Sunday, October 24, 2010

SUPER DUPER SCOOPER/RUMOUR!

Guess what?! George Lucas is bored! You know what that means?

George Lucas reportedly creating Star Wars sequel trilogy (that’s not about the Skywalkers) – io9.com

I know what it sounds like, but apparently it’s not set any time near the end of Return of the Jedi, which is ultimately a good thing. One, because that gap’s already been filled by the Expanded Universe that Lucas has left open to piles of writers to get their greasy hands on, and two, because its what everyone expects.

And while George Lucas is the maestro he is, the dude’s pretty pompous jerk. And this cow is a pretty fat one, and Lucas already has his eyes set on the milk. The billions of dollars of milk that would be extracted from this rumoured trilogy.

Still, it’s rumours. But the concept of a super-future version of Star Wars? Count me in. If you’re already a fan, why not, right? Little more lightsaber combat won’t hurt.

In the meantime, you got a 3D television series, an upcoming video game sequel to a previous video game, countless assloads of comic books, countless more assloads of paperback novels, compilations, omnibuses, universe guides, and other handy-dandy Star Wars fan food we get to occupy ourselves with.

Plus, that article tells of a live-action show. I have no idea what they’re talking about.

But it sounds juicy.

George, you’re never going to stop, are you?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

LOOK.


[via CrunchGear & Gizmodo.]

They're square and black and cool and I want one and yeah.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Look what I’ve been missing.

Haven’t played a computer game in a month, my blood is turning black.

I forgot if I posted these a while ago, but god damn, these are awesome. Makes me want to do better in animation, but I know for a fact that this kind of talent is impossible to achieve. Take a look.


BOOK DIS ROTOSCOPING YO.

Friday, October 8, 2010

How to be friends with an introvert.

It's true.

So, shut up and I’ll like you more, k?

[via. The Witness Report]

By the way, I’m compensating for the extreme lack of free-for-all blogging I miss so dearly; hence the enormous intake of random posts.

Guess what I haven’t checked out in a while?

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[The Valve Store]

UGH, WANT.

Not even an iPhone, just the damn skins. And who doesn’t want a Boomer plushie?

One step at a time, though I did star with this shirt today:

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[teefury]

I shall rock with this with the utmost badassery (once it ships in).

Finally, some movie news!

This blog has purpose! It hasn’t turned into my fanfiction showcase, I promise.

So, the progress of The Thing prequel’s been pretty sketchy for over a year now, and io9 tells me that it’s finally got some clarity to all the hubbub about when its going to release and how it’s going to be.

io9 reports that The Thing’s tagline has been changed—I don’t know what from, because I wasn’t following the development really at all (I’m a hack)—but it’s okay, because the new one is:

“Before it was unleashed, it was discovered.”

Does this have any weight to my opinion on the film so far? Nah.

Cool tagline though.

Seeing as The Thing is my favourite movie of all time, there’s no reason why I won’t be excited. Mary Elizabeth Winstead in a leading role? Eh, why not. Apparently most of the film will be in Norwegian too. Should I be worried? No, since I’ll enjoy it no matter the quality of the film. As long as I get to see a sequel.

But if I see any super 3-D computerized lame-o gore effects, I will rage. Nothing will ever beat fake blood, latex moulds, and mechanical puppeteering. Nothing.

Also, a date. April 22, 2011. Mark it down!

Or the head-spider will find you.

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And we don’t want that, now, do we?

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Another Walking Dead Update—Yeah, deal with it.

Really, this has become my only consistent television update, but whatever.

Dexter’s back, Glee’s back, Community’s back (I’ve missed the first two episodes, sadface).

But The Walking Dead is yet to come, and you bet your ass I will not being handing out, or receiving any candy on Halloween night because that series premiere will not be missed. By God, if I do, I am taking this blog down. I can’t handle the shame.

So, without further delay, here is the newest trailer;

[via Techland.]

As the article Techland wrote has already stated, the series is going to shy away from the default, every-day high adrenaline and fast-paced gory goodness of a regular cinematic or televised zombie experience. Instead, to stay true to the comics, The Walking Dead is going to go the sophisticated path and focus on the drama and the characters of the story.

Applause, because that’s what The Walking Dead is about anyways. And the producers of the show know a lot of about drama, and a lot about action, and once again I needlessly say my complete faith in their ability to adapt the graphic novel in a thematically honest, and visually compelling manner.

When you see those other failed undead-themed series a few years back; there was one specific one I forgot the name of (go figure), I have to notice that the hype this show is getting is really legitimate. I mean, it’s channel is AMC, and that alone gives it automatic credibility, and the graphic novel its adapting is already renowned in its medium. Really, what can go wrong? The worst I get is a zombie television show—that ain’t a bad deal at all.

Saying that, this series will still be fucking awesome despite a measly six episodes, but the second season’s already been greenlit, which makes me happy inside.

Michonne, I await your brutal, psychopathic arrival.

Get your machetes out people, the zombies are coming back, and coming fast.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

A Star Wars Saga (The Prologues) – Legacy (Part 3)

Jedi Knight Zuyria. A long-time friend of Master Qui-li, she was the original apprentice of Qui-li's master. Strangely, she stuck with her position as a Knight, more willing to take orders from a trusted individual than to be stressed under a superior position. Humble and extremely diplomatic, she is often one who reaches agreements through persuasion (not of the Force). Apart from her demeanour, her skills lie in flying, becoming known throughout the Order as a prominent Jedi Ace.

Legacy (Part 3) - Jedi Master Shi'yi Qui-li

Dedicated to some friends of mine.

A Star Wars Saga (The Prologues) – Legacy (Part 2)

Jedi Knight Zee Baohe was Qui'li's first, and former apprentice, fresh out of a Knighting Ceremony, and still is getting used to not calling her 'Master' out of habit. A reliable one, but still acts like an adolescent. He is one of the most technically adept members of the Jedi Order. Already possessing the practical skills, it was Qui-li who was tasked with teaching him about loyalty and connecting with the Force as an entity, not a tool. While he maintains his light-hearted demeanour, when there's a mission, he's on it with the fullest dedication and determination.

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Legacy (Part 2) - Jedi Master Shi'yi Qui-li

Saturday, October 2, 2010

A Star Wars Saga (The Prologues) – Legacy (Part 1)

Two decades after the Second Galactic Civil War, the Galaxy and its inhabitants, at least for now, know peace that hasn't been seen since the fall of the Galactic Empire. The scars from the devastation these wars caused remains thoughout; entire planets wiped of life, immigrants displaced into overpopulation, and both the New Jedi Order and the Galactic Alliance thinned out of recruits.

As the beings of the Galaxy take the chance to recover from the warring, the New Jedi Order adapts its promise to the Galaxy; stop the forces of the Dark Side at their roots. With that in mind, the New Order scatters its best trained to the far reaches of the Galaxy, finding and stopping those who wish to conquer, destroy, and enslave. Even the smallest conflicts in the farthest systems are the Jedi’s top priority.

Guided by the light of the Force, the Order’s mission to prevent another Sith resurgence or a foreign invader from arriving is in the hands of each of these Jedi Masters, Knights, and Apprentices, together as one entity, to defeat those who still follow and revel in the path to chaos, darkness, and destruction.

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Jedi Master Shi’yi Qui-li is a seasoned warrior; despite the stability of peace in the decades after the last Civil War, she is still sent out to quell local conflicts—in galactic terms, that meant interplanetary wars, and invaders from other systems. To moderate the constant setting of battle, Qui-li spends her time in the archives, reading of her former master’s journeys, something she has done ever since his death years ago. Now, Qui-li has her own recently knighted apprentice, and knows that the tasks of a Master extend far beyond one’s own convictions.

When she is told of the conflict on Oncat, her master’s last known whereabouts, she discovers truths that risk compromising her mission on the planet: to finish what her master started. She must act as Liaison to the Oncati ruler, Princess Monka, the daughter of the King that Shi’yi’s master fought alongside in the early stages of the Oncati resistance. Facing a growing Nakireman expansionist force, and finding themselves on the brink of the next major offensive, the combined forces of the Jedi and the Oncati must save their planet and its people before time runs out.

Legacy (Part 1) - Jedi Master Shi'yi Qui-li