Things have been happening in the wide, wide world of my personal entertainment. I have been keeping up with all my shows, but there wasn't anything particularly noteworthy (except for maybe Castle, which I was pretty impressed with). But there has been so much more going on than TV, I'm going to completely disregard television shows for the rest of this entry.
First off, Monday night, I did Haunted Lagoon up at the Polynesian Culture Center. It was mostly fun, but in a different way than last year. Let's be honest, it's hard to scream when the ghouls were too busy complimenting your hair to actually jump out at you when you turn corners. In their defense, the wig I had on was hot pink and lit up. The people in the actual lagoon were a bit more professional, but there were some loud, lewd women sitting right behind us that left us more annoyed than scared by the time we reached the halfway point. Since half the fun is expectation, waiting in line, talking to friends, I'd still say it was worth doing, even if it did cost me a fortune in gas and keep me out until 11 when I should have been home working in a paper. At least the actual ticket was cheap ($10 online).
And now the big news: Star Wars VII. I read a quote by J.J. Abrams (I think) that has a word that describes my feelings perfectly: Thrillified. Yep. That just about covers it. But no matter how scared I am, who the get to direct it, I will be in line to watch the midnight release, possibly in costume, in 2015. I have been totally geeking-out today, reading all sorts of different articles and reactions to this news. After reading dozens of articles on other's opinions and points, and balancing them with actual facts, I have decided that while Disney could ruin the films, they've also been able to maintain the momentum of other things they've acquired (like Avengers) and therefore could do an amazing job, depending on the director and writer.
Thanks to my film class and living the last few years with a movie geek, I have a passing familiarity with some of the more well-known directors and those I'm seeing on lists of "Who Could Do This" that I don't already know, I'm checking out on IMDB. My conclusion: while I'm seeing a lot of names being bandied about by fans and writers, a few of whom might be able to pull it off, the one I want behind the helm is J.J. Abrams. My brother made a great point this morning as I was driving him to the bus "Abrams has already made a better Star Wars movie than Lucas' newest trilogy when he made Star Trek." I love Joss Whedon, but I don't think he's exactly right for the project. He has a particular brand of wit and comedy that fits well with superheroes running around in bright blue suits and ridiculous-looking hats, but I'm not sure it belongs in the Star Wars universe. I could be wrong, but the light moments in Star Wars are a completely different feel from Joss' brand of "funny."
Unfortunately for fans like me, in the end, this is all just "wish lists" from fans; there aren't even rumors about who Disney may be looking at to revive Star Wars. In fact, about all we do know is that it's supposed to come out the same year as The Avengers 2 and that George Lucas supposedly created the basis of the plot for the next three movies. And that movies will be coming out every 2-3 years "well into the future", which seems to imply they plan on getting beyond #9 in the fans keep lining up days before the movies in theaters. And that could be some awesome news for people like me who love the series so much, they'll actually willingly sit through Episode I. The more I read, the more excited I get. The world cannot end until after 2015; I don't care what the heck the Mayans thought.
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