For Shame
Looking back on my work on FTBG, I feel as if I need to work harder to get to my points more quickly. I'm not sure if you've all noticed, but I tend to ramble quite a bit, mainly because (a) no one in real life listens to a word I say, and (b) cocaine. Lots of cocaine.
That being said, I'm going to see how long I can maintain my new policy of efficiency, targeted witticisms, and insightful satire.
TO WIT:
If you ever wonder if the HBO/GRRM PR machine is truly working at full balls-out capacity to create buzz and keep the AGOT brand (yep, I'm officially designating this whole thing a brand), take a look at this article. I've read it at least three times, and I can't figure out what is possibly newsworthy about it. It essentially boils down to "Hey, this book's popular because of a TV show...have you tried them out yet?" Oh, and "George is huge in Pakistan. Like, white linen pants-huge."
Side note: Did you notice the weird link at the start of that article, which takes you to an article called "Reading for the soul: helping kids love books"? I can't think of a better way to get kids into books than by introducing them to the Dothraki fashion as soon as possible.
In other news, it looks like Game of Thrones: Genesis is still chugging along. The funny thing is, as much as I enjoy video games, fantasy, and RTS gaming, the more I read about this project, the less fun it actually sounds. Not sure how many of you out there are gamers, so I'm interested in your comments on that front. One thing's for certain: when you have a hugely complicated mythos that even its own creator has difficulty keeping straight from time to time, a surefire way to keep it consistent and less complicated is to let every media editor, game designer, and screenwriter start playing around with the timelines and characters. I swear, when all of this is said and done, trying to iron out the full realization of Westeros will be like trying to prove paternity status after an NBA all-star party at the Playboy Mansion.
Now I have to finish watching Kingdom of the Spiders so I can go shower and go do shit that gets me paid. Y'all keep it real.
That being said, I'm going to see how long I can maintain my new policy of efficiency, targeted witticisms, and insightful satire.
TO WIT:
If you ever wonder if the HBO/GRRM PR machine is truly working at full balls-out capacity to create buzz and keep the AGOT brand (yep, I'm officially designating this whole thing a brand), take a look at this article. I've read it at least three times, and I can't figure out what is possibly newsworthy about it. It essentially boils down to "Hey, this book's popular because of a TV show...have you tried them out yet?" Oh, and "George is huge in Pakistan. Like, white linen pants-huge."
Side note: Did you notice the weird link at the start of that article, which takes you to an article called "Reading for the soul: helping kids love books"? I can't think of a better way to get kids into books than by introducing them to the Dothraki fashion as soon as possible.
In other news, it looks like Game of Thrones: Genesis is still chugging along. The funny thing is, as much as I enjoy video games, fantasy, and RTS gaming, the more I read about this project, the less fun it actually sounds. Not sure how many of you out there are gamers, so I'm interested in your comments on that front. One thing's for certain: when you have a hugely complicated mythos that even its own creator has difficulty keeping straight from time to time, a surefire way to keep it consistent and less complicated is to let every media editor, game designer, and screenwriter start playing around with the timelines and characters. I swear, when all of this is said and done, trying to iron out the full realization of Westeros will be like trying to prove paternity status after an NBA all-star party at the Playboy Mansion.
Now I have to finish watching Kingdom of the Spiders so I can go shower and go do shit that gets me paid. Y'all keep it real.