Damn, last week was busy that barely posted anything. Heck, I didn’t even do most of my normal posting. Of course, this is actually no indication that anything has slowed down a bit.
It’s been all Crunchy Bits (the cookbook) all the time. That last bit of editing is dang near done but have a long session of layout to do. I’m talking about a little that’s going to be going on almost every page. And no. There isn’t a way that I can I do it quickly and simply. The lesson here is prior planning people. Those last minute ideas really push back project completion.
This also means I haven’t had a lick of time to work on any of the RPG projects or do any writing. Every evening is something. Hell, that’s what life is all about. One damned thing after another.
My perfect plan is to have some good news by the end of the month. But, hell, I’ve said that before. So sit back and laugh at me while I try grind my threw this stuff. Like Warren Zevon said, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”
Chuck
Another D&D music video. I’m amazed at how many of those are out there. The graphics on this one aren’t really super cool but heck a D&D rap. What the hell. Enjoy it. ANd remember it’s hump day and the work week is half way over. Get those dice warmed up for the weekend folks! Remember the golden rule. Have fun. Kill monsters. Take their stuff.
Yes, I know old news. But hell, real life has kept way too busy. Anyway, on with the rant.
By now, you probably have already heard about Warner Brothers saying they want to do a big budget D&D movie but then Universal coming back and saying that they own the rights. Hollywood doesn’t have that good of a track record for converting games (both table top and video) to the big screen. Heck, I can think of only two that were decent. Resident Evil and Clue. The rest were pretty damned bad. Dare I even mention the unholy name of Uwe Boll.
So this got me thinking (again) about what table top games could make good movies. My little brain came up with three, good and bad.
Rifts by Micheal Bay. Big fucking robots. Explosions. Mega Damage Explosions. Come on. You might want to see this when you were drunk off your ass.
Paranoia by Simon Pegg or even maybe Mike Judge I know I’d pay to that one and probably buy the DVD.
Over the Edge by Guillermo del Toro or David Lynch Once again, this would be strange but way cool.
So let’s discuss what other table games deserve a good movie treatment.
OK, this week it’s a long clip but it’s worth. I mean how much of this is just like an average D&D campaign. Well, expect for the very end but I’m not going to spoil it for you. And since I’ve been asleep at the wheel, I didn’t even realize that this also had a Kickstarter attached for a whole series and yes kid’s it got funded. So keep your eyes open for this coming in the future.
The Reward from The Animation Workshop on Vimeo.
OK, yeah. I know. I just might get even more hate mail on this one. Get over it.
I have so much that I owe Ray Harryhausen. In my younger days, I got my hands on on old Super 8 movie camera and tried my own hand at stop motion animation. But more than anything he brought the creatures of myth and legend to life. His work was a true art form taking infinite patience. For those many hours of entertain, I am grateful.
As a young gamer, he brought the adventures that only were in my imagination to life in brilliant color. These were tales of heroes and monsters. Thank you, Ray.
And here’s one of my own favorite iconic scenes. The skeleton fight.
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