Guardian of the Galaxy Holiday Special - Drax and Mantis Search for the Holiday Bacon

Guardian of the Galaxy Holiday Special was written and directed by James Gunn for the streaming service Disney+, It’s a Action-Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy story made for the Holidays and is the second Marvel Studio Presentation under the Marvel Cinematic Universe and shares continuity with of both tv series and movies of the franchise.

The Holiday Special follows the Guardians of the galaxy as they celebrate Christmas and they search for an unlikely Christmas present for the teams leader Peter Quill. It also serves as a conclusion of Marvels Phase Four of the MCU and tying up some odd lose ends. Also minor spoilers ahead.

Wednesday (tv series) - Basically a What If of Nancy Drew if she was a snarky Goth girl

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Wednesday is a horror comedy tv series that is based based upon the character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jenna Ortega as the main character. Also four of the eight episodes are directed by Tim Burton, he serves also as the shows executive producer.

The series revolves around the titular character, who attempts to solve a monster mystery at her school. It mixes dark comedy and horror element with mystery solving element. I was planning to do this review during November but I couldn’t finish the series fast enough. Anyways on with the review and minor spoilers flag is up just in case.

Kamen Rider Zero One - breathing new life to the Human vs Robot theme

The first Kamen Rider series to debut during the Reiwa period and the thirtieth overall. It aired under TV Asahi with Takahito Omori as producer and Yuya Takahashi, Masaya Kakehi, Riku Sanjo, Minato Takano as writers under Toei and Bandai. Kamen Rider Zero One revolves around the theme of humanoid robots called Humagear living with humanity as tool. And pioneering this robot advancement is Hiden Technology and its newly appointed street comedian turned company president Aruto Hiden who is the typical fish out of water in the robot business world. Along with his stoic yet charming Humagear secretary Izu they fight off rogue Humagear group that wants to wipe out humanity.

With the help of Artificial Intelligence Military Service or A.I.M.S. (I kid you not) his company keeps the world safe(well mostly japan) from dangerous Humagear. Along with being president and to help him fight these evil Humagear he also inherits the a belt that turns him into a Kamen Rider.

Ms Marvel - A Disney and Marvels superhero series geared for younger viewers

Ms Marvel is an American television miniseries created by Bisha K. Ali for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel.  It follows Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old fangirl of the Avengers who struggles to fit in until she gains her own powers.  It is the seventh television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios. It shows continuity with the other movies and tv series in the MCU.

Im not really familiar with Ms Marvel aside from seeing her as a playable character in that Marvel LEGO game years back. All I know by the looks in that game is that shes basically like Mister Fantastic in the way her powers look. In any case lets go on with the review. Also minor spoiler flag is up.

Andor - An intricate tale of the beginnings of a thief turned Rebel spy

 Andor is the the fourth live-action series in the Star Wars franchise, as well as a prequel to the spin-off film Rogue One (2016). The show was created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+. It follows thief-turned-Rebel spy Cassian Andor during the five years that lead to the events of the film. Diego Luna reprises his role as Cassian Andor and also serves as an executive producer. Joining him are Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Joplin Sibtain, James McArdle, Rupert Vansittart, Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw.

The most notable problem with this series starting up is that if you been following Starwars you know the character Andor survives until said movie Rogue One so a lot of the folks are really skeptical if such a tv series would work. Personally I love Rogue One but I didn’t exactly saw the movie cause of the character Andor. So short to say the series had a lot of expectations to fill. 

Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022) vs Mask Rider Black (1987) Comparison

 Since Im finally done reviewing Kamen Rider Black Sun I guess Ill go do a comparison of the two of which one is better for me. This kind of comparison has probably done lots of time before but I still wanted to do my own take on it. Don’t get upset when on what you read since this is more of a personal preference comparison if anything. For this comparison I won’t bring up Kamen Rider Black RX since the Black Sun series is more based on Rider Black.

This is my first time doing this so do forgive me if I do it half hazardly. For this one the comparison for the series will be based mostly on STORY, CHARACTERS, SPECIAL EFFECTS, COSTUME, CINEMATOGRAPHY and MUSIC.

Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022) - Something old combined with something new

Co-production between Ishimori Productions and Toei,  Kamen Rider Black Sun is a Japanese tokusatsu web drama and a reimagining of the 1987 series Kamen Rider Black. The series is part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, also celebrating the 35th anniversary of Kamen Rider Black. It stars Nishijima Hidetoshi as Minami Kotaro / Kamen Rider Black Sun and  Nakamura Tomoya as Akizuki Nobuhiko / Kamen Rider Shadow Moon, with Hirasawa Kokoro as Izumi Aoi.

I’m not a hardcore kamen Rider fan but I do have some memories of the 1987 kamen Rider Black back when it was aired locally back then. It is one of the first kamen Rider experience I had growing up as well so it holds a lot of fond memories for me. That said, I will try not let nostalgia sway me from reviewing this one. Also minor spoilers flag for this one just in case.

Geekatana Review: The Mandalorian (Season 2) More Easter eggs and Cameo

The Mandalorian is a spin off mini series aired on Disney+. Its Disneys latest shot at a live action tv show set on the star wars universe.

There's currently 2 season is the show done but for this review I'll be focusing on season 2 as I have already done the review of Season 1.

Geekatana Review - Money Heist (Season 1-2) - A Professor and a bunch of City Steal a lot of Money

Money Heist. is a Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. It is also known as La casa de papel, ("The House of Paper") The series was initially intended as a limited series to be told in two parts. It had its original run of 15 episodes on Spanish network Antena 3.  Netflix acquired global streaming rights in late 2017. It re-cut the series into 22 shorter episodes and released them worldwide. It currently has 4 seasons but for this review I'll be reviewing the first two season as they are more connected as one story arc.

 

I have heard about this series last year but it never really peeked my interest. Police drama was never my cup of tea so I tend to ignore these kind of series. Eventually though I decided to really dive into it thanks to yet another close friend highly recommending to give it a shot. Also there might be possible spoilers on this one.

Geekatana Review - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Season 1 - A SHIELD Against the Strange Things

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a drama series based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. aired on ABC from September 24, 2013, to May 13, 2014, and consists of 22 episodes. It was produced by ABC Studios, Marvel Television, and Mutant Enemy Productions, with Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell as showrunners.

I got to admit that the trailer didn't grab me when it first aired years back but curiosity eventually got the better of me lately and decided to finally take a look. I'm not a hardcore MCU fan but I've watched my share of MCU movies and Marvel Comics here and there. This will my review of the first Season of the show. Also minor spoilers as usual.

Geekatana Review - The Boys - Discount Suicide Squad vs the Corrupt Heroes

The Boys is an American superhero web television series which is largely based on the comic book of the same name created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series was developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon.  It currently has Season 1 and a second Season currently in the works.

I have heard of the series but it wasn't until later that I finally gotten into it thanks to a friend of mine who is also a big fan of superheroes in general. I like to point out that I know nothing about the show prior to what I've seen in the show and some bits and pieces here and there about the comic book it was based on. That will not influence how I will review the series however but I might drop out some minor spoilers here and there.  

Star Trek Voyager Season 2 - Friends, Enemies and Others

This will be my review of Season 2 of Star Trek Voyager. The Season 2 of Star Trek Voyager aired from August 1995 to May 1996. With the first Season being only 16 long 4 of last episode of Season 1 was moved to Season 2 with one of these moved episode being the final episode of Season 1. The second Season is nearly 2 times longer in episode count as the first season and thus has more elbow room to develop its story.

If you haven't read my review of the first Season of Star Trek Voyager you can find that here. I'd suggest you go read that first before you read this one. I might be touching some minor plot points and there will be minor spoilers on this one.

Geekatana Review: Star Trek Voyager: Season 1 - A Ship a very long way from Home

Star Trek: Voyager is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor. It is the fifth series in the Star Trek franchise, it served as the fourth sequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. And sadly like a lot of Star Trek series I never got to watch it in full until recently it still hold fond memories of the show. It's also the first but not the last Star Trek series that has a female as the captain.

Star Trek Voyager has seven seasons under its belt and so I've decided to do a review of each of the Season as I finish them. I like to point out that I'm no hardcore Star Trek fan and my knowledge of its lore is very basic at best so forgive me if I make a mistake or two here and then. Also minor spoiler flag is up.

Geekatane Review - The Mandalorian - the Starwars Western

The Mandalorian, also known as Star Wars: The Mandalorian, is not something I was really excited for when it was first announced. I feel it will just be another long drawn story of either Boba Fett or Jango as a way to Disney to bleed the franchise further.

In fact it wasn't until episode 5 that I decided to start watching it and see what all the hype was about. I've decided to let the series run its course on Disney+ before going into the review to give it a proper review of sort. Also there will be minor spoilers in this one.

Madan Senki Ryukendo - takusatsu action comedy done right

Madan Senki Ryūkendō, is Takara and We've Inc first ever attempt at a tokusatsu series. The series was sponsored by Capcom and was first aired back in 2006 with a local tagalog dub hitting the Philippines soon after. Folks in the Philippines would probably remember this being aired in Hero TV and at Cartoon Network Philippines.

The title translates as Magic Bullet Chronicles Ryukendo. The term tokusatsu was still alien to me and I often call this series as simply Ryukendo. It's one of the series that started me on my search on takusatsu like shows that doesn't have a Power Ranger attached to the title.

Starwars: The Mandalorian Trailer - Analysis and What we know so far

The official trailer for the Starwars: The Mandalorian just dropped on youtube and it looking great. For those not familiar with what it is the show is basically a spin off story of a lone Mandalorian gunslinger set in the same universe as that galaxy far far away.

What makes Starwars: The Mandalorian exciting is unlike Boba Fett and Jango Fett who a lot of Starwars hardcore fan already know so much about this "Mandalorian" is an entirely new character so folks can expect a lot of new and unexpected things from this character.

Geekatana Review: Gen:LOCK

Gen:LOCK is a 3d animated mecha sci fi series for Rooster Teeth a company known for its Red vs Blue and RWBY series among other fan favorites. The concept was first announced as far back as July 2017 but the first episode wasn't released until almost two years later in January 2019.

I was planning to watch and review this series since it was first released but was always been put off due to other priorities that keep popping up on my end. But at least I'm happy to announce that I kept away from spoilers for this show until I finally got to binge watch it last week.

Geekatana Series Review: Space Sheriff Gavan

SPACE SHERIFF GAVAN REVIEW

Written by: Allan Josef Gurimbao  

If you grew up in the Philippines, chances are, you’re already familiar with Codename: Shaider. But did you know that Shaider is just the third in a trilogy? Today, we’ll take a look at the series that not only kicked off the so-called “Space Sheriff Trilogy”, but also the entire “Metal Hero” franchise in Japan. Today, I bring you, Space Sheriff Gavan(Uchuu Keiji Gavan).

First aired in Japan from 1982 to 1983, Space Sheriff Gavan tells the story of our eponymous hero (played by Kenji Ohba), who is sent by the Galactic Union Police (Ginga Renpou Keisatsu) to patrol Earth as its space sheriff. Taking on the alias Retsu Ichijoji, he, along with his partner Mimi (played by Wakiko Kano), protect the Earth from the space criminal organization Makuu, led by the monstrous Don Horror.

Geekatana Series Review: Power Rangers SPD

To be honest I haven't been keeping up with the Power Rangers franchise as much as I like and the only reason I got into Power Rangers SPD was cause of its rather catchy opening I happen to watch on youtube some years back. But between watching this, the kamen riders and anime a guy can easily get overwhelmed.

It's funny when I used to watch the first Power Rangers regularly like clockwork after school many years back when it was on tv. Maybe someday I'll be able to catch up on all things Power Rangers but for now I'll just settle on reviewing this one.

Geekatana Review: Kamen Rider Kuuga

Those that know me well enough know that I'm also a big super sentai and kamen rider fan. And although I'm not as hardcore as some of my friends I do delve into them when I have time. I haven't posted anything for a while since I've been rather busy on things so I thought what better way to get back into the swing of things than to do this type of review...mainly a kamen rider one.

I've been putting off making a review of these for a long while now so I thought today might be a good day to start a quick review of one. And what better way to start one than to do a review of Kamen Rider Kuuga. Also some minor spoilers ahead.