A superb science fiction comedy drama with a large diverse cast, Upload on Prime explores the concepts surrounding a primary character named Nathan, after his untimely premature death.
When Nathan’s consciousness is uploaded into a virtual world, the awesome adventure begins. As Nathan gets comfortable with his surroundings, questions about his death arise subsequent to a self-driving car crash that unfortunately cut his young life short. Nathan explores this new reality with his pals Luke.
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Nathan finds himself uploaded to a place known as Lakeview which turns out to be his girlfriend’s family digital after-life. During his time in Lakeview, Nathan meets his Upload customer service representative Nora, with often surprising results in the real world that include his desire to return to Ingrid.
Under the guidance of Executive Producer and Writer Maxwell Theodore Vivian, during the course of the first three seasons, Nathan alternatively attends his own funeral, has his memories restored, and is downloaded into a synthetic body.
All the while poor Nathan is seeking answers to what has happened that placed his on this unusual journey. Hoping for a solution to his predicament, Nathan learns many things about life and it’s consequences.
Ultimately Nathan’s struggle leads to a decisive battle with evil to defeat corporate and societal influences that are attempting to manipulate the dangerous technological advances related to the Upload / Download process!
Upload on Prime is an American television science fiction comedy drama series created by Greg Daniels for Amazon Prime Video. The first season premiered on May 1, 2020, and consists of ten episodes. In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 11, 2022, and consists of seven episodes. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 20, 2023, and consists of eight episodes.
In March 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season to the worldwide acclaim of fans and admirers alike.
To avoid spoilers, we strongly suggest fans of Upload re-watch Upload on Prime seasons one to three before season four of this superb science fiction series begins it’s final run.
The season four premiere starts soon, only a week from Monday this coming August 25, 2025!
We also suggest visiting the Upload on Prime X account to increase your excitement regarding Nathan and his friends adventures in the digital realm and in real life!
The fourth fabulous season will consist of four exciting episodes that will conclude this outstanding science fiction series. We include the season four trailer below for your enjoyment.
We look forward to sharing more about the Press Rooms and Panels we covered during our time at San Diego Comic-Con this year. In the meantime, please feel free to share this article with your friends, co-workers and or your family!
We look forward to you visiting our dedicated review and analysis web site here in the future! Or as many of our readers and visitors often do, visit WormholeRiders on X, or visit me on Twitter by clicking the text links or images avatars in this news story. I and TeamWHR look forward to Seeing You on The Other Side!
It is that time of the year again, and TeamWHR is gearing up for a fantastic event. The aftermath of the writers’ and actors’ strikes in 2023 left a noticeable void at Comic-Con. Unless you were a gamer or an anime fan, the offerings at the 2023 Comic Con were limited. However, more panels featured comic book artists discussing upcoming issues in the following years. With those strikes now resolved, the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con is set to include a wide array of talent from writers, producers, actors, and everyone involved in creating series and movies. Last year’s convention was particularly challenging for someone like me, who has been attending with a press badge since 2012. Unfortunately, many scheduled interviews were canceled last year due to the absence of actors. I hope to make up for lost opportunities with a bounty of interviews this year..
The San Diego Comic-Con 2024 schedule, a highly anticipated event, has been released over the past few days and is now available on their website. It is a thrilling moment for fans as Marvel Studios and other beloved franchises make a long-awaited return to Comic-Con panel on Saturday July 27th featuring Kevin Feige, rekindling the excitement dampened by the pandemic and subsequent content shortage. This absence left many fans disheartened and frustrated, but with the return to normalcy, attendees eagerly anticipate the unveiling of new adventures in February 2025 with Captain America Brave New World and series from many other entertainment powerhouses.
On the evening of Wednesday, July 24th, attendees can experience the excitement of Preview Night, a unique opportunity to explore the convention floor before the main event. This is the perfect occasion for fans and collectors to get their hands on exclusive items before they are gone, ensuring they beat the rush of eager attendees flocking to those sought-after booths. We include a fun Preview Night “walk tour” video from last year to provide a feeling of the coming event.
One panel that I am particularly looking forward to is FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” in Hall H. It is unusual to see it scheduled on a Thursday, as it is traditionally held on Sundays with the rest of the FX shows. It turns out that there are no FX shows featured on Sunday this year so Hall H will be dark that day. However, there is a bittersweet aspect to this year’s event as it marks the final season for Shadows, making this the last panel for the beloved show.
Similar to previous events, there is a significant amount of scheduling overlap among panels, which is quite common. When navigating your itinerary, it is essential to be careful and allocate ample time for reaching panel rooms, especially since the smaller ones tend to reach capacity quickly, leading to long queues.
I am particularly excited about a few panels happening on Thursday. One of them is the new Peacock TV series “Those About to Die” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Iwan Rheon from “Game of Thrones“. It is about ancient Rome and its gladiatorial games, a topic that has always fascinated me. With the sequel to “Gladiator” coming out this year, it should be a great companion to this series.
I am also looking forward to The Groundlings panel. The Groundlings is a legendary sketch comedy troupe that has launched the careers of some of the most iconic and successful comedians of our time. Another panel that I am looking forward to is by Jonathan Frakes from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” will be there to talk about “Venus Prime,” an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s famed book series of six short stories. Frakes will be directing the series and producing it as one of the an seriesd executives. Additionally, there is the panel for the audio drama “The Assassination of Anton Cermak: True Noir.” I am a huge noir fan, so this immediately caught my eye. The cast includes Anthony LaPaglia from “Without A Trace“, Bill Smitrovich from “Air Force One“, Don McManus from “Vice“, and Louis Lombardi from “The Sopranos“. They also promise “a few surprise guests.” This panel is scheduled in Room 6A from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 25th.
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Friday’s events begin with Amazon MGM Studios series “The Boys” in Hall H, followed by “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Fridays and Saturdays are the busiest, as studios display their most anticipated shows, much to the fans’ delight. Hall H and Ballroom 20 are where you will find the top-rated and most popular shows. If you want to attend any panels in Hall H, you must line up incredibly early. I have heard that wristbands are required to enter Hall H for the big panels, although I am not exactly sure how it works, as I am press and have a different entrance than regular attendees.
The final panel for “Snowpiercer” will take place in Ballroom 20. Considering its popularity, I do not doubt it will draw a large and enthusiastic crowd.
On Friday, the much-anticipated “Alien: Romulus” panel will occur at Comic-Con. We may get a sneak peek at some behind-the-scenes footage or a brand-new trailer in addition to the cast and creators. That is the beautiful thing about Comic-Con – fans get to see trailers and extras before the rest of the world does.
I anticipate most of my Saturday at the upcoming event will be spent in Hall H, where a lineup of exciting panels is set to take place. I look forward to the “BRZRKR: The Immortal Saga Continues” comic book series panel featuring Keanu Reeves. This will be followed by panels for “Star Trek Universe“, Max’s “The Penguin” with Colin Farrell, and Marvel, making Saturday’s Hall H schedule compelling. It has been a while since I have spent so much time in Hall H, and while there are other panels of interest, the ones I am most excited about are all in Hall H.
With the Marvel Studios panel’s return, I suspect we will witness a panel for “The Fantastic Four” and, hopefully, a panel or something for “Venom: The Last Dance“. I look forward to seeing what else Marvel Studios will unveil, including potential upcoming projects for release in the coming years. This prospect is exciting, as we have not seen much news from Marvel at Comic-Con in recent years. Additionally, we may get updates on “Deadpool & Wolverine“, considering a movie screening is scheduled for Comic-Con on July 26th. The highly anticipated Hall H on Thursday still has a TBA slot, sparking speculation about what surprise could be in store. We may not receive any announcement until right before the convention or on the day. This aligns with Comic-Con’s knack for delivering thrilling, last-minute surprises for fans, which are always awe-inspiring.
I plan to attend just two panels on Sunday, usually the slowest day for panels. One is “Godzilla: Minus One” in Room 25 ABC with the film now showing on Netflix, and the other is “Jellystone” in Room 6DE.
Surprisingly, Sunday’s lineup is almost nonexistent, with nothing scheduled in Hall H, Ballroom 20, or the Indigo Ballroom at The Hilton Bayfront. Last year’s strikes appear to have influenced the scheduling of Comic-Con this year. While some exciting panels are planned, quite a few still need to be included.
Even though we will not see panels from other significant shows or Disney content, exploring the smaller panels is always enjoyable. If you find some free time (which might be rare), you can explore the offsite events behind the convention center. The Gaslamp Quarter will also host themed restaurants throughout Comic-Con. Additionally, Petco Park will feature several offsite events and food trucks to keep hunger at bay. Off-sites offer a fantastic opportunity to engage in the exciting activities and events of Comic-Con without needing a badge. However, it is essential to note that off-sites often have long lines, so it is best to be prepared for potential wait times. Tickets are required to attend certain offsite events. You can visit the Comic-Con website for more information on which events require tickets.
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As I step onto the convention floor, I am surrounded by a dazzling array of booths offering various goods to purchase. While the big, popular booths are constantly enticing with their giveaways and freebies, I highly recommend strolling down Artist’s Alley. Here, you will discover a treasure trove of unique and captivating artwork, each piece a testament to the talent and creativity of the artists. Many of these artists depend on conventions like this to highlight their work, making it incredibly meaningful to support them. Social media plays a crucial role for exhibitors and panelists, so feel free to share your unique experiences at San Diego Comic-Con across all your platforms, but remember to avoid leaking any sensitive information.
This is my summary of what we can expect at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. We will encounter some surprises in the next ten days leading up to the convention. Before I sign off, here are a few final tips: wear comfortable shoes, bring snacks, stay hydrated, and most importantly, have fun!
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Welcome Back WormholeRiders and Science Fiction Series Lovers,
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Our previous article focused on the non renewed La Brea series that apparently indicates an end of an era in scripted science fiction series on United States Network television as it appears to be the case as TeamWHR reported. This article will focus on a special series of As The Wormhole Turns relating to streaming services that have taken the place of network television scripted science fiction series.
Only two pure science fiction genre series remain, The Ark on SYFY and The Lazarus Project on TNT. Both series are on cable channels, not major networks. As a result of this decline in scripted science fiction series, it is apparent that the big three United States television networks ABC, CBS and NBC appear to be bowing out of scripted science fiction series for the time being.
This first analysis will focus on one of the “elephants in the room”, Amazon MGM Studios science fiction programs that have been featured in the United States on Prime Video and MGM+.
The Man in the High Castle (2015), starring Alexa Davalos, Rufus Sewell, Chelah Horsdal, Jason O’Mara and featuring a huge ensemble cast is an alternate reality timeline story about Germany and Japan winning the Second World War. In our opinion, this was the first major success for Amazon Prime streaming science fiction programs and should be watched by fans of scripted science fiction series.
Since then there were two series that we followed. The first series we enjoyed was “Night Sky” (2022) starring J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek that featured an alien wormhole portal on Earth.
Another huge Amazon Studios success was the purchase of “The Expanse” (2015) from SYFY who unexpectedly cancelled their most popular science fiction series. SYFY abruptly stunned admirers of the series. The last SYFY episode, season three episode thirteen “Abadons Gate” was broadcast on June 18, 2018.
Fortunately, we were at San Diego Comic-Con in July of 2019 as a studio panel guest and interviewing star Cas Anvar about the cancellation when Amazon announced live during the Eisner Awards dinner they were purchasing all rights to “The Expanse” and would return for a additional seasons to the delight of series admirers including our team. The revitalized series broadcast to rave reviews for season four, five and six. “The Expanse” concluded it’s six season successful run on January 14, 2022.
Notable recent Amazon Prime successes are “The Wheel of Time” (2021) starring Rosamund Pike now headed for a third season.
Nest is the most expensive television program ever made, “The Rings of Power” (2022) which although not yet announced, is rumored to have a third season in the works.
Both of these science fiction fantasy series have done well on Prime Video.
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On that point, Amazon Studios and MGM Studios only recently, within the past two months, have been renamed Amazon MGM Studios ending their individual names on their social media and websites sites including the introduction of Amazon MGM Studios banners featured specifically on new streaming products.
The inclusion of the Amazon MGM Studios banners began with the hugely successful “Fallout” (on Prime) season one dystopian science fiction series that follows the and “Outer Range” season two discussed in more detail below.
On the MGM+ streaming service our favorite science fiction series are “From” (2022) which just completed a second season and is entering a third, and “Beacon 23” (2023) which recently completed a second season that we hope will be renewed for a third season. The positive news about Beacon 23 is that Paramount Plus began broadcasting Beacon 23 in the United Kingdom this month (June 2024) hopefully strengthening the series position to qualify for a third season.
Now in 2024, virtually all of the other recent science fiction series are now exclusively only on streaming platforms. What we now know as Amazon Prime began on September 7, 2006 as “Amazon Unbox” in the United States. On September 4, 2008, the service was renamed “Amazon Video on Demand”. The Amazon streaming services expanded in 2011 when Amazon bought the United Kingdom based streaming and DVD by mail rental service named “Lovefilm”. Subsequent to this acquisition up to the present time, Amazon re-launched their effort in what we now known as Prime Video. In April 2024, Amazon Studios and MGM Studios merged their two accounts on X into what we now know as Amazon MGM Studios. Another change occurred when Amazon Prime modified their subscription to feature advertisements on all programs and movies not purchased by the viewer. For a modest $2.99 USD extra each month, subscribers can currently eliminate advertisements on all Prime Video content.
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What we now know as the MGM+ streaming service was originally launched in the United States as “Epix” in October 2009. Epix was the result of a joint venture between MGM Studios, Lionsgate, and Paramount Studios.
MGM Studios acquired 100% ownership of “Epix” in late 2017. In March 2022 Amazon purchased MGM Studios. Pending final approval by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MGM Studios announced that Epix would be renamed as MGM+ on January 15, 2023. The famous MGM Lion logo and introduction was reborn digitally for new programs and movies after many decades of the filmed version of the famous lion which is still featured on old movies and famed programs such as Stargate.
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Aiming to not shock the viewers, Amazon took a slow approach using a gradual transition that took hold in early 2024 when the SEC waiting periods had been completed. MGM Plus, now known as MGM+ assumed it’s place in the Amazon Studios family of Amazon MGM Studios as mentioned above. MGM+ re-positioned itself as a successful sister service on a separate subscription streaming service to the aforementioned Prime Video service. We include both here together because they are owned by the same Amazon parent company.
One of our four favorite science fiction series by Amazon MGM Studios is Fallout on Prime. Based on the highly successful Fallout video game series, Fallout with a post apocalyptic story line has taken the world by storm!
Starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Leslie Uggams, Michael Emerson, and talented ensemble cast, Fallout accurately transforms the excitement of the game play into a science fiction series adventure of epic proportions in the “Years after a nuclear apocalypse devastates America, a violent raid by bandits on an underground fallout shelter forces one of its residents to set out into a barren wasteland filled with radiation, mutated monsters, and a lawless society of those who remained on the surface.”
An “Outer Range” wormhole portal in the “west pasture” of a ranch in Wyoming spans 150 years or more in the range wars between American Indians and two ranch families, the Abbott’s and the Tillerson’s. The portal which contains a black crystalline mysterious mineral, opens and closes at various time periods often sending people from the past to the future and from the future to the past. The results confound the residents and authorities in the fictional town of Wabang, Wyoming
Starring Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Will Patton, Tom Pelphrey, and Tamara Podemski with a great ensemble cast, “Outer Range” is a slow burning intense series about human interactions, prejudice and human history that intrigues the viewer as the exact same characters from different realities sometimes exist at the same time. The season two finale concludes with an “It’s just beginning” that we hope leads to a third season renewal.
“From” has been a runaway supernatural science fiction series hit that began on “Epix” about a group of people who become trapped in a small town with no apparent easy escape. Described on IMDB as “… the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normality and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest; including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.”
“Beacon 23” is wild science fiction series set far in the future. The “beacons” are supposed to be off limits to political intrigue as safe places where one person is stationed to aid passing space vehicles. “Beacon 23” is described by the studio as “A man living in the 23rd Century works at a remote lighthouse in space that serves as a beacon to help passing ships.” In reality it is a way point for intergalactic conspiracies featuring human beings and fully evolved Artificial Inteligence (AI) beings blended into conflicts between competing civilian, governmental, and military agencies.
This series stars Stephan James, Natasha Mumba, Lena Headey, Eric Lange, Ellen Wong, Stephen Root and Hannah Melissa Scott as a teenage version of the Aster character portrayed by Lena Headey with a stellar (pun intended) supporting cast. The second season and it’s cryptic finale answers many questions that had been posed during season one. We are hopeful “Beacon 23” is renewed for a third season.
Any analysis of the Amazon MGM Studios science fiction series must include the Stargate franchise. Dormant since “Stargate Origins: Catherine” (2018) but with new movie and or series rumors since then. This includes Stargate trending several times on X over the past two years is the “WeWantStargate” hashtag.
Therefore, many Stargate admirers have wondered why, in the approximate two years since Amazon Studios purchased MGM Studios, the new Amazon MGM Studios have not yet officially announced a new Stargate franchise product?
Why the delay? The precise reasons are known to only to Amazon MGM Studios but are likely related to the following reasons.
All Stargate sets, costumes and props were sold off at the Vancouver Auction in June 2011.
Therefore any new Stargate, even streaming, will be very expensive to produce from scratch.
Many various sites, including TeamWHR indicate the Actors, Writers Strike stopped progress.
Amazon MGM Studios priorities may be focused on other franchises (discussed herein).
Or is there a fear of killing off the franchise if a new Stargate series is not done correctly?
Will they do so at San Diego Comic-Con 2024? We hope so and include one of our favorite scenes from “Stargate Ark of Truth” above to encourage TPTB at Amazon MGM Studios to proceed ASAP because WeWantStargate and so do ten’s of millions worldwide!
We conclude our analysis of Amazon MGM Studios streaming services with only a suggested enhancement for Prime Video; Don’t drop all episodes of a streaming science fiction series at the same time. Admirers of science fiction enjoy meeting on social media on a weekly basis to chat about the latest episode their favorite science fiction series. Dropping all episodes at one time damages the enthusiasm which may contribute to less than successful series.
Next Up The Ends of Beginnings:
The Ark at WonderCon Image by David Yeh courtesy SYFY
In this edition of As The Wormhole Turns, TeamWHR will continue to cover The Ark science fiction series until it concludes it’s run on SYFY.
However, with the lack of new network scripted series we will begin migrate our science fiction series analysis to spotlight the major science fiction programs that will be featured on various streaming platforms.
Next up will be the second of our feature articles about streaming focus on Netflix and a rumored bundle deal that will also include Apple TV and Peacock TV and a different approach is being taken by a streaming service named Tubi. Free to all viewers, Tubi has taken this approach financing their streaming service with paid advertisements.
We will be back in the near future with more on streaming services as we head to San Diego Comic-Con as well as our favorite television series and movie analysis. In the meantime, please feel free to share this article with your friends, co-workers and or family and leave your comments! We look forward to you visiting our dedicated review and analysis web site here in the future! Or as many of our readers and visitors often do, visit TeamWHR on Twitter, or visit me on Twitter by clicking the text links or images avatars in this news story. I and TeamWHR look forward to Seeing You on The Other Side!“
On July 22, 2022 Team WHR was very excited as we prepared to visit the Paper Girls on Prime Video Press Room. Paper Girls is a science fiction series we have waited six years years to learn about after the Comic Book version received the Eisner Award for Best New Series in 2016! The comic book series began publication on October 7, 2015 and concluded on July 31, 2019 after thirty hit issues, shortly before the television series began production at Amazon and Legendary Studios.
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Originally published by Image Comics, the Paper Girls has been brought to our screens on Prime Video by the comic book creators Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang, the Eisner Award winning series is a fabulous science fiction time travel production starring Fina Strazza as KJ Brandman, Camryn Jones as Tiffany Quilkin, Sofia Rosinsky as McKenzie ‘Mac’ Coyle, and Riley Lai Nelet as Erin Tieng as the twelve year old Paper Girls who are catapulted in time from 1988 to 2019, back to 1999 and then 1974 to face extreme danger to their lives, and those that they encounter in time.
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Our heroes find themselves caught in a temporal war between two factions that seek to control the fate of humankind throughout time.
A shadowy group known as the Old Watch, who controls the technology over all time periods, operates from apparent safety, controlling time from being changed in the past from a distant future. The Old Watch seeks to avoid any changes in the timelines of the past that could adversely impact their dominance over time.
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The Old Watch is hunting down a group that is seeking to overthrow their iron fist control over time against known as the Standard Time Fighters Underground or STF Underground who we meet via a humble and friendly, but seemingly less than formidable character named Larry Radakowski portrayed by veteran actor Nate Corddry.
The STF Underground as a rebel force is seeking to subvert the Old Watch paradigm consisting at first of Adina Porter who stars as the Prioress who we see in six of the eight episodes, and Jason Mantzoukas, known as Grandfather, a rather nasty character who appears in the last three episodes.
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During our time in the Press Room, courtesy of Wolf-Kasteler Public Relations, we were delighted by the enthusiasm of the four young actors and the creators.
Each actor in the Paper Girls series is excellent in their roles. Each of these wonderful actors shared details about how they learned details about the 1980’s and the late 1990’s, how excited they were to share their adventures with viewers, how they were hired for their roles.
We note the similarities to the The End Of Eternity and fringe (discussed below), that the creators were familiar with, and how they all look forward to a potential second season of Paper Girls on Prime Video!
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Unfortunately, after spending truly quality time with the cast and creators, we learned subsequent to our Press Room Paper Girls visit that our HD video camera’s high definition external microphone had failed causing the loss of all forty plus minutes of audio on the video. We were gutted to learn of this development.
We therefore include an outstanding interview segment with the cast from Screen Rant below for your enjoyment.
Back to The Future, The Time Machine, The End Of Eternity, Fringe and Paper Girls:
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Unlike the Back to the Future movie series where meeting one’s self in an alternate timeline could destroy the fabric of the universe, our journey with the Paper Girls heroes goes across time from 1988 where we meet older versions of the Paper Girls. Fortunately, no such universe destruction occurs. Specifically, we meet Ali Wong who portrays the adult version of Erin, Sekai Abenì as the adult Tiffany, Delia Cunningham as the adult KJ, and Kellee Stewart as Dr. Carol Quilkin, who we learn is the inventor of time travel utilized by the Old Watch. We also meet various members of the Paper Girls families in the future timelines that affect the final outcome of events.
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Readers and entertainment viewers have always enjoyed time travel adventures beginning with The Time Machine written by H.G. Wells in 1895 and popularized in the 1960 movie version directed by the legendary George Pal. In this classic, the protagonist escapes the past to save the future of humanity enslaved as breeding stock for the evil Morlock’s who eat them!
Paper Girls story arc is somewhat leveraged from the classic science fiction masterpiece novel The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov that was published in 1955. Although it was attempted to be brought to the movie screen several times, with protagonists similar to the STF, The End Of Eternity never was produced either a movie or television program.
Instead, a hit television series, Fringe (2008 to 2013) by Bad Robot Productions, produced at Warner Brothers, envisioned a future where a nefarious group known as The Observers made changes in the past to ensure their own survival in the future. This including bringing their own temporal agents and supplies from the future, traveling through time to enslave humankind in the present.
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The Paper Girls group Old Watch is somewhat similar to The Observers in Fringe and The Eternal’s in The End of Eternity that used Time Kettles to travel back to the past to make major to minor adjustments in the timeline to keep things the way that The Eternal’s wanted them to be. In fact, the final scenes of Paper Girls show what appear to be Time Kettles, or Time Ships that travel to the past and the future.
Years later, Isaac Asimov wove The End Of Eternity story arc into his broader Foundation Series by hinting in the Foundation’s series of books, set in a universe where Eternity had once existed, but was destroyed by one of The Eternals (Harlan from The End of Eternity). This led to an all human galaxy without time travel that ties out with the protagonist Harlan’s final actions in The End of Eternity. Fringe follows a similar good ending where evil members of The Observers are defeated.
Paper Girls Across Time:
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In Paper Girls, the story arc generally follows the concepts from the terrific thirty episode comic book series, but with modifications that do a nice job of adapting the concept to the small screen. In season one, we find a similar conundrum where our heroes get caught up in the temporal war.
Near the end of the series they are taken aboard the Old Watch Time Ship controlled by Grandfather to have their memories erased, and to be subsequently reinserted into their past lives as if nothing had ever happened in the first place. However, our heroes memories are not erased and they end up in a time period before they were born!
Without revealing major spoilers since we believe this superb science fiction adventure series should be watched by the viewers themselves, we will not publish a blow by blow, scene by scene review of the Paper Girls, but we do include some favorite moments from the series that do not reveal the overall series story arc.
Instead, we will say that the eight episode series sets up the time travel adventure nicely in episodes one through four, explodes into action in episode five, returns to a slow boil in episodes six and seven and then blows the viewers mind in episode eight.
In the final superb sequences of episode eight, with the help of the Prioress, who has reconsidered her role in the Old Watch, helps Mac and KJ escape in a time ship to an unknown destination in time. All four were supposed to be aboard, but the Prioress is shot and Erin and Tiffany stay behind to help her.
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Subsequently, after using future medical technology that begins to heal the Prioress after she was shot by one of Grandfather’s minions, Erin and Tiffany escape the Old Watch in another time ship as Grandfather rushes to stop them. Erin and Tiffany find themselves at a drive-in movie theater that appears to be showing the 1974 film The Longest Yard, some twelve years before they were born in an earlier time period!
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The final scenes in the excellent eighth episode sets the foundation for a season two that is rumored to have begun production in late June of 2022 according to a source that we cannot confirm at this time.
Although a Paper Girls season two has not been officially announced as renewed by Amazon Studios, the final scenes set up a great cliffhanger opportunity for launching a second season which we hope will be announced in the near future! In the meantime, we include the Paper Girls panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2022 for your enjoyment courtesy of Magic In the Numbers!
We at Team WHR will be back in the near future with more of your favorite entertainment convention, television series and movie analysis. In the meantime, please feel free to share this article with your friends, co-workers and or family and leave your comments! We look forward to you visiting our dedicated review and analysis web site here in the future! Or as many of our readers and visitors often do, visit Team WHR on Twitter, or visit me on Twitter by clicking the text links or images avatars in this news story. I and TeamWHR look forward to Seeing You on The Other Side!“
Hello my fellow Comic-Con nerds from around the world!
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It is FINALLY here; we are just four days (as of this post) away from San Diego Comic-Con 2022 in person. That’s right, in person! Team WHR and our many friends will roam the corridors and beloved halls at the San Diego Convention Center once again. It has been three long years since we were able to walk those hallowed halls. I am very excited to be back; there will still be COVID protocols, and some of the significant displays won’t be down there. However, that is okay; we will survive!
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Let’s start with the first day of Comic-Con, July 21, 2022. Some great panels are happening on this day. To start, the mega Hall H program is Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. No word on what cast members will be in attendance, but it does have a pretty impressive cast, Chris Pine, Hugh Grant, Rege-Jean Page, and Michelle Rodriguez. I am not a D&D player, but I can appreciate all those who do. I also understand it because of my love for Stranger Things and how it uses D&D throughout the series.
The mega Hall H has some great panels for this year’s con. It always does and becomes the most sought-after ticket (wristband) in town. Thursday will also give us Masters of the Universe: 40 Years will be gracing us with the power of Grayskull! I am excited about that panel because I watched that cartoon when I was younger, and the 1987 movie starring the incomparable Dolph Lundgren who is one of my all-time favorite cult movies. Dolph is also going to be there, according to his social media account.
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Moving onto Ballroom 20, the little sister of Hall H will also feature an array of panels. Most of the featured panels are the upcoming big, hopefully, blockbuster series or movies starting in the fall. The Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History is “an expansion of the hit film franchise” that originally starred Nicolas Cage (who is not announced as returning to the series) and Justin Bartha who is returning as the much loved character Riley Poole. The series cast of Lisette Olivera, Jake Austin Walker, and Lyndon Smith will be appearing at the panel. The new Apple + series Severance, directed by Ben Stiller, will also be featured. I have not seen the series but have heard incredible things about it.
Comic-Con is not only about the big blockbuster, mega movies, or series; it also showcases smaller series or comics that are not as well-known but are certainly not less loved. For example, there is a panel about Godzilla from Toho Studios that I would love to see or the thirtieth anniversary of Spawn. The smaller rooms make it easier to see your favorite stars up close as they do not hold as many as the two mega halls. One of the long waited such jewels is Casper Van Dien from Starship Troopers who will headline a panel for his new streaming series, Salvage Marines. I have always been a big fan of his. This wonderful panel will be in the more intimate Room 7ABC in the main convention center featuring Jennifer Wenger, Peter Shinkoda, Kevin Porter, Shane Graham, and Linara Washington. Team WHR suggests you stop by to see him and the cast of this fun new series!
If you ever found yourself without a ticket to Comic-Con, you can still have fun. There are many off-sites at the back of the Convention Center and across from Petco Park. The Gaslamp is also always festive, with themed restaurants and interactive booths. It is also fun to see all the people dressed in costumes. That is one of my favorite parts of being at Comic-con, seeing all the fantastic, creative, bizarre, obscure costumes people have come up with. I am sure that with the pandemic, people have been able to work on and perfect their ensembles much more. I do not doubt that I will be seeing a horde of The Mandalorian and Grogu floating around.
Another is House of Dragon, the prequel to the popular series Game of Thrones. The significant draw will be Dwayne Johnson bringing the much-anticipated superhero film Black Adam with him. As a result, I will most likely spend most of my day in Hall H on Saturday July 23, 2022!
With Sunday rounding out that incredible weekend, one of my favorite series will be back again for the third time, Mayans MC will bring most of the cast with them, and I feel a special announcement on whether we will get a fifth season. Another favorite FX Networks series is What We Do in the Shadows which will follow the Mayans MC panel. I am happy to see it is back, and in the mega Hall H, it deserves all the praise. Sundays are also great for getting those last-minute items you have been eyeing all week. Vendors are usually much better with bargains on Sunday so go haggle your heart out.
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I am surprised that a few of the staples typically at Comic-Con won’t be coming this year. For example, there is no Stranger Things panel, Cobra Kai, or The Witcher panel. I think that many studios are not going to risk their talent getting sick, especially if they are in the middle of, or just starting to shoot again. Even though those shows will not be there, there are plenty of other things to keep attendees occupied. Warner Brothers and Fox will not have big booths or signings this year. I am okay with that because it tends to make everything bottleneck and cause more chaos than the vendors room floor already has. I am sure that by 2023 everything will be back to normal, and we can partake in Comic-Con the way we always have in the past.
Well, my friends, that is all for now! The next time you hear from Team WHR, it will be from the convention itself! My excitement is getting more and more as each day comes closer to preview night! Stay tuned for my reviews and pictures from the SDCC 2022!
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Some images courtesy Amazon Studios and The Expanse on Prime
Originally coming tomorrow on December 13, 2019, Amazon Studios surprised everyone with an early Christmas gift, the return of one of Team WHR’s most favorite science series The Expanse nearly a full day early!
This fantastic development marks an exciting return of one of our most favorite scripted television series that has focused on the adventure of human kind embarking on the exploration our our solar system in the first three seasons, and deep space in season four.
Season four resumes well beyond our solar system after finding “The Ring” in season three which introduces humanity to some thirteen hundred new worlds filled with mystery, danger, adventure and excitement!
As all know, humanity will, not to far distant from our own time, be embarking on just such fantastic journeys as envisioned in the superb series of science fiction books by the wonderful writing team of James S.A. Corey!
SDCC 2019 The Expanse Panel
The Expanse, although a science fiction series, has earned the critical acclaim of scientists worldwide for it’s extremely realist depictions of what life in deep space will be all about, right down to the most revealing details.
For this, we give The Expanse creators, cast and crews an A PLUS for entertainment, scientific accuracy, as well as top notch quality production values!
SDCC 2019 The Expanse Panel
On Saturday July 20, 2019, in the famous Indigo Ballroom, courtesy of The Expanse on Prime, we recorded exquisite portions of the panel at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel. We were very happy to be afforded this opportunity since we were unable to attend events for The Expanse in 2017 and 2018 due to prior booking arrangements in San Diego, California.
During our terrific time we had the pleasure of attending The Expanse panel and recalled the distinct honor of interviewing leading cast member Cas Anvar prior to the return of the series a year earlier just after the series renewal announcement was made. We include this previously unreleased interview for your enjoyment.
Until today, The Expanse had been on hiatus for eighteen agonizing months subsequent to the surprise announcement by SYFY that they were not going to renew the beloved series for a fourth season.
We include The Expanse interview and panel above for your enjoyment.
Stay tuned as the WormholeRiders News Agency (TeamWHR) announces more of our ongoing video interview and panel series during 2019 and beyond in the future!
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