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The Meeple Revolution has Begun!

October 8, 2005 by Dave

First, they were studied extensively… And now, what once were considered harmless wooden citizens of a medeval French town have begun to invade. Beware, the meeples are coming! Who knows what effect Essen will have on these startling developments. –Dave

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games

Unsithasfactory

October 6, 2005 by Dave

So, as I was in the shower pondering how Livejournal is the Dark Side of the Internet Force and Blogging is the Light Side (now THERE is a controversal statement) it struck me why Episode 3 was so dissapointing.

Filed Under: Editorial, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

Recasting Call: The Big One

October 6, 2005 by Dave

So a couple years down the road, they decide to remake The Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Blasphemy, I know, but bear with me.) The studio execs decide to fill it with Hollywood stars, eschewing “would-be” stars that they used in the last version. Who would you cast? For that matter, who should direct, produce, […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

October: What I'm looking forward to

October 6, 2005 by Dave

In Comics: Infinite Crisis. I’m a total DC whore, and they’ve totally hooked me with all the lead in stuff, even if it varies drastically in quality. It’ll be good to see where it all has been heading, especially when they’ve got writers I enjoy like Judd Winnick and Geoff Johns onboard, but mostly looking […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Comics, Music, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

The Inagural Post: Crisis on Infinite Earths vs. Infinite Crisis

October 6, 2005 by Dave

To kick things off, I thought I’d post about one of the nerdier things I’ve done lately. For those of you who don’t know, DC Comics has started another “mega-event” that stretches throughout all their mainstream comic books. IGN has an excellent guide to Infinite Crisis and what it’s about. As they say there, rereading […]

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