Thanks to Shouting into the Wind, and according to the Hollywood Reporter, Supernatural has been picked up by the WB for a full season. This is good news!
Just Legal, on the other hand, apparently didn't make the cut. It's too bad as the show had an interesting premise, but really failed to actualize the idea. Maybe, say in five years or so, someone will do the idea a little better and it will get picked up. The main problem Just Legal suffered was a lack of faith in its audience, probably because they thought the audience would skew young. In essence, the show acted as if it had to train its audience as to the conflicts involved in a legal show. In doing so, it spent too much time on "informing" the audience about the background of any given conflict and not enough time on the individual conflicts of any given episode. They also didn't treat the protagonist well. He was supposed to be a legal genius and yet he constantly seems out of his depth. The point of the show should have been that the law in practice isn't the same as the law in its ideal form. They never quite got that across to the audience. The writers were too concerned with the "hey, he's only 18" factor, which is too bad. After all, that bias was the reason the character wasn't hired by the "big" law firms anyway.
If I had done the show I would have added external pressures. After all, why doesn't the character take a clerk-ship? Maybe there are huge financial pressures at home, you know like Peter Parker. So he has to provide financial support for his family and this increases the conflict between when to fight and when to settle. I know it is cliche, but they didn't provide any reason in the show itself.
Anyway, I thought Just Legal had an interesting premise (a legal Doogie Howser), but that it wasn't executed well. They didn't even start revealing continual conflicts until the third episode and the b storylines were almost non-existent.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Better Pictures of the Federalist
In an earlier post, I promised a better picture of my City of Heroes character "The Federalist."
Well...
Here he is in all his glory. On his "regular" costume the lightning bolt is a liberty bell symbol and his shirt is baggier, but this is him in his former "supergroup" mode.
And here is a more realistic depiction of him in action.
Well...
Here he is in all his glory. On his "regular" costume the lightning bolt is a liberty bell symbol and his shirt is baggier, but this is him in his former "supergroup" mode.
Here was an attempt at "photography" on my part.
And here is a more realistic depiction of him in action.
Good News for City of Heroes Fans
If you are a fan, like I am, of NCSoft's City of Heroes MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) then you will be delighted to hear that if you also wish to play City of Villains there will be no additional monthly charge. That's right, whether you play merely one of the games or both you will only have to pay $14.99 per month. Which naturally means you won't have to cancel your World of Warcraft subscription when CoV comes out.
Thanks to The Ziggurat of Doom for the heads up.
As Ziggurat stated, this really is the smart way for NCSoft to go. In the long run it will increase sales of the CoV product, promote loyalty among existing CoH subscribers, and allow for the release of CoV to serve as a vehicle to entice players to purchase CoH as well.
At last...the Federalist can meet the Anti-Federalist in mortal combat!
Better picture of the Federalist to come.
Thanks to The Ziggurat of Doom for the heads up.
As Ziggurat stated, this really is the smart way for NCSoft to go. In the long run it will increase sales of the CoV product, promote loyalty among existing CoH subscribers, and allow for the release of CoV to serve as a vehicle to entice players to purchase CoH as well.
At last...the Federalist can meet the Anti-Federalist in mortal combat!
Better picture of the Federalist to come.
Supernatural Phone Gimmick
As you may have been able to surmise from past posts, I am a pretty big Supernatural fan. My inner geek, who am I kidding all of me, really enjoys watching the Winchester brothers hunt down and combat evil. The show doesn't try to reinvent the genre, but so far it has done well using existing superstitions. In the first four episodes they have encountered a "Lady in White," a Wendigo, a wrathful ghost, and a demon who posseses airline passengers in order to cause plane crashes.
At the end of this week's airplane crashing demon episode, the brothers are given information about their father. They are told that their father's cell phone has a message that anyone who might need help with supernatural occurances should call Dean (the oldest of the brothers). This information is followed by a phone number. Supergeek that I am, I immediately rewound the episode on my TiVo and wrote the number down. It is a real number and leads to a neat little in show gimmick, kind of like the 1-866 SUE-2-WIN signs I have seen all around LA advertising Boston Legal.
Anyway, long story short...the "mystery" number is 1-866-907-3235. If you aren't a fan of the show, the answering message is kind of lame. But if you are a fan of the show, it's pretty cool. Anyway the number Dean asks you about is the date their mother was killed. Oh, and while I am on the subject of cool things that Supernatural offers, you might want to go to their website (linked above) click on the car, then on the notebook in the car and read their father's journal.
If you were a fan of Freakylinks, I think you will like Supernatural.
At the end of this week's airplane crashing demon episode, the brothers are given information about their father. They are told that their father's cell phone has a message that anyone who might need help with supernatural occurances should call Dean (the oldest of the brothers). This information is followed by a phone number. Supergeek that I am, I immediately rewound the episode on my TiVo and wrote the number down. It is a real number and leads to a neat little in show gimmick, kind of like the 1-866 SUE-2-WIN signs I have seen all around LA advertising Boston Legal.
Anyway, long story short...the "mystery" number is 1-866-907-3235. If you aren't a fan of the show, the answering message is kind of lame. But if you are a fan of the show, it's pretty cool. Anyway the number Dean asks you about is the date their mother was killed. Oh, and while I am on the subject of cool things that Supernatural offers, you might want to go to their website (linked above) click on the car, then on the notebook in the car and read their father's journal.
If you were a fan of Freakylinks, I think you will like Supernatural.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Blizzard Continuing Its Quest to Dominate All Your Time.
Do you only log 40 to 60 hours a week playing World of Warcraft?
Is Blizzard's BlizzCon how you intend to spend your honeymoon?
Do you spend all your time looking for new ways to squeeze World of Warcraft into your life?
Do camping trips get you down because you can't count on getting a wireless connection for your Horde character on a PvP server?
If you are a person who meets all of these criteria, well you already own World of Warcraft the RPG. I am of course referring to the pen and paper RPG and not the online one you focus resources beyond belief.
Blizzard has been thinking of you my friends.
Want to get in a game while you are commuting on the train or bus? Blizzard is partnering with Upper Deck to create World of Warcraft the Card Game.
But what happens when those quick card games run their course while you are on your camping trip? Don't worry, Blizzard's got your back with the World of Warcraft Boardgame, but don't forget to download the soundtrack into your WoW iPod.
Now if only they could make a WoW restaurant chain and frozen food/dry goods line. We would so be set.
Quick question though. If you are spending all this time on Warcraft...how are you paying for it?
Me? I'm just writing my screenplay for World of Warcraft the motion picture. Naturally, this takes a great deal of research and it is best to write in res media. Either that or base my screenplay on the exciting adventures of Leroy Jenkins!
Leeeerooooooyyyyy!
Is Blizzard's BlizzCon how you intend to spend your honeymoon?
Do you spend all your time looking for new ways to squeeze World of Warcraft into your life?
Do camping trips get you down because you can't count on getting a wireless connection for your Horde character on a PvP server?
If you are a person who meets all of these criteria, well you already own World of Warcraft the RPG. I am of course referring to the pen and paper RPG and not the online one you focus resources beyond belief.
Blizzard has been thinking of you my friends.
Want to get in a game while you are commuting on the train or bus? Blizzard is partnering with Upper Deck to create World of Warcraft the Card Game.
But what happens when those quick card games run their course while you are on your camping trip? Don't worry, Blizzard's got your back with the World of Warcraft Boardgame, but don't forget to download the soundtrack into your WoW iPod.
Now if only they could make a WoW restaurant chain and frozen food/dry goods line. We would so be set.
Quick question though. If you are spending all this time on Warcraft...how are you paying for it?
Me? I'm just writing my screenplay for World of Warcraft the motion picture. Naturally, this takes a great deal of research and it is best to write in res media. Either that or base my screenplay on the exciting adventures of Leroy Jenkins!
Leeeerooooooyyyyy!
Should Paparazzi Become the Next Most Dangerous Game?
UPDATED BELOW
In his short story The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell presents a dark tale critiquing human nature. What is a man to do when all primal pleasures seem to have lost appeal? Why hunt other men for sport, no less. Game is a tale of struggle and decadence, David versus Goliath, you know what I am talking about. You read the story in fifth grade, or you watched the movie. Needless to say the premise of one man hunting another for sport is a deeply disturbing image, partly because in many ways it is very plausible.
This is why the Paparazzi offend me so much. They actively "hunt" celebrities, in the hopes of getting that "perfect" photograph. You know which one I am talking about, the photograph on the cover of some scandal magazine. I know consumers are a part of the problem as well, everytime you pick up Star or the Enquirer to see what trouble Bennifer the Sequel are getting into you are feeding the Paparazzi frenzy.
I bring this up because it appears that Lindsey Lohan has been in another car accident, and once again the Paparazzi seem to be a part of the cause. Even with the new law protecting celebrities by allowing them to sue photographers for up to triple the amount of damage in an "assault," the Paparazzi are hammering away at Lohan. Maybe you are like me and uninterested in Lohan as a general rule. Sure Mean Girls was good and her Herbie movie was a return to the classic formula, but for the most part the teenie-pop artist doesn't interest me at all. What does interest me is how aggressive the Paparazzi are with her. I guess causing one car crash isn't enough.
Since the new law may not be having the effect we want, let me propose an alternative. In The Most Dangerous Game the protagonist is a big game hunter who becomes the big game prey. Why don't we pass a MDG Law where we sell Paparazzi tags? You and I take our Shotguns into Beverly Hills and wait for the Paparazzi to strike and when they do...Bang! Bag 'em and rack 'em. At least that would make it a challenge for the Paparazzi.
Or maybe, just maybe, some of the actors could hire P.I.s to look into the background of some of their "adoring fans" and use their PR machine to give personal information about who is stalking them. I wonder how cameraman X would feel if a bunch of angry fan club members, or a Kathy Bates type from Misery, were to come knockin' on his door.
Better yet, we could as consumers realize that the "lives" actors portray on the screen are the ones they want public and be satisfied with those. Leave the gossip where it belongs, in the trash.
UPDATE According to the LA Times the Paparazzi may have only been involved after the accident. It is possible that Lohan fled her vehicle without communicating with the drive of the vehicle she hit. Hm...fleeing the scene?
In his short story The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell presents a dark tale critiquing human nature. What is a man to do when all primal pleasures seem to have lost appeal? Why hunt other men for sport, no less. Game is a tale of struggle and decadence, David versus Goliath, you know what I am talking about. You read the story in fifth grade, or you watched the movie. Needless to say the premise of one man hunting another for sport is a deeply disturbing image, partly because in many ways it is very plausible.
This is why the Paparazzi offend me so much. They actively "hunt" celebrities, in the hopes of getting that "perfect" photograph. You know which one I am talking about, the photograph on the cover of some scandal magazine. I know consumers are a part of the problem as well, everytime you pick up Star or the Enquirer to see what trouble Bennifer the Sequel are getting into you are feeding the Paparazzi frenzy.
I bring this up because it appears that Lindsey Lohan has been in another car accident, and once again the Paparazzi seem to be a part of the cause. Even with the new law protecting celebrities by allowing them to sue photographers for up to triple the amount of damage in an "assault," the Paparazzi are hammering away at Lohan. Maybe you are like me and uninterested in Lohan as a general rule. Sure Mean Girls was good and her Herbie movie was a return to the classic formula, but for the most part the teenie-pop artist doesn't interest me at all. What does interest me is how aggressive the Paparazzi are with her. I guess causing one car crash isn't enough.
Since the new law may not be having the effect we want, let me propose an alternative. In The Most Dangerous Game the protagonist is a big game hunter who becomes the big game prey. Why don't we pass a MDG Law where we sell Paparazzi tags? You and I take our Shotguns into Beverly Hills and wait for the Paparazzi to strike and when they do...Bang! Bag 'em and rack 'em. At least that would make it a challenge for the Paparazzi.
Or maybe, just maybe, some of the actors could hire P.I.s to look into the background of some of their "adoring fans" and use their PR machine to give personal information about who is stalking them. I wonder how cameraman X would feel if a bunch of angry fan club members, or a Kathy Bates type from Misery, were to come knockin' on his door.
Better yet, we could as consumers realize that the "lives" actors portray on the screen are the ones they want public and be satisfied with those. Leave the gossip where it belongs, in the trash.
UPDATE According to the LA Times the Paparazzi may have only been involved after the accident. It is possible that Lohan fled her vehicle without communicating with the drive of the vehicle she hit. Hm...fleeing the scene?
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