Just 21 days left until DragonCon, 20 days for those of us that go up early. This will be a great year. Not that there are any guests that I'm on the edge of my seat over. Still. It's the one of year that I feel like I'm understand and accepted.
I don't have to explain what frak means.
The only freaks are furries (of course, that doesn't count the self-proclaimed freaks).
Princess Leia bikini sightings are well into the double digits.
The local Fire Marshall Bill morphs into the evil line whiner what whines at midnight,... and 10 am,... and 4 pm,... and god forbid you snap a picture on the wrong floor at 9 pm.
Good natured debates (star wars vs. star trek; classic bsg vs revisioned bsg; buffy vs. Anita Blake) are as common as Jayne hats.
So say we all.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Dresden Files
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. If you know who that is, I really don't need to say anything else. If you don't, then you should be reading the Dresden Files novels. I love these books and I'm not alone.
The books are written in first person, so we quickly get to know the main character,... intimately. Dresden is awesome. I like so much about this damaged good guy,... scruffy but handsome,... masterful smart ass,... and from the get-go, he's powerful, knowledgeable and competent.
The first three books have a different story model than the later books. The first books have a tenuous thread connecting them, that is, outside the characters and the world setting. Mostly, they are stand alone books.
The later book, on the other hand, have an ongoing plot that weaves through each installment. Each climax pulls us progressively deeper into the conspiracy.
This setup means that the end of each book leaves a few key questions unanswered. The natural result was me at the bookstore door at 9:00 am on 04/07/2009 for the release of the last book. (I asked. They wouldn't let me buy it at midnight the night before.) This also means that I'll be at the bookstore as early as possible with cash in hand (or at least a credit card) on 04/06/2010 for the next book.
The books are written in first person, so we quickly get to know the main character,... intimately. Dresden is awesome. I like so much about this damaged good guy,... scruffy but handsome,... masterful smart ass,... and from the get-go, he's powerful, knowledgeable and competent.
The first three books have a different story model than the later books. The first books have a tenuous thread connecting them, that is, outside the characters and the world setting. Mostly, they are stand alone books.
The later book, on the other hand, have an ongoing plot that weaves through each installment. Each climax pulls us progressively deeper into the conspiracy.
This setup means that the end of each book leaves a few key questions unanswered. The natural result was me at the bookstore door at 9:00 am on 04/07/2009 for the release of the last book. (I asked. They wouldn't let me buy it at midnight the night before.) This also means that I'll be at the bookstore as early as possible with cash in hand (or at least a credit card) on 04/06/2010 for the next book.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Firefly
How better to start my blog, than to talk about Firefly - Episode 1, Serenity. Hands down, this is my favorite of the Firefly episodes. The writing is phenomenal. The characters are unique and the actors play them to the tips of their toes. I quickly fell in love with each of them - faults and strengths. The plot unfolds at a steady pace that drew me in and kept me riveted.
I cannot believe that Fox made Whedon write a new episode as pilot. I can't think of any other show with a more appropriate pilot than Serenity was for Firefly. The only one that comes close is miniseries that opened the door for a new Battlestar Galactica series.
The whole Firefly incident has to be the biggest blunder for the execs at Fox. And still they continue to underestimate Browncoats everywhere.
I cannot believe that Fox made Whedon write a new episode as pilot. I can't think of any other show with a more appropriate pilot than Serenity was for Firefly. The only one that comes close is miniseries that opened the door for a new Battlestar Galactica series.
The whole Firefly incident has to be the biggest blunder for the execs at Fox. And still they continue to underestimate Browncoats everywhere.
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