Check It/Round Table: Reviews of Books, Movies, Music, and Other Stuff by the Geek Grl

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses the Emma BBC miniseries by Andrew Davies and why the height of Mr. Knightly verses Emma made her upset and led to a Shrek cake.  Onna observes how this version of Emma, Emma is shown in her raw naivety but the walking style was not a fit for her status but still seems overall a better fit for Emma as Romola Gerai gives a more honest versi...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses the 1950's Sherlock Holmes Collection starring Ronald Howard, the son of Leslie Howard and how this is her favorite series because Sherlock is shown to be the fun, smart, humorous fellow he is in the original stories and the noir style it is filmed in.  Onna explains why she loves the range of expression Ronald Howard brings to this colle...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses why she likes this film over the 1960's My Fair Lady and why Onna thinks Gone with the Wind is truly a big blow over.  Onna explains why Dame Wendy Hiller and Leslie Howard make this film because Dame Hiller brought so much to the character of Eliza because of her inner mojo and how her interplay with Leslie Howard has more comradely and...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table, Onna discusses the film California Solo and Robert Carlyle's stellar portrayal of a man who has lost his way after the death of his brother followed by his marriage's breakup and his life in the aftermath.  Onna discusses how Lacklan knows he is a scumbag, which sets him apart, as he does indeed know he is a scumbag.   Onna discusses how you...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna gives an in-depth review of the Theory of Love Thai BL drama series.  Onna also explains why she likes some Thai BL drama because the people who end up together are drawn to one another for better reasons (like conversation, character traits, and consideration) than those shown in Rom Coms (physical attraction, etc.) and because they deal with individua...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Star Trek Picard S1, E10--Et in Arcadia Ego Part 2 and why this series of Start Trek overall was simply awesome with the avoidance of an android Ragnarok.  Onna considers how, at the end of the day, even when at the very brink of the precipice people change their mind and do the right thing, that really is what matters.  In the end,...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Star Trek Picard S1, E8--Et in Arcadia Ego Part 1 and how the synths on their planet are bent on self-preservation just as their human counterparts are and how that human quality of self preservation is rather lame-o.  Onna considers how the synths and thought processes are those of tweens not thinking things through and how though not ki...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses how the roboticist is evil and Onna always knew she was as she was just too . . . churchy and how some characters really don't have any redeeming qualities and how even bad characters should have at least a reason that is valid for their bad-ness.  Onna also considers how the fear of history is a valid fear, has a mild discussion on the G...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Star Trek Picard S1, Ep 7--Nepenthe and why she likes this episode with Diana Troi and Rick and their life on a beautiful planet in a log cabin with super futuristic security.  Onna also likes the character of Troi and her ability to consider the androids point of view, Rick's ability to understand Picard and to cook a good stone-fired pi...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Reminders Ep3 and why it is her 2nd favorite of the series because it brings some poignancy to the issues that the characters are facing.  Onna explains why she likes how the Lovesick couple get sorted out that it is not about the fact that one of them could end up with someone better, and they face that question and determine that is sti...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Reminders Ep2 and why this episode is her favorite of this series because 2 and Wish make this episode of the series bloody hilarious with 2's atonement that includes a special order breakfast with 3 street vendors, cleaning the house, laundry, a light bulb being changed, a sprained ankle, and a cafluffle with the two dingle-berries.  Onn...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses the Thai BL series, Reminders, that is a addendum to the Lovesick S1 and S2 Thai BL series' and a prequel to the 2Wish BL Thai drama series and why this series is confusing because the same actors that play Pete and Ae and Tin and Can play different couples in this series in a same setting but different story than the Love by Chance series, wh...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table, Onna discusses why she likes 2 Wish, the Thai BL series, that follows the life of Two and Wish from the unfortunate escapades of cookery and the workaholism. It's all here. It's all real. Here is a link to the series, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpYVLpdhdTlIpegOQsbHnIyQwcERmb_Yf

In this episode of Check It/Round Table. Onna does a late night podcast on why she does not like Modern Love season 1 episode 4, Rallying Around the Game, because of the bickering of the couple and the fact that is just not a good thing to spend one's life bickering with the person they say they care most about. Onna also also discusses how this couple had to turn around once they realized that th...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Modern Love Season 1, Episode 3, Take Me As I Am, Whoever I Am, and how Anne Hathaway does a fabulous job portraying the difficulties of bipolarism. Onna also discusses why she has always liked the work of Anne Hathaway in such Productions as Princess Diaries, https://anchor.fm/onnabob/episodes/Princess-Diaries-a-Movie-in-Review-eaur74, which...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Modern Love, S1 E2--When Cupid is a Prying Journalist, affairs, short attention spans, and how sometimes even though it's not ideal if someone's decided someone is perfect no one else is going to do. It's all here. It's all real.

In this episode of Check It/Round Table, Onna discusses the Borg and why Borg-Related PTSD that Picard has is totally understandable.  Onna also discusses why Sohji's boyfriend/Romulan spy is just a...yeah....that.  It's all here.  It's all real.  

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna  discusses Star Trek Pickard S1 E5--Stardust City Rag and why Seven of Nine is her favorite female character in Star Trek other than Be'lanna Torres because she will finish what she starts and the showdown scene where she takes vengeance and shoots her way out of an intergalactic pub--so Seven of Nine.  It's all here.  It's all real. &nbs...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Star Trek Picard S1 E4--Absolute Candor and its ties to the story of Esther.  Onna elaborates on how the planet of Vashti reminds her that Vashti maybe had it a lot better than Esther, who got stuck with a crazy king who dressed up trees and why martial art nuns are super cool.  Onna digresses on why Elron is a pretty obvious tieback...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Star Trek Picard S1 E3--the End is the Beginning.  Onna elaborates on how the news game is kind of a prophecy thing but really prophecy fulfilled is really just news when you think about it and how the Romulan spy/boyfriend is just a "L" word.  Onna also describes how life really sucks for an ensign stuck in the dessert with the inte...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Picard's ongoing search for answers regarding the synthetic life-form Android who came to him for assistance, known as Dahj. Onna also discusses the brilliant writing of Akiva Goldman and Michael Chabon on this production and how they both executive-produced this work along with the actor who played Picard. It's all here. It's all real.

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Star Trek Picard S1 E1--Rememberence and why she ended up binge-watching this series and how she came to like the character of Picard and Data because they have literal minds and don't get most humor.  Onna discusses vinters and wine,  and why ultimatums aren't maybe the best, but are sometimes understandable.  How Picard can't...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Modern Love S1 E1--When the Doorman is Your Main Man and how the doorman in the show makes this episode makes the show get one of Onna's rare 10 on 10 review points because he is an absolutely Charming spot on relationships, ex- sniper. Onna also explains how she loves the last scene where the passing of the test for the doorman is if the woma...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Star Trek Nemesis and why she has always had a lifelong love of Data and this film just solidified that further. Onna also discusses Picard and his conundrums regarding his true self and his clone self and if they would have made the same decisions given the same circumstances but that also at some point you just have to do the right thing and...

In this episode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses Saturn Apartments Book 4 by Hasae Iwaoka and how this book in the series featured Mitsu's friend/fellow window cleaner and how to adjust to life when plans change and how to face that.  Onna also discusses the plot-holes still a constant in this series and why the questions regarding them still exist and a sidenote on Mitsu's age in the s...