Peter David's Blog, page 147

Breaking in, Part Deux

Originally published March 19, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1009
Delving into the BID mail bag, I found this letter on the top. It's a polite and respectful missive from Rick in Missouri. Apparently endeavoring to maintain the skeptical nature of the "Show Me" state, Rick–after starting off with a terse "Mr. David" for a [...:]

Wow. That was Amazing.

Remember the other day when I was live-blogging "Lost" and I kept mentioning the Mets game, which ended with them shutting out the first place Phillies?
Well, apparently they were just getting warmed up.  After having taken two out of three from the Yankees, they wound up shutting out the Phillies three games in a row.  [...:]

Bill Mumy Was Right

Years ago, when my life was falling apart, and I was in as deep a funk as I've ever been–when I was so far down that there seemed no up possible, because my (admittedly rocky, but still) marriage had crashed and burned, Bill Mumy said to me, "You know what's going to happen?  Years from [...:]

An Open Request to the Producers of "Chuck"

Guys:  You gotta cast Kate Jackson as Chuck's mom.
Not only would she be consistent with your casting of TV greats who came to prominence in the 70s and 80s…not only is she the smartest Angel…but the inevitable episode in which Captain Awesome's father–Bruce Boxleitner–finally meets his son's mother-in-law, will be embraced by everyone who has [...:]

Cowboy Pete is Up With "Chuck"

On the other hand, there's the season (and nearly series) finale of "Chuck," the perpetually on-the-bubble series that features product placement so pervasive that it was even the title of the first half of last night's two-parter:  "Chuck vs. the Subway."  But I don't care.  The symbiotic relationship between Chuckies (my name for fans) and [...:]

Cowboy Pete Has Had a Day to Think About "Lost."

So I've had a day to think about it.  Here are my thoughts:


I think what it comes down to is this:  The finale works a lot better if you've only been watching the show for the past season.  I mean, yes, it helps to know what happened before.  But I feel like it [...:]

Barf Bag Hand Puppets, Part 2

Originally published March 12, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1008
A tight week, with the combination of a national holiday, personal appearances, and a major novel deadline.
Still, a recent store appearance did provide me with one opening. People asked me how the ol' barf bag collection was going. So here's a couple more examples, with [...:]

Get "Lost" With Cowboy Pete Tonight!

Yes, the old cowboy has decided to live blog the series finale of "Lost."  So if you're on the West Coast and just can't wait for some guy to wreck it for you, then read along below the cut line tonight, starting at 9 PM EST.
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Of All the Films and Properties James Cameron Lifted For "Avatar"…

…and he's getting sued by a woman named Kelly Van who claims he ripped it off from an on-line book of hers called "Sheila the Warrior:  The Damned"?  Really?
This isn't exactly Harlan Ellison & Terminator redux.  First of all, not to go all Comic Book Guy, but that is quite possibly one of the worst [...:]

A Nice Tribute in "Shrek: Forever After"

We took Caroline to see "Shrek: Forever After," which lacked the charm of the first two films but had a far superior story to the third one.  What we thought was a nice touch–a fitting tribute–was that the part of "the Pied Piper," which was performed entirely on flute (no spoken words) was played by [...:]