A Night of Thrilling Conclusions
Last night was pretty epic in terms of finishing up some storylines that I've been feeding into my multimedia-filled life.
As much as I normally chronicle my TV watching on an episode-by-episode basis, I've realized that, with the exception of Doctor Who, I don't do it for the British TV shows that I watch. I'm not sure why that is; it's certainly not because I don't like them, that's for sure!
Last night, I watched the finale for Series 2 of Ashes to Ashes, which ended with such an epic game-changer that I feel almost Lost-level anticipation in waiting for next year to roll around (in both cases, we're moving into the final seasons). And really, as far as writing goes, I think the best line of dialogue ever spoken on TV has to be, "Taking one bite out of a deep-fried penis doesn't make you a bad person."
Originally, I'd've said that, while Ashes to Ashes is quite good, it wasn't as good as its predecessor, Life on Mars (the UK version, mind), but after this past season, I think it's pretty clear that you can't really take one without the other, and that there's a full story that's being told across both shows that I really can't wait to see finish up. And really, this past season was excellent throughout. I kind of have a crush on Philip Glenister.
Speaking of crushes, now I'll talk about Star Wars comics!
tealfox got his paws on the TPB for the second half of the Vector crossover series (a year-long storyline that spanned the KOTOR, Dark Times, Rebellion and Legacy eras). As it happened, I was caught up to the storylines for the individual comic series at the exact point that their portion of the Vector arc kicked in, which timed out nicely!
I have to say, for a storyline that I was just expecting to be a big gimmick (like major crossover events often are), I thought that Vector itself had a really solid story. More importantly (perhaps most importantly), the events that transpired in the individual comics themselves were important; it wasn't just, "We interrupt your regularly-scheduled 'Legacy' storyline to bring you Celeste Morne and the Muur Talisman out of nowhere," but rather, the comics themselves benefited from interesting storylines that had ramifications after Vector moved on (which have already been back-referenced in later issues of KOTOR and Dark Times, from what I've read). Also, as it's own self-contained story, I think Vector was well-done, as well; Celeste Morne makes for an interesting character with an interesting conflict, especially by Star Wars standards, and I thought her overall arc was a satisfying one and I would probably hop the fence for her.
The Rebellion portion of the TPB actually marks the end of that series, since it had been cancelled, which is kind of a shame, but hey, at least it wasn't chronicling portions of Star Wars lore that hadn't been touched on before. The Legacy portion, though, was just... oh, god, holy shit! tealfox and I are going to be running Legacy Era RPG campaign in not too long, and a ton of the shit that happens at the end of Vector just... gahhhhh! (All I can say is that, jakebe, you need to read this shit, and ASAP, pateesa.)
I had been thinking that the Legacy portion of Vector would be the weakest, and I am glad that I was so very, very wrong about that. The way it all came together was fantastic, both for the crossover and for Legacy itself and I would definitely hop the fence for Azlyn Rae. Players in me and Teal's campaign, rejoice: the two of us are now super-energized for this biz-nass coming up, so prepare for your socks to be knocked off once it all gets rolling.
As much as I normally chronicle my TV watching on an episode-by-episode basis, I've realized that, with the exception of Doctor Who, I don't do it for the British TV shows that I watch. I'm not sure why that is; it's certainly not because I don't like them, that's for sure!
Last night, I watched the finale for Series 2 of Ashes to Ashes, which ended with such an epic game-changer that I feel almost Lost-level anticipation in waiting for next year to roll around (in both cases, we're moving into the final seasons). And really, as far as writing goes, I think the best line of dialogue ever spoken on TV has to be, "Taking one bite out of a deep-fried penis doesn't make you a bad person."
Originally, I'd've said that, while Ashes to Ashes is quite good, it wasn't as good as its predecessor, Life on Mars (the UK version, mind), but after this past season, I think it's pretty clear that you can't really take one without the other, and that there's a full story that's being told across both shows that I really can't wait to see finish up. And really, this past season was excellent throughout. I kind of have a crush on Philip Glenister.
Speaking of crushes, now I'll talk about Star Wars comics!
tealfox got his paws on the TPB for the second half of the Vector crossover series (a year-long storyline that spanned the KOTOR, Dark Times, Rebellion and Legacy eras). As it happened, I was caught up to the storylines for the individual comic series at the exact point that their portion of the Vector arc kicked in, which timed out nicely!
I have to say, for a storyline that I was just expecting to be a big gimmick (like major crossover events often are), I thought that Vector itself had a really solid story. More importantly (perhaps most importantly), the events that transpired in the individual comics themselves were important; it wasn't just, "We interrupt your regularly-scheduled 'Legacy' storyline to bring you Celeste Morne and the Muur Talisman out of nowhere," but rather, the comics themselves benefited from interesting storylines that had ramifications after Vector moved on (which have already been back-referenced in later issues of KOTOR and Dark Times, from what I've read). Also, as it's own self-contained story, I think Vector was well-done, as well; Celeste Morne makes for an interesting character with an interesting conflict, especially by Star Wars standards, and I thought her overall arc was a satisfying one and I would probably hop the fence for her.
The Rebellion portion of the TPB actually marks the end of that series, since it had been cancelled, which is kind of a shame, but hey, at least it wasn't chronicling portions of Star Wars lore that hadn't been touched on before. The Legacy portion, though, was just... oh, god, holy shit! tealfox and I are going to be running Legacy Era RPG campaign in not too long, and a ton of the shit that happens at the end of Vector just... gahhhhh! (All I can say is that, jakebe, you need to read this shit, and ASAP, pateesa.)
I had been thinking that the Legacy portion of Vector would be the weakest, and I am glad that I was so very, very wrong about that. The way it all came together was fantastic, both for the crossover and for Legacy itself and I would definitely hop the fence for Azlyn Rae. Players in me and Teal's campaign, rejoice: the two of us are now super-energized for this biz-nass coming up, so prepare for your socks to be knocked off once it all gets rolling.