Well, David is angry today at the destruction of the English language at A&P. Crazylegs was angry at Rogers. So I'll get angry as well. But whereas my friends use sniper shots to vent their rage, I'll just go for the wide blast of the shotgun. Maybe not as effective, but you get nice pissed-off spread.
CANCELLATION OF DRAGON AND DUNGEON MAGAZINE
I found this sad, but not surprising. I've enjoyed these magazines, and was always stunned at how much work they put into each issue. Yeah, it could be said Dragon became a bit of shill for Wizards products, masking pages of advertisements as actual columns, but they're not alone in that. Many magazines do that these days. It's a dying market, and you gots to do what's you gots to do, even if it's crap urban writing attempts. I especially liked Dungeon--there was almost a week's worth of reading in each magazine, with some very good art. But now it's all over.
You can blame it on three words: Warcraft. World. Of. But I like to also lay blame at the feet of Wizards of The Coast. The company that put out Dragon and Dungeon,Paizo, in my opinion, put out much superior material than WOTC ever did. I just find it curious that WOTC decides to take the materials these magazines were doing in-house.
Anyway, it's sad. Paizo will move ahead and put out Pathfinder.This looks cool. But to see Dragon disappear from our magazine racks is just another shot taken at what remains of my childhood. Damn it!
LOST
Will everyone please stop telling me to watch this? I was burned once by J.J. Abrams when I signed on to watch Alias. Then it hit me that no one had any idea where the series was going, there seemed to be no real plan, and so I exited, stage left. I cannot for the life of me figure out why in hell Hollywood executives can't arrange for their writers to sit down and work out a season before they start shooting. A weekend. One weekend. Sit them down, give them licorice and coffee, and Work. It. Out.
Nope.
And then I hear the same problems arise with LOST. Another J.J. Abrams vehicle. Surprise, surprise.
So stop. I have my HEROES and WHO.
TIME
I need more of it. Damn it! I NEED MORE! How DARE temporal mechanics keep moving apace, leaving more and more books of mine unread, stories unwritten, and games unplayed. Every hour wounds, but the last one kills--and doesn't let you finish that last chapter. Screw you, Time!
3 comments:
So does this mean you haven't yet tried watching Lost? Although I love me my Heroes, Lost is still my favourite. It's not well-suited for the ADD generation, who expect Instant Gratification every week, but it's definitely pure gold for those who like mysteries, complex characters and interesting plots. Not that you have to watch it... but it's a damn fine show. And having comics scribe supreme Brian K. Vaughan on the writing staff doesn't hurt, either!
KD - This is why you are The Man - or at least well-aquainted by The Man. In one post (and companion piece on Geek Corner), you've captured the zeitgeist of being a Geek these days. Let me see if I can explain:
Loss of Geek heritage as Dragon and Dungeon fall victim to 'progress' - ironically brought about through Geek Evolution (Internet, WoW, etc.). I have to come clean - I haven't picked these mags up in some time. I'm sad to see them go, though.
Stark admission that Geeks don't have to love the same stuff as other Geeks. It's our dark secret, I suppose, but there is no standard-class Geek - notwithstanding recurring characters on the The Simpson's (referred to as 'nerds'). I want to love Lost. I've tried to love Lost. Logic gets in the way, however, since I already know that the creators have no idea where they're going (notwithstanding the recent announcement that the show will end within 2 years). I just know that if I stick with it, I'll get burned Twin Peaks style, and the whole thing will end with backward-talking dancing midgets. Like The Man says, at least we have Heroes and Who. Damn straight.
We have too little time to truly pursue our passions. This may not be unique to Geeks, but I'm betting it's more common for Geeks. My list exceeds my grasp, so to speak. I have books to read, games to play, software to write, rockets to build, PVRs to design - but life keeps getting in my way.
I feel a group hug coming on.
Kimota: No, I haven't watched a single episode of LOST. I was burned by ALIAS and, before that, TWIN PEAKS. Anyone can make a few 'mysterious' episodes to draw people in, but I've never understood why it's such an alien concept for Hollywood to actually *work everything out beforehand*. I know that they've brought Brian K. Vaughn onboard at LOST--this is good--and I've heard good things about the last few episodes, but it's not enough to draw me in. When it's all finished, then I'll rent the DVDs. Again, I just don't have time for another show right now.
CL--Thanks for the group hug. Awwwww!
The whole Time thing is on my mind these days. I turn 42 soon, and as I look around my home, I see books I bought ten years ago that I haven't read yet. In my mind, I got them two years ago, but no--it's been ten. I suppose it is better to have *too* much in your life than to be those lost souls who come every night and just stare at their televisions. But still...I feel the sands running through the hourglass, and it causes not a small bit of panic.
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