MYOPIA #30-Tip of the Triangle: A Lifelong Fan’s Ranking of the Best Zelda Games
I’m a big fan of The Legend of Zelda. My first MYOPIA was about Zelda. I’ve always seen the series as being the pinnacle of...
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M.Y.O.P.I.A. 29: Robots 101, as in, Robots Have Been Around for 101 Years
As big a fascination as robots are in popular culture, as much as an absolute mainstay that they are in science-fiction, it may seem odd...
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 28: Slightly Lamenting the Loss of Indoor Shopping Malls
There is a slew of content on the internet about shopping malls closing, about the loss of what was once a societal staple of American...
M.Y.O.P.I.A. 26: Squirt Guns-A Trickle of History and the Backyard Water Wars Revolution of the 90s
Squirt guns have become a summertime staple. What better way to cool off than blasting friends and family in the face with a blast of water...usually. How old are squirt guns and how did they change technologically over the years? Find out in the newest MYOPIA.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 15: Star Wars: Episode I – The Canon Awakens
During that lull in the hype surrounding Star Wars movies--yes there was once such a lull, though brief--novels about everybody's favorite wookies, Jedis, and scoundrels began to fill the void. These novels even deserve a ton of credit for returning Star Wars to the forefront of Hollywood.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 12: What in the Shyamalan Happened to M. Night?
He used to seem like a movie making genius...until he began to make movies on par with what a kid might film. When did he change? What can we speculate happened to him? Is there hope left for Shyamalan?
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #11: Top-Ten “Best” Superhero Origin Stories
To close Superhero September, here's my take on superhero origins--that foundation on which great comic book characters are built, and usually the reason a character becomes a hero instead of just some jerk running amok with powers.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 10: Superhero Slump pt 4: Here Come the Heroes…Super-#$%&-ing Finally
At long last, superhero movies became a thing that comic-book fans didn't have to cringe at, and something mainstream audiences actually wanted to see too.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #9: Superhero Slump pt. 3: The Bat, the Crap…and the Bat-Crap
The early 90s were a booming time for comic book movies, and a time when Hollywood turned a bunch of superheroes no one had ever heard of, into movies that nearly no one wanted to see.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #7: Superhero Slump Part 1-The Rise of the Serious Superhero Movie
Superhero movies were once a rare novelty. The battle to make a superhero movie that was taken seriously by Hollywood, was a feat in and of itself.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #6: Do Cell Phones Sink Seinfeld?
Could cell phones really change the world of the sitcom, Seinfeld? Do people who wish to throw in the technology of today even seem to understand the whole point of the show? All this, and more...possibly, in the latest M.Y.O.P.I.A.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 5: Ringside for the Sega Genesis versus Super Nintendo Rivalry
There was once a simple time when 16-bits sounded so advanced and we all had to make a life altering choice between a Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis. Let me explain the circumstances of this good old-fashioned 90's rivalry.