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Right to the Source – Adaptations Good, Bad, and Ugly

24 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
Deitch Hobbit

Did you know that animation legend Gene Deitch was involved in a semi-animated version of “The Hobbit” in the 1960s? Seriously! Go Google "Hobbit" and "Gene Deitch" and you'll see. In it, Dale, the City of Golden Bells, is destroyed by the dragon Slag. Three survivors of the destruction of Dale (a nameless watchman, Thorin Oakenshield, the general of Dale’s Garrison, and the Princess Mika Milovana) get help from the wizard Gandalf to find someone to slay the dragon. Gandalf leads them to … [Read more...]

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Star Wars: A Modest Proposal

14 March 2012 by 3 Comments
sarlaac

Lately I feel like it's been all Star Wars, all the time.  First, of course, there was the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic and the latest version of all six films on Blu-Ray; then there's the theater re-release in 3D, so that there will be yet another version floating around out there.   I recently bought the original trilogy on Blu-Ray myself.  I'd grown up on the films, a VHS with copies recorded from HBO sometime in the 80s, but I hadn't sat down and watched them, start to … [Read more...]

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Secrets of a Geek Suitcase

16 February 2012 by 1 Comment
LsSuitcase

I'm in the middle of bouncing between four cities and three states. So today, I'm going to tell you about the things I currently keep in my suitcase that keep me sane. And by sane, I mean not succumbing to TravelRage (TM.) [Pictured: Season one of Haven on DVD, The Lake House on DVD, Things We Think About Games, tin of dice, laptop, underside of suitcase. Not pictured: flask, cell phone, Kindle, camera.]  1. Haven: Season One. If setting the show in Maine, and having the presence of a … [Read more...]

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Just Like Starting Over – GGG Pondering on the Retelling of Superhero Origins

11 February 2012 by 2 Comments
Superman

I saw the new movie Chronicle this weekend with my husband and a couple of friends. I liked it quite a bit. On the way home, we discussed what we liked and disliked about it. All of us agreed that it was, essentially the origin story for a Superhero/Supervillain pairing. That got me thinking about Superhero origin stories, the most commonly told and retold stories in any comic book’s continuity. Why is it (I pondered) that origin stories are so lovingly told, over and over again? Can they … [Read more...]

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Manifesting Evil: Thoughts on Villainy

9 February 2012 by 2 Comments
judgedoom

Sometimes, you just have to be the bad guy. Whether it’s an NPC foil to write or a swan dive into villainy as a player, the dark half of the story is never far from the table. When your turn towards evil has come up, you can take a moment to consider how to make it one towards quality villainy. My First Villain Think back to the first villain who honestly scared you. For me, there’s one that comes before all others. Judge Doom. He doesn’t ring a bell? Let’s take a fast stroll … [Read more...]

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Sherlock: Anatomy of a Reboot

4 January 2012 by Leave a Comment
sherlockseries2

So, has anyone seen the new Sherlock? What's that?  You're not sure whether I'm talking about the movie or the TV series?  Because there are two Sherlock franchises producing new content at the same time and both are quite popular?  Inconceivable!   There hasn't been an original idea in film since... well... ever, but eyebrows have been raised even more in recent years with the idea of "reboots."  Unlike a loosely-related next-generation "sequel," reboots can continue to profit from … [Read more...]

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OMG SPOILERZ!: When [REDACTED] Killed [REDACTED]…

30 December 2011 by 8 Comments
From XKCD.com

It all started one day when I took some criticism for a bit of Doctor Who trivia I wrote about at my day job. I figured since the episode in question was over three years old, any fans of Doctor Who would clearly have already seen it. I was wrong and since hid the paragraph between spoiler tags with a warning for those who hadn't finished watching Tennant's run as the Doctor. This made me wonder... What *Is* A Spoiler, Anyway? We can all agree on the broad definition that a spoiler is … [Read more...]

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The Hobbit: Taking Us Back Again

27 December 2011 by 2 Comments
hobbit

By now, you’ve probably seen the brand-new trailer for The Hobbit (if not, watch it now). The movie doesn’t come out for another year, but everyone’s excited - including me. We’re always honest here about exactly how nerdy we are, so I suppose I ought to own up and admit when I’m not; I’ve never read The Hobbit. Indeed, I’ve never read much Tolkien at all; I read The Silmarillion (for a class, worst introduction to Tolkien ever) and The Fellowship of the Ring, and found them … [Read more...]

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The Thankful Geek

26 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
Batman

Hello, dear readers. Yes, I’m back from the Caribbean. It was fantastic, and I will probably be writing a review of the whole experience in the near future. I feel like I have a lot to be thankful for as a geek as this Thanksgiving season passes, and I wanted to share my thoughts with you all. A Fantastic Sequel When Batman: Arkham Asylum came out a number of years ago, it was one of the best video games I’d ever played. I don’t normally play platform video games, but my husband … [Read more...]

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Secret Movie Club

19 November 2011 by 3 Comments
Adventure Time

Hello, gentle readers. No, I'm not back from the Caribbean yet as I write this, though, as you read this, I may be in a plane, and very likely depressed, and on my way home. Other discussions from our weekend with friends made me think about the fact that we have what you might call a Secret Movie Club. When we meet someone we like, we have a simple litmus test to try to judge whether they have similar likes and senses of humor to ours - we show them some of our "club" movies. Most people … [Read more...]

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