Moe Lane's Blog, page 883
June 30, 2020
Tweet of the Day, I Particularly Recommend ‘Elbow Room’ edition.
:innocent smile:
Oh, nice. SCHOOLHOUSE on Disney+. https://t.co/LXbtmdC936
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) July 1, 2020
The VALLIS MORTIS RPG 3-D Printing Kickstarter.
Stuff like Vallis Mortis is kind of wish-fulfillment for me. I’d love to be able to get a 3-D printer and RPG miniature blueprints for it, but I don’t have the space. It’d just end up in a corner somewhere, and that is the way of it. I know myself far too well.
Still. Looks real neat, huh?
The June Patreon stuff is up!
Some months are harder to get the work done than others. This was one of those months.
Short story: Holdouts . Vampires! Obscure movie jokes! A story that resented being written! It has it all.RPG: Notes from the GUMSHOE Conversion: General Abilities. For the Fermi Resolution RPG worldbook. Feel free to kick the tires on this one.
Patreon!Carl Reiner, RIP.
Damn, that’s a shame. Although ninety-eight is a good run. My condolences to his family and loved ones.
RIP Carl Reiner pic.twitter.com/QErzy6UFc4
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) June 30, 2020
June 29, 2020
Tweet of the Day, *I’M* Still Here, Dammit edition.
I mean, what Sonny is saying is true. But although I am reduced, and gone to the West, I am still Moe Lane. I’m still here. We’re all still here, and you folks are all cool to stick around. Thanks.
This is true. We didn’t appreciate blogs so all we’re left with is one giant comment section from ALL the blogs, except we’re all addicted to it and we can’t escape it. https://t.co/DzT1vy0xOe
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) June 30, 2020
The RESPECT teaser trailer.
I don’t go to many non-genre films. Heck, these days I’m not going to films at all. But I’m considering this one.
Aretha Franklin always got an automatic pass from me on everything, I don’t care, the subject is closed. Jennifer Hudson looks real promising in the role, and I can suspend disbelief in the voice* long enough. I think I may see this in theaters, assuming of course that we’re ever getting those back.
Moe Lane
*This is no more a slam than it would be about Joaquin Phoenix’s performance in WALK THE LINE.
Tweet of the Day, 3 Weeks Left On Dragon Awards Nominations edition.
Just saying.
The Dragon Awards are open for nominations from now through July 19! Anyone can nominate your favorite books, even if you're not going to Dragon Con! https://t.co/Afl2piKOZR
— Baen Books (@BaenBooks) June 29, 2020
06/29/2020 Snippet, HOLDOUTS.
Seldom have I dealt with a story this mulish. It’s so bad I’m now wondering if I said something wrong to it. I was gonna come back to this setting some day, but now I’m wondering if I should…
Patreon!The first day’s investigation went — well, not exactly nowhere. We did determine that there weren’t a sudden rise in disappearances, suspicious accidents, and/or drained corpses in the streets. And before you ask; it really is amazing what evidence people will resolutely ignore, for as long as possible. We almost lost Bangor in 1966 because the city council kept blaming bears for all the attacks. Hell, some people still buy that story. It’s easier than admitting the truth.
Major Mitchell looked on the ball, though. When we got back, Mitchell and I retired to the office to confer while Pam went through patrol reports and Greta… told the director everything we had done, I suppose. I was getting a real apple-polisher vibe off of that vampire, which I found vicariously annoying; but she had to work in this town and I didn’t. And if I stepped on somebody’s toes, I’d be stepping somewhere else soon. She didn’t have that privilege.
The major was more than ready to explain his theories on the lair. “I think they were in torpor,” he said.
I rolled my eyes. “Come on, Bill,” I said (we agreed that we could be “Bill” and “Jack” in his office). “Every single time a lair pops up under somebody’s radar, the people in charge blame torpor.”
The “Isn’t Danny Trejo… never mind” PREY trailer.
I’m not gonna be mean, here. The man needs to eat, and this isn’t the best time for movies. I shouldn’t try to mess up Danny Trejo’s paying gig; we creatives are all hustling right now. Besides, THE PREY: Legend of Karnoctus is calling itself an 1980s-style movie, which is probably making a virtue out of necessity.
But, again: whaddya going to do? These days, they’re making movies using whatever people brought in with them when they entered quarantine. Heck, the #1 movie in America one week was made by two guys using Zoom sessions. At least this one has CGI.
