Hello all of you screaming fans, I am here LIVE, to tell you something that you need to know about my blog.
First off, you may have noticed that my blog posts are not typical. Meaning I don't use the whole custom template option nor do I use very many photos. It's more of an informational blog than anything, which could be good or bad.
I don't have an audio thing going on, which is just fine for now, although I might start recording stuff in the near future if life conditions permit.
I don't usually post videos. Hmm ok, so that can change. Whether it's of me, about me, or just me shooting film of something cool, like say...*cough*.... me talking about a particular subject, it will most likely be about me. Ok, I lie too big, it won't be about me.
IF I do end up recording podcasts/vlogs, it will be about the things I enjoy, such as Star Wars, Doctor Who, good ol' fashioned LEGO building, music, geology, and books I have read recently and really liked. Or ones that I hated. Oh and why not add the in between.
The changes I plan to make will be these.
#1: Add more photos. Whether they are serious and truly apply to my blog post subject matter will depend entirely on my mood.
#2: Add some videos. These will most likely be shot by me to avoid copyright infringement and because original content is so GOOD. Mostly...
I can’t say when I will be adding videos, because right now the only cameras I have available are my 5mp Cam on my HTC Merge(cell phone) and my even less MP webcam on my laptop....also, I have no idea what format the videos will be in. Vlog? Production? Podcast type? Who knows, I’ll think about it, maybe record some webcam fun to test my skillz. But it’s safe to say within the next 5 months.
#3: Add links, references, possibly add my music that I have been working on. I wonder if I can link SoundCloud....
#4: More monkeys. I don’t know why, but I seem to keep coming back to monkeys! Remember a few days ago I posted this long excerpt from Wikipedia on monkeys? Well...maybe not since it was all in Welsh...but I remember it! Someone’s got to....anyway, point is...MORE MONKEYS.
#5: More stuff to add to my To Add To list. Figure THAT one out! If you can, I will probably pay you for it, because I certainly can’t.
#6: I think I’m done now.
~Wilson1.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Darth Plagueis, Book Review. (SPOILER ALERT)
Ah, another poorly written, content lacking book review. Aren't we all so excited? I can just feel the ecstasy...
So, as many of you (should) know, Darth Plagueis was the Sith Master of Darth Sidious/Palpatine, the one time senator turned supreme chancellor turned emperor of the galaxy.
The first mention of Darth Plagueis is in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge Of The Sith, when Chancellor Palpatine tells Anakin Skywalker the story of Plagueis and his demise.
If you want the long version of my review, where I describe events and certain parts of the book, stick around, I'll give it. If you want the short version, where I give just my blunt and short opinion of how the book was written, you are going to need to skip to the end where the red line is. Or just suffer through this. SUFFER. I mean it. If you don't want to skip to the end...SUFFER. It's your decision anyway.
Down to the review:
This book does something that I have only seen in a few others; it starts out with the 'ending' so to speak.
You know the outcome of the book by reading the prologue, and this does two things that I can see. It drains the whole mystery of the story for me, even though we hear about what happens in Revenge Of The Sith.
Also, it simply doesn't seem to fit right. I mean, who knows, it may be the new thing in a few years, but right now, it doesn't work that well. If they plan to do this more, they need to work on the presentation.
When you reach the first chapter, you get a taste of action right off the bat.
Starting with Plagueis and his master Tenebrous supervising a mining operation being done by some droid miners, when something goes wrong with the droids where they stop obeying the commands being sent by the control station, and keep drilling towards a pocket of volatile gas that has the potential to destroy the entire facility. Having realized they have no chance of stopping said droids, they start running to escape through a series of tunnels when the gas ignites and creates a massive explosion, causing some damage. Plagueis seizes his chance and brings the ceiling down upon his Bith master, mortally wounding him. Thus ending Plagueis's reign as a Sith apprentice, and propelling him into the position of master-to-be.
From then on, the book focuses on Plagueis escaping the planet they were stranded on(Their ship was destroyed in the explosion) and finding his way to Muun where his alter ego Hego Damask resided as the influential business owner of Damask Holdings, and finally starting the search for an apprentice of his own.
On his mission he, to his shock and chagrin, encounters another Sith apprentice trained by Tenebrous, a Bith named Venamis. After defeating Venamis, Plagueis takes him to a laboratory where he puts the Sith wannabe in stasis for a study on midichlorians.
After his encounter with Venamis, Plagueis starts hunting down other force sensitive beings and putting them in his laboratory for additional study on his quest for eternal life.
Morbid. Awful. Downright creepy. Yep, he's a Sith alright...
So after a long while of searching for a powerful enough being to become his apprentice and eventual successor, he meets Palpatine.
Palpatine, still in the Politics For Dummies Academy, was not aware of his Force sensitivity, although he was able to inadvertently use it to sway debates his way, and use it to help him with the all around political junk.
Being somehow attracted to the political genius of this young man, Plagueis continued to interact with Palpatine, slowly drawing more of the politician-in-training out of his shell.
However, Palpatine's father did not approve of Plagueis, even going so far as to lightly threaten the Sith.
Palpatine's relationship with his father was not a good one, for there were major differences in political opinions and the like, and this sparked many arguments that got more heated as the years went by.
Ah, finally we reach the turning point. The point that every Sith must sacrifice something they love.
A mysterious(yeah right) circumstance ended up switching Palpatine's flight plan, and putting him on the private shuttle his family was on.
After a escalated fight with his father, Palpatine then proceeded to murder everyone on the ship with the Force. Blunt, I know, but that is what happened. His entire family, murdered by his powerful rage.
Initially, Palpatine was horrified at what he had done, and started to panic. He needed help.
Who do you think the first person he contacted was? Yep, that's right, Plagueis.
After calming Palpatine down, Plagueis set a rendezvous for them to meet 'soon'.
A week later, the two finally met and started talking. Plagueis eventually revealed that he was Sith, and that he had high expectations for Palpatine. He then gave Palpatine his Sith name: Darth Sidious.
The book then goes on to detail some of Sidious's training on various worlds in various situations, leading up to halfway in The Phantom Menace where Plagueis is finally killed. I know, if you are like me, you are probably shocked that Plagueis was alive during that time! Good stuff...
This review is getting very long as I am mostly just explaining the events. I think I will start giving my opinion and explaining some of the writing style.(Red line time)
_______________________________________
If I was to give this book a rating up to 5 stars, I would give this a 2-3. Let me explain why.
From the very start, even with the action it introduced, it was heavily political. They took time to explain every detail of every political situation(And believe me, there were plenty of those...), there was a lot of talking and debating which, for me, kind of took away from the enjoyment.
I think that the politics were necessary, but to a point. They carried it on way too much, and pretty much destroyed the enjoyment value.
Although you can argue that it adds a massive amount to the story, which it does, but like I said, the politics bleed a lot of the enjoyment out of it.
I still recommend this book if you plan on borrowing it, and if you are a die hard fan, well, go ahead and buy it if you must. It will look cool on the shelf if nothing else.
Well, there you have it folks. The longest blog post I have ever written, and probably the dullest. Sorry about that, but at least you have the red line! Hmm, that might be something I will include in posts down the road...
Thanks for getting this far! And if you skipped...well...go back and suffer. :D
Wilson 1.
So, as many of you (should) know, Darth Plagueis was the Sith Master of Darth Sidious/Palpatine, the one time senator turned supreme chancellor turned emperor of the galaxy.
The first mention of Darth Plagueis is in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge Of The Sith, when Chancellor Palpatine tells Anakin Skywalker the story of Plagueis and his demise.
If you want the long version of my review, where I describe events and certain parts of the book, stick around, I'll give it. If you want the short version, where I give just my blunt and short opinion of how the book was written, you are going to need to skip to the end where the red line is. Or just suffer through this. SUFFER. I mean it. If you don't want to skip to the end...SUFFER. It's your decision anyway.
Down to the review:
This book does something that I have only seen in a few others; it starts out with the 'ending' so to speak.
You know the outcome of the book by reading the prologue, and this does two things that I can see. It drains the whole mystery of the story for me, even though we hear about what happens in Revenge Of The Sith.
Also, it simply doesn't seem to fit right. I mean, who knows, it may be the new thing in a few years, but right now, it doesn't work that well. If they plan to do this more, they need to work on the presentation.
When you reach the first chapter, you get a taste of action right off the bat.
Starting with Plagueis and his master Tenebrous supervising a mining operation being done by some droid miners, when something goes wrong with the droids where they stop obeying the commands being sent by the control station, and keep drilling towards a pocket of volatile gas that has the potential to destroy the entire facility. Having realized they have no chance of stopping said droids, they start running to escape through a series of tunnels when the gas ignites and creates a massive explosion, causing some damage. Plagueis seizes his chance and brings the ceiling down upon his Bith master, mortally wounding him. Thus ending Plagueis's reign as a Sith apprentice, and propelling him into the position of master-to-be.
From then on, the book focuses on Plagueis escaping the planet they were stranded on(Their ship was destroyed in the explosion) and finding his way to Muun where his alter ego Hego Damask resided as the influential business owner of Damask Holdings, and finally starting the search for an apprentice of his own.
On his mission he, to his shock and chagrin, encounters another Sith apprentice trained by Tenebrous, a Bith named Venamis. After defeating Venamis, Plagueis takes him to a laboratory where he puts the Sith wannabe in stasis for a study on midichlorians.
After his encounter with Venamis, Plagueis starts hunting down other force sensitive beings and putting them in his laboratory for additional study on his quest for eternal life.
Morbid. Awful. Downright creepy. Yep, he's a Sith alright...
So after a long while of searching for a powerful enough being to become his apprentice and eventual successor, he meets Palpatine.
Palpatine, still in the Politics For Dummies Academy, was not aware of his Force sensitivity, although he was able to inadvertently use it to sway debates his way, and use it to help him with the all around political junk.
Being somehow attracted to the political genius of this young man, Plagueis continued to interact with Palpatine, slowly drawing more of the politician-in-training out of his shell.
However, Palpatine's father did not approve of Plagueis, even going so far as to lightly threaten the Sith.
Palpatine's relationship with his father was not a good one, for there were major differences in political opinions and the like, and this sparked many arguments that got more heated as the years went by.
Ah, finally we reach the turning point. The point that every Sith must sacrifice something they love.
A mysterious(yeah right) circumstance ended up switching Palpatine's flight plan, and putting him on the private shuttle his family was on.
After a escalated fight with his father, Palpatine then proceeded to murder everyone on the ship with the Force. Blunt, I know, but that is what happened. His entire family, murdered by his powerful rage.
Initially, Palpatine was horrified at what he had done, and started to panic. He needed help.
Who do you think the first person he contacted was? Yep, that's right, Plagueis.
After calming Palpatine down, Plagueis set a rendezvous for them to meet 'soon'.
A week later, the two finally met and started talking. Plagueis eventually revealed that he was Sith, and that he had high expectations for Palpatine. He then gave Palpatine his Sith name: Darth Sidious.
The book then goes on to detail some of Sidious's training on various worlds in various situations, leading up to halfway in The Phantom Menace where Plagueis is finally killed. I know, if you are like me, you are probably shocked that Plagueis was alive during that time! Good stuff...
This review is getting very long as I am mostly just explaining the events. I think I will start giving my opinion and explaining some of the writing style.(Red line time)
_______________________________________
If I was to give this book a rating up to 5 stars, I would give this a 2-3. Let me explain why.
From the very start, even with the action it introduced, it was heavily political. They took time to explain every detail of every political situation(And believe me, there were plenty of those...), there was a lot of talking and debating which, for me, kind of took away from the enjoyment.
I think that the politics were necessary, but to a point. They carried it on way too much, and pretty much destroyed the enjoyment value.
Although you can argue that it adds a massive amount to the story, which it does, but like I said, the politics bleed a lot of the enjoyment out of it.
I still recommend this book if you plan on borrowing it, and if you are a die hard fan, well, go ahead and buy it if you must. It will look cool on the shelf if nothing else.
Well, there you have it folks. The longest blog post I have ever written, and probably the dullest. Sorry about that, but at least you have the red line! Hmm, that might be something I will include in posts down the road...
Thanks for getting this far! And if you skipped...well...go back and suffer. :D
Wilson 1.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Agh! So much STUFF happening with Star Wars right now! Remember when it was simple? A New Hope released, world goes absolutely crazy with wonder. George Lucas is idolized, and more movies are released along with merchandise which makes good ol' George quite wealthy, and inspiring authors to write a few books and some artists to do comic books. Good, very good. Simple enough.
See? Without the true video game craze, things were very simple, and easy to keep track of.
NOW, they have a million different games, comic books, novels, and a TON more merch items than all the books combined. Plus all the fan fiction, fan news sites, some that make a difference, and those that are just for fun and that the owner doesn't expect much other than that.
Just to list a few current happenings that I can bring to you using memory(Oh no...), let's try this.
George Lucas apparently told the world that all EU is now non-canon. Meaning only the movies, Clone Wars and maybe a few other things he deems worthy are actually part of the TRUE story. Bah, as a die hard SW fan, I will ALWAYS think of the books, some games, and comics as canon. George probably did this so he could continue making the Clone Wars and other movies the way he wanted without having to conform to what the books say. Hmm....
And of course the vague rumors of Georg planning the 7th, 8th and 9th movies...supposedly there will be a 1000 year difference between those 3 movies and the original trilogy. Should be interesting.
That and the other rumor about a Boba Fett movie. That would make me VERY happy should that happen. As long as they get good actors and as long as they stick to what the EU says, because that is EVERYTHING about B. Fett. If they do go through with all of this, I hope they do a good job.
Ok, my memory just kicked the bucket. Sheesh, can't it last long enough for a simple blog post?! Oh well, so there are a few things that are happening, and yes, you have probably heard all about it from thestarwarstalkshow.blogspot.com or the Star Wars Underworld(Not sure what the URL is, but it's on blogger), but maybe not all of you.
Enjoy!
Wilson 1.
See? Without the true video game craze, things were very simple, and easy to keep track of.
NOW, they have a million different games, comic books, novels, and a TON more merch items than all the books combined. Plus all the fan fiction, fan news sites, some that make a difference, and those that are just for fun and that the owner doesn't expect much other than that.
Just to list a few current happenings that I can bring to you using memory(Oh no...), let's try this.
George Lucas apparently told the world that all EU is now non-canon. Meaning only the movies, Clone Wars and maybe a few other things he deems worthy are actually part of the TRUE story. Bah, as a die hard SW fan, I will ALWAYS think of the books, some games, and comics as canon. George probably did this so he could continue making the Clone Wars and other movies the way he wanted without having to conform to what the books say. Hmm....
And of course the vague rumors of Georg planning the 7th, 8th and 9th movies...supposedly there will be a 1000 year difference between those 3 movies and the original trilogy. Should be interesting.
That and the other rumor about a Boba Fett movie. That would make me VERY happy should that happen. As long as they get good actors and as long as they stick to what the EU says, because that is EVERYTHING about B. Fett. If they do go through with all of this, I hope they do a good job.
Ok, my memory just kicked the bucket. Sheesh, can't it last long enough for a simple blog post?! Oh well, so there are a few things that are happening, and yes, you have probably heard all about it from thestarwarstalkshow.blogspot.com or the Star Wars Underworld(Not sure what the URL is, but it's on blogger), but maybe not all of you.
Enjoy!
Wilson 1.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Book Review: "The Wrath Of Darth Maul"
For those of you who don't want to buy a book before you read it, but don't want to go to the library because you don't feel like it(or are too lazy), I am going to give some book reviews on select books that I really enjoyed or extremely disliked.
Today we have "Wrath Of Darth Maul", a fairly new novel that was printed in January of this year(2012).
This novel focuses on Darth Maul's past, mostly his training, leading up to the events of The Phantom Menace. The whole story revolves around one thing: His survival from being cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi and falling down the reactor pit in the Naboo Royal hanger area.
As many of you know, the 'Resurrected' Maul will be making an appearance in The Clone Wars TV show this week(sometimes around this week or last). This book was written to accommodate those episodes by having it start with an apparently insane Maul surviving in the tunnels of Lotho Minor, then moving on to flashbacks starting when he was 3, then progressing through the years of his training that were the most important in the shaping of this Sith Lord.
Down to the review...
I thought it was well written and well put together(Ryder Windham authored the novel), and it contained a very good story. For all of those SW fans who wondered about Maul's past, wonder no longer! It's all here, including a slightly underplayed "Rite of passage" that all Sith have to go through. What I mean is, all Sith have to make a sacrifice. Kill someone they love. Maul did that, but it didn't seem like too large of a sacrifice, and it may have been because Maul is more animal than any other Sith I have ever heard about. Either way, that was slightly disappointing.
I'm out of time, so I'll say this: It was a good book. It developed Maul's character better than the movie ever could, and answered a lot of questions.
I recommend it for sure.
~Wilson1.
Today we have "Wrath Of Darth Maul", a fairly new novel that was printed in January of this year(2012).
This novel focuses on Darth Maul's past, mostly his training, leading up to the events of The Phantom Menace. The whole story revolves around one thing: His survival from being cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi and falling down the reactor pit in the Naboo Royal hanger area.
As many of you know, the 'Resurrected' Maul will be making an appearance in The Clone Wars TV show this week(sometimes around this week or last). This book was written to accommodate those episodes by having it start with an apparently insane Maul surviving in the tunnels of Lotho Minor, then moving on to flashbacks starting when he was 3, then progressing through the years of his training that were the most important in the shaping of this Sith Lord.
Down to the review...
I thought it was well written and well put together(Ryder Windham authored the novel), and it contained a very good story. For all of those SW fans who wondered about Maul's past, wonder no longer! It's all here, including a slightly underplayed "Rite of passage" that all Sith have to go through. What I mean is, all Sith have to make a sacrifice. Kill someone they love. Maul did that, but it didn't seem like too large of a sacrifice, and it may have been because Maul is more animal than any other Sith I have ever heard about. Either way, that was slightly disappointing.
I'm out of time, so I'll say this: It was a good book. It developed Maul's character better than the movie ever could, and answered a lot of questions.
I recommend it for sure.
~Wilson1.
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