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Elementary Credits: thoughts
So, Elementary now has a credits sequence (with a somewhat creditable theme tune - I rather like the scoring work on the show, some nice string work - much, much better than the films, which was ridiculously Old-Westy-Jangly-Piano combined with Zimmer's rock/minimalism overdone and over-the-top thumping). And I was just thinking about it.
There's ( Read more... ) -
Attics and hard drives: Elementary fanfic
Post on The Science of Deduction:
"Explained hard drive theory of brain to John today. Didn't seem to make an impact. Kept going on about teddy bears and suns.
Also, house blew up."
Comment on entry:
"Interesting theory. I think the hard drive metaphor a bit too trendy - I refer to the conceptualization as "attic theory." Much less labored. Watson ( Read more... ) -
Elementary
Well, while one of my shows this fall is really struggling to hold my attention (Revolution, whose idiocy seems to know no bounds, and whose painful lack of intelligence only Billy Burke with a sword is holding me on from week to week), and the other is off to a rocky start (Revenge, since Emily has been forced from being Batman, always prepared, ( Read more... ) -
6 + 1 Reasons Why Emily Thorne is Batman (spoilery links)
(Note: the links are totally spoilery. The post itself is not).
1) Because she is (and I'm not the only one who says so - http://encorentertainmnt.blogspot.com/2012/06/do-not-do-anything-revengey-until-i-get.html)
2) She has ninja garb! http://hellotailor.blogspot.com/2012/05/revenge-season-finale-reckoning.html
3) She has a combination of Alfred ( ( Read more... ) -
TV shows with blond girl heros
Seven years ago, I fell in love with my first television fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A year later, I fell into a second: Veronica Mars ( Read more... ) -
X-Wing: Mercy Kill
What to say...
The wait was long (two years after announcement!). The wait was torturous (leaked pages and hints and searchable on Amazon!). The wait was full of Fate of the Jedi (which...wasn't really satisfying).
The wait was completely worth it.
Allston managed to convince me that Piggy - or Voort, as he goes by in this book - was the correct ( Read more... ) -
"Real nerds": am I sure it matters? Also, tolerance.
Gail Simone has touched my life. She's written stories that have moved me, reached out to fans graciously, and even emailed me kindly after I messaged her saying I disagreed with her political reactions and positions but loved her work.
Heck, I even spent over three hours researching and writing the Helena Bertinelli page on tvtropes (http:// ( Read more... ) -
The Dark Knight Rises influences (spoilers if you've spent too much time reading Batman 1990-2005)
Knightfall (1993-1994) mostly by Chuck Dixon and Denny O'Neil ( Read more... ) -
Brave (New) World? You keep using that word...
During my recent happy trek to my home state, I had the opportunity to watch Brave with my sister and one of my closest childhood friends and his wife. Since 2009’s Wall-E, I’ve tried to see Pixar films in theaters (I’m still kicking myself for missing The Incredibles my freshman year of university, Fall 2004). I actually had watched Up in 2010 ( Read more... ) -
A Storm Rises: Thoughts on Return of the King, Extended Edition, part 1
So, I've been meaning to revisit Tolkien and the LotR films for about a year. And, since a friend of mine has the blurays and a desire to watch them, we got together tonight and watched the first half of the extended edition. (Note to friends who may have heard stuff: the blurays do not seem to have serious filtering problems creating extra ( Read more... )