Star Trek: The Next Generation, or why I don't write for TV

Been watching some of the old Star Trek shows. Pretty good, but after binging a bunch of TNG episodes, I just found some issues. So, going back to the what if machine, what if I had Gene Roddenberry's ear back in the late 80's?

Re-Write the Book: The Invasion, part 2

Ok, so what's the endgame?

Re-write the book: The Invasion

Ah, the Invasion. Easily the most anticipated angles in recent memory and the most rage inducing when it finished. So, how would I handle it?

Animation Block: Fist of the North Star 2

Like I said earlier, if Toei had stopped with the first five stories, I would have been fine with Fist of the North Star but they didn't.

Part 2 opens up some time later. Ken became savior of the century's end, reunited with Yuria and defeated Raoh. So, everything's going to work out, right?

Stan Lee, 1922-2018

So much has been said, but I figure I'd add my .02 cents.

Stan Lee's impact has been discussed, for good and ill elsewhere. I'm just a weirdo flinging words out into the void, so I'll keep this brief. Marvel Comics under Lee's leadership helped shape our popular culture. For that, and for helping create some of the most  memorable characters in popular literature, hats off to him.

Lee's style of writing was a huge inspiration to me. I've come back over the old Marvel Essentials and so many of the stories stay with you. From the bickering of the Thing and Johnny Storm to such villains as Doctor Doom and the Green Goblin, plus all the nifty guys and gals of the long underwear set, Lee's prose would set the standard.

The world is all the poorer for his passing, but the work he left behind has and will continue to inspire many more. Just because something is escapist doesn't mean it has to be dumb.

Flash Gordon 2: Or Why I Don't Write for a Living

1980's Flash Gordon was a disappointment, but what if it wasn't?

Updates and the rest of the year

Ok, hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween. Going to be taking a slight break, but there will be some more content through to the end of the year. More reviews though and maybe even some wrestling.