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Friday, January 25, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Cloverfield
Go see this movie.
And hopefully, the success will show Hollywood what happens when someone makes the effort to do something wholly original and different. Yes, it's basically a monster movie, but what sets it apart is how it handles it. It doesn't hold your hand. It doesn't offer tidy explanations. It puts you through the experience, and makes you jump, cringe and laugh because of it's level of intimacy.
While it would certainly be nice to watch Cloverfield on DVD, (I couldn't count the amount of times I wished I could have paused or rewound a scene.) the theater is certainly the ideal experience for a movie like this. The bass literally shook the walls.
josh
And hopefully, the success will show Hollywood what happens when someone makes the effort to do something wholly original and different. Yes, it's basically a monster movie, but what sets it apart is how it handles it. It doesn't hold your hand. It doesn't offer tidy explanations. It puts you through the experience, and makes you jump, cringe and laugh because of it's level of intimacy.
While it would certainly be nice to watch Cloverfield on DVD, (I couldn't count the amount of times I wished I could have paused or rewound a scene.) the theater is certainly the ideal experience for a movie like this. The bass literally shook the walls.
josh
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Saturday drawing
So I decided against finishing up my previous Dante drawing, and instead redrew it in a different style. Drawing this way is somehow just more fun.
josh
Thursday, January 17, 2008
A melding of two geek worlds
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This weeks strip is pretty damn geeky, so it's probably for the best if most of you just move right along.
josh
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Dante sketch
It almost feels a little weird to be drawing is a less "cartoony" style. I'm planning on finishing it up in photoshop, so we'll see.
josh
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Doodles and Portals; the return of the geek
So I finally got around to playing Portal and all I can say is wow. This is absolutely the most engaging, challenging and clever puzzle game that I have ever seen. You people can keep your sudoku books and various puzzle games, I want more Portal, please.
By the way, the above is just a quick Photoshop doodle that I felt like throwing up on the blog. I guess I was in a video game mindset and felt like churning out a quick Old Snake from MGS4. And yes, I realize that his eyepatch is on the wrong eye. It's what I get for doodling without reference. Or maybe someone just needs to revoke my geek card.
josh
Monday, January 7, 2008
Stupid Writers Strike
Okay, now I really don't watch a lot of tv. I'm not saying that in a way to sound snotty or pretentious. I mean I honestly don't watch a lot of tv. I don't think my television has been on, for the purpose of actually watching tv shows, in over a month.
I suppose this is less because of some artistic derision of the standards of current television network programing, of which quite a lot can be said, but rather simply an issue of schedule. But thank god for the internet. I have recently downloaded the entire first three seasons of House and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had only seen a few episodes of this show, and I know that many people will see this as me just being late to a couple year old party, but my point is less the fact that I enjoyed this show, and more about how I enjoyed this show. I was able to enjoy it at my leisure. Watching an entire season when I had the time, without shelling out the 40 or so bucks for the DVD set. Piracy? Yeah maybe. But I pay my ridiculously too high cable bill every month in order to watch these shows, so why shouldn't I be able to watch them when I want? So I suppose it's splitting heirs over the legality of downloadable content. Why is it free and legal when watched over my television and not when watched through my computer?
It's always interesting to see the way that technology changes the way commerce and communication works. Newspapers and print are dying. And not in a graceful and slow march towards their doom. But in a "I'm sorry Mr. Jacobson, but you have inoperable and terminal pancreatic cancer and only two months to live" kind of death. Which is really unfortunate because I love to read the newspaper. I absolutely love siting down with a cup of coffee or a sandwich and slowly making my way through the pages, as the paper itself gets more and more crumpled as I try to arrange it in various ways to read whatever two inch column happens to attract my interest or curiosity. I love reading the newspaper.
Do I read it anymore?
No.
I don't have the time. The internet is a million times faster and more convenient. So I guess it's the same with television shows. The only real drawback was being chained to my desk in order to watch them. But thankfully, a recent update to my PS3's firmware enabled Divx support. Essentially allowing me to watch whatever I want through my full home theater system.
But I'll tell you something. I just finished downloading the, as of now, full second season of 30 Rock and I plan on purchasing the DVD set as soon as I get a chance. A show this brilliant and creative deserves to be rewarded with the one true power that I as a consumer have: my money.
Now I just have to wait for the writers strike to end.
josh
I suppose this is less because of some artistic derision of the standards of current television network programing, of which quite a lot can be said, but rather simply an issue of schedule. But thank god for the internet. I have recently downloaded the entire first three seasons of House and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had only seen a few episodes of this show, and I know that many people will see this as me just being late to a couple year old party, but my point is less the fact that I enjoyed this show, and more about how I enjoyed this show. I was able to enjoy it at my leisure. Watching an entire season when I had the time, without shelling out the 40 or so bucks for the DVD set. Piracy? Yeah maybe. But I pay my ridiculously too high cable bill every month in order to watch these shows, so why shouldn't I be able to watch them when I want? So I suppose it's splitting heirs over the legality of downloadable content. Why is it free and legal when watched over my television and not when watched through my computer?
It's always interesting to see the way that technology changes the way commerce and communication works. Newspapers and print are dying. And not in a graceful and slow march towards their doom. But in a "I'm sorry Mr. Jacobson, but you have inoperable and terminal pancreatic cancer and only two months to live" kind of death. Which is really unfortunate because I love to read the newspaper. I absolutely love siting down with a cup of coffee or a sandwich and slowly making my way through the pages, as the paper itself gets more and more crumpled as I try to arrange it in various ways to read whatever two inch column happens to attract my interest or curiosity. I love reading the newspaper.
Do I read it anymore?
No.
I don't have the time. The internet is a million times faster and more convenient. So I guess it's the same with television shows. The only real drawback was being chained to my desk in order to watch them. But thankfully, a recent update to my PS3's firmware enabled Divx support. Essentially allowing me to watch whatever I want through my full home theater system.
But I'll tell you something. I just finished downloading the, as of now, full second season of 30 Rock and I plan on purchasing the DVD set as soon as I get a chance. A show this brilliant and creative deserves to be rewarded with the one true power that I as a consumer have: my money.
Now I just have to wait for the writers strike to end.
josh
Sunday, January 6, 2008
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