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March 14, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Originally posted on www.geeksville.wordpress.comFor nearly 3 hours I sat, in the dark, with this beautiful woman, a
woman I waited years to be with… and then she proceeded to give me a
hand job, a hand job that, while technically proficient failed utterly
at its true purpose, and failed in giving the intended conclusion.
No Happy Ending
I just described my experience with the film “WATCHMEN”. It was
gorgeous to look at, and in the end had little heart in what it was
doing. That is not to say there weren’t moments I enjoyed, it just
didn’t truly fulfill on its intentions or promises.
What did I like…
James Earl Ray as Roarshach - given the most to act in this movie,
he did really embrace the character. He was quite convincing as the
hero turned psychopath - and his story, more than anyone else’s
survived the transition to the screen with minimal disruption, though I
missed the details of his origin and his connection to the true story
of Kitty Genovese. More importantly also missing was his discovery of
his “face”, finding the fabric…
Jeffery Dean Morgan - as the Comedian - I think his task was far
more daunting, to play this truly despicable person, and make him
someone we have to care about. It was uneven at times, which I actually
blame on David Hayter’s screenplay, which almost slavishly followed the
letter of the graphic novel on which it based, but some how missing the
heart.
Visual/Art Direction… Much like his previous comic adaption (300)
Zack Snyder again took his cues directly from the source material,
recreating several key images from David Gibbons original artwork. The
fight choreography, particularly in the brutal prison riot, was a
ballet in carnage, and the final showdown was a sublime as it was
savage. But what Mr. Snyder has in technical skill, he lacks in subtly.
The images in the original graphic novel had to be so striking, because
they didn’t move. Each frame has to do the job of hundreds of
individual movie frames. But when moving, and 60 feet wide on the
screen, the come off over the top and cartoony.
What I didn’t like..
Pretty much the rest of the movie. This is not to say I thought the
actors were bad, just poorly cast, and not given all the colors their
characters had in the comic. (well except maybe Matthew Good as
Ozymandias, he just seemed so blah, but then his back story was the one
least explored, who knows what may lie on the cutting room floor and
that we will see in the directors cut DVD someday)
The screenplay, was clearly written by someone with a great
admiration for the book, only changing what had to be for time
constraints and clarifiction, even the major plot change in the final
act works, and makes sense, and I didn’t have any great sense of “how
could they have changed..” this or that, even the alteration of the
ending didn’t bother me, I almost wished that he had taken a little
more liberty. Cause I think more of the heart of the story could have
been served. But this movie was beng made by people who were well aware
of Alan Moore’s (the writer of the original comic) feeling about
adaptation of his work, and Hollywood’s poor track record. (League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen, anyone?)
Some stories are just intended for their medium. Alan Moore created
a dense, complex world in an alternate reality, he used parallel story
telling, and supplemented his story with additional character pieces,
news reports, all done in different styles reflect the 40+ years of
history and these segments do not necessarily translate all translate
well (though the tv interview Wally Weaver was successful, and I
enjoyed the inclusion of stories from Hollis’ book “Under the Hood”.
Was anyone else bothered by the vamped up attention given to the
Silhoutte lesbian story, but complete ignoring the gay relationship
between Captain Metropolis and Hooded Justice?
The thing is, there was plenty in this movie to like, but sadly it
was not greater than the sum of its parts, which is something that a
great story is. After all that, I do recommend seeing this movie, if
only to see how great it could have been. Also to deliver to the
studios the message that we want movies that take these kind of
chances, and hopefully someone who has never picked up a comic book in
their lives went to see this movie, and was intrigued enough by it to
go and track down a copy of the graphic novel, and see what it really
was all about.

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March 11, 2009 - Wednesday 
Hi

remember me? 

If you don't I understand - its been months since I have done any blogging.

Life is at an interesting point right now, some  ups, some downs.

I will try to get on here more.  I promise.

Also - I don't myspace as much as I used too - much more active on Facebook  these days.  Myspace is so 2007






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November 27, 2008 - Thursday 
I think i see the light at the end of the tunnel…

Did you hear a train whistle?

Now, I don't want to seem overdramatic.

I know my life is not "bad" per se. I have had fortunate to have had so many opportunties given to me.

I know that the only person who is responsible for any anxiety I feel is me, and outside of those people who have known me through my various incarnations, and known the me beneath it all, what I do and say here will not affect you much.

There is something about tracking one's progress like this, in open forum tho that motivates someone like me to get off my ass, get in the game. By putting it here, you can call me on it. I am making a commitment to the universe, but really with myself

OK - I have 4 days off in a row. (it has been since Sept 2007 since that happened)

The writer in me wants out, so I plan on spending from tonight til sunday working on a 1st draft of a pilot script. 4 acts, 45minutes in length Single camera family drama, which I am currently calling "My Generation"

By the end of 2008 I want to try character work, so I plan on trying to write 3 spec scripts, for current shows.

Thoughts?
Currently listening:
The Midnight Organ Fight
By Frightened Rabbit
Release date: 2008-04-15
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November 25, 2008 - Tuesday 

Current mood:  contemplative
Category: Life
Well...


This is not an abandoned blog.

I used to fancy myself a writer. But I haven't been moved to write much lately. I am going to change that.

Starting now.

I am going to be completely honest with you. My life is tragically of course. There has been no big thing that has derailed tho. Just a series of little things. Wrong choices, bad decisions... I am now just getting back to where I wanted to be 10 years ago. I see that me, in 1990's, already having made some bad choices, but the normal things people do in their early 20's, nothing that was insurmountable. I knew what the mistakes were. I just couldn't see the long term concesquences.

I, like most people, tend to think of myself as good person, with a reasonable moral center. I always thought of myself as the hero in the story. But my own myopic sense, did not see the road ahead, where I was going. I made safe choices, took the easiest road. My choices were influenced by fear, and selfishness. I told myself I was sacrificing opportunities for a noble end.

I was just afraid. Afraid of risk. Real risk. And without real risk, There is no real reward in life.

So, here I am. closing in on 40, alone, and adrift.

I have held on to the belief that, someone would be the lighthouse, leading me to where I am suppose to be.

So I spent the last 10 years as a hopeless myopic romantic.

I can't save anyone else, if I can't save myself.
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November 12, 2008 - Wednesday 

Category: Blogging
Hey there sports fans...

I have been neglecting all of you. My apologies, life, as most of you know, has been kinda crazy. 

Hope to get back to sharing thoughts with you,  the world has been a pretty amazing place since I left. 

Let's talk soon.

D
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November 5, 2008 - Wednesday 

Hail to the Chief

Obama - California, Washington, Oregon, Virgina,

McCain -   South Dakota, Nebraska (4 of 5 votes) Idaho


TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Florida North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri,  Montana

Can you believe Indiana?  watch those Lake County totals, Virginia?  Fairfax County.

TOO EARLY TO CALL
Colorado, NEVADA (Clark county is the key)

OBAMA      McCAIN
                  297           146                    

SENATE

Senator Al Frankin?  He's good enough, He's smart enough, and gosh darnit, people like him!

DEMOCRATS      52(+2 caucusing Independants)
REPUBLICANS    40

HOUSE

DEMOCRATS      260

REPUBLICANS    175


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November 5, 2008 - Wednesday 

Well, things are certainly getting interesting.  I know many of my friends are nervous and excited, no matter how this turns out.


Obama - Iowa

McCain -  Texas, Utah, West Virgina, Mississippi


TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri, Arizona, MONTANA

Can you believe Indiana?  watch those Lake County totals, Virginia?  Fairfax County.

TOO EARLY TO CALL
Colorado, NEVADA (Clark county is the key)

OBAMA      McCAIN
207                               135

SENATE

DEMOCRATS      52(+2 caucusing Independants)
REPUBLICANS    37

HOUSE

DEMOCRATS      260

REPUBLICANS    175

Shays concedes the Ct 4th

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November 5, 2008 - Wednesday 

Well, things are certainly getting interesting.  I know many of my friends are nervous and excited, no matter how this turns out.

9:30
Obama - Iowa

McCain -  Texas, Utah, West Virgina


TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri, Arizona, MONTANA

Can you believe Indiana?  watch those Lake County totals, Virginia?  Fairfax County.

TOO EARLY TO CALL
Colorado, NEVADA (Clark county is the key)

OBAMA      McCAIN
207                               129

SENATE

DEMOCRATS      52(+2 caucusing Independants)
REPUBLICANS    37

HOUSE

DEMOCRATS      260

REPUBLICANS    175

Shays concedes the Ct 4th

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November 5, 2008 - Wednesday 
OHIO goes BLUE

NEW MEXICO BLUE


West Virginia is Red
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November 5, 2008 - Wednesday 
Well, things are certainly getting interesting.  I know many of my friends are nervous and excited, no matter how this turns out.



9pm calls
Obama - New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Rhode Island

McCain - Georgia, Alabama, Kansas, North Dakota, Wyoming, Arkansas

No real surprises, huh?

TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Ohio, Florida, Virgina, North Carolina, Indiana, MISSOURI, ARIZONA,

TOO EARLY TO CALL
COLORADO

OBAMA                                  McCAIN
175                                            76

SENATE
Liddy Dole loses to State Senator Kay Hagan


DEMOCRATS      48(+2 caucusing Independants)
REPUBLICANS    33

HOUSE
DEMOCRATS      43 
REPUBLICANS    21

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE CT 4TH!
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