The Writer's Block

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John Stevenson
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  • The Goodness of the Good Place

    The Goodness of the Good Place

    The second season of The Good Place has come to an end and I want to, no I need, to write about how amazing this show is. Despite being only two seasons long so far The Good Place has become one of my absolute favorite shows and one that I know I’m going to watch over and over again until Read more

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Everything (That) is Wrong

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Everything (That) is Wrong

    I absolutely love The Last Jedi, and it might well become my favorite Star Wars film after Empire Strikes Back. That said I’m not above admitting there were a lot of problems with the film as well and because nitpicking things I love is perversely one of my favorite things, let’s pick these nits. [Spoilers for the The Read more

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    For everyone who hated The Force Awakens for pandering too much and playing it too safe, you’ll enjoy the boldness of The Last Jedi.  It avoids all three of the mistakes I warned of in my follow up article on The Force Awakens. More than that, it matures and deepens the mythos of Star Wars in a way Read more

  • Thor Ragnarok: Why Am I Laughing?

    Thor: Ragnarok is a paradox for me. On the one hand it’s been a while since I’ve laughed as much as I did in this movie. However, on the other hand, because I was laughing everything else fell completely flat. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I didn’t enjoy the film, because that feels Read more

  • Star Trek Discovery: I Still Don’t Know What’s Happening

    Star Trek Discovery: I Still Don’t Know What’s Happening

    Before starting, I want to take a few moments to reach out to a reader of mine. I have no idea who this person is, I’ve never met them and never talked to them, but they’ve been a loyal reader for years. Thanks to WordPress’s statistics I can see who visits me from various countries, Read more

  • Star Trek Discovery: Wait… What’s Happening?

    Star Trek Discovery: Wait… What’s Happening?

    So Star Trek: Discovery has finally come out and I’m happy to report that it was not the disaster I was expecting. After years of production problems, ousted showrunners, and what is probably the fatal flaw of appearing on a CBS streaming program, I was expecting a complete mess that would totally unwatchable. In fact my expectations Read more