[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/flash_gordon.mp3] FLASH! AH-AHHHHH! Savior of the universe! If there’s a song that better encapsulates both the plot and mood of a film, I’ve yet to hear it. Flash Gordon is based upon two things: a science fiction comic strip, and the 1930’s adventure film serial starring Buster Crabbe. Long before the likes of Star Trek:… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Flash Gordon
Comfort Writing
Being sick sucks. I’m sitting here waging a pitched battle against a sore throat, aching muscles and a tract that occasionally lets me know it’s not terribly happy at the moment either. I had to sortie out to gather reinforcements – chicken noodle soup, orange juice and toaster strudel. What? It was on sale. Seriously.… Continue reading Comfort Writing
Failure Fantasy, Part 2
Behold, Failure Fantasy Part 2! Also, cruise over to Epixaricacy for more details on one of the games I’m about to discuss. So I’ve taken some time to talk about bad protagonists in Final Fantasy games. What, you might ask, are examples of good ones? I’m glad you asked me that, conjectural reader. Zidane Tribal… Continue reading Failure Fantasy, Part 2
Failure Fantasy, Part 1
Issue 239 of the Escapist is now available, entitled “Anti/Hero.” Below is the article I pitched for the issue. NOTE: Due to circumstances mostly beyond my control, this article has been divided into two parts. Below is part the first. Final Fantasy is arguably the most popular series of role-playing games from Square/Enix, and one… Continue reading Failure Fantasy, Part 1
Running Out Of Steam
Some time ago I posted about dry spells in writing. I would like to take you, if I may, into another metaphor for the things that can happen to a writer that don’t really fall into the category of ‘writer’s block’. A writer or other artist may have no shortage of work or ideas, but… Continue reading Running Out Of Steam
Star Trek: Farraday 1.4a
Previously… Catapulted to the edge of known space by an incident in the Mutara Nebula, the USS Farraday is now under the command of the ship’s untested former first officer, Anthony Lennox. With limited supplies and uncertainty among the crew, Lennox has made it his first priority to find a planet that can provide enough… Continue reading Star Trek: Farraday 1.4a
Dead in the Water?
So that idea I mentioned in yesterday’s IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! podcast? I got it off the ground. I actually got off my ass and tried something new. Basically, the idea goes something like this. There are a lot of podcasts out there that get awfully boring awfully fast. I enjoy podcasting, but just because… Continue reading Dead in the Water?
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Hurt Locker
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/hurt_locker.mp3] Alfred Hitchcock once said that there’s a big difference between surprise and suspense. I hope he won’t mind if I paraphrase a little. If I were sitting here talking about movies, and my desk were to explode because someone planted a bomb here, that’d be a surprise. Now, if you as the audience knew… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Hurt Locker
Writing Right
We all study at the feet of giants. Even if they are only giants in our own minds, we get from where we are to where we want to be by studying others. As an aspiring writer, I look towards people who write and are not only enjoying a measure of success, but have what… Continue reading Writing Right
Thinking Outside the Tube
Today’s update is going to be quick and dirty, folks. Let’s just dive right into my thought processes about how I’m wasting spending my free time. Last week I tried to put together a video supplement for my preview of Star Trek Online. Since Flash is the ‘new media’ platform with which I’m most familiar,… Continue reading Thinking Outside the Tube
