You Can’t Go to World 1-1 Again
I took advantage of the weekend and nights sneaking out of the office just after dark, to play some of Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. I’m about 31 stars in, and I’ve come to two conclusions: 1) It deserves all the perfect reviews it’s been getting, and 2) I’m old. Now, it doesn’t take…
Hooray for stuff I worked on!
I’m starting to regret all that stuff I said earlier about videogames being non-union, because a writer’s strike would be pretty sweet right about now. Not because I have anything in particular to protest, but because it’d be nice to get a little break. Yet another problem with doing exactly what I want to be…
You had me at bienvenido
As expected, I used the money Apple overcharged me for my phone to get OS X Leopard, and I’ve been really impressed with it so far. I don’t agree with most of the criticisms that have been made against it — I actually like the new Dock — and I think in just about every…
Tensions Mount as Rival Factions Set To Conquer Lucrative Making-Fun-of-Movies Territory
Astute readers will notice I haven’t been updating this weblog, and that’s because of a desperate attempt to get caught up with work. (That’s what happens when every time you get stuck writing, you run to the safety of The Orange Box and watching Japanese movies from the 80s about schoolgirl detectives). But it’s still…
Delinquent Schoolgirl Yo-Yo Detective, you’ve shattered every bone in my heart.
On his Invincible Super-Blog, Chris Sims wrote a fine review of the 1987 Japanese movie Sukeban Deka that was enough to make me put it at the top of my Netflix queue, and for that I’m thankful. Still, it’s hobbled by the old “aren’t those Japanese people wacky?” mentality that doesn’t really capture the sheer…
The creature is stirring
Nick and Jake at Telltale have done another great job with the trailers for the Sam & Max games; here’s the one for the first episode of season 2. It’s called “Ice Station Santa,” in case that’s not clear. The season starts November 8th & 9th, and I’m interested to see what the reaction’s going…
“I’m about to go analog on your ass.”
I just want to make sure everybody else heard that, and it wasn’t just me. In “Bionic Woman” this week, Isaiah Washington’s character interrupts the completely pointless training sessions between the Bionic Woman and Yoda-san, telling her she needs to bring out the animal inside herself, and he actually says the line, “I’m about to…
Boîte l’Orange
In a just universe, all the press and marketing attention devoted to Halo 3 would’ve been saved for The Orange Box. Now, I realize that’s kind of ridiculous — I’m skeptical that Valve is in any way strapped for cash. And Half-Life isn’t exactly some obscure title that needs passionate fans to blog about to…