Awesome. Just awesome. You may do a happy dance, now.
Carry on.
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Showing posts with label Nerdery. Show all posts
Thursday, June 23, 2011
There and Back Again...
Awesome. Just awesome. You may do a happy dance, now.
Carry on.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Ruminations
So far I have posted on some geek stuff, which I fully intend to keep on doing, but I also want to focus on other topics that I love. I'm a historian, and I also follow politics. I don't want to descend into the fever pits of politics, but tackle ideas that I consider important, or worth discussing. What I really want is clarity across the board about ideas, events, issues, and concepts. Plus, honest debate that doesn't refer to Fox News as "Faux News" or sneer at President Obama because his middle name is "Hussein". I aim to be above that kind of gutter politics. And I'll look at science where I think it's important, too (and not just in politics).
Oh, I still hate George Lucas. Suck on that, Skywalker Ranch!
And then I'll go back to geeking out over my nerdness.
Oh, I still hate George Lucas. Suck on that, Skywalker Ranch!
And then I'll go back to geeking out over my nerdness.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Falling Skies premiere
About to watch the Falling Skies premiere at 11pm on TNT. I'll let you all know how it is.
UPDATE: The show's good so far, after the premiere. Basically, it's about a rag-tag resistance group who is fighting against an alien invasion, and doing the best they can to hold on, and fight back. It's smart with it's characters, and plays to it's audience well, with references to Americana and nice slice-of-life moments. But it really works well as a tactical set-up of what that kind of apocalyptic war would look like. It's better than most of these kind of shows, so far.
Noah Wylie does a great job as a world-weary former Military History Professor at Boston University, who's now the 2nd in command of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment. He's trying to remind everyone that human history has many instances of wars where smaller or inferior forces win the day. He frequently cites the American Revolution (which he principally taught in college) as an example. He's right.
I'm not sure when they'll air the premiere again, but it's worth checking out.
UPDATE: The show's good so far, after the premiere. Basically, it's about a rag-tag resistance group who is fighting against an alien invasion, and doing the best they can to hold on, and fight back. It's smart with it's characters, and plays to it's audience well, with references to Americana and nice slice-of-life moments. But it really works well as a tactical set-up of what that kind of apocalyptic war would look like. It's better than most of these kind of shows, so far.
Noah Wylie does a great job as a world-weary former Military History Professor at Boston University, who's now the 2nd in command of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment. He's trying to remind everyone that human history has many instances of wars where smaller or inferior forces win the day. He frequently cites the American Revolution (which he principally taught in college) as an example. He's right.
I'm not sure when they'll air the premiere again, but it's worth checking out.
A Game of Thrones ate my bones
Ok, I'm sorry for the bad post-title. I won't do it again.
But damn, is that show good. And not just good, but damn good.
The second season can't come fast enough. But we all must wait for Spring 2012. Bring the DVD/Blu Ray set of the 1st season on already!
But damn, is that show good. And not just good, but damn good.
The second season can't come fast enough. But we all must wait for Spring 2012. Bring the DVD/Blu Ray set of the 1st season on already!
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