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TNT’s ‘The Librarians’ Kind Of Surprised Me

If you’ve seen the three Librarian movies, you know they’re a bit cheesy. Actually, they’re a lot cheesy. And still, I love them. Maybe it’s the humor – though lame at times.

Even though I enjoyed the movies, I just knew TNT was making a HUGE mistake transforming it into a series.

The show had their 2-hour premiere tonight, in case you didn’t know, and having nothing else to do but sit around looking at how sad my room looks right now, wishing The Walking Dead was still on, I tuned in.

I’m not gonna go into detail or give a huge review or anything. But the show surprised me a lot. It was nowhere as cheesy as the movies, and the same characters from the movies were in it. Everything looked the same, and at one point, it had a National Treasure feel, which is one of the only Nicholas Cage films I enjoy.

The Librarians seems like it has a lot of potential to be a pretty good fantasy series out there. The only problem I have is that most of the series, starting next week, is – supposedly – focusing on the new characters rather than those from the movies.

It’s definitely a show I’m gonna give a try. I wasn’t too impressed with the new characters, but perhaps they’ll become likable as we learn more about them.

So this was my Sunday night.

Been Obsessed With This Song Lately – You’re Welcome

Actually, I’ve been obsessed with all 30 Seconds To Mars songs. And linkin’ park.

 

My Thoughts On The NASA Orion Launch Test And Going To Mars Via Asteroid

I’m sure everybody has heard of today’s NASA launch test of Orion since it’s all over the news. I didn’t care too much about it until I wrote a few articles on it several days ago. After that, I turned into a little kid, wanting NASA to just hurry up and get this whole process a rollin’.

For those who don’t know, the test was one of the few that will take place before putting four astronauts in the Orion capsule. Once that happens, which could be around 2025, the capsule will take the crew members to an asteroid, which would get them to Mars by 2035ish. I think I got these years from The Verge.

How futuristic does this sound? Asteroid surfing to Mars? For real, it sounds like some Science Fiction novel.

We’ve heard our grandparents or great grandparents talk about that amazing moment watching the TV when the Armstrong landed on the moon. Most of us are going to get that same feeling in our lifetime. Surreal.

I keep thinking about the astronauts that will go on the Mars trip, and I can’t help but think about the things they’ll be giving up. It’s an amazing opportunity for them, but the trip to Mars is a long process . . . 15 to 20 years all together. They’re going to see things most of us could never dream of. At the same time, they’re giving up a huge part of their life.

Remember the old librarian in Shawshank Redemption? The old man that had the pet bird and was released from prison after decades? If you haven’t, all you need to know is that he left prison – the only thing he ever knew – and reentered society. Things were a lot different . . . technologically advanced. He was overwhelmed.

I wonder if these astronauts will feel like this when they return. They’re going to leave after Samsung releases their new Galaxy S30 or something like that, and when they come back to Earth, everybody’s gonna have built in phones or something crazy and futuristic. I would totally take that trip.

It’s pretty cool what NASA is trying to do, and I’m excited to see how things are going to turn out. The next decade is gonna be pretty huge when it comes to our understanding of deep space.

If you don’t know much about the whole Mars Exploration plan, definitely check it out.

The Grandfather Campaign

Hey guys. Those following me probably know about Grandfather. If not and interested, you can check it out here.

For self-publishing to be successful, you have to do it right. And that means spending a little money.

I have an editor right now, so it’s the marketing I need.

I set up a campaign on Pubslush to help raise funds for the marketing and getting the print copies right. This campaign goes live this Sunday, but you can still view the page here.

A percentage of funds raised goes straight to the Pubslush Foundation, which helps flight iliteracy

If you are unable to help out but have a blog, sharing would be very appreciated :) In return, I can check what your blog’s got going on.

Here’s my campaign page

Oh, and there are rewards involved! Woohoo!

Thank you,

Anthony Wade