I love the genre of alternate history. That is where the author takes a point in history and ponders what would happen if things had turned out differently. Final Chance is the […]
Book Review: Final Chance by Michael Roberts – One Last Task
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
The Twilight Zone: Volume 15 – Be Careful What You Wish For III
Created in the late 1950s as the brainchild of television writer Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone has held up quite nicely through the years. Serling had become frustrated during his time as […]
Book Review: The Novelist from Berlin by V.S. Alexander – Life From the Weimar to the Soviets
I would like to thank Goodreads, Kensington Press, and V.S. Alexander for the advance reader copy of this book. What follows is my unbiased review. Inspired by a true story, this book […]
Series Rewatch: Outlander Season 1, Episode 8: Both Sides Now – Frank’s Side of the Stones
Written by Diana Gabaldon and Ronald D. MooreDirected by Anna Foerster This eighth episode of the first season, also the mid-season finale, told a part of the story that wasn’t in the […]
Book Review: But Not Forsaken by BJ Bourg – Dredging Up the Past
The third book in BJ Bourg’s series about Louisiana Police Chief Clint Wolf picks up nearly exactly after the events in the previous novel. One of his best officers, Susan Wilson, is […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Soul Mates – Marriage Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, Peter David, and Larry DiTillioDirected by John C. Flinn III The fact that these three episodes in a row feature the character of commercial telepath Talia Winters […]
Book Review: The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult – One Family’s Trip Through the Hell Known as the Teenage Years
Jodi Picoult is known for taking risks with her stories, often combining stories straight from the headlines with interesting characters and giving them a twist that her readers don’t always see coming. […]
Movie Review: The Ground Truth – “Nothing Matters Until It Happens To You”
The Ground Truth is an interesting documentary that will hopefully give insight into the experience of a modern-day soldier. It’s not preaching to its audience, but rather giving the soldiers a voice […]
Book Review – Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart – 80 Years in a Life
When I saw that actor Patrick Stewart had penned a memoir, I was eager to read it. Being the huge Star Trek fan that I am, it seemed like a no-brainer. While […]
Series Rewatch: Outlander Season 1, Episode 7 – The Wedding
Written by Diana Gabaldon, Ronald D. Moore, and Anne KenneyDirected by Anna Foerster This is the pivotal episode of the first season. If you’ve read the book, you will know how it […]
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