Meme?! Really? What is my problem?!
Comment to this post and I will list 5 subjects/things I associate with you. Then post this in your blog and elaborate on the subjects I give you.
My five from conjurdude:
Brak
Zombies
Euphemisms
Filmmaking
Comics made into movies
Brak: Way back when I was totally into Space Ghost Coast to Coast and all of it's spin-offs. I would quote them and primarily the character of Brak often. Like, really often. Near constantly comes pretty close to describing it properly. Anyway, througout my life there are a few characters from popular media that I get associated with and for my late teens and early twenties it was Brak. An innocent, fun time in which I had no real idea of the cold, soul-grinding world that lay ahead. Sweet, sweet soul-grinding.
Zombies: It doesn't stop. Ever. Zombies got what it takes and I've been calling that one for o'er a decade. At this point I'm just a small voice in a flesh-hungry mob of mindless, undying fanboys, but there was a time I would rally for these monsters alone. Sure, others may be bigger, more die-hard aficianados, but I don't need to prove my dedication. I just need to be ready for the coming hordes. They will come. Funny thing, the other day at work I had someone try to legitimately claim that Resident Evil (the video game) is responsible for the current "trend" in zombies in the mainstream medias. When I corrected his error, he haughtily told me I don't know what I'm talking about so I proceeded to wreck up the place. That showed him.
Euphemisms: Not exactly sure why I'm associated with this. Perchance there was a time I don't remember in which I indulged in them. But like many a personal fad, I don't remember this any more. Anyway, euphemisms can be great fun, growing more so the more strange and complex they become. When you create a lexicon of euphemisms that you can have an entire conversation about one thing without ever mentioning it, you have then reached "Euphoria". That's... horrible, Jim. Or the other way they are crazy fun is when you speak in what sound like euphemisms but aren't at all euphemisms. That's the best.
Filmmaking: This is the craft to which I have thrown my life at. You all know this. It's not easy, but few things worth it are. One day, hopefully soon, I'll be able to make it a paying profession. I got some crazy ideas and getting them in movie form would be the coolest. I still need to develop several disciplines to get the process moving more smoothly, first-most of which is writing regularly. I used to write like a fiend, but that stopped. I need -NEED- to get that back. Pronto.
Comics turned into movies: I suppose I am quite vocal when it comes to this type of adaptation. Unfortunately, most movie-people like to change things around when they adapt them. That they like to change stuff isn't in itself bad, it's what they choose to change. There are elements of stories that when mucked around with make it cease to be the original piece no matter how much your marionettes look like the picture versions, they are no longer that which they represent. It would be one thing if these were stories that you were changing for a purpose. The changes are the point of the work. (Examples: GlenGarry GlenRoss (or however it's spelled) with an all female cast, Scorcese's Cape Fear, The myriad takes on William Shakespeare's works) But when you make it something else (what the hell did Elektra have to do with ANY comic book,ever?) for the sake of making it different you're just exploiting something for a short-term gain. Now, because so many comics have now been turned into movies, it's practically an industry of its own, I've become rather desensitized to it and, I forget who originally coined this, I've become "cautiously optimistic" about most adaptations. Hope for the best, expect the worst, and you'll get something in the middle.
My five from conjurdude:
Brak
Zombies
Euphemisms
Filmmaking
Comics made into movies
Brak: Way back when I was totally into Space Ghost Coast to Coast and all of it's spin-offs. I would quote them and primarily the character of Brak often. Like, really often. Near constantly comes pretty close to describing it properly. Anyway, througout my life there are a few characters from popular media that I get associated with and for my late teens and early twenties it was Brak. An innocent, fun time in which I had no real idea of the cold, soul-grinding world that lay ahead. Sweet, sweet soul-grinding.
Zombies: It doesn't stop. Ever. Zombies got what it takes and I've been calling that one for o'er a decade. At this point I'm just a small voice in a flesh-hungry mob of mindless, undying fanboys, but there was a time I would rally for these monsters alone. Sure, others may be bigger, more die-hard aficianados, but I don't need to prove my dedication. I just need to be ready for the coming hordes. They will come. Funny thing, the other day at work I had someone try to legitimately claim that Resident Evil (the video game) is responsible for the current "trend" in zombies in the mainstream medias. When I corrected his error, he haughtily told me I don't know what I'm talking about so I proceeded to wreck up the place. That showed him.
Euphemisms: Not exactly sure why I'm associated with this. Perchance there was a time I don't remember in which I indulged in them. But like many a personal fad, I don't remember this any more. Anyway, euphemisms can be great fun, growing more so the more strange and complex they become. When you create a lexicon of euphemisms that you can have an entire conversation about one thing without ever mentioning it, you have then reached "Euphoria". That's... horrible, Jim. Or the other way they are crazy fun is when you speak in what sound like euphemisms but aren't at all euphemisms. That's the best.
Filmmaking: This is the craft to which I have thrown my life at. You all know this. It's not easy, but few things worth it are. One day, hopefully soon, I'll be able to make it a paying profession. I got some crazy ideas and getting them in movie form would be the coolest. I still need to develop several disciplines to get the process moving more smoothly, first-most of which is writing regularly. I used to write like a fiend, but that stopped. I need -NEED- to get that back. Pronto.
Comics turned into movies: I suppose I am quite vocal when it comes to this type of adaptation. Unfortunately, most movie-people like to change things around when they adapt them. That they like to change stuff isn't in itself bad, it's what they choose to change. There are elements of stories that when mucked around with make it cease to be the original piece no matter how much your marionettes look like the picture versions, they are no longer that which they represent. It would be one thing if these were stories that you were changing for a purpose. The changes are the point of the work. (Examples: GlenGarry GlenRoss (or however it's spelled) with an all female cast, Scorcese's Cape Fear, The myriad takes on William Shakespeare's works) But when you make it something else (what the hell did Elektra have to do with ANY comic book,ever?) for the sake of making it different you're just exploiting something for a short-term gain. Now, because so many comics have now been turned into movies, it's practically an industry of its own, I've become rather desensitized to it and, I forget who originally coined this, I've become "cautiously optimistic" about most adaptations. Hope for the best, expect the worst, and you'll get something in the middle.