Category Archives: The Break

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Season 2 of Star Wars: Andor may be postponed to 2025, but this could actually be a good thing for Star Wars in general. I explain why Star Wars could benefit from an ‘Advent approach’ to its tentpole productions. I give my spoiler-free impressions of Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder and share some metaphysical ponderings about the ‘edge of creation’. And did you know that you can now visit the inside of Bagshot Row, Sam and Rosie’s Hobbit Hole, on the Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand?

In the premium version of the show available to all my patrons (patreon.com/fatherroderick), I give my review of ‘Golden Son’ by Pierce Brown, I share how you can learn any language by watching Netflix and how you can make classic ‘Caccio e Pepe’ pasta.

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• The Hobbiton Movie Set on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hobbitontours/
• How to learn a language for free by watching Netfix: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeRx9N6b/
• How to make Cacio e pepe: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGedgGbVu/

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What did you think of the Doctor’s return in the first 60th anniversary special? I share my spoiler-free review of “The Star Beast”! Also in this episode of my podcast The Break:

• Why 2024 is going to be a BIG year for Star Wars fans
• Tolkien’s lore in the upcoming Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria videogame
• The anime series Shangri-la Frontier and the new Squid Games Reality show on Netflix

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• Ridley Scott’s Napolean movie and Egyptian archeology
• Why I installed the public Beta of iOS 17.2 on my iPhone
• A sneak peak of Apple Vision Pro Digital Environments

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Continue reading “The Break: Doctor Who: The Star Beast Spoiler-free Review | Star Wars in 2024 | Return to Moria | Squid Game: The Challenge”

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This year’s Thanksgiving Day also marks the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who. I look back on how this science fiction series impacted my youth and why the Doctor keeps inspiring me.

I also talk about the big interview about the future of Star Wars in Vanity Fair with Dave Filoni, Rosario Dawson and other people involved in the franchise.

I discuss the cancellation of the TV series based on Leigh Bardugo’s ‘Shadow and Bones‘ saga and I look at what we know about Rings of Power Season 2.

I also talk about more fascinating historical events in the Anime series ‘Vinland Saga‘.

In the premium version of the show for my patrons, I share what I learned about certain ADHD quirks I experience, I discuss what may be the ultimate ‘killer app’ for the Apple Vision Pro headset and I do a dramatic reading of scenes from the Lord of the Rings and A New Hope if they had been written and directed by Michael Bay.

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What do we know about Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie? I react to a recent interview with the busy writer/director. Also, I review two of my favorite episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine so far with an unexpected relevancy for our times. And I explain how an anime series called Fullmetal Alchemist addresses surprisingly deep philosophical and theological themes.

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With both Marvel and Star Wars franchises at a turning point, will MCU’s mastermind Kevin Feige take over and save Star Wars? Or is something else necessary to safeguard the future of these storytelling universes? Plus, why you should read the audiobook of the Silmarillion read by Andy Serkis. And how historically correct is the story of Vinland Saga? Some surprising moments in the anime series point at deeper layers of the story.

Psychology in Star Trek: my review of the book “Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier” by Paul Boehmer and Natasha Soudek. Affliate link: https://amzn.to/3ssvZAk

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Season 2 of Marvel’s Loki has one major quality that makes it relatable even if you can’t follow all the multiverse stuff going on; Star Wars: The Acolyte looks very promising; The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim expands Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth presence; Vinland Saga continues to surprise me.

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What is the difference between the Zombie Night Troopers in Star Wars Ahsoka and Rey’s return from the dead in The Rise of Skywalker? In this special ‘All Hallows’ episode of The Break, I talk about the Afterlife in Star Wars, in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and in a couple of scary Anime series.

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In this episode of the Break, I discuss the rumored Star Wars: Kylo Ren movie, I talk about the Lord of the Rings trilogy being completed 20 years ago, I review two more anime series (Bleach and Shangri-La Frontier) and I talk about the turbulent history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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In this episode of The Break, I discuss English Film director Matthew Vaughn’s proposal to reboot the original Skywalker Saga, I share the 5 Anime series I’m currently watching and I explore the book that may have inspired the Loki television series!

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In this episode of The Break, I give you my spoiler-free impressions of the first season of Star Wars: Ahsoka!

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In this week’s podcast, I take you on a musical journey from Middle-earth to Galaxy’s Edge as I talk about the power of music to change our lives.

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In this episode of my podcast, on the occasion of Bilbo’s and Frodo’s birthday on September 22, I take you with me down memory lane to the Shire and reflect on the importance of hopes and dreams.

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I tell you how a trip to my local Apple Dealer to order an iPhone 15 led to my first steps towards joining the ranks of the 501st Legion as a Storm Trooper!

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In this episode of my podcast, I reflect on the impact of various father figures in my life and in the stories that I love.

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In this episode of The Break, I share a story of my vacation in Brittany about the great importance of small things in the universe.

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In this episode of The Break I explain how Star Wars Rebels inspired me to bring this podcast to the next level!

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In this episode I talk about the news about a Lando TV series on Disney Plus; I give my review of Marvel’s Secret Invasion, I explain the origin of World Youth Day, I review this week’s books and I react to the rebranding of Twitter to ‘X’.

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In this week’s episode of The Break:

• Why I skipped this year’s Walk of the World
• Star Trek’s funniest episode
• Mission Impossible
• Babylon 5 coming to Blu-ray
• Protestants and the Virgin Mary
• This week’s book reviews:
• We Could Be Heroes – Mike Chen
• Finding Ultra – Rich Roll
• Asian Endives
• Netflix and the Streaming Crisis

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In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’:

• Why I skip this year’s Walk of the World
• Record summer temperatures
• Movies/TV:
  • The Actors’ strike
  • The Emmy nominations
  • Fubar with Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Uncharted review
  • Hillsong: a Megachurch exposed (documentary review)
• Faith: My thoughts on ‘manifesting’
• Book reviews: Bear Grylls, JK Rowling, Reggie Fils-Aimé
• Food: Roast Hasselback Potatoes (recipe)
• Games: Planet of Lana, Arcade Paradise
• Threads, Bluesky, Twitter, Lemmy and Mastodon
• Mac OS X Sonoma and iOS 17

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In this episode of my podcast ‘The Break’:

• Adventures in Amsterdam
• Indiana Jones and the comfortable bed
• Star Wars Rebels Season 4 (re)watch
• For All Mankind Season 2
• What is a consistory?
• Book reviews:
  • It’s not about the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race;
  • Master Leonie, the life of a criminal lawyer;
  • What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
• Games: The Last Airbender Quest for Balance
• Tech: The week of Threads

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