I frequently read Penny Arcade. The creators bring a snarky eye to pop culture and video games, and the web comic rarely fails to amuse me. Today’s strip concerns, of all things, literary criticism. Specifically, the tendency in science fiction to invent really complicated similes for really simple comparisons. Throwing in random, made-up words —Continue reading “On Tortured Similes”
Tag Archives: Star Wars
On Fandom Fights
When I first read about Star Wars Transformers, I thought they would be the coolest toys ever. Imagine Rebel Alliance ships turning in Autobots! Imagine Imperial ships turning into Decepticons! In some weird, alternate reality, Rodimus Prime is a B-Wing fighter, and Galvatron is a TIE-Interceptor. And that would be awesome. Naturally, Star Wars TransformersContinue reading “On Fandom Fights”
On Other Needed LEGOs
Three weeks ago I’d mentioned how some phrases kept turning up in my search logs, phrases related to LEGO Doctor Who. Strangely, after writing about the need for LEGO Doctor Who products, people stopped “asking.” Go figure. Howsomever, LEGO searches have remained popular. Just from the last week: LEGO Batman Killer Croc LEGO Frodo StarContinue reading “On Other Needed LEGOs”
On LEGO Indiana Jones
The man in the hat is back, and this time he’s LEGO! Yes, LucasArts is making a LEGO Indiana Jones video game for release in the summer of 2008, in time for the fourth Indiana Jones film. From the Press Release: Developed by the same team at Traveller’s Tales that created the LEGO Star Wars™Continue reading “On LEGO Indiana Jones”
On Chewbacca
Chewbacca has a blog. That is all. 😆
More on LEGO Star Wars II
I sat down today and played through several levels of LEGO Star Wars II. I have almost enough LEGO studs to purchase my save file from the first game. That’s a mite disappointing, that I have to buy something that’s already on my XBox’s hard drive, but that’s how the game is, so I justContinue reading “More on LEGO Star Wars II”
On a Pointless Conversation
The phone rang at work this morning. I was in the midst of rearranging the PlayStation 2 games, put a stack of games on the top of a gondola, and answered the phone. I rattled off the current phone spiel. “Is there anyone there that plays Star Wars games?” the guy on the other endContinue reading “On a Pointless Conversation”
On Life at Work
Today. Today was, in a word, hectic. Oblivion, the long-awaited role-playing game for the XBox 360 and computer, went on sale. People needed Oblivion like junkies need a fix. It was that bad. I knew it would be. The phone calls yesterday, from customers wanting the game right then, right there, ranged from sullen toContinue reading “On Life at Work”
On Regrets
I regret ever saying anything about Anakin Skywalker’s parentage. Seven months onward, and I’m still getting replies. Sigh.
On Snoopy and the Death Star Run
Prompted by my friend Todd‘s exhortation to download a Star Wars fan film, last night I downloaded “Beagle,” a two-minute long animated short following Snoopy and Woodstock in the Rebel attack on the original Death Star over Yavin IV. I’ve watched it five times now, and each time I’ve been disappointed. First, “Beagle” doesn’t recreateContinue reading “On Snoopy and the Death Star Run”