Passion = Life
Whether it be campfire tales, ghost stories, or just superstitions shared by your grandparents, I believe all of us have experienced the bone-chilling fear of hearing a tale that scared us to the core.
Mine, strangely enough, was an elementary school assignment. This is an American folktale not many have heard of, so in true folktale manner, I will relate the story in my own words. If you have family near, read aloud, or print this and take it with you on your camping trip.
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This Saturday is the discussion of Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind. I am really excited about this, and I hope the live features work.
The show will be recorded live at 2:00 PM (EDT) [18:00 UTC] on Talkshoe. Feel free to call in using their Voice client or here:
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On this week’s show we continue the discussion of Wizards First Rule Chapters 9 – 12
Out this week we have three DVDs to feature: Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season, Eureka: Season 3.0, Transmorphers: Fall of Man.
: Love this show, wished it lasted more then five seasons but now all of it is out on DVD, time to complete the series. A must own. If for some reason you haven’t watched this show yet there are some episodes of season five streaming live online here.
: Another great show and season three they really got good. I love that I can get the first half of season 3 on DVD, just in time for the second half to air. Down side, it’s only half of a season and if I wanted an incomplete season I would already own it through iTunes.
: I have not watched this one yet but every time I see the name I giggle because it’s like the Gobots to the Transformers movie. But with Bruce Boxleitner in it I will eventually have to watch it.
: This one goes on the rent list. I didn’t get to watch it in the theaters and the reviews were mixed but I like Street Fighter and the previews looks interesting.
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On this week’s show we continue the discussion of Wizards First Rule Chapters 13-16.
Here is a list of awesome Vampire and Vampire-like Musical Songs that are a must hear for Vampire fans.
Most of the musical sucks (and not in a good way) but it’s all worth it for this one song. This youtube version is cut with video from Interview with the Vampire.
http://www.danceofthevampires.com
This is an excellent musical all about us horror addicts favorite subject! The all and mighty fang! What is cool is that you can download all the songs for FREE here: http://www.danceofthevampires.com/multimedia.html
Carpe Noctum – or Seize the Night. This song is excellent on so many levels. The beginning is scary, then it launches into full orchestra instrumental, then it ends with a balladry kind of call to arms for the demons of the city. Not to be missed! This one is cut with video from our favorite cartoon villains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa46GFQ3_qQ
Confessions of a Vampire. An excellent, sad song about a vampire and his guilt over feeding. This version is a bit out of sync on the video. Better to close your eyes and listen. If you haven’t checked out this musical, you definitely need to.
Take a British playwright, have the French write a musical from his works and then get a Russian production cast? If that’s not weird enough, for some reason all of these videos, though they are an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliette, have dark or vampire-like overtones. Check them out and see if you don’t agree.
Who’s the guy with glowing eyes?
And lastly… for your amusement, the Dracula song from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”.
Review of: Merlin 102 Valiant
Overall Rating: 9
When Merlin learns that a knight is using a magic shield to cheat at Camelot’s annual sword tournament, he must expose him before Arthur becomes the next night to die. Watch the episode streaming online above.
Valiant is a fun episode and will be a lot of fun for fans of renaissance fairs and social combat. I liked the sword tournament and watching Merlin try to figure out how to assemble Arthur’s armor. The mystery and obstacles have a more Harry Potter feel to it which I enjoyed very much.
Merlin’s obstacles were not the typical ones found in fantasy stories and the solutions are not permitted to be standard by the setting. It’s fun to watch a hero that can not directly stand against their obstacles and advisories instead they have to empower another to do it for them. It creates a more symbiotic relationship between Merlin and Arthur and the situation encourages more creative solutions to the obstacles.
For more read Exploring: Merlin
