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Review: Designated Survivor
A little while ago, there was an article on The Catholic Geeks discussing new fall television. One show was called Designated Survivor, which was an obvious knock off of the Tom Clancy plot point where someone blows up the State of the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged 24, designated survivor, jack bauer, kiefer sutherland, Politics, television
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The Pond Family Reunion, @DragonCon, 2016
I’m now at the point where I’m posting other people’s video. I’m told Karen Gillan was supposed to be part of this. I think she either cancelled, or cancelled her panels. I could be mistaken. And, while you’re listening … Continue reading
Daredevil Panel with Charlie Cox @DragonCon, 2016
And, if you like Martial Arts, you might want to check out my Sad Puppy and Dragon Award Nominated Novel Honor at Stake by clicking this link. And … enjoy.
Posted in Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Daredevil, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Netflix, television
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Firefly Guests @DragonCon 2016
On the one hand, Firefly is possibly one of the most overrated shows that ever got a cult following off of so little. Never was so much worshipped by so many for so very little. Even in DVD format, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction
Tagged baldwin, Firefly, Joss Whedon, Serenity, television
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Spectre, a Review
For the past few months, there is yet another headline about “Who should be the next James Bond?” Tom Hiddleston or Idris Elba, the occasional actor I never heard of before. At this rate of speed, I’d take Tom Ellis from Lucifer. With … Continue reading
Military SF Tech @DragonCon, 2016
This was a fun little panel that I was surprised by — mostly that I got such good video feed. “There’s an awful lot of high tech in military science fiction. Some of it is solidly based on current science/tech. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science and Technology, Science Fiction, Video Games, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, John Ringo, Science Fiction
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Tom Stranger: International Insurance Agent
Welcome to Larry Correia’s audio book, The Adventures of Tom Stranger: Interdimensional Insurance Agent, narrated by Adam Baldwin. Yes. Really. I’m not making this one up. Have you ever seen a planet invaded by rampaging space mutants from another dimension or … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged adam baldwin, audio book, Comedy, Honor At Stake, Larry Correia
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Review: Iron Chamber of Memory
John C Wright has pulled off a great trick with his latest novel, Iron Chamber of Memory. What started out as a Nora Roberts style romantic comedy ended in an epic battle on the scale of Mary Stewart and her … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews, Romance
Tagged Fantasy, John C. Wright, Romance
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Review: Chasing Freedom
I hang out with a lot of political writers. Then again, most if not all writers still to be political, to some degree or another. And the most common form of political writing lately is the distopia, or perhaps dystopia, … Continue reading
#DragonCon Report 2016, Effective Promotion for Writers
Description of this panel: “The pros discuss what works for them, and what doesn’t.” Panelists include: Jade Lee, Peter David, Faith Hunter, Gail Z Martin, and Lee Martindale. No, sorry, I don’t have too much to add to this one. … Continue reading
Neeta Lyffe: Dual Review
Today will be a dual review. Why? Because it’s hard to review one book without reflecting on the other. In zombie films, zombies are generally NOT the main bad guys. They set the scene, they act as cannon fodder (for … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Funny Zombies, Karina Fabian, Zombie Fiction, Zombies
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Monster Hunter Grunge Review
What happens when you bring together one of the best SF&F writers into one of the best fantasy worlds in books today? Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge. When Marine Private Oliver Chadwick Gardenier is killed in the Marine barrack bombing in … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Thriller
Tagged John Ringo, Larry Correia, Monster Hunter International, Monster Hunter Series
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Butcher discusses Peace Talks at DragonCon
Jim Butcher is deeply enamored with DragonCon. After multiple signings where no one showed up, or panels at conventions where he was the only one in the room, DragonCon is where he started to feel like an author. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Tabletop RPGs, Uncategorized
Tagged Captain America, DragonCon, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, Marvel, Steampunk, The Dresden Files
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DragonCon report 2016, The Secrets of NY Times Bestselling Authors
This panel lacked truth in advertising. Bestsellers don’t come easy. Writers share tips about breaking the barrier of the NYT Bestseller lists. It had a collection of people who were on the Bestseller list, but nothing really about getting books … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Writing
Tagged Books, Dresden Files Fan Filming, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, Star Wars, The Dresden Files
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DragonCon 2016 Report: Fightin’ and Writin’
To begin with, I did not get fancy with the title of this panel. This is how it’s spelled out in the DragonCon listing. In this panel Never make a foolish mistake in a fight scene again. These pros will … Continue reading
DragonCon 2016 Report: Feeding the Weapon
This was an odd little presentation. Not because of the content or the presenter, but because this was one of the few times I could barely hear what was going on. When I came in, Kevin Dockery, former army armorer … Continue reading
The First Annual Dragon Awards
So, some things of note here, while I think of them.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Gaming, Science Fiction
Tagged David Weber, DragonCon, Hugo Awards, John C. Wright, Larry Correia, Sad Puppies
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New Shows of Fall Season
The following TV shows are actually new. To my knowledge, they are not based on any previous product. They are, at the very least, slightly unique. For example… APB (FOX) So, Tony Stark took over a police department, and … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction
Tagged Agent Carter, television, The Time Machine, Tony Stark
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Russia’s “Guardians”: Now With 100% More Man-Bear!
I heard about Guardians some time back: in a nutshell, it’s a Russian version of The Avengers…which means that in some ways, it’s actually quite different. For one, there’s a character who turns into a were-bear. Only in Russia! Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Science Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Guardians, Man-Bear, Movie Trailer, Movies, Superhero
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A Review of ABC’s Notorious
Back when first looked at the new shows of the Fall Season, one show was called Notorious. I immediately figured it would not be as interesting as the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. I mean, after all, one of … Continue reading →