Annals of the Homestarmy - Comments

Mad Giggler: Podcast 77: What's so great about Truman?

nospam@example.com (Mad Giggler) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:27:39 -0600

It will make you love characters and then do horrible things to them.

I don't recall anything in Assassin's Apprentice that would call for an R rating. There are definitely adult themes that will go way over kids' heads though. So it seems like a PG-13 to me. There is definitely a lot of violence, but it is not particularly graphic in its depiction. At least as compared to a lot of what passes for popular fiction these days.

Daboo: Review: Stone Reader

nospam@example.com (Daboo) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:03:58 -0600

http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Window-Hall-Family-Chronicles/dp/0064400425

The Diamond in the Window should never have gone out of print. It's one of my very favorite books of all time.

Sideshow: Red, Blue And Pigskin

nospam@example.com (Sideshow) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:47:09 -0600

I'm in complete agreement. I said as much two weeks ago, but the fact that Boise plays in the WAC will kill any chances. TCU has a better chance than Boise. In fact if both teams were to go undefeated, I think TCU would once again rank higher than Boise (TCU would be 3, just outside of the NC Game).

Mad Giggler: Red, Blue And Pigskin

nospam@example.com (Mad Giggler) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:44:46 -0600

I don't believe Boise State will get a National Championship invite, even if they go undefeated. The polls are too strongly influenced by men who believe BSU's schedule is too easy and they don't deserve an invite.

Ancient of Days: Podcast 77: What's so great about Truman?

nospam@example.com (Ancient of Days) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:45:36 -0600

I'm not sure what you mean by it "will rip your heart out". As for the MPAA rating, those things are entirely subjective anyway...what rating would you have given it?

Mad Giggler: Podcast 77: What's so great about Truman?

nospam@example.com (Mad Giggler) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:21:20 -0600

You forgot to mention that Assassin's Apprentice will rip your heart out. Didn't stop me from enjoying the excellent writing, but it bears mentioning. I also strongly disagree with your MPAA rating of this book.

the black cat: Red, Blue And Pigskin

nospam@example.com (the black cat) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:23:21 -0600

Great read...keep 'em coming

Sideshow: Programming Note

nospam@example.com (Sideshow) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:51:47 -0600

That was actually last week's, just late.

Radar: Programming Note

nospam@example.com (Radar) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:50:49 -0600

Um, didn't we already get one this week?

The Mad Giggler: The Homestarmy Presents: The Brett Favre Un-Retirement Pool

nospam@example.com (The Mad Giggler) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:20:08 -0600

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AjitSaS02stlvODEAmCw2VNDubYF?slug=ap-vikings-favre

Favre could be back as early as tomorrow (August 18)

Fox: Lost Years I'll Never Get Back

nospam@example.com (Fox) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:41:56 -0600

Daboo,

I think you said that much better and more succinctly than I. I am under the impression that the producers think referencing philosophers and other pieces of art is the same thing as exploring the themes found therein, or that the inspiration of those works will be absorbed into their own work by association.

Daboo: Lost Years I'll Never Get Back

nospam@example.com (Daboo) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:41:33 -0600

Lost is an example of creativity without inspiration. The authors were very creative in coming up with mind-f*** after mind-f***, because that was their ENTIRE PURPOSE the whole time. Not to create a story with questions to be answered, but to create something that would make us go, "WHAT!?!?!" every episode. And they were good at it.

However, what is missing is that crucial element of inspiration. No voices whispered to them, no dreams woke them up with startling clarity, and so they never were able to make any significant connections.

If this were a novel the poor writers would have never been able to finish it. It would have been a great seed of an idea without any ending. But luckily for them they got to make it into a TV show, and so it didn't matter. By the time they realized they were never going to find the answers, it was too late for their sucker viewers.

Swatson: The Homestarmy Presents: The Brett Favre Un-Retirement Pool

nospam@example.com (Swatson) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:19:06 -0600

September 19 Ankle needs more time.

Ancient of Days: Lost Years I'll Never Get Back

nospam@example.com (Ancient of Days) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:46:24 -0600

I couldn't agree more - I was frustrated by this show more than I was entertained by it. However, The Mad Giggler had convinced me in time that I should set myself up for disappointment in season 6. This allowed me to give up on being satisfied and just enjoy it for what it was.

In the end, I walked away with the idea that none of the mysteries ever mattered to the writers - they were just hooks to keep us coming back to get attached enough to the characters that the "finale" would be meaningful to us, so they could deliver what I consider to be their ultimate point: the ups-and-downs of life aren't important, it's all about the connections we make with each other.

Unsatisfactory, but I've come to expect nothing less from Hollywood in general.

Swatson: Lost Years I'll Never Get Back

nospam@example.com (Swatson) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:49:43 -0600

I think the creators/producers came to work one day and realized they had created a story too big for them. One with too many inconsistencies and too many side-stories to control and wrap up with any satisfaction to a true Lost fan.

And maybe they thought, who cares? People will stick with us to the end because our story compels them to.

I am one of those who felt compelled. And yet, I still look back on the story with some sort of fondness for some descriptions you listed above (acting, music, relationships).