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(Potential Spoiler) When I saw the official trailer for the second season of Netflix’s “The OA,” I was looking forward to seeing how the events of the first season related to the second, aside for the characters. However, after watching the second season over the previous weekend, I found myself even more confused than I was when I saw the first season. For as many answers as the second season provided about the universe, and about the character, “OA,” there seemed to be even more questions at the end of the season, which works as a segway into the third season, but I’m hoping between then and now more information may come out to explain some of what had happened.

Sunday 3/31: Schedule

Monday 4/1: “The OA” Season 2

Tuesday 4/2: Amazon’s “Wild Seed” Adaptation

Wednesday 4/3: “Joker” Trailer

Thursday 4/4: “Snowpiercer” 2013

Friday 4/5: Netflix’s “The Silence”

Saturday 4/6: Planetesimal

Sunday 4/7: Schedule

Though mentioning Netflix’s “Black Mirror” episode, “Bandersnatch” seems somewhat belated considering how long ago the episode came out, I was happy to hear about Netflix’s continued exploration of narrative experiences on their platform, as they begin to hire designers for similar content to what the “Black Mirror” episode of “Bandersnatch” had done, where viewers were prompted to instigate events of the episode. According to Sciencefiction.com, Netflix is interested in hiring those who, “In the role of Narrative Designer, you will apply your passion for interactive experiences, narrative design and technology to help reimagine the future of entertainment experiences on Netflix. You will work closely with a talented team of designers, producers, content executives, and external content producers to help facilitate and create the next generation of story experiences for millions of Netflix viewers around the world,”. This is exciting news, because it’s almost like the “viewing” experience is changing, and especially if anyone is interested in creating their own narrative stories, this is an amazing opportunity.

I’ve been watching out for new updates for this film since the first poster came out earlier this year, so I was excited to see when the first teaser trailer came out yesterday. I had originally been planning on just discussing the most recent poster for the film, which came out a short while ago, but I had to at least mention the trailer, since it really showcases the particular sort of horror the novel encapsulates. I really look forward to seeing what more the film itself has to offer, and what the official trailer looks like, since it should come out soon, considering the film is scheduled to come out in August.

A spin-off series taking place after the original Star Trek Enterprise series, this was actually one of the few I would see re-runs of when I was younger. Though nowadays, I think there were some faults the series had which I didn’t really see until I started rewatching it, what made the series stand out to me was the fact that the captain (although she was a red shirt, as the joke goes), was female, which back then had been different; I feel like I would rarely ever see series with a female lead, especially one that wasn’t being overly sexualized in some weird way. I’m not sure if I would continue watching the series now, but I do have to give some acknowledgement to how interesting the series was in a time where I think the only female lead I would see was maybe “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which isn’t necessarily bad, but I appreciated the diversity of female roles this series brought about in the early 2000s.

As the HBO series, “Game of Thrones,” approaches its last season (at least before a spin-off series can come out), I’m thankful to hear that HBO has, as far as Sciencefiction.com can say, adopted a new fantasy series to create a cult following around. The fantasy series, in particular, is a comic book created by Sebastian A. Jones following the happenings of the fantasy universe of “Asunda”. And although the series does seem to exist in very much the same vein as George R.R. Martin’s “Game of Thrones,” the universe, in the comic books at least, seems considerably more diverse, so I look forward to seeing whether or not HBO can do the series some justice.

Though I haven’t yet taken the time to read the precursor of the film “Bird Box,” Josh Malerman’s novel of the same name, I am excited to hear that the universe (and hopefully the cinematic universe as well) in which “Bird Box” has been set will receive another installation. According to Esquire, Malerman’s next novel, “Malorie,” will focus more on the novel/film’s protagonist, and should be out around October of 2019. While I don’t mind hearing more about the protagonist, what I am most excited about is that we’ll also be finding out more about the universe’s creatures, Malerman stating, “Let me think of a cool way to put it. I will say this: we get to know both Malorie and the creatures better”. Since he really made an effort not to spoil anything during the interview, I’m curious to see what more he has planned for the narrative.

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Although it’s not really “recent” news, I had to at least mention the newest trailer for the upcoming season of “Stranger Things”. According to Sciencefiction.com, the next season should come out on Netflix on the fourth of July, 2019. I’m not entirely sure what to make of the trailer, since they’ve still left much of the plot vague (and especially after the rather final conclusion of season 2), I’m not sure where the series could go next, but after re-watching the last two seasons over the holiday, I’m glad there won’t be any delay in the canon’s continuation.

Sunday 3/24: Schedule

Monday 3/25: “Stranger Things” Season 3

Tuesday 3/26: Sequel Novel to “Bird Box”

Wednesday 3/27: HBO series “Asunda”

Thursday 3/28: “Star Trek Voyager”

Friday 3/29: “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark”

Saturday 3/30: TBA

Sunday 3/31: Schedule

According to a new study published on eNeuro, and referenced on the Science News article, where I found this information, humans, similar to other species, can sense the Earth’s magnetic field, as indicated in experiments studying brain waves. No one knows yet for what reason humans subconsciously observe this, but this article stood out to be, because it’s such a strange and unexplainable phenomena, I’m curious to see what sort of follow-up there may be to this research. Maybe the initial reports were wrong, maybe they weren’t, but in any case, it sounds like something from the science fiction film.