reminder: its ok to like things + acknowledge their problems/be critical of them at the same time.
Having just enjoyed 3 hours of Bioshock Infinite, I am very much behind this sentiment.
Oh, damn.
Madoka Magica is great and all, but I really don’t want to live there.
I never did spring for a physical Buddha Machine, but I love the iOS version. Wonder if a virtual Gristleism machine will be made available.
(Source: warrenellis)
I wonder if the compact Ford F-150 is selling well?
Oh, and as PD2525 points out, here at the Porter Rocky Mountain Headquarters we predict (hope?) that the next Bioshock game will comment on the Gordon Gekko go-go Eighties, and will take place on the moon.
A few hours into playing Bioshock Infinite, I find myself thinking about the nature of sequels and series.
As a game this is very clearly a sequel to Bioshock, but as a narrative it is something apart. The games share stylistic and thematic DNA, and (I begin to suspect) may take place in distinct places and times in the same world, but they are not quite parts of the same story. They certainly are not connected the way The Lord of the Rings books or films are connected. They are not connected the way that the Die Hard movies are connected. But they seem more connected than the films of Baz Luhrmann’s Red Curtain Trilogy. The nearest comparison I can come up with is Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors trilogy. Which I now need to watch again.
Looks like some cheatin’ varmint had a Hermit up his sleeve.
Drove to work behind a flatbed stacked with crushed cubes that used to be automobiles. Made me think about mortality. Or at least the mortality of my MINI Cooper.
Watching Madoka Magica.
Just finished Episode 3.
I’m going to require therapy when this is over, aren’t I?
The Summit on Anime in North America was a great success. A Colorado weekend snowstorm may have kept some away, but the group that gathered had a fine time wrestling with the reasons for anime’s popularity in North America and how those reasons fit into the medium’s history, present and future.
The Rocky Mountain Anime Association will be posting a recording of the proceedings. In the meantime, in case anyone is interested here are my notes from the event:
I can also provide these as OPML or as an iThoughts file; please ask if you would find that useful.
These include my notes from various guests’ talks, and I’m sure I got some things wrong. Apologies in advance if I mischaracterized anyone’s statements.
