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Episode 23: Directionally challenged
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Episode #23 (posted by Jon) |
That Emerald Fiend. Can't go two minutes without causing some sort of problem...
Well I'm happy with the way this comic came out. I thought having the Emerald Fiend knock Leviathan off course was the perfect mechanism for getting the events of 24 and 25 all set up. Hopefully you all liked it too. Next update, we'll see just how much of a difference the Emerald Fiend's fly-by makes in the events of Leviathan's flashback, and how it leads up to Ganon hearing the scream.
You know it's funny - well it kind of is - ever since I saw that Sonic and the Secret Rings trailer, I've gotten hooked on the Sonic X anime. I have to say, I really like it. It's a great show. Takes me right back to childhood. Parts of it follow the Sonic Adventure games, but there's lots of other good stuff in the plot as well, so it's not just a shameless 'game-to-anime' series. The voice acting is also surprisingly good - well some of the voices took a bit of time to get used to, but it's still genius dubbing by 4Kids Entertainment's standards (they're the guys that screwed up the English version of Naruto). I recommend that my fellow Sonic the Hedgehog fans go check it out.
Speaking of 'game-to-series' stuff, you guys have to check this out. It's a parody trailer for a Pac Man movie. That thing cracked me up. After watching it, I saw a comment where someone said that there was a real Pac Man movie in the works. So I did some digging/browsing online and, sure enough, there is a Pac Man movie, Castlevania movie, Tekken movie, and a third Resident Evil movie in the works. Well there have been a lot of 'game-to-movie' movies lately, and I've liked most of them (the Tomb Raiders were good, the second Resident Evil was good - still haven't seen the first - and I'm pretending Doom never happened...Mortal Combat didn't do much for me either).
Now, as concerned as I am for the well-being of Hollywood's originality, I have to say that some of these have potential. Castlevania could be good, so long as they get the setting and mood right. Tekken could be good as long as it doesn't turn into an unofficial Kiss of the Dragon and/or Bloodsport remake. ...Actually, come to think of it, the real problem with a Tekken movie is that everyone who's played the games knows who's going to win the tournament. It's going to be hard to maintain the drama if they don't alter the script (thus ticking off all the people obsessed with the Tekken franchise and storyline, and potentially losing touch with their target audience) or do a really good job with character development. Hmm...
As for Pac Man...I don't know, that sounds like a bit of a stretch. Depends on what they do with it. This might turn out to be better.
Enjoy,
Jonathan R. Gilbert
Eric LeBlanc
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