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And There Was Much Rejoicing

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Over 20 years ago, the Priests of Morloth convened within the the chambers of the Temple of the Damned, to discuss and interpret these recent signs and portents. Some suggested that Morloth would finally emerge to claim the world that was rightfully His. Others feared that Thyrn, God of Light, would descend upon the earth to lay His Judgement upon the Damned.
But by the end of the day, when the light of the Sun crept back, they all agreed. Something terrible was Born. And so, the Priests of Morloth knew that they balanced upon the edge of a blade, a blade that would mean either Doom or Salvation.
As the clouds parted, the earth trembled and the sky opened up, threatening to unleash a furious light, the Priests of Morloth huddled in darkened corners, chanting their incantations, praying that Morloth’s Salvation would come at last. Then… there was silence.

Atomic

Dramatic nonsense aside, It’s actually my birthday today. Getting older is no picnic, I – and almost everyone else – can tell you that.
Becoming 20 was great, it’s a round number, and for some reason it is considered the ideal age. But becoming 21? Well, you realise it’s only going one way from here on out. It’s all downhill from here, folks!

On the other hand, it feels great! Who the hell wants to be 20 forever? Apart from those really sad middle-aged people you see hanging out at the trendy clubs. Or people who never dares to stop drinking or partying, because it’s the only thing they have left to cover up the fact that they are a just a complete douche.
No, getting older feels good. Despite the fact that society has a lot of expectations of me, and that I don’t fulfill any of them, I still feel pretty good.

My birthday wishes are these: That the Kimbo inside me remains strong.
That I will soon get my hands on a proper PC.
That part 1 of the 4th season of “Battlestar Galactica” will hit the shelves as soon as possible, and that I’ll love it.
That Sci-Fi channel picks up “Firefly”.
That Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis and Neil Gaiman never stops writing. T
hat season 4 of “Lost” will hit the shelves soon, and that they don’t ruin the mystery.
That Diablo III will be great.
That McCain will lose the November election.
And that I will always have a book to read, a show to watch, and a game to play.

I’m not much of a celebrator, so today will be relatively quiet, save for my brother and perhaps a few friends visiting.
Hopefully someone will give me a pretty good movie to watch. The Movie-Ghost has been kind lately, and blessed me with good films such as “Juno” and “Charlie Wilson’s War”. Something along those standards would be pretty neat for a present.

And with that, I conclude this self-glorifying birthday post, and leave you to your affairs.

Oh, and by the way, next post will be about a TV-series. I swear!

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Eating my own Words – Vol 1

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

I have to admit, I’m pretty predjudiced when it comes to things like tv-shows, movies, comics and videogames. And I have therefore stayed clear of many products because I have deemed them “worthless”. The result of this is that i often have to eat my own words when I finally bring myself to giving some of these products a chance.
This predjudice is, of course, not healthy, And could prove to be a disadvantage in the long run.

Anyway, I thought I would write a few posts once in a while about areas where I’ve had to eat my own words, regarding tv-shows, films etc. Future posts within this catagory will of course contain more recent “Eating my own Words” material, to maintain a certain “freshness”. But seeing as this is the first post, I will have to look to the past.

Buffy/Angel:

(Bear in mind that these two are not shows that I have followed actively, but rather watched once in a while.)

When I first heard about Buffy, I didn’t even consider for one second to watch it. I throught to myself: “Teenage girl fighting vampires, zombies and demons. Cheesy horror mixed with highschool drama.” The fact that the movie sucked royally didn’t quite help to alter my oppinion either.
It wasn’t until several years later that my oppinion was swayed. I was visiting my brother and found to my surprise when I arrived that he and his then-girlfriend was watching Buffy. I was reluctant to pay attention, but my brother assured me that this was good stuff.
After one episode, I found to an even greater surprise that this was not a bad show, and we continued to watch until I looked at the time and realised that we had sat in front of the compter screen for aproximately 4 hours.
This caused me to follow the spin-off “Angel” when it began airing on a Norwegian channel, and I have followed it more actively than Buffy.
So, as painful as it was to swallow, I had to admit that these shows were rather good. Not the best, of course, but pretty decent.

Battlestar Galactica:

When I first heard about it, I was not too enthusiastic. My first throughts were: “Sci-fi with no Lightsabers, re-imagination of an old show, taking place almost exclusively on a spaceship”. Incoming Star Trek vibes!.
I had only caught glimpses of it when it ran on NRK (If you say “NRK” in English, it sounds like “Anarchy”. Sweet irony!”, but then later when they started showing re-runs, I decided to watch the first episode. And I once again had to eat my own words, because it blew me away, and has become one of my favourite shows to date. It’s weird, because I would have caught onto the show much earlier, if only the people who recomended it to me had compared it to shows like Deadwood or Rome.
I have also managed to get my brother and his now present-girlfriend hooked aswell. Yay!

Heroes:
Here’s how it went:

Friend: “Man, you have got to watch Heroes! It’s one of the best shows out there!”
Me: “Ok, what is it about?”
Friend: “It’s about these young people who discover that they have superpowers, and that they have to use them to save the world.”
Me: “Ok… moving along…”

I harboured extreme predjudice against this show, and for good reason too. I mean, how often do you come across series and films involving people with superpowers that are actually good? Don’t get me wrong, I used to be an avid fan of the Marvel universe when I was younger. I read tons of Spider-Man as a kid, but lost interest in the genre eventually, and most of the films based on the comics have been terrible (I mean, Toby fucking Maguire as Peter Parker!?).
But eventually, though, I gave Heroes a chance after my brother praised and recomended the show.
And once again my own words were on the menu. I was hooked after one episode, and I realised that I had been deadly wrong when I brushed it off as “yet another superhero tale”. Because while these people have certain powers, their origin is defined as the “next step of evolution”. These powers does not grant them godlike power either, but rather gives them an advantage in certain situations.
I also love how human these “Heroes” are, they all have their strengths and weaknesses, and no-one is stereo-typically good or evil.

Anyway, that’s all for now, I’ll be sure to post fresh “Eating my own Words” material in the future.

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