Manic Expression | BlackScarabFilmZ | Activity https://www.manic-expression.com/members/blackscarabfilmz/activity/ Activity feed for BlackScarabFilmZ. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 11:52:07 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9cd070b86b5202f7158fde20d663eb67 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=53109 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 19:00:47 -0400 The Literary Lair: All Summer in a DayFor your viewing pleasure, a short review of my all-time favorite short story ever written. Support BlackScarabFilmZ on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/blackscarabfilmz

]]> 0 a2cfe06a7c3bdb0efef488b6cae02ae8 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52061 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:05:08 -0400 Quantum Leap: Loch Ness Leap – The Literary LairThis Quantum Leap novel has everything! Sammy Jo Fuller, alternate timelines, repairing generational trauma, the Loch Ness Monster… Support BlackScarabFilmZ on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/blackscarabfilmz

]]> 0 04cca2041a9ece41cc0135eefc8d8aa7 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=51400 Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:33:26 -0400 Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii – The Literary Lair (11th Anniversary Video)Eleven years ago, I made my first video discussing Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion. And I’m still making videos about Doctor Who novelizations!

]]> 0 3f06bd8b02e8a3e522cebeedeb25e2e9 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Take That NYTimes! Best of the Year List: My Top 5 Books of 2022 - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=50374 Sun, 08 Jan 2023 21:07:59 -0500  

I’m back! Albeit temporarily, but I wanted to make a video about my favorite books of 2022 before 2022 ended, so here I am! (Belatedly posted because I forgot to cross-post it from YouTube cause the holidays […]

]]> 0 9a7dce3a0f874580392170e34ce22f71 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Doctor Who: Rose (Novelization) - The Literary Lair (10th Anniversary Special) https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=45107 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:27:23 -0400 To commemorate the (belated) tenth anniversary of my first review, it’s time to take a look at the first in the new line of Target novelizations with Rose!

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]]> 0 4ade02181d908d87599fb1205b8897dc BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Fan Fiction, A Mem-Noir: Inspired By True Events - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=44294 Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:00:13 -0500 If you gave an android a typewriter and locked him in a room for 476 years, well, he probably wouldn’t produce the works of William Shakespeare, but maybe he’d come up with this mystery novel!

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]]> 0 f976c3a1cd6d59b3e5a279fbbfde9a96 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Two-ish Doctors, One Horror Film: The Lair of The White Worm (1988) - BlackScarabFilmZ Presents https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=42138 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:00:48 -0400 What does Doctor Who have to do with a Bram Stoker adaptation? I’ll explain later!

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]]> 0 f6efc28747147eee4958b27a6415a8bd BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Wild Bill's Fall Soda Flavors (Apple Pie, Pumpkin Spice and Hot Toddy) - Michael Tries https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=42048 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:28:11 -0400 Time to try a fall-flavored line of sodas from Wild Bill’s!

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]]> 0 9e016d65e9309ecca710f0f99ed502f2 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, The Shadow Over Innsmouth - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=41865 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:50:40 -0400 To begin our Halloween festivities, it’s time to take another look at an author whose work we last looked at over half a decade ago, H.P. Lovecraft!

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]]> 0 5485c14cec76b8a35aa763b04bfb62f1 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Vintage Book Advertisements 2: The New Batch - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=41469 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 18:00:39 -0400 This week, we dive back into the weird, wacky world of vintage book advertisements!

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]]> 0 a624b062e4b5306d81b52bf9cc401ae0 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Supergirl (1984) - How To Fix It https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=41204 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 16:00:32 -0400 This week, you’ll believe a film can be incomprehensible!

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]]> 0 c1777212fd84890d8892e39ef9942484 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, All New Emergency! #2 - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=41104 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:00:43 -0400 This week, we head back to my favorite paramedic procedural, Emergency! and see how Gage and DeSoto handle an ungrateful patient!

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]]> 0 d1747e8c34344c1aa13bf287b6dd9473 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, The Sign of Four - The Literary Lair (with Kate Cast of Let's Talk About) https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=41000 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:00:53 -0400 This week we solve the mystery of why I haven’t reviewed a Sherlock Holmes story since 2018!

Special Thanks to Kate Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nsBZngWbumfD45KqW1A7A

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]]> 0 c019b94c79dfc70b89d4c58779b78fc4 BlackScarabFilmZ posted a new activity comment https://www.manic-expression.com/activity/p/2773/#acomment-2776 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:44:53 -0400 An absolute classic of comedy.

In reply to - James wrote a new post, James Talks DVDs – Duck Soup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruHcrJzI6qo ]]> dc01f910d92a1e7a07f2141b7f07b66b BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Quantum Leap: Knights of the Morningstar - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=40582 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:00:45 -0400 This week we see what happens when Sam Beckett leaps into the world of medieval LARPing and has to contend with a love triangle, a stolen manuscript, and the return of Alia the Evil Leaper!

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]]> 0 7d658574a3e1690878afb324d31102bd BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Gene Roddenberry's Forgotten Classic: The Questor Tapes - BlackScarabFilmZ Presents https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=40450 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:04:16 -0400 In between The Original Series and The Motion Picture, Gene Roddenberry attempted another TV show, with an all-too-familiar story about an android learning about humanity. Now, where have I heard that […]

]]> 0 8e83e73c82e20adf092620f94cc990f9 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, The Librarian (1947) - BlackScarabRiffZ https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=39992 Fri, 14 May 2021 16:00:33 -0400 This week, let’s learn about what it took to become a librarian in the ’40s and crack wise while we do!

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]]> 0 b876c578ea7c7b802c7ca4779c100f07 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Millennium Book I: The Fall of Terok Nor - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=39788 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:00:32 -0400 For our first foray into the novelverse of Deep Space Nine, we start with the beginning of a trilogy featuring a mysterious dead Andorian, guest stars from TNG, and Bajoran religious artifacts!

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]]> 0 f9e12ecc0bb4b92616619f0238cb0cdd BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Sliders: To Catch a Slider - How To Fix It https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=39702 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:00:34 -0400 In the Sliders review that NO ONE was asking for, we cover the episode that kept losing the yearly poll. Don’t worry, it’s still plenty bad.

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]]> 1 e997cfc39e3cb98aa75a682863ad9dfc BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Binging with BlackScarabFilmZ: 'Fresh' Egg Salad Sandwich from Futurama https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=39565 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:00:07 -0400 Good news everyone! Today I will be attempting to recreate the parasite-ridden truck stop bathroom vending machine egg salad sandwich from Futurama, hopefully without the parasites. We’ll see how that goes.

]]> 1 863768a77fd5dafabf4ecc9369c42be4 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Book Reviewer Reacts To Book Memes: The Literary Lair (1K Subscribers Special) https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=39482 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:00:36 -0400 To celebrate finally hitting the 1000 subscribers milestone, instead of a book, this week I do a “meme review” and review some book-related memes!

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]]> 0 af0817d572f1f883d231920a11daf6d9 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, The ORIGINAL Ninth Doctor? (Scream of the Shalka Novelization Review) - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=39252 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:08:24 -0500 In our 9th anniversary episode, we take a look back at the novelization of a webcast that might have saved Doctor Who from the Wilderness Years before Russell T. Davies brought the show back in ’05.

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]]> 1 9a438c1d1a94065d9b3e20048dc4247d BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, M*A*S*H Goes to Morocco - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=39056 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:00:05 -0500 This week, we return to the zany, wacky world of the M*A*S*H sequels and follow them as they visit Morocco. I just hope they don’t bump into parodies of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

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]]> 0 8a0ff5167b8d36b6c87ac2ed728a0676 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Duck Soup (1933) Review | Marx-ist Propaganda https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=38775 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:00:57 -0500 Marx-ist Propaganda returns as the Brothers go to war, but like football, they also play in the comedy leagues!

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]]> 2 e5638dd81bb6fe3c7801cf77aa3d4211 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries Book 1) - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=38609 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:02:17 -0500 To ring in the new year, we take a look at one of my new favorite sci-fi books!

Alternate Description: Come on, the series’ name is MURDERBOT DIARIES, do I really need to convince you to click?

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]]> 0 0159448695759d1030cfb5838924fa8e BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Who REALLY Wrote "A Visit From St. Nicholas"? - BlackScarabFilmZ Presents https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=38246 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:00:29 -0500 In this festive entry of book trivia, The Classic Novelist takes you on a journey to learn about the origins of several Christmas standards.

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]]> 0 53f670e2f5628d9269e653487975a5d2 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Doctor Who: The Christmas Inversion - The Literary Lair https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=37630 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:00:01 -0500 No, that’s not a typo! To start off this “soft reboot” of sorts, and to celebrate the holiday season in a year that needs all the holiday cheer and goodwill it can get, let’s take a look at a Christmas tale […]

]]> 0 afbb4192b6864749bb6fc8032a6f9f71 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, How To Fix It: Highlander II: The Quickening https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=36883 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:00:04 -0500 And we’re back! In this episode, I tackle the much-maligned sequel to one of the most popular cult fantasy films of all time and explain why Zeist wasn’t such a bad idea after all!

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]]> 0 542a8a1f5b564f4f3e71a49c566f4efb BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, BlackScarabFilmZ Presents: The Mephisto Waltz (1971) https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=36555 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:00:24 -0400 I’m baaaaaack! This Halloween, we take a look at an attempt to cash in on the Rosemary’s Baby hype starring Alan Alda!

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]]> 0 aff2d00204e45f78f874e60ed393aa63 BlackScarabFilmZ wrote a new post, Eating BUGS! - Michael Tries: Edible Insects https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=35730 Sat, 12 Sep 2020 18:25:20 -0400 First post on the new site! A very auspicious start for me, eh?

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