After eight years, there's going to be a sequel to the 2005 Sin City, and it'll be titled Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. It seems that they've cast Eva Green as the titular dame, and I can't think of anyone who'd fit the atmosphere and general look of Sin City better than her, with her ivory skin and the dark hair and the overall snow white look. If the movie is black and white and red, she fits perfectly.

Also, we can apparently expect Joseph Gordon-Levitt in this as well. He's got a toe in every fandom, doesn't he?

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Revenge

This is getting so intense. I was a bit iffy when the second series started, because I didn't know how this very contained story would hold up for a second run, but I'm liking this a lot at the moment. With the overarching question of the first series mostly gone, the floor has opened up for a lot more individual intrigues and new characters.

To boldly go to a galaxy far, far away...

So, I read that J.J. Abrams is supposed to direct the new Star Wars movie (first in the trilogy). I don't know how I feel about that at all. I mean, he JUST did the Star Trek reboot. He's still involved in that really. Star Trek and Star Wars are two entirely different things, but how easy will it to be to separate them if they're made by the same director? Of course he has impressive credits and all that, and this might turn out wonderfully. I'm just not sure about it. Aren't people going to be assuming that it's going to look and feel like Star Trek? Isn't that a bad thing?

I want diversity in franchises and fandoms. I want a trilogy where each movie is made by a new person, and where at least one or two of the choices are really bold, maybe because they come from other genres or because they're young directors. Joss Whedon doing the Avengers movie worked out brilliantly, even if it was a slightly strange choice at first, because he wasn't really that deep IN the superhero movie area at the point when the news were announced. J.J. Abrams is already very involved in SciFi. Can his perspective really be fresh?

Additionally, J.J. Abrams has a big name already and a footing. I don't know why I feel this way, but somehow I think that someone else should get a shot with the SciFi fanboys. J.J. Abrams could be pursuing original projects and things he wants to do out of passion. Maybe this is his passion, maybe Star Wars is what he burns for. But I don't know. It doesn't sit right with me.


Well, it'll be worth keeping an eye open for more news. Right now, I'm looking forward more to that rumoured Zach Snyder thing though, but then they're denying that as well now.

What I'm quite liking is that Michael Arndt is going to write that J.J. Abrams movie. Should be a step up from the prequels.

I love how 90210 has run out of viable options for plot points, and now all they have left are stupid decisions, and so by now, all of the characters are just absolutely stupid - not even just in the egomanical sort of way that they always had about them, but just plain stupid in general. They should just go out with a bang, like Gossip Girl did. Crank up the telenovela!

I can't wait to see if they're going through with the death this time - they've put their tails back between their legs too often now really... I can't even count how many pretend deaths or cliffhangers with uncertain fates there have been.

New Leaf

So, I (evidently) haven't had a lot of things to say in here for a while now. Life is busy, which is why not a lot of writing has been happening over the past couple of months. This, among other things, is why I've decided to do something new here, namely blog about TV shows that I watch. (It's not entirely new in that I've had a post or two about TV things before, but I want to do it on more of a regular basis.) It's what I do a lot of the time anyway, and there isn't really a reason why I should bother only people close to me with my ramblings.

Obviously, this means there will be spoilers. If it's anything huge, I'll put a special note there, but if it isn't, I'll expect that anyone looking at posts about TV shows is aware of the possibility of spoilers.


So here are a couple of brief notes. I'm not all up to date with this week's episodes yet, so I'll post more as I watch more.

Let's do something good!

I just donated a very small amount to this non-profit organisation, which is planning on purchasing the land Nikola Tesla's laboratory stands and setting up a museum there. I didn't give a lot, because I don't have a lot, but that doesn't matter – if everyone gives a bit, they will make it. And even though it's non-profit, there are perks for donating (if you choose to get them). You can make an open or anonymous donation and there are different ways for payment.

Just give it a thought.

How Not to Write a Novel (Recommendation)

Here's a book recommendation for anyone who wants to write stories:

How Not To Write A Novel by Sandra Newman and Howard Mittelmark.

I found this book when I finished reading Moon Over Soho, and browsed through the author's (Ben Aaronovitch) website, where he recommends it. And I have to say, it's brilliant. It's very much to the point, and the advice really makes sense. I got this book in March, read it over the course of three days, and highlighted the crap out of it, tbh. 80% of my Kindle Clippings come from this book, and every single one is worth it. I'm just rereading it now, as I'm starting with a new writing project, and there's still advice that I'm only discovering now, that I hadn't even noticed before.

Some of it feels like old news, like, don't write about your character doing nothing, or don't repeat scenes. But a lot of it is a real eye opener, and even that trivial-seeming advice is worded so cleverly that a) it's a delight reading it, and b) you feel like it was a good thing they reminded you again.

They have advice on all the various steps and aspects of writing – from plotting to characters to the final scene.

It's not super cheap, especially not for an ebook (the paperback costs the same), but it's definitely worth it. I've read a bunch of books on writing, and often found them fairly forgettable – even if they had good advice, I just can't remember it afterwards. But this sticks with you. If you're only going to buy a single book on writing, I'd seriously consider making it this one.