barely makes the top 5. Yes it’s fun, but there are several other holiday’s that I enjoy more. Granted, aside from Christmas, it is the only other holiday where I put up decorations (although not quite to the same extent as Christmas).

I don’t dress up and I don’t go to any parties. I will hand out candy to the neighborhood kids and take my own out trick-or-treating. After that, Halloween essentially ends for me; then it’s a test of will power not to eat any of the left over candy.

Andor Episode 8

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On October 27, 2022

In Andor, Star Wars

Andor Episode 8

Title: Narkina 5
Director: Toby Haynes

Andor Episode 8 has dropped and we have some questions after the events of last week’s episode. For instance, we know Andor isn’t in prison for six years (that would put his release around the time of Empire Strikes Back). So how does he get out of prison? Did we get our answers?? We did not but I wasn’t expecting that to happen in this episode. This is the first episode in the third 3-story arc of the season. Therefore it’s safe to assume Andor is in prison for at least one more episode with the escape happening in Episode 10.

So how does he escape? And who helps him?

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Star Wars Rumors: Secret Sequel Era Movie

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On October 25, 2022

In Star Wars

Secret Sequel Era Movie

In my quest to find additional things to post I thought, perhaps, I’d try to respond to new Star Wars rumors. I can discuss or debunk any of these and which rumors I choose will depend on the source. You see, unless it comes from an actual Star Wars news source, I typically remain skeptical. There are a couple of “sources” out there that are absolutely unreliable (ex: Collider, We Got This Covered, etc). I won’t get into the details why, besides I’ve covered this before.

The newest rumor to hit the Internet is a new sequel era movie that will take place after The Rise of Skywalker. The creator of Lost and the Watchmen HBO series, Damon Lindelof, is involved with the creation and writing of the film.

What Gives This Rumor Credence?

The rumor comes from The Hollywood Reporter which is a fairly credible source (article). At the time of this writing, I have not seen anything official appear on StarWars.com. However, a couple of my favorite Star Wars TikTok creators, MaceAhWindu and Codename_Fulcrum, have both published content about this rumor. I trust their judgement.

This sequel era movie will NOT continue the Skywalker story, but it may include characters from the sequel trilogy. This is exciting news, but I still remain cautiously optimistic. Every time Disney/Lucasfilm makes some announcement about a new movie, the dates are frequently “delayed”. We’ve seen this happen with Patty Jenkin’s Rogue Squadron film. There is also the elusive “Rian Johnson trilogy”.

I will keep an eye on this story as more details are leaked revealed.

MTFBWY

In Need of More Ideas

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On October 25, 2022

In General Cogitation

In need of more ideas

I’m at that point again where I am running out of blog ideas. I know I am behind on a couple of my parodical posts (i.e. HMDYK) but I am in need of more ideas. Last year I did a monthly “Top 5” of something related to the movies and perhaps that’s something worth revisiting.

Maybe I should try to write more movie reviews. As part of my Monthly Movie Theme I try to watch something new (usually part of a streaming service). Perhaps, regardless of how recent the movie is, I should still write some kind of post about it? I know there are some great movies available on Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO Max (I no longer have Netflix, their content isn’t worth the price anymore).

Write What You Know

This is an old piece of writing advice authors often hear when struggling to write. The problem is I feel like what I know is a bunch of minute and not enough substance. I probably know too much about the Star Wars universe and that only appeals to a limited audience (not that I have an extensive audience). I do plan to continue writing about Star Wars but I need to expand my list of topics.

Honestly, I wish I could write more tech related topics. I work in software development, I’ve been a software engineer since I finished college. However I often feel like I’m more of a jack-of-all-trades and a master-of-none; meaning I feel like I don’t have an “expert level” understanding of something to write about.

I’d love to figure out how to grow my audience, so if you happen to come here frequently, please leave me a comment on which posts you enjoy and any suggestions you have of new/more topics. Remember, if you are leaving a comment for the first time, it must be approved before it appears.

Thanks.

/cheers

Andor Episode 7

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On October 19, 2022

In Andor, Star Wars

Andor Episode 7

Title: Announcement
Director: Benjamin Caron

In a recent interview Tony Gilroy explains that this episode will be a standalone episode; breaking the pattern we’ve seen in the first half of the season. Technically, Andor episode 7 does as he describes, although it does end in a bit of a cliffhanger. There is also a new director, Benjamin Caron, who has directed episodes of The Crown and Sherlock.

I really like this episode. The espionage and intrigue takes a big step up in this episode. As the galaxy and the Empire responds to the robbery on Aldhani, the Rebellion is beginning. It’s probably Fiona Shaw’s best performance in the series (thus far).

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WoW: Return from the Shadowlands

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On October 18, 2022

In Gaming, MMORPG, World of Warcraft

Return from the Shadowlands

We are at the end of another expansion. I cannot believe I will soon be entering the 10th expansion of this game. While I have taken a couple of breaks, here and there, I have played through all of the content of each expansion since I started playing back in Vanilla. Not Classic! Classic is not as good as Vanilla on any day. As our heroes return from the Shadowlands, let’s reflect on this ninth expansion.

Keep in mind that, as I am writing this, the pre-patch has not yet launched. However I do not expect the events of the pre-patch to affect my final thoughts of the Shadowlands expansion. In my opinion, the pre-patch is content that is linked to Dragonflight and is, therefore, exempt from this expansion.

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