Movies and San Diego Comic Con...

[shadowkat]

1. Watched the The Old Guard tonight - the movie starring Cherliz Theron and Kiki Layne (who was in If Beale Street Could Talk - I highly recommend "If Beale Street Could Talk", if you've not seen it - it was hands down the best film I saw last year and this year to date.)

Anyhow, The Old Guard felt less like a movie and more like the pilot of a television series. It's clunky in the same way that television serial pilots are, with lots of exposition, and set-up, but a feeling that future episodes might carry more weight. And - much like pilots of television serials - it's last scene was by far the most intriguing. I think that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the movie without getting spoiled. In other words, if it were a television series? I might stick with it for a bit. But as a movie? Eh..it's not bad, just clunky. The villains are kind of cliche. Although it is progressive with LGBTQ relationships and casting. But there's not much to the plot - lots of expository material. Go watch "If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Mad Max: Fury Road" instead.

2. I'm irritable.

Also, NYC has made me dislike bicyclists. I'm perfectly fine with bicyclists anywhere else. It's just here that I'd like to strangle them. Or poke them with a large stick while they ride by me on the sidewalk. That's right, in my neighborhood, people are riding their bikes on pedestrian paths, sidewalks, etc. The only relief from the nasty fiends is Greenwood Cemetery - which prohibits bike riding. It's the only place in the city that prohibits the riding of bikes. Ah...

3. Flirting with various forums on Comic Con.

Whedon appears to have left it. Not quite sure why - can't find anything discussing it and it was sudden. Either that - or they don't want to let me attend it for some reason, but I'm neither that egotistical nor paranoid. I mean why would anyone care if I attended? I lurk. And I'm not a journalist. I'm nobody. I think he asked that they remove it. But Nathan Fillon may have him drop in on his Q&A, so that's possible. Fillon's is also more doable - it's on Sunday. I kind of want to do Cherliz Theron - Badass Heroine - and a Q&A on her career. I like Cherliz Theron. She plays tough characters. It should be noted that I've never done a comic-con in my life. And I dislike Zoom. So, we'll see if this works.

OOOhhh, I found something really really cool - Star Trek Universe It has the creator of Rick and Morty, and the casts of Discovery and Picard on it. The Discovery Cast will do a scene read-through. Comiccon 2020 Schedule It's Thursday July 23, 2020 10:00am - 11:00am. I probably won't be able to do it, because work. But I'm flirting with taking Thursday and Friday off as Personal Days, and just playing on Zoom. But I can sort of do that working remotely anyhow. They also have Stumptown's stars and writers doing a panel on Saturday. What We Do in The Shadows - has their panel discussion on Saturday at 5PM (all times PDT). Nathan Fillion is on Sunday at 5PM, I think, with special appearanced by Whedon, Alan Tudyke, Gina Torres, and others. (I think Whedon copped out and will do Fillion's instead - Fillion's is moderated and Whedon isn't on the spot.) But the Star Trek one is by far the best. Oh, forgot to mention - Farscape has a panel, it doesn't interest me because no Claudia Black or Ben Browder, but it does have others...and writers. So there's that. (Amazon Prime has Farscape now, so you can stream it if you have Amazon. I adore Farscape - it is by far my favorite science fiction series. I find it to be the most innovative.)

Comments

[cactuswatcher]

Anywhere bicyclists have or think they have the right to ride on pedestrian paths they are a menace. I'm all for dedicated bicycle paths on the streets like we have here in AZ many places, but I wish bicyclists would not ride two abreast in bike lanes designed for single file riding. There is nothing like driving past a pair of bicyclists with the one closest to the car lanes weaving around because they both are going too slow to ride in a straight line.

[shadowkat]

Agreed. There's an air of entitlement some of them appear to have - that just because they are on a bike they can do whatever they want. No. Bikes have to follow the same rules as cars and pedestrians, and provide right of way. Stick to their lane. If there is no bike lane, they follow the same rules as the cars, drive to the side, and act as if they are a car, following those rules and guidelines. In bike lanes they follow the same rules. Stop at stop lights and stop signs, signal a turn, etc. So many bicyclists ignore traffic signs, and go through stop signs, traffic lights, and even go against right of way - as if these rules don't apply to them and they can do whatever they want.

Ugh.