Reader George
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Hmm, ENDER'S GAME felt more like watching a video game, which are more fun to play than watch.
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Valid points. It didn't give a catharsis that matched up with the earlier set-ups that hinted at a potentially strong, physical, climax. This would allow an audience to examine Ender's approach played out in "real" battle against a traditional warrior's approach. So, in that light, I can see how it would be a letdown; and from that standpoint, the mind-link resolution with the Philip K. Dick. wounded "Wub" creature would feel sublime. I liked it as a guilty ple...
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I am ready for summer in the PacNW, but I have to admit I'm enjoying the crackling fire on this cool rainy night.
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I like to think of myself as bi-coastal, but I gotta say there's something good deep down about adjusting the computer clock to Eastern time.
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I love it when a system update deauthorizes my screenwriting software and then, in the process of contacting tech support to reauthorize the software, the tech dude chides me for not knowing a random system update would have deauthorized my software. Uh, no, I am not going to launch your software just to deauthorize it prior to every system update, nor is it my responsibility to do so.
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I would like to recall the time I just spent watching the "Total Recall" remake.
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Agreed. I thought that "dream" that movie started off with was some kind of joke "I won't leave you, I will find you" or whatever-the-fuck. I just remember it was cheesy as hell and thought this can't be for real. But it was... and it set the tone for how stupid the rest of the movie was going to be.
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I'm in London for the McKee genre seminar and lingering a few extra days. Who needs a pint?
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ICYMI - Netflix internal analysis of when viewers get hooked on series http://bit.ly/1jfuzzN
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If you missed it, Vince Gilligan was on Charlie Rose Weds night. Nothing earth shattering but a nice interview nonetheless.
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I asked him about the pilot of Breaking Bad and how people reacted to it given how much description he put in the action, which I've always read is a big no no when writing a script, and he essentially told me that people don't care what rules you break so long as what you write is good. So, go crazy people! Just write good stuff.
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Inadvertently caught the "ESCAPE/3-screen experience" of Star Trek: Beyond. Gimmicky and annoying. The main screen was smaller, to accommodate the additional left and right "wrap around" screens, and only parts of the film projected on all 3 screens. Not a fan.
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Increasingly frustrated with BlueHost. Webhosting recommendations, anyone?
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Kudos to the whoismrrobot.com marketing team. Well done, thus far.
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Oh man, MR. ROBOT officially has jumped the shark. Increasingly uneven and increasingly disappointing.
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I can't honestly call a show original and innovative when it's basically a ripoff of the central plan and twists of FIGHT CLUB. I'd say Sam Esmail has MAJOR BALLS for music queuing WHERE IS MY MIND in the final minutes of Episode 9. That was like a giant f**k you to the audience. If the season finale or season 2 doesn't live up to those first nine episodes, the BACKLASH will destroy that show.
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Our Fantasy (American) Football league unofficially is up to 11 teams with more slots available. Learn more: https://yho.com/nfl?l=17911&k=5087813d1927a800&ikey=e62a8565a752325d
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REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE writer Stewart Stern died yesterday. Had the pleasure of studying with him. A true titan.
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My contribution to the wave of obits: http://bit.ly/stern-lessons
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Sherlock Holmes in the public domain: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/sherlock-holmes-is-in-the-public-domain-american-judge-rules/
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SMASH CUT TO.... a lame transition. WTF? A cut is a cut. Who started this "smash cut" nonsense? Curmudgeonly annoyed.
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So what exactly was satisfying about the Mr. Robot finale?? The whole staff needs to watch The West Wing or Good Wife or Dexter to understand what makes for a compelling cliffhanger. Sorry, the promise of the pilot wholly unfulfilled. Thoughts?
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I'm kind of amazed how blatant they were about the Fight Club-esque reveal of his father. They treated it like this big reveal even though most people probably figured it out after the first or second episode.
Felt like they should have just acknowledged that his dad was a hallucination from the get-go.
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Struggling through first few episodes of Dexter season 7 -- any reason to keep watching? Totally disappointed thus far.
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Sufficiently annoyed.
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The best part of the dental implant procedure was when the doctor said, "That's good -- we can drill deeper."
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True Detective season 2: ugh.