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January 17, 2021
“Over the Hills and Far Away.”
“Over The Hills and Far Away,” The Music of Sharpe
Movie of the Week: Master & Commander.
If you haven’t seen Master & Commander, don’t – unless you feel like swearing at a studio system that can make a movie like this, then never make a sequel to it. To be fair, though: it didn’t make enough money for a sequel. I’d love to know why, honestly. There’s some weird sociological reason for it, I’m sure. I shall try to avoid being bitter about the whole thing.
The WILLY’S WONDERLAND trailer.
This is one of the most Nicolas Cage projects ever. I don’t really think that I’ll see WILLY’S WONDERLAND, but I’m still kind of happy that it exists. Nature is healing itself.
WandaVision is entertainingly messed up.
Finally sat down and watched both of the first episodes. I think that dropping the first two and then making people wait is smart: it establishes nicely that there’s something seriously weird about WandaVision. Mind you, I assumed that right from the start.
Also, an interesting note: I had it up on my computer with my earbuds in so as not to disturb everybody else. My wife watched a little, over my shoulder, and observed later that when you can’t hear anything the camera work is a lot more evocative of a horror show. Which I’m pretty sure is what WandaVision is. …Cool.
Patreon Microfiction: Scary Stories for Zombies.
Left out of ‘Scary Stories for Zombies’ is any explanation of how zombies type. Or maintain a publishing industry. This is intentional, because I haven’t a clue, either. :offering tray: Canape?
Patreon!January 16, 2021
GODZILLA VS. KONG release moved up.
How nice for me. And possibly for the rest of you, but mostly for me. It is my demographic which is the one being pandered to, and I doubt that I will ever be this specifically pandered to again, so I’m gonna enjoy this last hurrah of the Time Before:
Warner Bros. has finalized a deal with Legendary Pictures to release Godzilla Vs. Kong in theaters on HBO Max simultaneously. The studio has now announced that the film will be released two-months earlier than expected.
The film was originally supposed to be released on May 21st, 2021. It’s now set to be released on March 26th.
Just before my birthday! How thoughtful of them.
Moe Lane
PS: I have nothing against Kong, but Godzilla has been a valued ally of both the US Navy and Air Force in multiple combat operations. If it comes down to taking a side, well, I won’t apologize for trying to maintain a crucial strategic relationship.
01/16/21 Snippet, THE FALL OF THE KINGDOM OF COAHUILA.
Action!
Patreon!But the real lucky thing was that these fools didn’t know the first thing about spying. It took Bailey a good minute before he figured out that they weren’t gonna ask him for a sign or code phrase! Not that Bailey knew it, because he’d shot Jimmy and everything, but who the hell just nods their heads and grins when you come up to them and tell them you’re their contract? Although at least he knew now he wasn’t just bushwacking three nobodies out in the desert. That’d be low of him.
A part of Bailey was tempted to ride this out and see where it could take him — but he wasn’t really there to get information. He was there to get their damn horses. So he started up the festivities by suddenly stopping, then pointing out with his right hand. “Crap!” he shouted. “What’s that?” All three of ‘em looked, the idjits — and Bailey promptly drew with his left hand and shot the Virginian, on the principle that anybody fresh from the manumission fight in that state had to be a hard man and a fanatic. Three quick shots and one hit, but the one was right in the throat and made the Virginian drop like… a dead man. The dime novels lie: there ain’t nothing that falls to the ground quite like a dead man.
Tweet of the Day, This Muppets 1984 Concept Has Potential edition.
I mean, it’s totally [expletive deleted] up, and a very rough concept at this point. But I’m not saying no, either. There may be something there that people could work with.
People were joking about a Muppet '1984' so I thought the reasonable thing to do was make a trailer with me playing every character. pic.twitter.com/f5vulslByP
— Seán Burke (@SeanBurkeShow) January 13, 2021
Via Not The Bee.
