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Category Archives: Movies
Movies: The Guns of Navarone
I recently watched The Guns of Navarone (1961), a movie that inspired the FALLOUT 3 Operation: Anchorage DLC (2009), specifically the “Guns of Anchorage” quest, and the original CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN (1981) video game by Silas Warner and Muse Software for … Continue reading
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Tagged Fallout, Fallout 3, Wolfenstein II
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Movie Night: DUNE & THE GREEN KNIGHT
I watched Dune and The Green Knight this weekend. They were both visually stunning films with intense, compelling lead actors, and both based on stories I read years ago. But one of them I liked much more than the other. … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction
Tagged Dune, Fantasy, Green Knight, movies, Science Fiction
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Slouching badass, bored ruler
Should I admit I’m actually a fan of a little manspreading? In TV tropes, this classic pose is called the Slouch of Villainy, though not always performed by a bad guy. Here are some of my favorite examples, from top to bottom: Kratos … Continue reading
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Gamer geek moms discuss Halloween
For Halloween, IceStella and I discussed customs in the UK and US, horror movies, books, video games, recipes, Frankenstein, Stephen King, 90s goth, Doctor Who, Gary Oldman, and more. Just a couple of geeky gamer moms hanging out. Several of my regular … Continue reading
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Mrs. Potts drawing challenge
Someone joked on Twitter about Mrs. Potts being impossible to draw without looking like some sort of demonic elephant, and they invited people to try it. This is my attempt, sketched in about 10 minutes from a reference pic. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fantasy, Movies, News & misc
Tagged Beauty and the Beast, Disney
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Try-It Tuesday: LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
There are tons of scary, horror, creepy, supernatural and monster games to play for Halloween, but it’s not as easy to find games to play during Christmas. I tried Overcooked: The Festive Seasoning in December and figured, why not Lego? Legos are toys, toys are … Continue reading
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Tagged marvel, Try-It Tuesday, Video Games
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Illogicon schedule Jan 12-14, 2018
ILLOGICON is a community based convention dedicated to Science Fiction & Fantasy in TV, movies, animation, comics, visual arts, pod casts, and video games. This year, I’ll be a participant in the following panels: The Art and Music in Science Fiction – FRIDAY – … Continue reading
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Tagged Illogicon
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A Wasteland Orange
I found an interesting guy near Walden Pond, during my second playthrough of Fallout 4. From what I’ve read online, the trader who spawns there is usually a woman and players assume she’s just a crazy cat lady. My trader spawned with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethesda, Clockwork Orange, Fallout, Fallout 4
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Have a shiny Valentine’s Day
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Posted in Movies, Romance, Science Fiction, TV Shows
Tagged Firefly, greeting cards, Inara, Jayne, Joss Whedon, Kaylee, Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity, valentines, valentines day, Wash, Zoe
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Top 10 historical babes
These are my top 10 favorite actors who’ve portrayed historic figures or literary characters, or appeared in period pieces and stories inspired by the past. The U.S. has only recently discovered some of these hotties who I’ve known for the … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Movies, Romance
Tagged eddie redmayne, Fantasy, jason momoa, richard armitage, rutger hauer, sean bean
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