My gut feeling, ever since 1999, is that Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is Anakin Skywalker’s father. It’s based on two things–Lucas’s long-ago declaration that the six-film Star Wars saga would be about “a father, son, and twins.” The twins are Luke and Leia, the son is Anakin, so who is the father? What pointed meContinue reading “On Anakin Skywalker's Parentage”
Monthly Archives: May 2005
On Writing My Senators
Not that it would achieve anything, but I wrote two letters today, one to each of North Carolina’s Senators, asking them to vote against ending unlimited debate and filibuster on judicial nominees, something Republican Trent Lott dubbed “the nuclear option.” Liddy Dole and Richard Burr are, I know, firm votes in favor of scrapping twoContinue reading “On Writing My Senators”
On Crisis
The new Science Fiction Book Club catalog came today. I was flipping through the Altiverse flyer–Altiverse is the comics and media SF flyer–and what I noticed on the cover of the flyer was Superman holding the broken body of Supergirl, one of the seminal images from DC Comics’ 1985 crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths. MyContinue reading “On Crisis”
On Batman Controllers
Woo-hoo! Batman controllers for the Xbox!
On Obscure Searches
Mid-way through the month, and the top search term here is Commander Cody, followed closely behind by Dalek and Kzin. I need to lay off the sci-fi. 😉
On the Beast
No, I’m not talking Milwaukee’s Best, the official alcoholic beverage of the University of Richmond. I’m talking Hank McCoy, the Beast of the X-Men. Kelsey Grammer, of Cheers and Frasier, will portray the Beast in next summer’s X3. At a guess, I would think that the Beast will be done in CG, much as theContinue reading “On the Beast”
On the PlayStation 3
Sony unveiled the PlayStation 3 last night, their latest salvo in the video game wars. The use of the Spider-Man movie font on the system console is kinda cool. The XBox 360 has a plain, Arial-esque font, while the PS2 has that nifty, angular Spider-Man font. I like. 🙂 The initial report says a springContinue reading “On the PlayStation 3”
On an Amazonian Frustration
Received today, an e-mail from Amazon’s UK division: Dear Customer, We are sorry to report that the release of the following item has been cancelled: Lance Parkin “Doctor Who: Gallifrey Chronicles (Doctor Who S.)” This item has now been cancelled from your order and we can confirm that you have not been charged for it.Continue reading “On an Amazonian Frustration”
On another Movie Meme
I saw this on Mags L. Halliday’s blog–a movie meme! 🙂 Total number of films I own on DVD/video:DVD: over 150VHS: over 300 The last film I bought:Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. I have this feeling that I’ve bought something since then. I’ve no idea what, though. The last film I watched:On TV:Continue reading “On another Movie Meme”
On an Annoyance
Said a woman to me at work today, “Your name is spelled wrong.” No. I’m sorry, but it’s not. I know I’ve mentioned my name before, but it bears repeating. “Allyn” is a name that’s been passed down in the family for a hundred years. I don’t know where it came from. I don’t knowContinue reading “On an Annoyance”