tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218203.post8012893147676505829..comments2023-03-27T10:13:18.697-05:00Comments on Inside Joke Theatre - Randy Lander's Blog: Blog Update for AugustRandy Landerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01927023143072517623noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218203.post-3319912201849157302007-09-02T14:49:00.000-05:002007-09-02T14:49:00.000-05:00JOHN FROM CINCINATTI didn't do it for me, but I fi...JOHN FROM CINCINATTI didn't do it for me, but I finally read co-creator Kem Nunn's novel TAPPING THE SOURCE, and it's effing excellent. It's a simple crime story (hick kid goes looking for the guys connected to his sister's disappearance and gets drawn into their world), but the prose is amazingly vivid, and it has this dark, vivid style of writing.<BR/><BR/>Glad you finally got to reading THE GOLDEN COMPASS! That, in my mind, is the absolute top when it comes to children's fantasy writing. The characters are great, the world is well-drawn, and the action sequences -- damn. I hope the movie doesn't muck it up. The rest of the series didn't do it for me as well, though the ending is quite touching.<BR/><BR/>MAD MEN has the same weakness as THE SOPRANOS for me -- it's not surprising it's from a writer on that show -- in that it specializes in scenes that HINT at a character's psyche, and you're supposed to read a lot into the subtext of what's happening. This works sometimes, but it can get frustrating when it's the focus of EVERY scene.<BR/><BR/>Just Netflixed CITY OF MEN, a TV series following up the movie CITY OF GOD, from that film's director. Will let you know if it's any good...Zack Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159648508991881919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218203.post-80382603994444072007-09-02T00:11:00.000-05:002007-09-02T00:11:00.000-05:00Yeah, the "times have changed" aspect of Mad Men w...Yeah, the "times have changed" aspect of Mad Men was interesting, but I started to feel like it was getting a bit too in your face about it, and I wasn't completely wrapped up in characters/plots. Planning on giving it a shot on DVD.<BR/><BR/>Ditto for Dexter, which I believe is either out or due soon. It's on my Netflix queue.Randy Landerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927023143072517623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218203.post-62751323069655944652007-09-01T10:56:00.000-05:002007-09-01T10:56:00.000-05:00Randy,Dexter is the bomb, man! It's must see TV, s...Randy,<BR/><BR/>Dexter is the bomb, man! It's must see TV, seriously.<BR/><BR/>The first season was awesome and the beginning of the second season is off to a GREAT start.<BR/><BR/>YOU got me started on Burn Notice and it's probably my favorite show right now. I was concerned that it might have been cancelled, but you're explanation answers that question. LOVE the show!<BR/><BR/>I'm on to the 3rd episode of Mad Men and i really like how the show portrays the VAST difference in thinking from then to now. EVERYBODY smoking with no care to the effects of smoking, the mother not being concerned that her daughter was running around with a plastic bag over her head but with whether or not the dry cleaning that was in it was on the floor or not...<BR/><BR/>Wow, have times changed.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236885629166757557noreply@blogger.com