Timewaster's Guide Archive

I almost feel kinda sad that more people didnt get the Star Wars reference...

My rhyming mockery was one of my better moments.

Let me explain my disdain for Terry "Terribad" Badkind. I started reading his books because they looked similar to Jordan's. Book one was rather cliche, but I forgave that because I didn't know any better. However, I began noticing a pattern even in my ignorance. Richard doubts everyone--> finds obscure prophesy--> prophesy fulfilled causing more distrust--> random rape sequence -->Richard saves the day on accident-->The end--> return to step one.  I cant stand that the character never learns. He is the luckiest bastard in the history of fantasy novels.

excuse me: "non-fantasy" novels.

The moment an author alienates the people who reads his books, I throw any respect for him out the window (not that I had much in this case). Then came the day when he said his novels weren't fantasy, and did not hold any of those genre cliches. Really? Dragon? check. Magic Sword? check. Boy king growing up from abject poverty? check. Prophecy? check. His FATHER is the BAD GUY? BIG CHECK. I can keep going.

The point is this: if anyone want to read his novels, giddyup. hey at least you are reading - a thing that I wish everyone would invest time in. However, my personal opinion is that there are better authors to read. Specifically, there are authors out there who treat their fans with the respect they deserve, and who don't make a mockery of the fantasy genre and those who read it.

Now, with that out of the way, I am currently reading Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie. I had hoped to be in the middle of Bakker's The Judging Eye, but the bookstore didn't have the copy they said they did, so I had to Amazon it. I just got it the other day - it's a very good looking book.

Also. I received my collector's edition of Erikson's Gardens of the Moon on Tuesday. It looks AWESOME!

Insulting my intellect for being honest in my dislike for an author and his "not-fantasy" series seems a bit ridiculous. I don't like him, and I think his books are garbage. I have always said this, and I have always been very up-front about my opinions whether here or when I was at the bookstore. I haven't insulted your intellect (or any other reader's) because of your likes or dislikes, so I suggest you refrain from it yourself.

My Review:

Hoorays for the book!

The End.

Steve

late to the party - oh well.

another aspect of lip synching that i have recently changed my thoughts on is the following:

if a singer is terribad, would I rather listen to a mixed-cleaned-altered-sung-by-another-person song, or the awful rendition in the person's real voice that makes me wonder if the Apocalypse has come and I am in Hell?

Answer: if they absolutely MUST be out and about pretending to be good (yes all you pop-blond-divas, i am looking at you), then please yes, don't actually sing. It is hazardous to the health of the populace.

That is all.

I kinda felt Ozy was a little flat. Other than that I was good with them.  Rorschach was awesome. Comedian was awesome. I personally thought Nite Owl II was great as well - I liked his persona change from normal dude to Nite Owl a lot.

I also think had they gone with the comic ending, it would have turned off more people. There IS a small hole in the logic of the new ending - first with Dr Manhattan, and then with Ozy (his was more of a character hole imo). I super enjoyed the prison scene.

well, the director's cut is only going to add about a half hour. then an extended cut will include some of the Black Freighter stuff. My hope is that the extra footage will be added at the end to make the impact of the finale more meaningful. it was too choppy and lacked punch.

i did think the movie was good though.

November will be the release month.

Tor has promised that the book would be released this year (or a portion of it as we all assume). To release the book in any other month besides October or November would cost them money. October and November are the prime release slots for books - November being better than October.  December - March is the bad time. So, if the book is being released this year (which is very likely given that brandon is re-revising the first 400K), it will be released in October or November. My guess, seeing as this is kind of a huge monetary deal, is that they put it in the most prime spot possible - November.

The hardcover of this book alone will pull in 30 million dollars just in the English language. Do you really think they dont want that this year? given this economy?