Peter David's Blog, page 137

I Feel Sorry for Drew and John Dowdle

Names unfamiliar? How about Brian Nelson? Know him? No? Kind of shrug or have a neutral reaction?
How about M. Night Shaymalan?
Well, sure. NOW you wince or shudder or remember when that name promised a brain-twisting thrill of a suspense film before he wandered off into self-indulgent crap.

So here's [...:]

Cowboy Pete Protests Putting Baby in a Corner

In the grand scheme of things, I know that "Dancing with the Stars" doesn't even register.
But it bugs me that, when they announced this year's cast, virtually all of the focus has been on Bristol Palin, with occasional glances at David Hasselhoff, Mrs. Brady, and some guy from an MTV reality program. [...:]

Swiss Miss? Really? REALLY?

Okay, look, I like pun names as much as anyone else and probably more than is healthy.
But a new villain has been announced for the Spider-Man musical who has a costume composed of Swiss Army knives, which I suppose can be pretty vicious.
And her name is Swiss Miss?
Look, I desperately want to see the musical [...:]

Romania Travelogue II, Part 1

Originally published November 26, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1045
Meanwhile, back in Romania…
Once again I have journeyed to the low-budget film capital of the world: Romania, where Full Moon Entertainment works in conjunction with Castel Films to produce inexpensive genre films (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.) for the straight-to-video audience.
Last time I was here, it [...:]

Interesting Development

President Obama, who resolutely refused to take a position on the wisdom of building a Muslim center two blocks from Ground Zero, has unequivocally said that he thinks Jones burning Korans is a terrible idea. The obvious difference is that he thinks lives aren't at stake in the building of a mosque, but firmly [...:]

Happy Birthday, Kathleen

We have some modest plans for the day, but whatever we do, it's not enough to show how much we love and adore you. Many happy returns of the day.
PAD

Happy Rosh Hashanah

Good holidays to my fellow Jews who are welcoming in the new year of 5771.
Of course, there's always that annoying first few days when you're still writing 5770 on your checks…
PAD

I Wonder if this counts as a "Clear and Present Danger?"

The argument is being made that the Reverend Terry Jones's plan to burn Muslim holy books (because apparently the Reverend thinks that the spirit of Christianity is best served by adopting tactics favored by the Third Reich) presents a danger to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since it will infuriate Muslims, driving even moderate [...:]

The Text of my Speech at the Julie Awards

I had the honor of being the presenter of the Julie Award at the Dragon*Con banquet Saturday night to Stan Lee. Below is the text of my speech:

The recipient of this year's Julie award is the single most—not only deserving—but appropriate winner in the award's history since Julie himself. Because one of [...:]

Political Corrections

Originally published November 19, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1044
"Is Doc Samson Jewish?"
The alarmed question was posed to me several years ago. It was coming from a concerned, and even slightly confused, assistant editor on The Incredible Hulk.

What had prompted the query was the plot that I had just turned in. Bruce and Betty Banner, [...:]