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Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: elisamaza76

June 13, 2024 by katie71483 16 Comments

Hi, elisamaza76! Can you tell us a little about your screen name and where it came from? A couple of these answers are not so quick. I mean, I’ll do my best, but YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! Username: Well, “1000 years ago, superstition and the sword ruled…” Just kidding. My username is an homage to one of the best characters ever, from one of the best shows ever: NYPD Detective Elisa Maza from Gargoyles, a cartoon that aired as (sort of) part of the […]

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: battlestar galactica, BSG, buffy, elisamaza76, gargoyles, quick questions with a Cannonballer

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: battlestar galactica, BSG, buffy, elisamaza76, gargoyles, quick questions with a Cannonballer ·
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A Space Opera Without Music

October 21, 2014 by thewheelbarrow 1 Comment

I remember adding this book to my queue about two years ago. I bought it six months ago with two of the sequels because I anticipated really liking it. I read a fair bit of science fiction as a kid and I’m just starting to come back around to it. I wanted to read Leviathan Wakes because it sounded interesting, had excellent reviews from people I respect, and a supremely awesome tagline. Leviathan Wakes is a little bit of Firefly, a little bit of Battlestar […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: BSG, Firefly, space opera, the expanse

thewheelbarrow's CBR6 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: BSG, Firefly, space opera, the expanse ·
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