On this edition of The Backstage Pass, I decided to take a look at a man who impacted a generation, LeVar Burton. 

This is a tough one to write because I have to reference the graphic novel in some instances, as this entire season of this show is basically a sequel to the original graphic novel written by Alan Moore back in the 80s. 

I have a lot of fond memories of my childhood. Of course, I was a bit of a nerd so a lot of those fond memories involved movies, video games, and Legos. And since this review focuses on a video game, let’s go back a bit to my childhood, around 20 years ago to be exact, when I was still in grade school. While I was still enjoying the likes of Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda, one of my best friends, Eric Krause (yeah, he’s getting a name drop here), decided to introduce me to the concept of role-playing games (or RPGs, more on this later), which brought me to the original Final Fantasy VII.

I’m not an emotional guy, except for when movies (and in some rare cases; books and music) bring them out of me. Avengers: Endgame almost made me tear up when all the heroes came back from being snapped out of existence to help Captain America and the rest of the Avengers. Infinity War’s scene where Spider-Man realized he’s fading out of existence choked me up. And then there’s this movie, which got me in the feelings in so many ways because Kevin Smith decided to give closure to so many characters that I didn’t know needed closure.