Biggs' Zone

A Geek's Cogitations, Conjectures and other Cortical Experiences

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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Andor Episode 6

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On October 14, 2022

In Andor, Star Wars

The Eye on Aldhani

Title: The Eye
Director: Susanna White

Andor Episode 6 marks the halfway point of the season and the climax of Act 2. This will also be the last recap where I post a spoiler warning. Every recap, starting with the next episode, will contain spoilers without warning. My assumption, by this point, is that you are committed to watching this series and you are keeping up.

The heist is on! Can Cassian and his crew pull it off? Who will survive? This is an intense episode with a few more surprises than I was expecting. It’s a great episode and there are some stunning scenes for not having been filmed in The Volume. Also, clearly I am wrong about the Imperial Engineer.

So let’s talk about what happened.

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Andor Episode 5

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On October 6, 2022

In Andor, Star Wars

Andor Episode 5

Title: The Axe Forgets
Director: Susanna White

Andor Episode 5 is another solid episode. There isn’t much in the terms of action, but we do see some group storming and, maybe the beginning of some norming. The group storming and norming I’m talking about is the group Cassian has joined. This episode is primarily about his proving his worth. There is some great character development in this episode. Before I get into that I want to hit you with the spoiler warning.

Spoilers Ahead!!!

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MMT: Martial Arts Month

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On October 4, 2022

In Monthly Movie Theme, Movies

September (2022) is Martial Arts month. I really enjoy watching martial arts films so I really wanted a month for them. It doesn’t matter if its English, dubbed or subtitled. Jackie Chan is probably my favorite martial arts actor but I have a lot of respect for Bruce Lee. Jet Li and Chow Yun-Fat are also some of my favorite martial artists. Below you will find that I have covered all of them in my selections this month.

The Legend of Drunken Master is, hands down, my favorite Jackie Chan movie. It’s terribly dubbed but at least Jackie Chan always dubs using his own voice. Enter the Dragon is the Bruce Lee movie. If you only watch one Bruce Lee movie, it should be Enter the Dragon. These two movies are the quintessential martial arts films (IMO).

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a wonderful movie starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang. I watch most of these movies as background while I am working (since I’ve seen every movie on my Plex server at least once). The lesson I learned with this movie, it’s hard to watch a movie with subtitles and work. A note for next time. I also learned, this movie has a sequel which I will have to check out sometime.

I’m not going to say much about the live-action Mulan, I’ve covered quite a bit when I wrote a review. It’s easily my favorite animation to live-action adaptation.

Bonus/Special Event Movies

There isn’t a special event movie in September, that I could find. If you know of some date reference in September that warrants watching the associated movie, let me know in the comments. However, I did get in a bonus movie. As I am trying to stay caught up in Phase 4 of the MCU, we watched Thor: Love and Thunder. I did enjoy it, with just a few minor criticisms.

(Click here to see last months theme selections)

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“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” 
– Stanley Kubrick

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