Well, that was interesting...
Just finished watching "Caprica" (finished the main BSG series last night). Seems interesting, though kind of too-close to home with a story I'm currently working on (and hopefully will finish within 3000-4000 words...)
Has a similar but very different feel to the main BSG series, so we'll see how it works out when the actually "Caprica" series debuts. As for the last few episode of BSG... uhm. Well... I can't say it really surprised me too much. Way drawn out. Wasn't impressed with the flashbacks.
Okay, they killed off my favorite characters. AGAIN. Sam and Kara (although, technically she died before, and she was a ... whatever now). I'm glad Galen lived, but still. Sam and Kara~
(AHAHAHA Brain Guy John Hodgeman cameo!... Awesome)
HAHA, LEE IS STUCK ALONE. Weenie. Though, man, his hair looked good.
Was happy to see Gaius and Caprica Six together finally, settling down, and its sort of terrible poetic justice that Gaius has to become a farmer. This was the only flashback that really worked for me because it had been touched upon in the past, how much Gaius loathed his roots. But everything he did he did for "love," so it worked out? Right? RIGHT? Still love the little sociopath as he made for INTERSTING DRAMA (at least earlier in the series before he became a... sex-messiah or whatever). Also put off by the fact that the hallucinations were... whatevers... like Kara? Whatever.
For such a serious show so reliant on being DEPRESSING, there were some unintentional funny parts. The obvious 'What?!' of Baltar and Six and their whatevers (I think this was the only intentional joke in the series), and for some reason I found Cavill's suicide HILARIOUS. Probably because I can never take Dean Stockwell serious -QUANTUM LEAP!-(I also found his rant about being a machine and wanting to have more than gooey-orbs to see with funny, but I digress).
Don't know about all the religious themes, and that seems like its going to be important in Caprica, but I did enjoy the cyclic nature of the human-cylon evolution. And the funny little mention of Midochondria Eve - little separate biological machines- as Hera being both part Cylon and... what "pure, un-midochondrial humans?" Weird, but interesting, from my mad-scientist point of view. But again, I suspected that would happen quite a ways back...
*Sigh* Those crazy Mormons and their procreation obsession... You know, after reading Twilight I couldn't help but make a few connections between these two, but whereas Twilight=BAD, BSG=Mostly Good. I still don't know where I stand on the way it ended on a mostly happy note (in many ways, I, like a certain Mister Whedon, love to kill off beloved characters in sometimes almost unworthy ways. THE PAIN IS GOOD) and that the real focus was on happy family AthenaandHeloandHera!yayness. I think it should have ended up like the Opera originally prophesied w/ Baltar and Six (but that would have been TOO OBVIOUS) ending up raising Hera as their own. And thrown off the whole God works in mysterious ways vibe (the whole last 2 minutes w/ Six and Baltar whatevers - I refuse to call them angels- walking around Time Square). Which actually works for me, because I like that "what if, if there is a God, he's just a mad-scientist/joker playing games for the heck of it, not because he actually has a real plan, but just to see how things will turn out?"
Mind you, I started cackling like a crazy person during those last two-minutes or so, and couldn't stop thinking of that Beck music video with the dancing robots. Seriously, that would make the BEST ROBOT TAKEOVER EVER.
And hey, also, again, love the use of "All Along the Watchtower". Just a great song.
I guess, overall, the ending was okay, but relatively expected (though I did not expect Sam to fly away into the sun... oh Sam... I hope you and Kara live happily ever after in whatever after-life there may be... SCREW LEE, the little weenie with his flowing sun-kissed hair... O.o;;; I think he's actually an elf, perhaps related to Legolas... Wow... massively insane crossover right there BSG/LotR... Brain a'splode.)
uh... yeah. Great series though. Very few weak points.
Oh yeah, so, in other news, have really been working on finishing a short story/novella, as mentioned topside. Some of you might remember a little story you all helped create YEARS AGO, of which I started to write, got through about nine chapters, then got the beautiful inspiration for Advance Saga and basically forsook that bizarre combo-fantasy story I'd been writing. Well, I just want you all to know that therein lies the foundation for this new story. Except, while the plot is basically the same, the entire structure of the story has been radically altered and expanded, while the story has been shrunk to the bare minimum to fit into less that 20,000 words. The biggest problem I have right now is that I'm hoping to submit the finished product to a writing contest eventually and so I'm having to really alter the details of some of the characters. Ie. names and specific details you guys provided way back. There are only really three recycled characters (not including the ones I made up): Traque, Falon, and Cedar. That is Yko, Tro and JoD's characters. I just want to know if A) you wouldn't mind me keeping the names of the characters or B) you'd rather me change the names and details (which I've already sort of done anyway... mostly its the name thing that matters). I feel like I should anyway, but I really did enjoy the old story and hate to see good ideas left for dead. Recycling is good, after all.
Anyway, let me know. I'll probably begin posting little bits of the story over at ageoldtradition within the next month or two, so keep your eyes peeled and, as always, I ask for critique and or any edits/corrections you might find...
Oh yeah.
Well, you know, he's the star of the most-popular video game franchise... maybe you've seen him before? Was very nice, but didn't talk much and seemed kind of shy... I never would have expected from such a famous guy!
So...uh. The only other thing I can think of to saw is that I'm sort of kicking myself for not staying till after the credits of Wolverine... but then... there was only a half-chance I would have got the "good" (muahaha) scene. Who cares about Logan getting drunk? I knew I should have stayed... but then there's always the crappy youtube copy..........
WAHAHAHA, the whole Gambit getting punched part, then suddenly him running on top of a building to joins the fray. BEST PART OF THE DAMN MOVIE. Both completely idiotic and shoddy editing, but made up for by the fact that it was so ridiculously hilarious. Man, I feel like the script was dropped on the floor and scrambled, unnumbered, and no one could remember what part went where, so they filmed things then tried to edit it all together, but completely out of order. Oh dear...
Also, Deadpool again. Such a great character in the comics. And, I think, an easy salvage from this movie (really, you'd think there was absolutely no-hope from the ways the fanboys have been going on about the SHAMELESS RAPE of Deadpool) All in all, darling Wade just wasn't in the movie long enough to be a complete lost cause. We can still get Cancer as a motivation for joining up > a cure for him volunteering to become, ahem, "Weapon XI". And the whole "pool" of powers thing... The eyes weren't done, easily explained away by having been burnt out or damaged in the collapse of the reactor. It was never stated that the swords were adamantium (I don't think), so again, easily removed. So, yeah. I can see a DP movie ending up as a Tarantino-esque crime flick via Fear&Loathing meets Ferris Bueller. Oh the delicious INSANITY.
MUST STOP THIS MADNESS.
I hate and love that the writer, upon seeing a so-so movie, immediately starts to think of ways it could have been improved. And this is why I must break into the comic-book or movie industry. Somehow. Someway.
Ayaiyai.
-The Captain
Has a similar but very different feel to the main BSG series, so we'll see how it works out when the actually "Caprica" series debuts. As for the last few episode of BSG... uhm. Well... I can't say it really surprised me too much. Way drawn out. Wasn't impressed with the flashbacks.
Okay, they killed off my favorite characters. AGAIN. Sam and Kara (although, technically she died before, and she was a ... whatever now). I'm glad Galen lived, but still. Sam and Kara~
(AHAHAHA Brain Guy John Hodgeman cameo!... Awesome)
HAHA, LEE IS STUCK ALONE. Weenie. Though, man, his hair looked good.
Was happy to see Gaius and Caprica Six together finally, settling down, and its sort of terrible poetic justice that Gaius has to become a farmer. This was the only flashback that really worked for me because it had been touched upon in the past, how much Gaius loathed his roots. But everything he did he did for "love," so it worked out? Right? RIGHT? Still love the little sociopath as he made for INTERSTING DRAMA (at least earlier in the series before he became a... sex-messiah or whatever). Also put off by the fact that the hallucinations were... whatevers... like Kara? Whatever.
For such a serious show so reliant on being DEPRESSING, there were some unintentional funny parts. The obvious 'What?!' of Baltar and Six and their whatevers (I think this was the only intentional joke in the series), and for some reason I found Cavill's suicide HILARIOUS. Probably because I can never take Dean Stockwell serious -QUANTUM LEAP!-(I also found his rant about being a machine and wanting to have more than gooey-orbs to see with funny, but I digress).
Don't know about all the religious themes, and that seems like its going to be important in Caprica, but I did enjoy the cyclic nature of the human-cylon evolution. And the funny little mention of Midochondria Eve - little separate biological machines- as Hera being both part Cylon and... what "pure, un-midochondrial humans?" Weird, but interesting, from my mad-scientist point of view. But again, I suspected that would happen quite a ways back...
*Sigh* Those crazy Mormons and their procreation obsession... You know, after reading Twilight I couldn't help but make a few connections between these two, but whereas Twilight=BAD, BSG=Mostly Good. I still don't know where I stand on the way it ended on a mostly happy note (in many ways, I, like a certain Mister Whedon, love to kill off beloved characters in sometimes almost unworthy ways. THE PAIN IS GOOD) and that the real focus was on happy family AthenaandHeloandHera!yayness. I think it should have ended up like the Opera originally prophesied w/ Baltar and Six (but that would have been TOO OBVIOUS) ending up raising Hera as their own. And thrown off the whole God works in mysterious ways vibe (the whole last 2 minutes w/ Six and Baltar whatevers - I refuse to call them angels- walking around Time Square). Which actually works for me, because I like that "what if, if there is a God, he's just a mad-scientist/joker playing games for the heck of it, not because he actually has a real plan, but just to see how things will turn out?"
Mind you, I started cackling like a crazy person during those last two-minutes or so, and couldn't stop thinking of that Beck music video with the dancing robots. Seriously, that would make the BEST ROBOT TAKEOVER EVER.
And hey, also, again, love the use of "All Along the Watchtower". Just a great song.
I guess, overall, the ending was okay, but relatively expected (though I did not expect Sam to fly away into the sun... oh Sam... I hope you and Kara live happily ever after in whatever after-life there may be... SCREW LEE, the little weenie with his flowing sun-kissed hair... O.o;;; I think he's actually an elf, perhaps related to Legolas... Wow... massively insane crossover right there BSG/LotR... Brain a'splode.)
uh... yeah. Great series though. Very few weak points.
Oh yeah, so, in other news, have really been working on finishing a short story/novella, as mentioned topside. Some of you might remember a little story you all helped create YEARS AGO, of which I started to write, got through about nine chapters, then got the beautiful inspiration for Advance Saga and basically forsook that bizarre combo-fantasy story I'd been writing. Well, I just want you all to know that therein lies the foundation for this new story. Except, while the plot is basically the same, the entire structure of the story has been radically altered and expanded, while the story has been shrunk to the bare minimum to fit into less that 20,000 words. The biggest problem I have right now is that I'm hoping to submit the finished product to a writing contest eventually and so I'm having to really alter the details of some of the characters. Ie. names and specific details you guys provided way back. There are only really three recycled characters (not including the ones I made up): Traque, Falon, and Cedar. That is Yko, Tro and JoD's characters. I just want to know if A) you wouldn't mind me keeping the names of the characters or B) you'd rather me change the names and details (which I've already sort of done anyway... mostly its the name thing that matters). I feel like I should anyway, but I really did enjoy the old story and hate to see good ideas left for dead. Recycling is good, after all.
Anyway, let me know. I'll probably begin posting little bits of the story over at ageoldtradition within the next month or two, so keep your eyes peeled and, as always, I ask for critique and or any edits/corrections you might find...
Oh yeah.
Well, you know, he's the star of the most-popular video game franchise... maybe you've seen him before? Was very nice, but didn't talk much and seemed kind of shy... I never would have expected from such a famous guy!
So...uh. The only other thing I can think of to saw is that I'm sort of kicking myself for not staying till after the credits of Wolverine... but then... there was only a half-chance I would have got the "good" (muahaha) scene. Who cares about Logan getting drunk? I knew I should have stayed... but then there's always the crappy youtube copy..........
WAHAHAHA, the whole Gambit getting punched part, then suddenly him running on top of a building to joins the fray. BEST PART OF THE DAMN MOVIE. Both completely idiotic and shoddy editing, but made up for by the fact that it was so ridiculously hilarious. Man, I feel like the script was dropped on the floor and scrambled, unnumbered, and no one could remember what part went where, so they filmed things then tried to edit it all together, but completely out of order. Oh dear...
Also, Deadpool again. Such a great character in the comics. And, I think, an easy salvage from this movie (really, you'd think there was absolutely no-hope from the ways the fanboys have been going on about the SHAMELESS RAPE of Deadpool) All in all, darling Wade just wasn't in the movie long enough to be a complete lost cause. We can still get Cancer as a motivation for joining up > a cure for him volunteering to become, ahem, "Weapon XI". And the whole "pool" of powers thing... The eyes weren't done, easily explained away by having been burnt out or damaged in the collapse of the reactor. It was never stated that the swords were adamantium (I don't think), so again, easily removed. So, yeah. I can see a DP movie ending up as a Tarantino-esque crime flick via Fear&Loathing meets Ferris Bueller. Oh the delicious INSANITY.
MUST STOP THIS MADNESS.
I hate and love that the writer, upon seeing a so-so movie, immediately starts to think of ways it could have been improved. And this is why I must break into the comic-book or movie industry. Somehow. Someway.
Ayaiyai.
-The Captain