How the Great Have Fallen

In my last post I mentioned myself being in a T.V. series "drought." Well, that's not entirely true. You see, I have been following "Supernatural" through to the end of the sixth season. That is a T.V. show, but I didn't count it as one because of how crap it has become. Every week I would wait in anticipation, in the hope that the new episode would be something other than a steaming pile of faeces. But, every week, I was disappointed. For a while I would pretend that the series was right on track, and that it would pick up steam as the end of the season neared. But the time for denial is over (you never realise it until it's too late). It's time to wake up and smell the manure, figuratively speaking. What was once a novel show (as much as it could be) with interesting storylines (interspersed with intense action); likeable characters; a multi-layered plot; powerful and worthy adversaries; and hot babes has now become about an old man with a really irritating affectation ("idjit"); a constipated angel contemplating fratricide; an invincible but infuriatingly aimless giant; and the weird guy who always scowls at the camera. The show had a lot of promise... But that was before the creators ran out of ideas and started filling episodes with plant feed and plot holes. Now, the only visual spectacle we get is when Dean's troubled face becomes separated from the camera lens.

The REAL Douchebags

Justice... At Last

Don't you just hate it when you really like something, and just wish that the creators had made a sequel, and then you find out that they had - and you weren't aware of it for more than six months! That was my situation a short time ago. Fortunately, though, my anger was short-lived and I got on to enjoying the redemption of my T.V. series drought. Just what am I rambling on about? "Young Justice" of course! It's not really a sequel to the "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited" series, but it is for me.

According to the producers of the show, "Young Justice" takes place on Earth-16. This is an Earth from one of the many alternate universes. That's why it's not really a sequel. But I feel like it is because of the spirit of the show. True, the story focuses on different characters and that obviously means that the group dynamics are different, but the atmosphere of the series remains intact. Batman is still slightly brooding - yet intuitive; Superman is still stubborn and headstrong; and the new stars bring their own quirks and trademark characteristics to the table. The writing and action sequences are so compelling (reminiscent of the older shows) that the person who told me about the show actually thought that it was a continuation of the older shows (in the same universe). If you haven't watched any episodes yet... Then I don't know why you're still reading this.


 
 

Last Year's Books

Last year I read a decent amount of books... But sometimes I would lose interest for a while and hit a months-long dry-spell. Nevertheless, I felt like I should list these books-and so I have!

James Bond Casino Royale-Ian Flemming
Angels and Demons-Dan Brown
The Lost Symbol-Dan Brown
Deception Point-Dan Brown
Restaurant at the End of the Universe-Douglas Adams
Life,the Universe and Everything-Douglas Adams
So long, and Thanks for all the Fish-Douglas Adams
Mostly Harmless-Douglas Adams
A Study in Scarlet-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sign of the Four-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Valley of Fear-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Physics of the Impossible-Dr. Michio Kaku
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex-Eoin Colfer
Discworld: Pyramids-Terry Pratchett
Discworld: Small Gods-Terry Pratchett
Discworld: Unseen Academicals-Terry Pratchett
Republic Commando: Hard Contact-Karen Traviss
Republic Commando: Triple Zero-Karen Traviss
Outbound Flight-Timothy Zahn

And there they are! Of course, I have lost the names of some of the books in the dark recesses of my memory, but I did try my best to remember and will always do so.

And so it begins...

As you know (if you have read my description), my blog is partly about reading. But one will wonder, quite naturally, whether the guy who created this blog is credible at all? I mean, who is this shmuck, anyway? Well just to give you a little taste of how legit I am, I have listed the books that I have read so far this year in this post. Enjoy! ;)

Magician-Book 1-Raymon E. Feist
               -Book 2-Raymond E. Feist
Echoes of the Great Song-David Gemmell
Sword in the Storm-David Gemmell
Stormrider-David Gemmell
Troy Trilogy-Lord of the Silver Bow-David Gemmell
                    -Shield of Thunder-David Gemmell
                    -Fall of Kings-David and Stella Gemmell
Lion of Macedon-David Gemmell
Dark Prince-David Gemmell
Druss-The Legend of Deathwalker-David Gemmell
Spud-The Madness Continues-John van der Ruit
Stardust-Neil Gaiman
Stormfront-Jim Butcher
Fool Moon-Jim Butcher
Grave Peril-Jim Butcher
Summer Knight-Jim Butcher
Death Masks-Jim Butcher
Blood Rites-Jim Butcher
Dead Beat-Jim Butcher
Proven Guilty-Jim Butcher
White Night-Jim Butcher
Small Favor-Jim Butcher
Turn Coat-Jim Butcher
Changes-Jim Butcher

And there are a few others that I have forgotten about... So how's that for 4 and a half months? Not so good? Please leave your comments in the section below.

Introduction

Hi everyone

I have just created my blog, so you won't find much over here at the moment. In fact, nothing on this blog is worth your while to read... At the moment. But there will be stuff on here soon. Stuff that will compete for your attention and captivate that fickle mistress, and hopefully the attention of your friends too.

So what I'm saying is this: bear with me here and-

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