Rant #1: Clothes and Complements

Hello Nerds!



            Today I’d like to just touch (hopefully) briefly on the typical judgment of clothes in today’s world. Today I am wearing a suit, and it comes with a bow tie and a somewhat tweed-looking jacket. I tell you this because it is very similar to what Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor wore on “Doctor Who”. I really do appreciate the comments about how I look like him, though it does get tiresome. I’ll give you another example: I was walking around the other day with a Redhead hat on, which does bear a resemblance to the hat Indiana Jones wore in the Indiana Jones movies, and everyone immediately goes to that instead of thinking it’s just a hat. I feel that American and British cinema and television has been so overly bastardized and type-cast that we really don’t know what’s what anymore. These items of clothing were here before any television show was around, suits have been around longer than any Doctor, and cowboy hats have been around long before Harrison Ford. Are we really this blinded people? Must we always link things to other things, I mean… We’d all make great homicide detectives because we link so many things together, and do it instantaneously(This is going to be a rant, so if you don’t want to hear more about why I hate modern society’s views on nerd clothing, you don’t have to, I just need to rant a bit).

            This may be a news flash to some of you, but maybe that person hates the thing you’re referencing! Maybe they have no clue or simply don’t care who Matt Smith is or David Tennant, maybe they’re just wearing those clothes because they were closest in their closet! Maybe those clothes are the only clothes that they enjoy wearing! Sometimes I wonder why wearing one thing one day and another thing the next is such a big deal to people. People don’t think before they speak; they’d rather say what they want to say and not care whether that person even knows the same reference! Not everybody in the world knows about “Doctor Who”, “Star Trek” or “Indiana Jones” references. Some people, just receiving the complement of “That looks nice!” or “Lookin’ sharp there” is enough, you don’t need to go further or more complex than that. It seems to me like phrases like “I like such and such” is far better and more diplomatic than attaching or branding the person to something else, it makes them feel less genuine.

            Well, thanks for letting me have this rant, and if you didn’t like it, well… it wasn’t for you, it was more for me anyways, see ya soon Nerds!



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Batman/ Origins

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                This is part two to my last post, where I talked about how I got to be such a big Star Trek fan. I thought today I would talk about how I became invested in Batman.

                Like every other nine or ten year old, I liked the idea of Batman, but never really gave him a second thought. Only two years ago did I discover a man who would change my life, not only outside the classroom, but inside as well. His name is Joshua Harris, and we became friends over Batman, when we did, I decided I would learn all that I could, and to my luck I’d just discovered a Youtube gamer under the name of Knightwing. I stumbled upon one of his character walkthroughs for Lego Batman 2 DC Superheroes, a game I was slightly stuck on at one point of the game. What I didn’t realize is how deep Kwing’s knowledge went on Batman. I started learning all that I could from him, and still continue. (Here is link if you want to check his stuff out…which you all should at least one video https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzwIHGPWtxd3SgNG9qlctg ) And so my love for Batman began on a whole new level. I started watching the movies…. Not my best choice; but then I went to the Animated Series, where I found my favorite voice actor to date: Kevin Conroy. If you’re reading Kevin, you’re awesome, please don’t ever leave voice acting, your fan, Leif………… Then I went onto the Adam West series, classic though humorous. After that I went to Batman Beyond, binge watched Justice League, Justice League: Unlimited, and many others. This was the reason all of third term that I came home, went into my bedroom to watch Netflix with soda and crackers in my bed, well…that and a girl…

Nerdom giveth and nerdom taketh away… who says the Vulcan’s aren’t wrong with concealing emotions…

Anyways (sniffle) back to the blog, what to talk about…

When one looks at his or her origins, one can unlock many secrets, Batman’s is no exception, though I won’t tell you about it, just go read on the internet and you will know what I’m talking about.

You back yet?

Good.

What I like about Batman’s origin is that no one knows who really killed his parents, unless you subscribe to the Nolan Films (and I believe some comic incarnations), where Joe Chill killed his parents, then… yay for you… but for those who don’t you know what I mean, we never really know who killed his parents, which makes the mystery of the bat much cooler in this nerd’s opinion.

Well, I’m tired, and still a bit sick, and it’s late, so I’m going to go to bed soon, have a good week and I hope to be back onto the more normal Tuesday Thursday Saturday schedule next week, untill then good-bye

Resistance is futile


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Why I'm A Nerd/ Origins

Hello Nerds!

                This week I have been sick quite a bit, and do apologize for the lateness of my posting. I had to put you all on the back burner in favor of school work and getting better, and am still sick… fun right? Well I decided that I wouldn’t let my sickness get in the way of blogging tonight, in a special two part blog!

                Every year, was I was a child, I would have a Star Wars marathon consisting of all six prequel and sequel, then I started watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. That series carried me through a scary part of my early existence: starting middle school, it still does in High School with its premier of a new series in the fall under the name of Star Wars: Rebels.

                Then, when watching and re-watching the Star Wars movies became monotonous, I started re-watching Star Trek: TOS seasons. This happened for many years before I knew about the newer Star Trek. I then was moved onto the fourth movie “Voyage Home” where the nerd inside of me was revived; reminded why I became a nerd in the first place. Months passed in this fashion, until, while perusing the channels on the telly, I came upon “Generations”, which was about to start, and noticed that Kirk (William Shatner) co-stared. This intrigued me, as I thought it was the perfect opportunity to give the new generation of Star Trek shows a chance. I have never seen such a moving movie in my life, so many touching moments, which is really something for me to admit. I certainly cried and do to this day. The movie was so well written, executed, and tied up in a nice little bow of references. I fell in love with the “Next Generation” cast, and decided to watch the series.

                For some odd reason, I bet my 7^th grade English teacher, Mrs. Burken, that I would watch all series in chronological order by the end of the year (some 7 weeks away). I did. I watched Enterprise, TOS, Next Gen., DS9, and Voyager. Again, I was reminded why I became a nerd. That reason is, I feel so blessed is the best word, blessed that I can live a life that permits me to devote a good portion of my time into these things, and I am grateful every day.

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On Television Theory

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                Today I’d like to talk about a little theory I’ve developed about how with television shows usually sucks within the first couple episodes, or even series.

                Think about a television show that you have watched, you’ve experienced the ups and the downs, know the ins and outs of every character, and you think you are pretty well versed with the show. Now think if this theory fits with that show; my theory is that in the beginning stages of a show, the writing will be crap at best, the characters will be rigid and 2-D, and it may be hard to dive into it at first because it’s hard to follow. All of this is very understandable because no- one involved in the creation and production of the show are new, and not comfortable with their characters yet, but once you get into around the middle of season two, or sometimes early three, then the show will be so comfortable and things flow so easily that you don’t notice how much it’s changed.

                Television shows that I think are good examples are: “Star Trek: The Next Generation”,    “Voyager”, and “Deep Space Nine”. I exclude “The Original Series” and “Enterprise” because I thought that they either didn’t have those problems, or technically never had a star episode (TOS) that branched in a chronological fashion. Many shows will follow in suit, but sometimes it’s hard because the cast might change up often; case in point “Doctor Who”… not one person is on that show for more than three seasons max, unless you count the T.A.R.D.I.S., in which case that is a philosophical debate that I will not get into, ever. Batman Movies also exhibit this problem occasionally, though you need a series to compare and contrast, because they generally have the same actors. If we just went off saying that one movie or actor was worse than another that’s just speculation, and is hard to see from a non-biased perspective, although when you look at a progression of how the same actors become more comfortable with their role, it will become easier to see.

            You can also see this in many animated shows as well, like with Family Guy and American Dad and even The Simpsons, all of these have a very different coloring style at the beginning than they have at the end. This will usually clear itself up within the first couple of seasons, by looking much finer in detail and color.

Resistance is futile


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