Sometimes I want to cry.
Relieving Trauma May Ward Off PTSD
Really. That's profound.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Bob Justman
Bob Justman died this week.
I don't know if I can describe to you how scary this is. i met him, very briefly, last year at the convention. He was very attentive, walked up to everyone he talked to, and answered our questions as well as an 80 year old man with Parkinson's can be asked to do when he's talking about things that happened half his lifetime ago.
I was standing in the presence of the one man who was there for all of it, and it was truly humbling. I think, too, that he knew what he had meant to all of us, and had an idea of the impact his life and work had on the world.
More than that, Bob Justman had faith in the future of Star Trek. He had faith in JJ Abrams and his team to pull off what they are attempting, and because of that faith, it will only heighten our resolve.
Bob Justman believed in this project, and to honor him, we should give it a chance to vindicate his faith.
Bob's contribution to my life is as hard to quantify as Gene Roddenberry's. His achievements have inspired each of us - and our lives will serve as a memorial to his life.
Godspeed, Bob Justman.
I don't know if I can describe to you how scary this is. i met him, very briefly, last year at the convention. He was very attentive, walked up to everyone he talked to, and answered our questions as well as an 80 year old man with Parkinson's can be asked to do when he's talking about things that happened half his lifetime ago.
I was standing in the presence of the one man who was there for all of it, and it was truly humbling. I think, too, that he knew what he had meant to all of us, and had an idea of the impact his life and work had on the world.
More than that, Bob Justman had faith in the future of Star Trek. He had faith in JJ Abrams and his team to pull off what they are attempting, and because of that faith, it will only heighten our resolve.
Bob Justman believed in this project, and to honor him, we should give it a chance to vindicate his faith.
Bob's contribution to my life is as hard to quantify as Gene Roddenberry's. His achievements have inspired each of us - and our lives will serve as a memorial to his life.
Godspeed, Bob Justman.
The Voyager Game I
What episode did we rip off this week?
Answer: The Paradise Syndrome
Yep, we're ripping off lousy Season 3 of TOS. An all-time low, and it's only the second season!
Voyager Episode: Tattoo
And as an added bonus, the Doctor gets a cold.
Answer: The Paradise Syndrome
Yep, we're ripping off lousy Season 3 of TOS. An all-time low, and it's only the second season!
Voyager Episode: Tattoo
And as an added bonus, the Doctor gets a cold.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Patrick Stewart's massive amount of interviews and such about Macbeth - wow, could this title get any longer? I bet it could!
http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=112684@wcbs.dayport.com
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118094.html
And just in case you care, he's gonna be in Hamlet with David Tennant! Geekalicious!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118094.html
And just in case you care, he's gonna be in Hamlet with David Tennant! Geekalicious!
For Wesley Haters One and All (And Wil Fans too)
you know how sometimes you just don't get peoples' senses of humor?
This is one of those times.
Anyway...
They're trying to make the YouTube most viewed. So view!
This is one of those times.
Anyway...
They're trying to make the YouTube most viewed. So view!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Okay, that was a space alien.
So I just spoiled the end of Indy 4. So sue me. My blog, my rules.
Okay, pros.
They never even tried to pretend that Harrison Ford was young.
The fight scenes were waaaay more convincing than Firewall.
Shia LaBuff (or however you spell that) was pretty damn good.
Harrison Ford can still act - without breaking a hip swinging from a rope.
Fake rear screen projection. I love Steven Spielberg. A lot.
Original Paramount Logo.
Great classic Indy-looking moving rocks and such.
Marion.
Cons.
Dude, Space aliens, flying saucers, and what was up with the psycho non-Nazi chick?
And speaking of which, was I not promised Nazis?
The box they kept the Lost Ark in was not scorched.
You cannot survive nuclear blasts by climbing in a fridge.
Why do you need a countdown loudspeaker in a city full of dummies?
The warehouse in Area 51 looked totally different in Raiders.
Marion has forgotten how to act in the last 30 years or whatever long it's been.
In the end? Thumbs up.
Okay, pros.
They never even tried to pretend that Harrison Ford was young.
The fight scenes were waaaay more convincing than Firewall.
Shia LaBuff (or however you spell that) was pretty damn good.
Harrison Ford can still act - without breaking a hip swinging from a rope.
Fake rear screen projection. I love Steven Spielberg. A lot.
Original Paramount Logo.
Great classic Indy-looking moving rocks and such.
Marion.
Cons.
Dude, Space aliens, flying saucers, and what was up with the psycho non-Nazi chick?
And speaking of which, was I not promised Nazis?
The box they kept the Lost Ark in was not scorched.
You cannot survive nuclear blasts by climbing in a fridge.
Why do you need a countdown loudspeaker in a city full of dummies?
The warehouse in Area 51 looked totally different in Raiders.
Marion has forgotten how to act in the last 30 years or whatever long it's been.
In the end? Thumbs up.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Converting people to the light
I just convinced my coworker who has never seen Trek to watch Star Trek 4 because Catherine Hicks is in it. Good times.
Friday, May 16, 2008
What's wrong with Jasmine
Why do I hate the fourth season of Angel so much?
Probably several reasons.
I came to Angel fairly late in the game, in what I think may have been a massive conspiracy among my friends not to let me get addicted to yet another show (probably a good plan), so they never talked about it in front of me. I caught the last season of both Buffy and Angel and got hooked from those - honestly, not the finest moments of either show.
I like Season 3 of Angel the best.
Anyway, why is it that I dread watching Season 4? This time through, I'm watching less in chunks than normal, so I'm seeing it more spaced out (like, one or two a day instead of eight). It's better this way - but I don't like it.
I think the problem lies in the villain. Something about me sees her point - she's saving a lot more people than she's killing. Lots more. And that scares me more than anything. Of course, like Janeway, I don't want to let numbers solve this. She's eliminating free will in the name of universal peace. Not cool.
Also, the fact that Joss essentially pulled the Jasmine plot out of thin air because Charisma Carpenter was pregnant sucks. He should have just ignored it and gone with Plan A. Would have been better.
Probably several reasons.
I came to Angel fairly late in the game, in what I think may have been a massive conspiracy among my friends not to let me get addicted to yet another show (probably a good plan), so they never talked about it in front of me. I caught the last season of both Buffy and Angel and got hooked from those - honestly, not the finest moments of either show.
I like Season 3 of Angel the best.
Anyway, why is it that I dread watching Season 4? This time through, I'm watching less in chunks than normal, so I'm seeing it more spaced out (like, one or two a day instead of eight). It's better this way - but I don't like it.
I think the problem lies in the villain. Something about me sees her point - she's saving a lot more people than she's killing. Lots more. And that scares me more than anything. Of course, like Janeway, I don't want to let numbers solve this. She's eliminating free will in the name of universal peace. Not cool.
Also, the fact that Joss essentially pulled the Jasmine plot out of thin air because Charisma Carpenter was pregnant sucks. He should have just ignored it and gone with Plan A. Would have been better.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
You know those things you put off?
Turns out they're not worth it, I've decided.
Like Braveheart. I'm bored.
Don't know why I never saw it before. Wanted to at the time. My ex made me rent it once and then wouldn't let me finish watching it. It's dumb. I don't like it. And boring. And the kind of movie I hate that has everything I despise about movies in it.
Also, Mel Gibson is rubbing me the wrong way.
I hate that man.
Too bad, because I actually saw the spot where they executed William Wallace when I was in London, which might be the problem - I know what happens. Been there.
Like Braveheart. I'm bored.
Don't know why I never saw it before. Wanted to at the time. My ex made me rent it once and then wouldn't let me finish watching it. It's dumb. I don't like it. And boring. And the kind of movie I hate that has everything I despise about movies in it.
Also, Mel Gibson is rubbing me the wrong way.
I hate that man.
Too bad, because I actually saw the spot where they executed William Wallace when I was in London, which might be the problem - I know what happens. Been there.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
I've been thinking about JJ Abrams...
And Time.
We start... with Forever Young. Written by JJ ages and ages ago when the Earth was young... or at least before my tenth birthday. Mel Gibson was still cool and we didn't see Frodo when we looked at Elijah Wood. Those were the days. Anyway, the thing that really calls out to me here is the use of time as both an enemy and a friend, and how much time works for the people in the movie. It's undeveoped, but even though I was seven years old when this movie came out, I still remembered it fifteen years later. That counts for something, right?
Moving on, we see Alias. And the answer to the question: what do you do when you screw the show up? Most producers move on. JJ jumps two years into the future. Didn't work of course, but A for effort. I think maybe the having Vaughn's wife be evil was what lost you the gig dude.
And then there was Lost, and now he's really got it going on, because... okay, remember in The X-Files season 7, when Scully got pregnant? Remember when she gave birth one year later? Obviously not one year in the show, but one year of our lives? Remember how annoying that was? Lost is like the opposite of that. The polar opposite. In four years, the characters have lived for less than one.
That's freaking awesome.
Anyone else feeling pretty good about him doing a time-travel based Trek movie?
We start... with Forever Young. Written by JJ ages and ages ago when the Earth was young... or at least before my tenth birthday. Mel Gibson was still cool and we didn't see Frodo when we looked at Elijah Wood. Those were the days. Anyway, the thing that really calls out to me here is the use of time as both an enemy and a friend, and how much time works for the people in the movie. It's undeveoped, but even though I was seven years old when this movie came out, I still remembered it fifteen years later. That counts for something, right?
Moving on, we see Alias. And the answer to the question: what do you do when you screw the show up? Most producers move on. JJ jumps two years into the future. Didn't work of course, but A for effort. I think maybe the having Vaughn's wife be evil was what lost you the gig dude.
And then there was Lost, and now he's really got it going on, because... okay, remember in The X-Files season 7, when Scully got pregnant? Remember when she gave birth one year later? Obviously not one year in the show, but one year of our lives? Remember how annoying that was? Lost is like the opposite of that. The polar opposite. In four years, the characters have lived for less than one.
That's freaking awesome.
Anyone else feeling pretty good about him doing a time-travel based Trek movie?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Pictures!
Because... Pictures!
That's right, we can now see inside a Star Trek (movie) shuttle. And for those of you who were worried about the look of things, that maybe it would be more reminiscent of Enterprise than TOS...
Don't be.
There's a bunch more where these two (my personal favorites) came from at AICN, including what may be a Starfleet uniform, possibly belonging to Spock (I don't remember the insignia ever looking like that before!)
It frees up a lot of my concern, because the console looks awesome. And very TOS-y.
That's right, we can now see inside a Star Trek (movie) shuttle. And for those of you who were worried about the look of things, that maybe it would be more reminiscent of Enterprise than TOS...
Don't be.
There's a bunch more where these two (my personal favorites) came from at AICN, including what may be a Starfleet uniform, possibly belonging to Spock (I don't remember the insignia ever looking like that before!)
It frees up a lot of my concern, because the console looks awesome. And very TOS-y.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Holy Spoilers!
Chris Pine just revealed by accident - I assume - a teensy tinsy little spoiler - he has scenes with Leonard Nimoy.
This is not big, earth shattering news, but they've been so careful not to let anything slide that anything at all is huge.
This is not big, earth shattering news, but they've been so careful not to let anything slide that anything at all is huge.
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger died today.
I've loved his work for some time, ever since I really became aware of him in A Knight's Tale. So this tragedy runs especially deep for me.
Also, I'm pissed because someone told me he O.D'd in Mary Kate Olsen's apartment.
Mary Kate Olsen!
This is the kind of rumoring that just makes bad celebrity gossip worse.
Anyway, here's to Heath Ledger. I really wish he'd been on Star Trek once.
I've loved his work for some time, ever since I really became aware of him in A Knight's Tale. So this tragedy runs especially deep for me.
Also, I'm pissed because someone told me he O.D'd in Mary Kate Olsen's apartment.
Mary Kate Olsen!
This is the kind of rumoring that just makes bad celebrity gossip worse.
Anyway, here's to Heath Ledger. I really wish he'd been on Star Trek once.
A Lesson Learned
When I started this blog, it was intended as a purely nerdy outlet. And while I still intend that, I'm hoping to expand a bit. I've been reading Just a Geek and it's made me realize how much better these things are when you add your real life to them. So that's my promise to myself and to whatever loyal readers I have, to include more of myself in these posts.
Which means: Rant Time!
The other day my computer stopped charging. Just stopped. And then my identity was stolen. I'm kind of curious, in a morbid sort of way, to see what's gonna happen today. I mean, what did I do anyway?
Stupid stupid stupid.
It's just so annoying, I mean I just submitted to Trekdom *crosses fingers* and now my computer's busted and I'm working off a crappy borrowed computer that I can't even type on with out L....A.....G......
It sucks.
I found where I could buy the replacement part I need online but I can't buy it because my new debit card won't arrive for 8-10 business days.
Arrrrrgh!
Which means: Rant Time!
The other day my computer stopped charging. Just stopped. And then my identity was stolen. I'm kind of curious, in a morbid sort of way, to see what's gonna happen today. I mean, what did I do anyway?
Stupid stupid stupid.
It's just so annoying, I mean I just submitted to Trekdom *crosses fingers* and now my computer's busted and I'm working off a crappy borrowed computer that I can't even type on with out L....A.....G......
It sucks.
I found where I could buy the replacement part I need online but I can't buy it because my new debit card won't arrive for 8-10 business days.
Arrrrrgh!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Invocation
The X-Files
There is no mention of Scully's pregnancy, but there's a little hint that Doggett has issues. Also we got to see him run, which is always a kick because it brings me back to when he was a Terminator and movies were decent.
There is no mention of Scully's pregnancy, but there's a little hint that Doggett has issues. Also we got to see him run, which is always a kick because it brings me back to when he was a Terminator and movies were decent.
Why do you call it that exactly?
I Am Legend
They said it sucked. They lied. While it's nowhere near perfect and the premise is from an era where you could write a book about a disease that turns people into vampires, it lacks several problems with previous incarnations. The vampires are NOT trying to take over the world this time, they just wanna eat. Robert Neville is played by someone hot, not someone with freakishly ginormous teeth, and there's a dog for you pet lovers out there.
Spoiler warning.
The dog dies. So does Will Smith.
Ultimately, it was way way better than The Omega man, which I had the misfortune of seeing six weeks ago.
And now I know why they call it that.
They said it sucked. They lied. While it's nowhere near perfect and the premise is from an era where you could write a book about a disease that turns people into vampires, it lacks several problems with previous incarnations. The vampires are NOT trying to take over the world this time, they just wanna eat. Robert Neville is played by someone hot, not someone with freakishly ginormous teeth, and there's a dog for you pet lovers out there.
Spoiler warning.
The dog dies. So does Will Smith.
Ultimately, it was way way better than The Omega man, which I had the misfortune of seeing six weeks ago.
And now I know why they call it that.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Cloverfield
So that's it, folks. I saw it.And let me tell you: I now trust J.J.
Despite what they said on AICN, I see something diferent. J.j. shows that he understands sacrifice, which means that he understands love. Which means thatt he understands e and mine, namely the Trekkies.
I am scared, of course, for Star Trek, as I should be, but more than that, I believe that this movie can succeed in being a new era. I saw the trailer. I saw the Enterprise - my Enterprise - being built. I heard Leonard Nimoy's voice. And I believe.
And I saw the movie. I saw what J.J. Abrams can do - could do - if he puts his mind to it. And then I believed again, that Star Trek has a future.
And Cloverfield is what brought me that future. And for that, I will always owe it.
More than that, I liked it. For all the formula plot, it spoke. And what it spoke of was the things that I have felt in my own life - loving someone so much that you're willing to give up everything, even your own life and future, to see that they don't die alone.
And then there's the fact that there are no answers to be found - just like life. It doesn't wrap up in a neat little package. Everyone dies, and no one learns the answers.
Now, please, don't ruin it by making a sequel.
Despite what they said on AICN, I see something diferent. J.j. shows that he understands sacrifice, which means that he understands love. Which means thatt he understands e and mine, namely the Trekkies.
I am scared, of course, for Star Trek, as I should be, but more than that, I believe that this movie can succeed in being a new era. I saw the trailer. I saw the Enterprise - my Enterprise - being built. I heard Leonard Nimoy's voice. And I believe.
And I saw the movie. I saw what J.J. Abrams can do - could do - if he puts his mind to it. And then I believed again, that Star Trek has a future.
And Cloverfield is what brought me that future. And for that, I will always owe it.
More than that, I liked it. For all the formula plot, it spoke. And what it spoke of was the things that I have felt in my own life - loving someone so much that you're willing to give up everything, even your own life and future, to see that they don't die alone.
And then there's the fact that there are no answers to be found - just like life. It doesn't wrap up in a neat little package. Everyone dies, and no one learns the answers.
Now, please, don't ruin it by making a sequel.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
I seem to have made a very disturbing discovery
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures
Star Trek V is a ripoff of an ep of The Animated Adventures called The Magicks of Megas-Tu.
An episode, which, btw, is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.
Star Trek V is a ripoff of an ep of The Animated Adventures called The Magicks of Megas-Tu.
An episode, which, btw, is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Murasaki 312
The Galileo Seven takes place in a "quasarlike" phenomenon called Murasaki 312. In the TNG episode "Data's Day", they are doing sensor observations of "the Murasaki quasar". That's continuity, folks.
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