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llyzabeth

aka Elizabeth Wallace. Full-time graphic designer, part-time book reviewer and violinist. Slightly weird, usually nice, occasionally grumpy, always preoccupied.
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Binary System Podcast #466 – Station Eleven, Lower Decks, Superman, and “The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel”

It’s a bonus-sized (and spoileriffic!) episode this week because we’ve got a lot to go over. Another episode of Station Eleven of course, with gorgeous cinematography, excellent music, and a lot of questions: are the child-bombing psychos from the Museum, the Prophet, or the Red Bandanas? (Or all three, we have no idea who’s side

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Binary System Watch Party – Tombstone

It’s the return of the Watch Party! The Players: Elizabeth, Hannah, Kathryn, and Nathan. (With Mom chiming in through Hannah.)  ElizabethAll ready here! HannahHere too! KathrynAlmost ready!Stupid adsFinally ready! HannahShall we go? KathrynYep, playing! HannahPlaying KathrynI’ve obviously seen this recently (we had to select start over) How about everyone else? HannahNever NathanRobert Mitchum with the

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28 Weeks Later Watch Party
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Binary System Watch Party – 28 Weeks Later

It’s the return of the Watch Party! With 28 Years Later in theaters now we thought it was high time to sit down and watch 28 Weeks Later. (Only 18 years late, how about that?) The Players: Elizabeth, Hannah, Kathryn, and Nathan. (With Mom chiming in through Hannah.)  ElizabethConfirming it is 28 WEEKS later we’re

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Flashback Friday – The Human Target Vol. 1 and 2

I’m finally getting around to this one, three years late, and I’m kicking myself for waiting so long. Shout out to Leland who was appalled I hadn’t read it, and got me the graphic novels. (I’m avoiding the biggest spoilers but I’m hinting at several things, so if you’d rather go in completely blind like

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Binary System Podcast #461 – WTNV #269 “A Story About Me”, Love Death + Robots, Station Eleven, and Star Trek Lower Decks.

“My GOD the way this show delivers information…” We’ve got a lot to cover this week, starting with what’s quickly becoming our favorite kind of Night Vale episode: a Steve Carlsberg story! (Seriously, ten years ago we loved to hate him as much as Cecil did, now we think he’s practically the heart of Night

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Flashback Friday – Buried Deep and Other Stories

Naomi Novik’s latest collection came out last September without me noticing, which is a shame because I loved her Scholomance series and I’ve been meaning to read a lot more of her work. I really enjoyed the collection, even the stories I didn’t 100% understand. Below are some (much too short) summaries: you can’t really

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