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Weekend Update Is Late Once More
May. 7th, 2018 10:17 amBut there's valid reasons for it! Really! I took a break from writing on Saturday to do fun things! We headed down to Half Moon Bay for lunch and a bit of shopping, then came back to watch the first two Star Wars prequels that afternoon. We watched The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones back to back (and lived to tell the tale, heh). We made it a fun experience by live-tweeting it as we went. Consensus: TPM suffered from painfully bad dialogue and forced acting, but had it been revised and rewritten - and maybe made into 3 or 4 Clone Wars-style TV episodes instead -- it might have worked better. It's not a bad story idea, it was just badly executed. As for AotC, we were both pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable it actually was. Still a few issues -- mainly length and a few very problematic character issues (we both thought bringing back Shmi Skywalker (Anakin's mum) for the sole reason of killing her off so he can kick off his whole decline to the Dark Side was especially problematic). We'll be watching Revenge of the Sith sometime this week to finish up the trio.
Why are we watching the prequels, you ask? Well, neither of us have watched them, and it's kind of tied in with an upcoming panel I'm leading at Baycon in a few weeks. It's a panel A. and I came up with, centering on mentoring in the Star Wars universe, whether it's good or bad. This should be a fun one!
Related, I also need to work on the music list for the other panel I'm leading: SF in music over the last 20-30 years. This one was inspired by a panel I'd watched years ago at Readercon, which focused mostly on the 60s-70s prog and folk scenes. I figured it was high time for a sequel, focused on 80s to today. Which means I may have to forego a few days' worth of writing to throw this playlist together.
Other than that, it was a nice quiet weekend. Hope everyone else has a good week! :)
Why are we watching the prequels, you ask? Well, neither of us have watched them, and it's kind of tied in with an upcoming panel I'm leading at Baycon in a few weeks. It's a panel A. and I came up with, centering on mentoring in the Star Wars universe, whether it's good or bad. This should be a fun one!
Related, I also need to work on the music list for the other panel I'm leading: SF in music over the last 20-30 years. This one was inspired by a panel I'd watched years ago at Readercon, which focused mostly on the 60s-70s prog and folk scenes. I figured it was high time for a sequel, focused on 80s to today. Which means I may have to forego a few days' worth of writing to throw this playlist together.
Other than that, it was a nice quiet weekend. Hope everyone else has a good week! :)
