Comments on: Updating a Few Things http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/427 Random rants from a civil servant in Houston, TX Fri, 18 May 2012 03:45:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ubu Roi http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/427#comment-1831 Ubu Roi Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:07:25 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/?p=427#comment-1831 The problem with the ending of SO is that it was open. We don't find out if the crew of the <i>Ameratsu</i> freed their home planet or not. My guess is not, but it's possible, given the chaos that both major governments were in at that point. Of course, that was never supposed to be the focus of the show; it was meant to be the crew, and their trials/tribulations. Somehow, they never drew me in. The problem was, the writers never tried to round the crew out; to give them unique quirks, likes, dislikes, and personality traits. (Ok, that's not entirely true, but the ones they had were just... forced.) That made it very hard to empathize with them. I found the producer and reporter to be the two most "real" characters to me, because of their obvious shared history, and the subtle context of their interactions. It's bad when the best dramatic line of the entire series belongs to a minor character. The problem with the ending of SO is that it was open. We don’t find out if the crew of the Ameratsu freed their home planet or not. My guess is not, but it’s possible, given the chaos that both major governments were in at that point. Of course, that was never supposed to be the focus of the show; it was meant to be the crew, and their trials/tribulations. Somehow, they never drew me in. The problem was, the writers never tried to round the crew out; to give them unique quirks, likes, dislikes, and personality traits. (Ok, that’s not entirely true, but the ones they had were just… forced.) That made it very hard to empathize with them. I found the producer and reporter to be the two most “real” characters to me, because of their obvious shared history, and the subtle context of their interactions. It’s bad when the best dramatic line of the entire series belongs to a minor character.

]]> By: HC http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/427#comment-1825 HC Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:42:57 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/?p=427#comment-1825 Dual is surprisingly good. It doesn't have a smidgen of originality to it, but manages to be so very open and genial about it that one doesn't much mind. Sorry to hear about Starship Operators - I got partway through, and moved, and never got around to finishing it. Otherwise, for a good ending try Planetes. No horror involved! Just people... in.... spaaace, going about their lives. Dual is surprisingly good. It doesn’t have a smidgen of originality to it, but manages to be so very open and genial about it that one doesn’t much mind.

Sorry to hear about Starship Operators - I got partway through, and moved, and never got around to finishing it. Otherwise, for a good ending try Planetes. No horror involved! Just people… in…. spaaace, going about their lives.

]]> By: Ubu Roi http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/427#comment-1823 Ubu Roi Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:57:51 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/?p=427#comment-1823 As I noted, I haven't been able to reload DE and watch it a second time yet. So MC is going to be a while yet. "Disturbing" is right; I usually don't do horror; Blair Witch actually gave me, a grown man, nightmares. Notice that I forgot it above, and referenced Alien3, which I didn't even like? I always have to fight to remember the title (of BWP); I suspect I don't <i>want</i> to remember that movie on some level. (Edit: Or DE, either. The first image in my mind anytime I think of that series is a bloody handprint on a photograph. You know which scene.) Besides which, I was beginning to get this odd image of myself following you around picking whatever you looked at. :-) I didn't conciously decide to break that mold, but I was clicking around Robert's site at random while thinking about a problem, and decided that one looked interesting. Hm. Maybe I should go alter my wish list and add it there. Or for something slightly less pointless, shoot a BB gun at the moon. As I noted, I haven’t been able to reload DE and watch it a second time yet. So MC is going to be a while yet. “Disturbing” is right; I usually don’t do horror; Blair Witch actually gave me, a grown man, nightmares. Notice that I forgot it above, and referenced Alien3, which I didn’t even like? I always have to fight to remember the title (of BWP); I suspect I don’t want to remember that movie on some level.

(Edit: Or DE, either. The first image in my mind anytime I think of that series is a bloody handprint on a photograph. You know which scene.)

Besides which, I was beginning to get this odd image of myself following you around picking whatever you looked at. :-) I didn’t conciously decide to break that mold, but I was clicking around Robert’s site at random while thinking about a problem, and decided that one looked interesting.

Hm. Maybe I should go alter my wish list and add it there. Or for something slightly less pointless, shoot a BB gun at the moon.

]]> By: Steven Den Beste http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/427#comment-1822 Steven Den Beste Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:39:48 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/?p=427#comment-1822 I've been hoping to hear that you ordered "Misaki Chronicles". Alas... I’ve been hoping to hear that you ordered “Misaki Chronicles”. Alas…

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