Buffy Season 8 (In Comics)
Jul 06A few bits of new news have trickled out regarding Buffy’s next “season,” which will appear exclusively in comics form:
Speaking of Joss Whedon related concepts; I’ve heard a few things about the forthcoming Buffy season eight comics. As Whedon himself noted a few weeks ago, the first mini is going to be four issues and he is also laying out the story for the rest of the season. I’ve been told that the storyline is roughly 20 issues, spread across multiple miniseries and that Whedon will be recruiting some of his former Buffy writers to handle the bulk of the writing chores, though Whedon may return to write the “season finale†himself.
I’m also told that the first issue starts with Buffy and some of the other Slayers on a covert ops mission…
So far, sounds damned exceptional. And it begs a MAJOR question: Why isn’t this kind of thing done ALL THE TIME? I realize licensed comics are a mixed bag at best, and that readers know that to an extent. But this is a step above–the original auteur of a cult series returning to imagine the continuation of the story and recruiting former series writers to bring the whole shebang to life.
Alias seems a prime candidate for this. Also, for some reason, Twin Peaks.
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Jul 06
I opened up the brain and let random bits of my trip to Germany fall out – I did it at MySpace, and rather than repost it here, I’ll just redirect you there. I keep thinking of random things I forgot about, so there will likely be a third post on completely random facts and snippets.
Remixing Cory's column title
Jul 06When Cory posted his new column, entitled “Science Fiction is the Only Literature People Care Enough About to Steal on the Internet.” I thought to myself, “That’s a pretty dumb idea.”
Upon reading the column, it turns out the title is not the thesis of his article. The piece talks about the history of copyright and winds along to his conclusion, which is that science-fiction authors are using the net to comunicate with their fans, even going so far to release whole texts online for free – this in turn creates fans, fans help promote, creating new fans, and so on – all of whom buy hardcopies, equaling success for the author. Yay! I agree. However, the title still bugs the shit out of me.
Film Flam (Matt's Insecure)
Jul 06Am I excited for Snakes on a Plane? Sure. Do I find the hipster embracing of the film as a metaparody of Hollywood filmmaking and marketing to be fascinating? Absolutely. Does it still make me feel a little slimy to participate, like a late bandwagon jumper of the ugliest variety who needs to prove his ability to “get the joke” in order to validate his own nagging, endless sense of self-worthlessness?
OH yeah.
Anyway, this Snakes on a Plane theme song is about as good as it gets. Reminds one of the vintage Duran Duran tune for The Living Daylights.
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There may be, allegedly, funky business in Spider-Man 3 regarding young Peter Parker’s origin tale. Potential SPOILERS at the link.
My reaction? Meh. Do you care what my reaction is? Meh. Is it yet more insecure posturing that inspires me to actually use the term “meh” in a blog post? Meh.
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Pirates of the Carribean, the movies, have now changed Pirates of the Carribean, the ride.
Definitely not very “meh” about that shit. Cause if they’ve fucked up Pirates, I will never forgive them. My humble opinion is that the classic Disneyland Pirates is the greatest theme park entertainment experience ever devised, and one of the crowning achievements on Walt Disney’s career. (Unless my memory fails and he was actually dead when it was created, in which case, scratch that last part. Chalk it up to my self-hate.)
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My favorite Superman Returns review so far (other than my own, of course; how’s THAT for insecurity?) has to be Peter David’s, which I think is positive, but is definitely nitpicky in a fun and righteous way. And of course, spoiler-loaded.
Laugh it up, furball puppet
Jul 05This is possibly one of the best things I’ve ever seen. Now I want to make puppets. I’m going to make puppets and you can’t stop me. Ghostbuster puppets. YEAH!
