Chris Braak's Blog, page 40
March 17, 2011
On the 'Daredevil' Not-Quite-Reboot
I'm not against rebooting a franchise. I'm not even above rebooting it multiple times, because it means ideally they learned something along the way. Incredible Hulk is a better movie than Hulk, and I'll bet you Avengers will have a better handle on the character than Incredible Hulk. And I'll bet someone could chop up [...]
March 15, 2011
Things You Need to be a Glenn Beck Fan
1. Be afraid of something. This could be something fairly practical, like "losing your job", but it could also be something hallucinatory, like "Mexicans are going to take over American and impose Shariah Law." 2. Be so uncomfortable with the fact that you live in a world of uncertainty that you'll believe anything, no matter [...]
March 10, 2011
Batman Takes Over The World (For REAL This Time)
So listen, we have to face facts: Grant Morrison will not write Batman forever (ugh, god, just seeing those two words together makes my eyes burn). I know, I know. Gnash your teeth, rend your garments, shake your fist bitterly at whatever deity has failed to meet your simple request of an ordered universe. Now [...]
March 9, 2011
Retro Review Power! Unholy Ghosts, by Stacia Kane
(Today, I review things from the past; this is because I do not always get the new books, and sometimes have to read things I find in the bookstore.) Unholy GhostsStacia Kane Urban Fantasy is a hard genre to be impressive with, especially without resorting to the Creeping Body Count. This is what makes Stacia [...]
March 7, 2011
Art, Criticism, and Art Criticism
Finally! I am getting around to responding to Josh Wimmer (sometimes called "Moff," as in, the legendary founder [thief] of Moff's Law) and his comments about criticism. I know that people responded in the comments to this, and Wimmer himself wrote more on the subject subsequently, but I am not looking at that stuff, yet. [...]
March 4, 2011
Audience Forbearance and the Fourth Wall
I have been reading William Goldman's The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway. You may remember Goldman as the author of such films as The Princess Bride or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and the script doctor for many, many more. In 1968, he saw every show during the Broadway season, talked to critics, [...]
March 2, 2011
You Should Probably Watch 'The American'
George Clooney has been in 19 movies that I've seen since Batman and Robin. And I have at the very least liked 16 of them. This is an impressive track record for any actor, let alone for an 80's sitcom guy who played the greatest character ever in the worst movie ever (YES, hyperbole, WHY [...]
February 28, 2011
Considerations
I have a new project that I am working on, which I may or may not one day unveil to you. Between that, though, and my new, regular, boring job, it's likely that my posting will be sporadic for a little while. I am also considering some things regarding the future of Threat Quality Press, [...]
February 24, 2011
I Speak TV: 'Being Human'
The chief strength of "Being Human" is right there in the title – it's a show that finds humanity in the outlandish. Which SHOULD be storytelling 101, but the fact that it often feels like a rarity on genre shows makes it feel that much more special (and subsequently makes me even angrier at other [...]
February 23, 2011
Why I Am a Terrible Person
I don't do nice things for people. The reason for this is that I am constantly writing my obituary in my head, and that I am deathly afraid of dramatic irony. Chris Braak died today in a car accident today. He was helping an old lady change her tire on the Schuylkill expressway and was [...]
