Holiday Insights : Embrace Your Geekness Day
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I am, naturally, disappointed in this score.
Posted in honor of Embrace Your Geekness Day, which I think anyone reading this website should get OFF FROM WORK.
(Thanks to Mr. Ben Sian for the links.)
Zudaropa
Jul 12So…Zuda. Thoughts?
What do I think??? Why, I never thought you’d ask, sweetie!
There’s lots of thoughts out there, actually, but what isn’t mentioned quite so often is this simple truth of the internet:
CONTENT IS KING.
Allow me to repeat that, for the sake of those in the cheap seats:
CONTENT. IS. KING.
If DC Comics manages to find quality talent doing interesting work and showcase that work in a way that doesn’t scream “I’m a web design NIMROD,” the site will have worth, and hopefully be a success. If it’s cranks with Microsoft Paint, or even worse, print comics creators “slumming” in the online realm, it’s gonna be a tough road.
Everyone’s probably wise to frame the conversation in terms of creators’ rights, but creators’ rights don’t mean bunk if all they’re doing is keeping the bastard children of Rob Liefield from losing the valuable ownership of their poorly-drawn, poorly-conceived ideas.
Show me the comics. Then we’ll talk.
Emnity clause!
Jul 11My apartment was used in a short film a friend made for the Ultimate Gamer Test video contest (held by Gleemax.com and Wizards of the Coast) – my roommate features prominantly, as does my Ghostbusters themed Guitar Hero guitar, my shelves of copious stuff, and the very first t-shirt I ever screened (of which there exists exactly… one.)
I wish it was totally played for laughs, but to be honest, they do actually play like this.
Help me, Chris…
Jul 11…you’re my only hope.
(Or anyone else who has more than a passing interest in video games today.)
E3–it’s still an event? But it’s not a circus of babes and giveaways?
What’s the deal?
(I notice Nintendo’s presser starts in a few hours; though a now-dormant gamer, I remain curious as to their next move…)
UPDATE (1:51 PM EST): Nintendo presser is over. Super Mario Galaxy has a date: November 12. I think I need a Wii for Xmas.
Gaaah. (Re: New JJ Abrams Flick)
Jul 10Haven’t seen Transformers yet but Jesus, you people who have–you’re REALLY holding out on me.
What the fuck is THIS all about?
Apparently there’s also some kind of crazy weird online “game” that reveals more info about the film, with a working title of Cloverfield, and maybe it’s based on H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu stories. Ain’t It Cool also has a note from JJ Abrams about the flick.
Here’s the real big news, though: The film’s screenplay is by DREW GODDARD. He’s the genius who gave us some of Buffy’s best moments in season seven, along with classic episodes of Lost. He’s a Whedonite. He KICKS MANY ASSES IN MANY WAYS.
I don’t have the time or patience to follow this online stealth marketing bullshit, but based solely on the trailer and Senor Goddard’s involvement, this flick has me SERIOUSLY excited.
Cue geekgasm.
