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Dog and Pony Shows
Here are my thoughts on three movies and three television shows, with SPOILERS for all of them. Phantom of the Paradise – Brian De Palma’s campy 1974 rock musical is mostly a take on The Phantom of the Opera, with … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Animals, Art, Cartoons, Food, Gender, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Music, Relationships, Star Wars, Television, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Toys, Video Games, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged a new hope, adrienne barbeau, allan sherman, augie doggie, bail organa, barney rubble, boo boo bear, brian de palma, captain caveman, cindy bear, danny devito, darth vader, doggie daddy, faust, fred flintstone, goober and the ghost chasers, great gazoo, hanna-barbera, huckleberry hound, jabberjaw, james earl jones, jamie lee curtis, janet leigh, jellystone, jerry springer, jerry springer fights camera action, jessica harper, John Carpenter, jonny quest, loopy de loop, magilla gorilla, my little pony, my little pony the movie, obi-wan kenobi, oprah winfrey, peter potamus, phantom of the paradise, princess leia, quick draw mcgraw, raspberry rover, richard dominick, satan, scooby-doo, shazzan, smooze, snagglepuss, solo a star wars story, the fog, the hillbilly bears, the phantom of the opera, the picture of dorian gray, tom atkins, tony randall, top cat, touche turtle, vivien lyra blair, wally gator, william finley, wilma flintstone, yogi bear |
Coping with Immortality
We’re up to the 1978 Oziana, with a cover by Bill Eubank that appears to be partially based on a John R. Neill illustration from Kabumpo in Oz. Then there’s an Oz-E-Gag by Eubank, comparing The Wizard of Oz to … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, Comics, Games, History, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, March Laumer, Melody Grandy, Music, Mythology, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Poetry, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars, Winnie-the-Pooh | Tagged atlantis, bears, bees, beyond the rainbow, bill eubank, bronson pinchot, clara jean curzon, daniel k. cox, dave billman, deadly desert, dorothy gale, emerald city, ereol, espa, fairies, forest of burzee, george lucas, george van buren, gili bar-hillel, glinda, glinda of oz, great detective, harry mongold, how ducky!, hugo ball, immigration, immortality, in other lands than oz, jay delkin, jenny jump, joe bongiorno, johanna buchner, joseph campbell, julius caesar, kabumpo in oz, latin, lau shiu fan, luke skywalker, lurline, magic belt, magic picture, menankypoo, number nine, ojo, orks, oz-e-gags, oziana, ozma, patchwork girl, paul ritz, pillars of hercules, pin-up, pixies, plato, princess leia, queen coo-ee-oh, queen zixi of ix, red jinn, sawhorse, scraps' ditty, shaggy man, sherlock holmes, talking heads, the adventure of the missing belt, the green dolphin of oz, the lost king of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the seven blue mountains of oz, the threat of civil-oz-ation, the wonderful wizard of oz, the woozy's sticky end, the woozy's tale, the woozy's tricky beginning, tippetarius in oz, tollydiggle, toto, transformation, vincent ward, water of oblivion, wizards, woozy, zim greenleaf, zimbo and the magic amulet, zimboobo |
Believe It or Not, I’m Walking on Sky
The Rise of Skywalker – SPOILERS! Pretty significant ones, but I’m sure most people who care have already seen it. I finally went to see this, and I did enjoy it, but I also thought it had some significant flaws. … Continue reading →
Posted in Humor, Politics, Star Wars | Tagged c-3po, carrie fisher, chewbacca, darth vader, death star, emperor palpatine, ewoks, first order, j.j. abrams, jawas, kylo ren, lando calrissian, princess leia, rey, sith, star destroyers, the force awakens, the last jedi, the rise of skywalker |
Luke, Be a Jedi Tonight
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Yeah, I finally saw this last night. It was a 3D showing, something I usually avoid due to the extra cost with little return, but I would have had to wait another hour otherwise. … Continue reading →
Posted in Star Wars, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged amilyn holdo, bb-8, benicio del toro, captain phasma, carrie fisher, darth vader, emperor palpatine, finn, first order, han solo, jedi, kylo ren, laura dern, lily cole, luke skywalker, maz kanata, poe dameron, princess leia, r2-d2, rey, rose tico, supreme leader snoke, the force awakens, the last jedi, yoda |
Don’t Look Into the Death Star, or You Will Die
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – I finally got around to watching this. I was going to go last week, but I wasn’t in the mood. The last movie I saw at the theater was Hidden Figures, and while … Continue reading →
Posted in Star Wars, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged alan tudyk, c-3po, carrie fisher, cassian andor, darth vader, death star, felicity jones, galen erso, grand moff tarkin, jyn erso, k-2so, mads mikkelsen, peter cushing, princess leia, r2-d2, rogue one, saw gerrera |
Aren’t You a Little Leonine for a Winkie Guard?
Okay, here’s a question about the MGM Wizard of Oz that I actually haven’t seen discussed before. When the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion are trying to infiltrate the Wicked Witch of the West’s castle to rescue Dorothy, the … Continue reading →
Posted in Final Fantasy, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Star Wars, Video Games | Tagged a new hope, captain phasma, celes chere, cowardly lion, darth vader, dorothy gale, final fantasy vi, final fantasy vii, gwendoline christie, homer, iliad, locke cole, luke skywalker, princess leia, red xiii, scarecrow, shinra, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, toto, tv tropes, wicked witch of the west, winkies |
The Language of the Stars
Ultimate Star Wars, by Patricia Barr, Adam Bray, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham – I saw this fully illustrated guide to the series mentioned online, and decided to check it out at the library. It’s divided into sections on characters, … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Etymology, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Language, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars | Tagged adam bray, admiral ackbar, barsoom, daniel wallace, dantooine, darth vader, edgar rice burroughs, endor, gregory maguire, han solo, james rolfe, lando calrissian, luke skywalker, mike matei, millennium falcon, mon calamari, naboo, nabu, patricia barr, princess leia, r2-d2, ryder windham, socorro, tatooine, the force awakens, the hobbit, the silmarillion, ultimate star wars |
Working Undercover for the Fans
Here’s an interesting article I came across about fan theories, particularly with Star Wars. It basically states that, when Darth Vader revealed he was Luke Skywalker’s father in The Empire Strikes Back, it wasn’t presented as the solution to a … Continue reading →
Posted in Chrono Trigger, Star Trek, Star Wars, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged a new hope, attack of the clones, banthas, chrono cross, clone wars, darth vader, e.t., fan theories, guile, j.j. abrams, kessel, khan noonien singh, link, luke skywalker, magus, maz kanata, obi-wan kenobi, ocarina of time, princess leia, rey, schala, star trek: into darkness, star wars holiday special, tatooine, the empire strikes back, the force awakens, the phantom menace, yoda |
The Force Sets Its Snooze Alarm
I finally got around to seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and here are my thoughts on the film. I should warn you that there are SPOILERS in this post. I feel like I’m the last one to see this, … Continue reading →
Posted in L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars, Uncategorized, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged a new hope, bb-8, captain phasma, chewbacca, darth vader, expanded universe, finn, george lucas, han solo, jedi, kylo ren, lightsabers, luke skywalker, princess leia, rey, robots, supreme leader snoke, the force awakens |
Planetary Politics
There’s one complaint regarding Star Wars that I occasionally come across that doesn’t really make sense. No, not about Greedo shooting first. I agree that that’s stupid, especially considering that the revised version has Han Solo dodging a laser blast. … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Holy Roman Empire, Oz, Politics, Star Wars | Tagged greedo, han solo, naboo, natalie portman, ozma, padme amidala, princess leia |