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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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Your Friendly Neighbourhood Undead, and Other Metaphors
Apologies for the lack of posting lately, in addition to musings on Mists of Albion and failures in playtesting Magic: the Multiverse, the I’ve been caught up with vampires, zombies and undead in general. Fortunately not an infestation of my … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Mythology
Tagged Carmilla, Dracula, fantasy, Fido, Interview with the Vampire, media analysis, science fiction, themes, thoughts, Twilight, urban fantasy, vampire, vampire the masquerade, zombies
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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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Method in the Mythos 
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 →