March 20th, 2009
Tonight is the series finale of Battlestar Galactica…yes, the series is finally coming to an end.
It is kinda of a surreal feeling, I remember watching the pilot in the basement of Putnam Hall back at K-State oh so long ago and to have it all end tonight is sort of weird. I still consider Battlestar to be one of the best shows on television and the final season certainly hasn’t failed to deliver. We are really looking forward to finding out what the hell is going on in the show.
However battlestar’s completion brings up another question: What is scifi going to get to replace such a masterpiece? They have a couple shows in the tubes, Caprica and another Stargate, but I think bad times are a coming for my favorite channel.
That feeling is only further enhanced by a troubling bit of news I came across a couple days ago, Scifi is rebranding itself and changing their name to SyFy…
Damn it all to Hell!
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March 15th, 2009
Amber and I went to Denver this weekend to catch up with the rest of civilization, and one of our main goals was to go see the movie Watchmen.
I had known about the graphic novel for some time but had not actually taken the time to read it until a couple weeks ago. I thought it was pretty good, if not a little disturbing, and it was an interesting take on the super hero genre.
So here is my review: It was really good!
There was a huge uproar from the fans of the graphic novel when the project was announced, most of them whined that there was no way Watchmen could be made into a movie. I would have to disagree, the movie is as close to the comic as it could be. To anyone who says otherwise I would ask you to double-check the size of your ego because you might be a pretentious snot. I do not hold Alan Moore up on a pedestal, nor should you.
Yes, he delivered an extremely complex criticism of human nature and Cold War hero worship…but you know what also does that, The Simpsons…so get over your inflated self-importance and enjoy the movie.
Oh yeah, as for the ending, the psychic space squid would have been way to complex and incredibly stupid to translate onto the big screen, so quit crying.
My only real complaint is that the movie didn’t do a very good job with Rorschach, people in the theatre were laughing at his lines…seriously, and what is even worse, I think people that are uninitiated with the story will think that he was supposed to be the good guy.
Of all of the comic book adaptation movies that have come out in the past years I feel like Watchmen got it right most often, which is amazing considering the source material.
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December 20th, 2008
So, Dad totally blew this whole thing out of proportion…
Anyhow, my really “big” news is: I received my 5 year teachers license a week ago!
I am an officially licensed professional!!!!! Go me!!!!1!!!111!!!!
Family first?
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November 18th, 2008
The new Star Trek trailer is out!
It is going to be rock’n AWESOME!!!!
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October 5th, 2008
Probably one of my greatest and most primal of fears in this world is any body of water that I cannot see the bottom of. The mere thought of something waiting in the dark abyss, biding its time until it can pull me down is terrifying. I don’t know why more people don’t share my grave concern of the watery dark, I believe it might have to do with my immense exposure to the horror genre.
From movies and TV to comics and a strange interest in zombies I have been introduced to enough horrific tales that I could relate any given situation to a nightmarish encounter. I mean heck, I have to check and make sure there are no fluke men in outdoor latrines before I can sit down, thank you X-files.
However I would have to say the fears of water would mostly stem from my introduction to the Cthulhu Mythos: Psychotic death cults and evil ancient squid gods would take its toll on even the most sane of individuals.
Interestingly enough ever since I became aware of Lovecraft’s work I have been noticing it more and more in popular culture, Hellboy, WoW and dozens of movies center on the mythos of Cthulhu and what is really strange is…I have never actually read it.
Anyway, those traveling to a body of water beware, squid gods and cult zombies may be awaiting you.
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September 27th, 2008
So, my computer has pretty much kicked the bucket, it continually restarts and it seems that data files are constantly corrupting, meaning I can’t pursue my greatest hobby…computer games.
Yes mom, you can say “I told you so!”. However seeing the track record of everyone else’s computers, *cough, dad*, I don’t think I would have been much better off with buying from a store, not to mention it would have cost twice as much.
So what do I do now?
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September 19th, 2008
Avast! It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! So all ye scurvy sea dogs take hold of your steel, keep your wenches close and set sail for a day in the life of a pirate!
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September 15th, 2008
My students have discovered our families blog, what’s even stranger is that they read it…yeah.
So I would suggest no one talks about our secret hobo killing parties and don’t even think about mentioning that other thing…you know what I am talking about.
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August 15th, 2008
Amber and I picked up a copy of Heroes Season 1 when we were in KC and to be honest it is one of the best shows I have ever seen, like Battlestar good.
Anyhow, if anyone is interested in a great compelling story pick up a copy as soon as you can.
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August 10th, 2008
This post is for Justin and Brent, they are sooooo cool I had to post about it!!!!!!!!!!
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