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Apr. 16th, 2015 10:44 pm1. The Star Wars Movie Trailer that has fans hollering with joy:
The final shot --- made me think, heck yeah.
It's getting good press. Plus the script is by the scribe of the original three movies, as well as Raiders of the Lost Arc, and Silverado...that's right Lawrence Kasdan, with JJ Abrhams.
George Lucas had little involvement. Which may be why the original actors agreed to do it.
[Hmmm...does this mean we can forget about the prequels?]
2. Hugo-Gate continues...
Apparently two more of the people nominated by the Sad/Rabid Puppies have declined their nominations. One in the Best Novel category, and on in the Best Short Fiction Category.
[Wasn't Jim Butcher unfortunately - was sort of hoping he would, but he appears to be ignoring the whole thing.]
The whole thing is absurd. Seriously, why would any one in their right mind publicly attempt to hijack a prestigious genre award? You got to know that you've derailed the award and killed any credibility associated with it - by doing so. So even if you won, no one would take your win seriously. Nor have you changed anyone's minds - they just want nothing to do with you.
The sheer stupidity of this...boggles.
Now just think what people could accomplish if they put this amount of energy into something fruitful like ending world hunger?
But no, making sure pulpy science fiction gets accolades from ...not sure who exactly..is incredibly important.
See the problem is people have too much time on their hands and/or spend way too much time on their computers.
The final shot --- made me think, heck yeah.
It's getting good press. Plus the script is by the scribe of the original three movies, as well as Raiders of the Lost Arc, and Silverado...that's right Lawrence Kasdan, with JJ Abrhams.
George Lucas had little involvement. Which may be why the original actors agreed to do it.
[Hmmm...does this mean we can forget about the prequels?]
2. Hugo-Gate continues...
Apparently two more of the people nominated by the Sad/Rabid Puppies have declined their nominations. One in the Best Novel category, and on in the Best Short Fiction Category.
[Wasn't Jim Butcher unfortunately - was sort of hoping he would, but he appears to be ignoring the whole thing.]
The whole thing is absurd. Seriously, why would any one in their right mind publicly attempt to hijack a prestigious genre award? You got to know that you've derailed the award and killed any credibility associated with it - by doing so. So even if you won, no one would take your win seriously. Nor have you changed anyone's minds - they just want nothing to do with you.
The sheer stupidity of this...boggles.
Now just think what people could accomplish if they put this amount of energy into something fruitful like ending world hunger?
But no, making sure pulpy science fiction gets accolades from ...not sure who exactly..is incredibly important.
See the problem is people have too much time on their hands and/or spend way too much time on their computers.