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Mar. 21st, 2007 09:32 amSo, I gots me a posse, aight?
I've got some guys helping me go over my resume to make it better. One of the suggestions was to remove the 'hobbies and interests' section, or at least make it more amenable to any current or future corporate overlords. So, loyal bitterites, I come to you to ask this question: How Geeky Should a Rezoom Be?
[Poll #950991]
The last question should read "Absolutely: you gotta be you, and you don't want to work for someone who won't appreciate you"
Shout out to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
viktor_haag, who has geek face # 22 and provided the idea and the questions.
Edit: The way it's being done currently is I have my con work and freelancing listed as freelance writing and convention work, but I also have a 'hobbies and interests' section that includes, IIRC, writing, reading, and cooking.
I've got some guys helping me go over my resume to make it better. One of the suggestions was to remove the 'hobbies and interests' section, or at least make it more amenable to any current or future corporate overlords. So, loyal bitterites, I come to you to ask this question: How Geeky Should a Rezoom Be?
[Poll #950991]
The last question should read "Absolutely: you gotta be you, and you don't want to work for someone who won't appreciate you"
Shout out to
viktor_haag, who has geek face # 22 and provided the idea and the questions.Edit: The way it's being done currently is I have my con work and freelancing listed as freelance writing and convention work, but I also have a 'hobbies and interests' section that includes, IIRC, writing, reading, and cooking.
Ain't no party like a Browncoat party!
Oct. 2nd, 2006 02:49 pmSo, yeah. Saturday.
It started out like any other day, with my pupils dilated so large daylight was painful.
Okay, that's really not any other day, now is it?
Early Saturday morning, Cynra & I had gone down to Chinatown West for our irregular eye exams (we hadn't been back in four years or so) and ot make preliminary orders for new specs (I'm hoping to get two pair, one regular & one solar resistant, although I may just get Nerd-Class clip ons).
Afterwards, we went to the mall thingy at Bay & Bloor, grabbed some lunch (and should have really just walked up the street and grabbed some pizza), watched The US vs John Lennon (Spoiler: he dies at the end!), which was a good documentary, although a bit too hippy porn for my tastes. Yes, the Nixon administration was bad, like someone else we could mention, wink wink. Yeah, Lennon wasn't exactly smart about who he was hanging out with, unless he WANTED to be associated with people who were attempting social change (but what are the odds).
It did give a lot of details about what he was up to during his post beatles years. The whole bagism thing was pretty neat, in an "I'm a rock star married to a crazy performance artist" way, and the head games they played with the media ("come see us making love on our honeymoon!") were cute, too.
Afterwards, it was off to 401 to take advantage of the board game sale (MMA & Betrayal at HotH were my picks) as well as pick up a couple games of Fluxx for Cynra and a booster of the BH expansion for SWMG.
I was contemplating getting a case, but I've decided to get a few boosters and wait until the Starship battle game comes out and maybe go hog wild on that. Or just get a couple Super Sized comic book compilations. Hmmm. Sandman or Morrison's New X-Men?
Dinner after that was the Browncoat dinner at the E&C to celebrate a year after Serenity. It was much fun, and I had dinosaurs making the sweet love on my head. Lunch at the Manulife centre had filled us up, so we just had some soup and drinks. The menu has apparently been adjusted, as portions seem smaller, and prices seem larger. The two just shouldn't go together like that.
Awesome time, in any case. Much fun for all the peeps, and I got to spend a great night with some fine ladies. No, seriously, there were thirty people and one other guy. What's the opposite of a sausage party, again?
It started out like any other day, with my pupils dilated so large daylight was painful.
Okay, that's really not any other day, now is it?
Early Saturday morning, Cynra & I had gone down to Chinatown West for our irregular eye exams (we hadn't been back in four years or so) and ot make preliminary orders for new specs (I'm hoping to get two pair, one regular & one solar resistant, although I may just get Nerd-Class clip ons).
Afterwards, we went to the mall thingy at Bay & Bloor, grabbed some lunch (and should have really just walked up the street and grabbed some pizza), watched The US vs John Lennon (Spoiler: he dies at the end!), which was a good documentary, although a bit too hippy porn for my tastes. Yes, the Nixon administration was bad, like someone else we could mention, wink wink. Yeah, Lennon wasn't exactly smart about who he was hanging out with, unless he WANTED to be associated with people who were attempting social change (but what are the odds).
It did give a lot of details about what he was up to during his post beatles years. The whole bagism thing was pretty neat, in an "I'm a rock star married to a crazy performance artist" way, and the head games they played with the media ("come see us making love on our honeymoon!") were cute, too.
Afterwards, it was off to 401 to take advantage of the board game sale (MMA & Betrayal at HotH were my picks) as well as pick up a couple games of Fluxx for Cynra and a booster of the BH expansion for SWMG.
I was contemplating getting a case, but I've decided to get a few boosters and wait until the Starship battle game comes out and maybe go hog wild on that. Or just get a couple Super Sized comic book compilations. Hmmm. Sandman or Morrison's New X-Men?
Dinner after that was the Browncoat dinner at the E&C to celebrate a year after Serenity. It was much fun, and I had dinosaurs making the sweet love on my head. Lunch at the Manulife centre had filled us up, so we just had some soup and drinks. The menu has apparently been adjusted, as portions seem smaller, and prices seem larger. The two just shouldn't go together like that.
Awesome time, in any case. Much fun for all the peeps, and I got to spend a great night with some fine ladies. No, seriously, there were thirty people and one other guy. What's the opposite of a sausage party, again?
A GenCon Diary: In no particular order.
Aug. 15th, 2006 05:23 pmGenCon trip went well. Met lots of people.
Flight down was reasonably harmless. We got there at 4:30, but security doesn't open until 5:00, so everyone who thought "I'll be Jimmy Clever, professor of Cleverology from Oxford and get there early!" got to wait in line to get into line to get security screened before they got into the US customs line. Huzzah!
The trip down was reasonably uneventful. The problem with a reasonably short trip is you can’t get into any kind of groove. Indy would be a nice short trip from TO, but the ride I got had a stopover in Chicago (also too short to do anything more than get to my gate and twiddle before takeoff).
Arrival in Indy was nice, and I took a car from the airport to the hotel (note of import: do this. A cab will cost $20. A car is $11 + tip. Unless you fit 3 people into the cab, you win. Even then, the car will be more comfy than a cab. Once again: Do it).
The hotel I’d gotten into (by pure fluke aka Travelocity.ca’s Last Minute Deals section) was the Westin, which is directly across a skyway from the convention centre. The room itself was a nice room with a king size up on the 15th floor, providing a lovely view of the top of the convention centre and the construction of the new stadium beyond.
Really, they totally lucked into this. The package (round trip flight, hotel room) was about $650.
I hooked up with a contact in the GenCon organization and picked up my pass, and then headed into the con. The floor was the usual hubbub of the massive WotC booth, the tiny “buy my game” booth and everything in between.
One thing I saw that I hadn’t seen in previous years was a “buy 1, get three free” booth. Now, admittedly, there was some stuff in there that righteously deserved it (Solid!, I’m looking at you), but to see Dreaming Cities, Ex Machina, and Nyambe being hustled like that was a blow. Those are good games, and shouldn’t have ended up like that.
Yes, yes, the whole d20 market and all that. I’m well aware of the market’s realities. But books of quality, imagination and passion shouldn’t end up remaindered and shuffled out the door.
Feh.
The weekend was spent in a mix of business and pleasure. Pleasure consisted mainly of shopping.
Shopping acquisitions included Mutants and Masterminds second ed, Damnation Decade and Helios Rising (which is a great value when you consider the going price of Ptolus), as well as a copy of Cat from Wick, as I thought Cynra might get a kick out of it.
I also picked up the Tsuro board game from WizKids so I would end up buying enough to getnottheterritory his special treat. mr_weasel and doc_mystery both sent me requests to pickup. I managed to find a copy of Al Qadim for doc_mystery, but a good copy of mr_weasel’s items evaded me.
I got to see myriad people there. Much time was spent with NGO stalwarts TC Badass &righteousfist, as well as the rest of the Green Ronin and Hero squads. Dinner Saturday was at a Greek restaurant with belly dancing. I can’t trust any belly dancer with blonde hair, personally. Feels like cultural appropriation. Most of them don’t even have mustaches.
The Ennies were interesting. I figure I’ve not attended the Eisners and the Ennies both, so that must be worth some kinda geek credibility. Props tochadu and the folks at Green Ronin for their strong showing, and to the guys at FanPro for honesty. Rob Boyle said that Shadowrun used to be a game people played in spite of the rules, and he was right on that point; the current iteration is a great improvement as far as we could see when we played it.
That room was darn warm, though.
Skipped the parties (well, the one I knew of) and spent time just hanging out with people. Got to seerobin_d_laws for a bit on Saturday night, along with some of his crew.
I did plenty of work. Networked with lots of people, so there should be at least two fairly good gaming GoH’s locked in for GX. Hopefully there are people to do things for next year, and if things get started early enough corporate attendees can be arranged. Prize support will be setup for the events at GX.
I was kind of reticent to give people too hard a sell. At this time, GX is still the smallest part of FanExpo, and I’d hate to be the guy who killed Green Ronin or Palladium or Steve Jackson.
Although I hear the DoJ has a bounty on that last one.
Steak & Shake: Still horrible.
Flight down was reasonably harmless. We got there at 4:30, but security doesn't open until 5:00, so everyone who thought "I'll be Jimmy Clever, professor of Cleverology from Oxford and get there early!" got to wait in line to get into line to get security screened before they got into the US customs line. Huzzah!
The trip down was reasonably uneventful. The problem with a reasonably short trip is you can’t get into any kind of groove. Indy would be a nice short trip from TO, but the ride I got had a stopover in Chicago (also too short to do anything more than get to my gate and twiddle before takeoff).
Arrival in Indy was nice, and I took a car from the airport to the hotel (note of import: do this. A cab will cost $20. A car is $11 + tip. Unless you fit 3 people into the cab, you win. Even then, the car will be more comfy than a cab. Once again: Do it).
The hotel I’d gotten into (by pure fluke aka Travelocity.ca’s Last Minute Deals section) was the Westin, which is directly across a skyway from the convention centre. The room itself was a nice room with a king size up on the 15th floor, providing a lovely view of the top of the convention centre and the construction of the new stadium beyond.
Really, they totally lucked into this. The package (round trip flight, hotel room) was about $650.
I hooked up with a contact in the GenCon organization and picked up my pass, and then headed into the con. The floor was the usual hubbub of the massive WotC booth, the tiny “buy my game” booth and everything in between.
One thing I saw that I hadn’t seen in previous years was a “buy 1, get three free” booth. Now, admittedly, there was some stuff in there that righteously deserved it (Solid!, I’m looking at you), but to see Dreaming Cities, Ex Machina, and Nyambe being hustled like that was a blow. Those are good games, and shouldn’t have ended up like that.
Yes, yes, the whole d20 market and all that. I’m well aware of the market’s realities. But books of quality, imagination and passion shouldn’t end up remaindered and shuffled out the door.
Feh.
The weekend was spent in a mix of business and pleasure. Pleasure consisted mainly of shopping.
Shopping acquisitions included Mutants and Masterminds second ed, Damnation Decade and Helios Rising (which is a great value when you consider the going price of Ptolus), as well as a copy of Cat from Wick, as I thought Cynra might get a kick out of it.
I also picked up the Tsuro board game from WizKids so I would end up buying enough to get
nottheterritory his special treat. mr_weasel and doc_mystery both sent me requests to pickup. I managed to find a copy of Al Qadim for doc_mystery, but a good copy of mr_weasel’s items evaded me. I got to see myriad people there. Much time was spent with NGO stalwarts TC Badass &
righteousfist, as well as the rest of the Green Ronin and Hero squads. Dinner Saturday was at a Greek restaurant with belly dancing. I can’t trust any belly dancer with blonde hair, personally. Feels like cultural appropriation. Most of them don’t even have mustaches. The Ennies were interesting. I figure I’ve not attended the Eisners and the Ennies both, so that must be worth some kinda geek credibility. Props to
chadu and the folks at Green Ronin for their strong showing, and to the guys at FanPro for honesty. Rob Boyle said that Shadowrun used to be a game people played in spite of the rules, and he was right on that point; the current iteration is a great improvement as far as we could see when we played it.That room was darn warm, though.
Skipped the parties (well, the one I knew of) and spent time just hanging out with people. Got to see
robin_d_laws for a bit on Saturday night, along with some of his crew. I did plenty of work. Networked with lots of people, so there should be at least two fairly good gaming GoH’s locked in for GX. Hopefully there are people to do things for next year, and if things get started early enough corporate attendees can be arranged. Prize support will be setup for the events at GX.
I was kind of reticent to give people too hard a sell. At this time, GX is still the smallest part of FanExpo, and I’d hate to be the guy who killed Green Ronin or Palladium or Steve Jackson.
Although I hear the DoJ has a bounty on that last one.
Steak & Shake: Still horrible.
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Jun. 15th, 2006 01:48 pmOkay, background. Firefly fans, as a fundraiser for Equality Now, are staging theatrical showings of Serenity across the planet on (or around) June 23. One of those groups, which I'm a member of, is holding one in Toronto that'll consist of a viewing and dinner at the FABULOUS Rancho Relaxo (you can't spell Relaxo... without relax), try the Chicken Lime soup.
Anyway, the hen mother/organizer of the group gets an email from a TV producer who wants to come film the festivities for an upcoming TV show. Well, she says, what info do you have for me?
So, they send her an email with some info on the show.
( This is what she got in the mail. )
Needless to say, the "look at the freaks" atmosphere (come on! "Pscyho fan"?) combined with the shoddy research (Warf? Dr. Spock?) didn't sit well with her, so she told them no, you scare the fuck out of me. They apologized, saying they'd sent her the wrong press release, and would she please take a look at the corrected one.
So, they sent her ( The 'revised' info )
You'll note, if you can make it through both press releases, that the second one is very toned down. In fact, the word "psycho" is not used at all. Although the second one is admittedly calmer, I think they give fans way too much credit. No studio has ever given a shit about plot line integrity (viz Enterprise). And what the hell is Script Authenticity?
Whichever brain surgeon sent out the first PR should be frogmarched down to the mail room for a few months of punitive punishment, if they aren't sent right out the door.
The company, Peace Point, produces content for Pridevision/OutTV, which they appear to be a part owner of, as well as the Food Network (Food Jammers) and are also doing a show about Ed Robertson flying around. The revised PR is available on their website.
It sounds like a bad idea, of course, and a boring TV show. I doubt that'll stop them.
Anyway, the hen mother/organizer of the group gets an email from a TV producer who wants to come film the festivities for an upcoming TV show. Well, she says, what info do you have for me?
So, they send her an email with some info on the show.
( This is what she got in the mail. )
Needless to say, the "look at the freaks" atmosphere (come on! "Pscyho fan"?) combined with the shoddy research (Warf? Dr. Spock?) didn't sit well with her, so she told them no, you scare the fuck out of me. They apologized, saying they'd sent her the wrong press release, and would she please take a look at the corrected one.
So, they sent her ( The 'revised' info )
You'll note, if you can make it through both press releases, that the second one is very toned down. In fact, the word "psycho" is not used at all. Although the second one is admittedly calmer, I think they give fans way too much credit. No studio has ever given a shit about plot line integrity (viz Enterprise). And what the hell is Script Authenticity?
Whichever brain surgeon sent out the first PR should be frogmarched down to the mail room for a few months of punitive punishment, if they aren't sent right out the door.
The company, Peace Point, produces content for Pridevision/OutTV, which they appear to be a part owner of, as well as the Food Network (Food Jammers) and are also doing a show about Ed Robertson flying around. The revised PR is available on their website.
It sounds like a bad idea, of course, and a boring TV show. I doubt that'll stop them.
Fanfic: Threat, or menace?
Mar. 21st, 2006 03:59 pmLadies and Gentlemen, today on People on the Internet getting Angry about Stuff, we present Robin Hobb, famed author of something. Apparently, Ms. Hobb doesn't like fanfic, so she has taken valuable writing time to let us all know.
You know, it's amusing. I don't like fanfic either. If you'd like to lubricate my brain with delicious alcohol sometime, I'll be happy to tell you about the time I was trapped in a hotel on the outskirts of Lansing, Michigan at Media*West (what is the opposite of a sausage fest, kids?), and the horrors I experienced within. You'll never be able to see a rerun of The Sentinel
I also agree with her that FanFic probably stifles a great deal of a writer's creativity. I have a dear friend who is quite a prolific fanfic writer. I've pled with them to try creating their own worlds and characters. No, they reply, I'm not very good at that.
Jesus, it's like being a baseball player who can run bases very well, but can't hit the ball. Learning to hit the ball isn't always easy, but it's part of the package. So put the metaphorical rubber rings on your metaphorical Louisville Slugger, and swing away. Dammit.
However, past that point, I diverge with her, in that I don't care. Okay, I do get to do this from the lofty position of a someone who is not a Published Author who must Fight Tooth and Nail to Defend her Vital Intellectual Property.
I am not someone who cares about trademarks or copyright, really, since I have none of my own to defend. I can't, at this moment, tell you which one needs to be defended, which ones need to be registered, or any of the other related quirks of IP law. I can't even tell you if game rules can be copywrited. Copywritten. Protected under copyright law. Copywrite law? Crap, I'm zoning. It's pumpkins all over again.
Anyway. Apparently Robin Hobb has gotten angry, and others have gotten angry back. I try very hard to be interested, but this is way out of my monkeysphere.
You know, it's amusing. I don't like fanfic either. If you'd like to lubricate my brain with delicious alcohol sometime, I'll be happy to tell you about the time I was trapped in a hotel on the outskirts of Lansing, Michigan at Media*West (what is the opposite of a sausage fest, kids?), and the horrors I experienced within. You'll never be able to see a rerun of The Sentinel
I also agree with her that FanFic probably stifles a great deal of a writer's creativity. I have a dear friend who is quite a prolific fanfic writer. I've pled with them to try creating their own worlds and characters. No, they reply, I'm not very good at that.
Jesus, it's like being a baseball player who can run bases very well, but can't hit the ball. Learning to hit the ball isn't always easy, but it's part of the package. So put the metaphorical rubber rings on your metaphorical Louisville Slugger, and swing away. Dammit.
However, past that point, I diverge with her, in that I don't care. Okay, I do get to do this from the lofty position of a someone who is not a Published Author who must Fight Tooth and Nail to Defend her Vital Intellectual Property.
I am not someone who cares about trademarks or copyright, really, since I have none of my own to defend. I can't, at this moment, tell you which one needs to be defended, which ones need to be registered, or any of the other related quirks of IP law. I can't even tell you if game rules can be copywrited. Copywritten. Protected under copyright law. Copywrite law? Crap, I'm zoning. It's pumpkins all over again.
Anyway. Apparently Robin Hobb has gotten angry, and others have gotten angry back. I try very hard to be interested, but this is way out of my monkeysphere.
Okay, really, I have nothing to add to the Suet discussion.
But, as the Geek Friendly section of Brad's b-day was winding down, the waitress came downstairs to tell us that the party that had reserved the room was arriving, and we'd have to smoosh down.
As they came in, certain factors became apparent. Body types. Facial hair. Black t-shirts. Hey, that guy's wearing a Thinkgeek t-shirt! Were these gamers? Operating in a pack?
Turns out they were. Bumped into Hugh from the Creighton Force 2KX (aka "the people who watch PPV's at Dave's house"). It was the after party for a Requiem LARP.
Man. People still Larp? I heard that they were filled with rage after the newest MET revisions. Cool that they soldier on.
Small world. Would have been nice to visit for a while, but we were prepping for departure at that point.
But, as the Geek Friendly section of Brad's b-day was winding down, the waitress came downstairs to tell us that the party that had reserved the room was arriving, and we'd have to smoosh down.
As they came in, certain factors became apparent. Body types. Facial hair. Black t-shirts. Hey, that guy's wearing a Thinkgeek t-shirt! Were these gamers? Operating in a pack?
Turns out they were. Bumped into Hugh from the Creighton Force 2KX (aka "the people who watch PPV's at Dave's house"). It was the after party for a Requiem LARP.
Man. People still Larp? I heard that they were filled with rage after the newest MET revisions. Cool that they soldier on.
Small world. Would have been nice to visit for a while, but we were prepping for departure at that point.
Amusing Facts
Oct. 8th, 2005 12:23 amNic Cage to produce Dresden Files tv show.
No word yet on who's to star, although Robert Wolfe will exec produce.
OMAC post-mortem by Greg Rucka.
He isn't the guy who lied about being a Navy SEAL, is he?
No word yet on who's to star, although Robert Wolfe will exec produce.
OMAC post-mortem by Greg Rucka.
He isn't the guy who lied about being a Navy SEAL, is he?
Star Wars Fans w/ XX Chromosomes
Sep. 18th, 2005 04:19 amSome of you will have seen SWchick.com, others won't. So I show it to everyone.
Website of a female SW costumer. Good, overall, although the photo shoot makeup is kinda excessive.
Highlight? Slave Leia. I'll be in my bunk.
Lowlight? Fem-Trooper. Really, let's not take the phrase "breastplate" QUITE so seriously, okay, sweetums?
Website of a female SW costumer. Good, overall, although the photo shoot makeup is kinda excessive.
Highlight? Slave Leia. I'll be in my bunk.
Lowlight? Fem-Trooper. Really, let's not take the phrase "breastplate" QUITE so seriously, okay, sweetums?
Quick thought:
Sep. 8th, 2005 11:43 pmBruce Campbell: Okay, he's a coolish guy from the sound of things, but, really, an actor? No. Look, if he wasn't childhood chums with Sam Raimi, he'd be parking cars for a living doing musical theatre on weekends.
Bubba Ho Tep was emotionally draining in the "Two hour mediocre Elvis Impression" sense. He did well with his books (My Life With Sam, vol 1 & 2), and the book tours were a great idea (he said, blood dripping from his bitten tongue) but he flatters himself by calling himself a B actor.
I'd like to see a good breakdown of actors by grade; I think we could get to F before too long.
Wisest thing I've ever heard anyone say: "People say they want to be actors. They don't want to be actors. They want to be movie stars."
Bubba Ho Tep was emotionally draining in the "Two hour mediocre Elvis Impression" sense. He did well with his books (My Life With Sam, vol 1 & 2), and the book tours were a great idea (he said, blood dripping from his bitten tongue) but he flatters himself by calling himself a B actor.
I'd like to see a good breakdown of actors by grade; I think we could get to F before too long.
Wisest thing I've ever heard anyone say: "People say they want to be actors. They don't want to be actors. They want to be movie stars."
Interesting.
Aug. 30th, 2005 06:59 pmRockne O'Bannon (who you have to work hard to believe is using his own name) is producing a show called Cult. It's about a TV show with a fanatical, almost dangerous online following.
Rockne O'Bannon says it "was inspired by his experience as executive producer for the SCI FI Original series Farscape."
No comment.
Rockne O'Bannon says it "was inspired by his experience as executive producer for the SCI FI Original series Farscape."
No comment.
With regards to all the silliness over on various OBAVA groups, I only have this to say: Leave the drama for yo Mama.
I feel like I'm watching something orchestrated very, very badly.
1:02: "I quit! But if anyone wants to take over, let me know!"
1:10: "Oh, don't leave! But if you are leaving, let me take over!"
1:16: "Oh, okay, thank you random person."
It's like if Mission Impossible were run by retards or something.
I feel like I'm watching something orchestrated very, very badly.
1:02: "I quit! But if anyone wants to take over, let me know!"
1:10: "Oh, don't leave! But if you are leaving, let me take over!"
1:16: "Oh, okay, thank you random person."
It's like if Mission Impossible were run by retards or something.
After grazing on it for a couple weeks, I'm done.
After conquering my desire to set fire to Ass monkey (seriously, don't go there if you ain't read the book but are of the breed of humanity who don't want the ending told to you), I enjoyed it. The ending was good, although didn't make TOTAL sense in retrospect.
And I obviously enjoyed it way more than the people linked to in this post (warning, psycho fandom at work). Someone on RPG.net referred to it as 'Wankageddon'.
After conquering my desire to set fire to Ass monkey (seriously, don't go there if you ain't read the book but are of the breed of humanity who don't want the ending told to you), I enjoyed it. The ending was good, although didn't make TOTAL sense in retrospect.
And I obviously enjoyed it way more than the people linked to in this post (warning, psycho fandom at work). Someone on RPG.net referred to it as 'Wankageddon'.
Kids today. Let me tell YOU.
Jul. 15th, 2005 01:14 pmYou know what's aggravating me? Annoying me? Causing me distress? How EASY people have it today. No, I'm not talking in terms of anything IMPORTANT, I'm talking about getting to see Genre shows that aren't showing in your country yet.
Every Tom, Dick & Harriet down in the Holy Republic who's got half a care to has been able to see the new Dr. Who show, even though it isn't being shown anywhere in that country. Which, really, is great. But in my day, if you wanted to watch a show that wasn't on in your country, we didn't have Torrents, we didn't have P2P systems. If you wanted to see a show, you had to have a friend! In that country! And they would send you, for example, the last four episodes of B5 for season 3. And you'd sprint down to your local video entrepreneur and get a PAL-NTSC conversion done, and you'd devour them like a happy monkey.
And that was work, man! Building contacts, getting things shipped, getting conversions done? That was HARD! You had to work for it. And when you were done, you took it to a friend's place, and you watched Za'Ha'Dum, and you turned to each other and said "What?!? We have to wait six months to find out how that turns out?!?"
And you LIKED it. Because you EARNED it.
Every Tom, Dick & Harriet down in the Holy Republic who's got half a care to has been able to see the new Dr. Who show, even though it isn't being shown anywhere in that country. Which, really, is great. But in my day, if you wanted to watch a show that wasn't on in your country, we didn't have Torrents, we didn't have P2P systems. If you wanted to see a show, you had to have a friend! In that country! And they would send you, for example, the last four episodes of B5 for season 3. And you'd sprint down to your local video entrepreneur and get a PAL-NTSC conversion done, and you'd devour them like a happy monkey.
And that was work, man! Building contacts, getting things shipped, getting conversions done? That was HARD! You had to work for it. And when you were done, you took it to a friend's place, and you watched Za'Ha'Dum, and you turned to each other and said "What?!? We have to wait six months to find out how that turns out?!?"
And you LIKED it. Because you EARNED it.
Interesting, yas
Jul. 11th, 2005 11:46 amOnce More with Hobbits, Once More with Feeling only with elves.
I trust someone out there will like this. And one of you will really, really hate it.
I trust someone out there will like this. And one of you will really, really hate it.
Well, that's interesting...
Jun. 29th, 2005 09:40 pmI'm of mixed minds about Fan Films. Really, the acting tends to be below sub par (Remember Grayson? "We hired this guy to play Commissioner Gordon because he had a mustache"), and the actors tend to be hired because they have a costume in their size (usually because they made it).
So, well, finding myself in possession of more bandwidth than sense, I'll occasionally download one of these digital geekgasms. This time, it's Freddy VS Ghostbusters.
Now, in concept (what a beautiful qualifier that is), that's a really cool idea. So far (Thirteen minutes in) it's fulfilling the standard FanFilm qualities, which is horrendous performances and effects that are, well, what's better than atrocious?
The music tends to be remixes of the original Ghostbusters theme, with a little more guitar. The story is a retelling of GB1, with FK instead of Zuul. Anyway, I suffer so you don't have to.
edit: Freddy just took a hit off a bong.
edit2: Oh, Christ. A Jared cameo.
edit3: On the plus side, the writer/director did not also star.
So, well, finding myself in possession of more bandwidth than sense, I'll occasionally download one of these digital geekgasms. This time, it's Freddy VS Ghostbusters.
Now, in concept (what a beautiful qualifier that is), that's a really cool idea. So far (Thirteen minutes in) it's fulfilling the standard FanFilm qualities, which is horrendous performances and effects that are, well, what's better than atrocious?
The music tends to be remixes of the original Ghostbusters theme, with a little more guitar. The story is a retelling of GB1, with FK instead of Zuul. Anyway, I suffer so you don't have to.
edit: Freddy just took a hit off a bong.
edit2: Oh, Christ. A Jared cameo.
edit3: On the plus side, the writer/director did not also star.
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Jun. 19th, 2004 11:32 amI don't have much of a gut instinct. In fact, I really HOPE I don't. Because this Star Trek new Voyages thing fills me with the kind of dread you usually only get in the seconds between when you turn the corner and see a guy standing there with a gun and him pulling the trigger.
And Rod's involved. I don't know how to feel about that. Even if he is offering his blessing (and support, since he's new on the production team), I still don't know how much that amounts to legally. Good kid, he is. I just ain't sure about the wisdom of associating with this operation.
Barring any sort of miracle, it will likely damage the Roddenbery/Viacom relationship.
In all probability, Viacom will probably just roll out of bed, reach out one hairy knuckle, and crush it.
The creative staff seems very genuine, and may perhaps be very creative. So why put this much energy into something even more fragile than normal. I think it's even more dangerous than a normal Trek fanseries, considering that this is pretty much the most direct violation possible of Paramount's IP, and they'll sue you into a corner for much less.
I mean, people put energy into things like Finnegan's Wake and, while you can make judgments about the viability of a web series of that ambition (seriously, is there any?), at least they don't have to worry about some junior barrister deciding to make his name by zapping them.
Unless, of course, he works for a cranky SF writer who's prone to chucking lawsuits at people, but we know there aren't any of those.
And Rod's involved. I don't know how to feel about that. Even if he is offering his blessing (and support, since he's new on the production team), I still don't know how much that amounts to legally. Good kid, he is. I just ain't sure about the wisdom of associating with this operation.
Barring any sort of miracle, it will likely damage the Roddenbery/Viacom relationship.
In all probability, Viacom will probably just roll out of bed, reach out one hairy knuckle, and crush it.
The creative staff seems very genuine, and may perhaps be very creative. So why put this much energy into something even more fragile than normal. I think it's even more dangerous than a normal Trek fanseries, considering that this is pretty much the most direct violation possible of Paramount's IP, and they'll sue you into a corner for much less.
I mean, people put energy into things like Finnegan's Wake and, while you can make judgments about the viability of a web series of that ambition (seriously, is there any?), at least they don't have to worry about some junior barrister deciding to make his name by zapping them.
Unless, of course, he works for a cranky SF writer who's prone to chucking lawsuits at people, but we know there aren't any of those.
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Feb. 10th, 2004 07:42 pmAngstful, at best. Work continues to chip away at the joviality of my soul. Did get to meet pyat for lunch today. His new place of employ is rather close to Woodbine, the mall I go to for junk food on occasion.
I think next time we'll meet at Licks, because it's in the middle.
Penny's Dinner Party at Mandarin was enjoyable, if only because spicy dumplings make my mouth water. Gord was in attendance, which meant Laurie stayed at home. Rather intense dislike, there.
I DID get Red Dwarf season's 3 & 4 from uber-cool WB employee Heather. That was cool.
We've sold our old couch & the double bed from downstairs. Penny Saver got us dozens of calls coming in. I almost got tired of saying "I'm sorry, we've sold it already". Almost. I helped get them out the door, which wasn't quite as hard as I though it would be.
Played SL at SCT's on Sunday. Two new guys joined the group, and I was pretty much tapped out, so I just stayed outside the door while we fought ogres. I did tumble past hte Ogre Magi to stab him in the back. It was like Steve really, really wanted to see me participate, since he kept reminding me of modifiers.
"Does that include your +2 for tumbling?"
"Nope."
"The +2 for flanking?"
"Nope."
"He's flat footed, too. Ah, you hit him."
Of course, the next turn it slapped me with a hit that nearly turned my thief into j-ello. But he died, and we scored our gold piece.
pyat for lunch today. His new place of employ is rather close to Woodbine, the mall I go to for junk food on occasion.I think next time we'll meet at Licks, because it's in the middle.
Penny's Dinner Party at Mandarin was enjoyable, if only because spicy dumplings make my mouth water. Gord was in attendance, which meant Laurie stayed at home. Rather intense dislike, there.
I DID get Red Dwarf season's 3 & 4 from uber-cool WB employee Heather. That was cool.
We've sold our old couch & the double bed from downstairs. Penny Saver got us dozens of calls coming in. I almost got tired of saying "I'm sorry, we've sold it already". Almost. I helped get them out the door, which wasn't quite as hard as I though it would be.
Played SL at SCT's on Sunday. Two new guys joined the group, and I was pretty much tapped out, so I just stayed outside the door while we fought ogres. I did tumble past hte Ogre Magi to stab him in the back. It was like Steve really, really wanted to see me participate, since he kept reminding me of modifiers.
"Does that include your +2 for tumbling?"
"Nope."
"The +2 for flanking?"
"Nope."
"He's flat footed, too. Ah, you hit him."
Of course, the next turn it slapped me with a hit that nearly turned my thief into j-ello. But he died, and we scored our gold piece.
