You don’t need Schoolhouse Rock to know that 3 is a magic number. It’s in our sciences with Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion and Asimov’s 3 Laws of Robotics. It’s in our religion (some of our religion) with the 3 Wise Men and the Holy Trinity. Three trimesters of pregnancy could yield triplets that all […]
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THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER
January 30th, 2014 
Steven D'Arcangelo 
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The STAR WARS Universe gets a New…Old Droid!
January 28th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee In Star Wars, droids are always eager to help out their human masters, drop whatever it is they’re doing when called upon, and sometimes even sacrifice themselves to save others. Right? Not quite. Introducing Chopper, a lazy, cranky (if ultimately goodhearted) astromech droid, and the latest character revealed from the highly anticipated Star Wars Rebels animated […]
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 12: Seeds (T.V. review)
January 15th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo Nothing makes one feel like it’s wintertime in Los Angeles quite like unseasonably hot weather. Today it’s a record-breaking 89 degrees in the Valley where it should be 60-something this time of year. Unlike my snowbound relatives back east who think I’m rubbing it in every time they ask what the temperature is out here, […]
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 11: The Magical Place (T.V. review)
January 8th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo The Magical Place is the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. mid-season premiere that picks up where the mid-season finale left off. (Remember when television shows just had one premiere and one finale per season?) The “finale” ended on a cliffhanger with Agent Coulson getting himself kidnapped by Project Centipede. Now the mission is to rescue him and […]
HOW THE DICKENS DID YOU SCROOGE UP A CHRISTMAS CAROL?!
December 24th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo There’s a reason Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the most adapted stories of all time, more so than Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, or Superman. The reason is simple — It’s a perfect example of dramatic storytelling. Its three-act structure is personified by three ghosts representing the past, present, and future, which in turn […]
“ONCE UPON A TIME” (TV Review) S3 E11
December 17th, 2013 Cody Thompson Previously on “Once Upon A Time”… Peter Pan’s devious schemes to unleash the full power of Regina’s original curse became revealed. With all of the major characters reunited would their loyalties and romances be strengths or weaknesses? In the Winter Finale episode, the race is on to stop Pan from enacting another curse on the residents […]
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 10: The Bridge (T.V. review)
December 11th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo After a week off, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns with a new episode before taking a month off. To quote my mom anytime someone hires a maid, supersizes their fries, or does anything else reminiscent of being rich, “Must be nice.” The Bridge pulls out all the stops by bringing us back to the beginning with […]
