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Category Archives: Commentary
Tripping Up Over Too Much Narrative: Battlestar Galactica vs Deep Space Nine
Having spent a fairly sleepless night last night, realised I have a case in point for what happens when there is too much plot in a piece of media, and things get too wrapped up in their own narrative rather … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Science Fiction
Tagged Battlestar Galactica, Deep Space Nine, narrative, science fiction, thoughts
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Plot and Pathos, and Ever the Twain Shall Meet
This blog post is written off the back of the Day of the Doctor, so first thing’s first, a warning to all of you… The 50th anniversary episode was, in its way, a good one. There were so many nods to … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy
Tagged Doctor Who, media analysis, Once Upon a Time, thoughts
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What Does Your World Do For a Living?
There’s quite a lot of fuss in fantasy fandoms about “high” and “low” fantasy, with a great deal of time and trouble going into working out exactly what high fantasy or low fantasy is, and their various characteristics. One of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Mists of Albion
Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, Belgariad, fantasy, High fantasy, Mists of Albion, thoughts, worldbuilding
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Not Proud to be a Geek: Needs to be resaid
I’ve stumbled across this marvellous post from Storming the Ivory Tower that needs to be exposed to a broader audience (as narrow as my current readership is). It’s a scathing indictment of geek culture and how narrow-minded, inward-looking and downright … Continue reading
Fantasy is Badly in Need of the Renaissance
Apologies for the lapse in posting recently, life and appendicitis have been getting in the way of things. Think about Mediæval Europe for a second. What sort of pictures do you get? Is it one full of unrelenting peasant drudgery, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Uncategorized
Tagged fantasy, history, Medieval, Middle Ages, Renaissance, thoughts
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Talking Heads and Ivory Enclaves: A Gaming Forum Community Explored
I’ve been doing some on-and-off research into the nature of the gaming community, pulling my thoughts on various issues together, occasionally posting some of the results on this blog. I had a discussion last year with The Geek Anthropologist about … Continue reading →