Omega-Warior

In 1984, David Lynch's Dune opened with the words “A beginning is a very delicate time.” I would agree, but I'd top it off by saying that an ending can be far FAR more delicate, especially if it's for something beloved by millions of people around the world, all of whom want to see different things happen, and none of whom will be happy if they don't get EXACTLY what they want. Which leads us neatly into the last part of The Ballard of the Whills, and the end of the original Star Wars saga, The Rise Of Skywalker. It's, an ok title if you ask me, but that's not what we're here for! Let's get reviewing!THE FRANCHISEOk, I covered this a fe...

As anyone who knows me knows, I'm British (sips tea, adjusts bowler hat etc). But what you probably don't know is that I didn't grow up with cable TV, or satellite, or any of that stuff. We had terestrial TV, a grand total of 4 channels (bumped up to 5 when I was in my teens), but only two of those channels had any real kids content for after school or weekend stuff; ITV and BBC1. I grew up with, some US shows, mostly cartoons, some other bits and bobs, but most of what I watched that was say, live action, was Australian (for some reason my childhood was full of Aussie shows like Round the Twist and Escape from Jupiter). Cartoon wise, howe...

In 1966, it looked like the end of a great new show. Doctor Who, then in it's 3rd year, was about to loose the star of the show, William Hartnel, to failing health and memory. The title character would be unable to continue, and the show would have to end. Or, that would have happened, if one of the greatest literary ideas wasn't put into action. From this point onwards, the Doctor had a new ability, above and beyond his time machine, beyond his great intellect, but he would be able to regenerate, renewing himself, and allowing the series to continue! It was one of the most important events in the show's history, and should have been ke...