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sideways• Finished Dune! Worth reading once, but I think I'll leave it there.
• After browsing around for a bit, I decided on The Expanse as my next literary challenge, on the recommendation ofweirderwest. I was warned that Leviathan Wakes is probably the weakest book in the series, so I went in with comfortably low expectations that allowed me to survive the clunkiness and cliches, and ended up solidly enjoying the uniquer elements of the worldbuilding and concepts. Going to need Holden and Miller to reevaluate some life choices though.
• It took a couple of false starts, but I finally managed to get into The Umbrella Academy enough to finish the two available seasons. I wish it was a little less inclined to prioritise spectacle over substance, but it was still good fun. Fingers crossed for season 3 bringing us a team of siblings capable of working together in less than 5-6 episodes.
• I'm currently working my way through The Clone Wars animated show, courtesy of an online guide that cuts it down to the Must Watch arcs. As such, it's hard to say if the parts that rub me wrong are valid complaints or if I'm just skipping around too much (i.e. the relationships between characters seem lacking sometimes? but maybe I'm just missing all the quieter bonding moments). The highlight absolutely has to be the development given to the clones as both people and walking war crimes. I've never had serious beef with the Jedi before now, but this series is giving me some PRIME STEAK MARINADE. JUSTICE FOR CLONES.
•syntheid is running a oneshot Numenera campaign for myself, seven, and a couple of their friends, which is proving very fun! Kudos to Lane for putting up with us insisting on ransacking libraries for no reason and scaring off monsters rather than fighting them. Last session we found an isolated village of peaceful pastoralists and immediately went on nervous high alert.
• Webcomic time is webcomic time but oh my god it is such a relief to have Paranatural kick off a storyline that provides some actual fodder again. It has been so many years. Please provide some forward momentum.
• After browsing around for a bit, I decided on The Expanse as my next literary challenge, on the recommendation of
weirderwest. I was warned that Leviathan Wakes is probably the weakest book in the series, so I went in with comfortably low expectations that allowed me to survive the clunkiness and cliches, and ended up solidly enjoying the uniquer elements of the worldbuilding and concepts. Going to need Holden and Miller to reevaluate some life choices though.• It took a couple of false starts, but I finally managed to get into The Umbrella Academy enough to finish the two available seasons. I wish it was a little less inclined to prioritise spectacle over substance, but it was still good fun. Fingers crossed for season 3 bringing us a team of siblings capable of working together in less than 5-6 episodes.
• I'm currently working my way through The Clone Wars animated show, courtesy of an online guide that cuts it down to the Must Watch arcs. As such, it's hard to say if the parts that rub me wrong are valid complaints or if I'm just skipping around too much (i.e. the relationships between characters seem lacking sometimes? but maybe I'm just missing all the quieter bonding moments). The highlight absolutely has to be the development given to the clones as both people and walking war crimes. I've never had serious beef with the Jedi before now, but this series is giving me some PRIME STEAK MARINADE. JUSTICE FOR CLONES.
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syntheid is running a oneshot Numenera campaign for myself, seven, and a couple of their friends, which is proving very fun! Kudos to Lane for putting up with us insisting on ransacking libraries for no reason and scaring off monsters rather than fighting them. Last session we found an isolated village of peaceful pastoralists and immediately went on nervous high alert.• Webcomic time is webcomic time but oh my god it is such a relief to have Paranatural kick off a storyline that provides some actual fodder again. It has been so many years. Please provide some forward momentum.
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Date: 2020-11-15 07:22 am (UTC)Ooh you know, it probably is? Hard to say any more than that without spoilers though! I've heard the TV show is quite faithful, but it was gone from Netflix by the time I went to look :(