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Fannish Friday (belated)
Aug. 5th, 2018 07:10 pm In an effort to talk more about my fandom interests while celebrating alliteration, I meant to post this Fannish Friday content two days ago. But, it was hot and I had too many mashed potatoes with dinner Friday night, and then Saturday happened, and now here we are.
1. I am trying to tweet (@disgruntledowl3)! And Tumble (thegrouchyowl)! I'm mostly lurking and hesitantly retweeting or reblogging, but baby steps. It's still hard to figure out what to write that doesn't feel like yelling about things I like off of a high precipice.
2. I've been devouring Star Wars content in an attempt to get myself to finish a Rogue One fic. Here are some things I've been checking out:
Rebels: The later seasons of this show seem pretty interesting, but to get grounded for them, I'm starting at the beginning. So far, Ezra Bridger is...force-sensitive space Aladdin? The upbeat heroism and found-family elements remind me a lot of the 90s Aladdin TV show, which was one of my favorites growing up. I'm still getting a feel for the main characters; meanwhile, this series does not play coy with the tie-ins to the original Star Wars trilogy. The first few episodes feature the appearance of a rather moving holovid from Obi Wan, and it's not long before C3PO and R2D2 show up to do their thing. I'll see how this show goes, and how it stacks up to its lauded animated predecessor, The Clone Wars.
Novels and Novelizations: I'm alternately reading Rebel Rising, a YA novel about Jyn Erso's childhood with and eventual abandonment by Saw Gerrera, and Tarkin, which is about Wilhuff Tarkin's rise to power and his relationship with Darth Vader. So far they're both...fine. In each book, the prose style leaves something to be desired—in Rebel Rising it is pretty heavy handed, while Tarkin is weighed down with exposition, which in turn is chock-a-block with technical details. Still, both books hold enough promise to keep me going. I have found myself feeling glad to have read Luceno's (Tarkin author's) Catalyst, even though I was bothered by its style initially, because it gave me just enough emotional juice and content to inspire my Rogue One fics. Rebel Rising has a similar potential for emotional resonance, and Tarkin will give me more of a flavor for my beloved sharp-cheekboned villain. (Here's Peter Cushing being charming while talking about playing the Grand Moff.)
References: My fic isn't getting done that quickly, but I've been having a lot of fun going down the research rabbit hole with tools like this cool Star Wars Galaxy Map and my detail rich Edge of the Empire RPG rulebook. My current obsession is with Gands, insectoids whose most famous members are shamanistic bounty hunters. Probably a fun thing to be aside from having to breathe ammonia.
3. I've never seen Phantom of the Opera. Anybody have a film version that you'd recommend? I have Hammer's version starring Herbert Lom, as part of a Hammer DVD box set. I'll watch that version one way or another because I'm a Herbert Lom fan, but I'm curious what else is out there.
1. I am trying to tweet (@disgruntledowl3)! And Tumble (thegrouchyowl)! I'm mostly lurking and hesitantly retweeting or reblogging, but baby steps. It's still hard to figure out what to write that doesn't feel like yelling about things I like off of a high precipice.
2. I've been devouring Star Wars content in an attempt to get myself to finish a Rogue One fic. Here are some things I've been checking out:
Rebels: The later seasons of this show seem pretty interesting, but to get grounded for them, I'm starting at the beginning. So far, Ezra Bridger is...force-sensitive space Aladdin? The upbeat heroism and found-family elements remind me a lot of the 90s Aladdin TV show, which was one of my favorites growing up. I'm still getting a feel for the main characters; meanwhile, this series does not play coy with the tie-ins to the original Star Wars trilogy. The first few episodes feature the appearance of a rather moving holovid from Obi Wan, and it's not long before C3PO and R2D2 show up to do their thing. I'll see how this show goes, and how it stacks up to its lauded animated predecessor, The Clone Wars.
Novels and Novelizations: I'm alternately reading Rebel Rising, a YA novel about Jyn Erso's childhood with and eventual abandonment by Saw Gerrera, and Tarkin, which is about Wilhuff Tarkin's rise to power and his relationship with Darth Vader. So far they're both...fine. In each book, the prose style leaves something to be desired—in Rebel Rising it is pretty heavy handed, while Tarkin is weighed down with exposition, which in turn is chock-a-block with technical details. Still, both books hold enough promise to keep me going. I have found myself feeling glad to have read Luceno's (Tarkin author's) Catalyst, even though I was bothered by its style initially, because it gave me just enough emotional juice and content to inspire my Rogue One fics. Rebel Rising has a similar potential for emotional resonance, and Tarkin will give me more of a flavor for my beloved sharp-cheekboned villain. (Here's Peter Cushing being charming while talking about playing the Grand Moff.)
References: My fic isn't getting done that quickly, but I've been having a lot of fun going down the research rabbit hole with tools like this cool Star Wars Galaxy Map and my detail rich Edge of the Empire RPG rulebook. My current obsession is with Gands, insectoids whose most famous members are shamanistic bounty hunters. Probably a fun thing to be aside from having to breathe ammonia.
3. I've never seen Phantom of the Opera. Anybody have a film version that you'd recommend? I have Hammer's version starring Herbert Lom, as part of a Hammer DVD box set. I'll watch that version one way or another because I'm a Herbert Lom fan, but I'm curious what else is out there.
