Quill & Claw/Pen & Paw

Boom Start with a Dad joke and just move into the post. Right after Dad's day, too. The fact is, I've been thinking of reboots for some time now. I was knocking Hollywood's massive proliferation of them and my annoyance with them. However, the straights with kids were all over me. They complained on that board that they would rather take their kid to a reboot where there's a possibility their kids might like it over something that may or may not be suitable. Fuck. There's a point. But, when you think about it, aren't, like, most Disney movies, like, a reboot? They always have the same formulaic pieces, they same outcomes. And, when it comes to horror (more of the horror porn variety), every sequel is a reboot. Or James Bond? Those are all reboots, too. Heck, and every picture in the Marvel Studios repertoire should probably be considered reboots, as they take the basic character from the previous film and reinsert their existence in a different manner....

I am always a bit more open minded than my critical cohorts when it comes to the differences in media, like books, movies, stage, and television. Each one has its merits; each one has its drawbacks. When it comes to scares? Books are able to get to the nitty-gritty; movies, with a touch of close up and a blast of instrumentals, are the way to go; comedies are terrific on the stage, where the actors can use their skill to keep us giggling, television works slightly better, due to the fact we’re all so comfortable on our couches at home. These are observations of mine. Not science. But it seems to work in theory. And for every rule there is a delicious exception. Have you seen Deathtrap ? A thriller on the stage. And I felt that Chicago , the famed musical, surpassed itself on the movie screen, even though it was quite good on stage-a place where musicals can wonderfully flourish. However, today’s movie list gives us something that I can only see on the big screen. Movies have a...

Oh, how I've missed you. I've not a clue as to why I've not published here, Fate knows, I've had ample opportunity to do so. I just, I don't know, not there? I tried my best to retool a short story I had created into a novel, and it slumped with purple prose and just wasn't all that interesting to me, so I knew it could not have been interesting to any kind of reader. From there? I kept trying to pick up topics and write about them--and nothing stuck. And that was in the novel-writing department. So you can only guess how hard it hit me here, in the blogging department. Then? Inspiration as I cleaned up my office this morning, in an attempt to fitness my aching and harmed back: several listology books my friend in Colorado had sent. And I was inspired. At least, yes, for today. Until my back aches from this horrid office chair. See, because I've not been writing a novel, I was reading them. Several. Not in the mood to list them, as they were ch...