Most of the fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones fall into one of two categories: * Fans of the novels. These are the people who have read all the books, possibly more than once. They range from those who really … Continue reading →
I feel sorry for the new Evil Dead movie. It’s hard to remake a much-beloved film, a cult classic enjoyed as thoroughly for its B-movie sensibilities and shoestring budget as for its horror. And people sometimes forget that the original … Continue reading →
Epic fantasy rules the entertainment world these days. Kicked off by the Lord of the Rings films, epic fantasy has spread from the pages of novels to the big and small screens. George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice … Continue reading →
No, that’s not a typo for Necronomicon. I suspect it was an attempt to cash in on the Lovecraft reference without the risk of Chaosium coming after them, since Chaosium had the exclusive license to produce RPG material involving the … Continue reading →
There are people in this world who have elevated their understanding of the philosophies of Star Wars’ Jedi Knights to a religion that they themselves practice. A real-world religion born of a practice from a space opera. The Church of … Continue reading →
My brother and I had a subscription to Dragon Magazine through most of the 80’s and 90’s. Among the joys I got from those magazines was a full-color version of the Deck of Many Things. As you can see … Continue reading →
Since moving to Portland, I have gotten back into NBA basketball. I haven’t watched basketball regularly since Michael Jordan retired, but Portland has no pro baseball or football teams. One trip to the Rose Center was all I needed to … Continue reading →
Almost exactly twenty years ago Babylon 5’s pilot episode, “The Gathering,” premiered, and I … had no idea. Seriously. I distinctly remember when Babylon 5 premiered on my local channel (KBHK Channel 44 as I recall), and when it did … Continue reading →
Sometimes I miss Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. Technically I mean the second edition, but when it was released I don’t remember anyone differentiating between first and second editions. It was the new edition and everyone I knew made the change. … Continue reading →
Between a plane flight and before-bed reading, I finally got to read Redshirts last weekend, thanks to DunDraCon. If you haven’t read the novel yet, it’s John Scalzi’s marvelous take on the expendable extra in fiction, especially science fiction. Warning: … Continue reading →