I’m sorry, the mainstream just didn’t get it. I’m still very pissed off that this show was canceled. Why? Because it kicks the crap out of all the Stargate shows. It stomps all over star wars. It is way more fun than star trek, it is truly strange as space would be. It has better characters that are much more realistic personality wise. I think the muppets in the show had more personality than the entire cast of stargate sg1.
So many cool episodes. So many cool stories and characters. Kick ass bad guys and nefarious space merchants and doctors. My favorite episodes are “DNA MAD SCIENTIST”, where this crazy doctor with super manipulated genes turns Erin into a pilot alien. “THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”, where their ship gets stuck in starburst mode, and splits into 3 dimensions. This is so trippy and cool. It’s insane, the blue one with the audio hallucination and the puking. This is fucking weird. Not to mention, Scorpius has to be one of the best villains of all time. I love the lighting (reminds me of dario argento). I love the muppets and alien creatures all over the serious that use animatronic muppetry. I don’t give a fuck what people think, these muppets RULE!
Farscape is dark, fucked up, realistic in terms of how people really are, and over all depressing a lot of the time. I think this is why people hated it. Underneath all the darkness lies hope, struggle, and teamwork. I think this series addressed alien sexuality in a way everyone else in the genre was to afraid to even consider. There are many redeeming things about this series that a lot of people didn’t stick around to watch. Sure there are a few really bad episodes, especially the re-hash let’s catch the viewer up to date ones. I loved the make up effects as well. Many of the actors on the show are Australian, I think this helped the series have a new twist and vibe that was really needed in the sci-fi genre. My favorite Characters are Chiana, Scorpius, Zhaan, Crichton, and Rygel. Give this a chance, it is really cheesy at times, but it makes up for it. I love over 75% of the episodes. So that really says something for me, I’m pretty picky. To buy this, well its impossible now i think, the first season is out of print. So, good old netflix is the way to go. Rent this, and watch it all. Do not get the peacekeeper wars movie first, watch this last, if you don’t, it ruins a lot of surprises in the series. I give this a 5 out of 5. A must for any science fiction geek, especially if you are fucked up like me :).
First, check out wipeout hd. I really cannot wait to get this:
Pros: So what have I liked about my ps3 so far? A handful of great downloadable games. Good first party titles. It has been a very reliable piece of hardware this far. I really like the sixaxis controls. I have bought more games for the ps3 since it’s launch, many more games I had on any of the previous consoles I owned in the past. As a Blu-Ray player, this thing is the bomb. Videos look amazing on my trinitron in 1080i. The DVD upscaling is amazing as well, making many of my regular old DVDs look almost like Blu-Ray movies. I like the interface on the Playstation 3 operating system. It’s fast, responsive and easy to navigate. I love a lot about the Playstation 3.
Cons: So what can I complain about? Let’s see. The online store is ugly, hard to find things and is not updated with good content and game demos enough. Still not a lot of ps1 downloadable content, I want the rpgs, ff7, ff8, ff9, stuff like that. Home needs to come out like NOW. No rewards in games. I really think they are dragging their feet right now. I know this summer will be big, but come on Sony, give us more online stuff. The great games that have come out for the ps3 are usually 6 to 9 hours of game play, at 65 dollars per game after taxes, This really sucks. I feel really ripped off in that regard. Linux runs like ass on the ps3. Only 256mb of ram, they should allow usb ram to work as system ram on linux as well. No linux distro supports the ps3 cell, instead it uses the ps3 as a power pc, using just the controller processor on the cell which is a ppc. In the end, the performance of linux on a PS3 is like running a mac g4 at 1.2ghz starved on memory. This is a joke. Sony needs to get a good build of linux out there. One that supports FLASH. Flash on ps3 linux is not supported, because adobe doesn’t support ppc anymore. So the ps3 in linux doesn’t even cut it as a web browser. Linux on ps3 is not even an option because of how slow it runs and the flash handicap. I was hoping the ps3 could be a computer on my big TV. Nope. Don’t even bother with it for now. When a cell based linux distro with flash support comes out, i’ll jump on. They also lock down the video and do not supply drivers for the video card in linux. grrrrrr. The regular ps3 web browser is a joke. The font scaling sucks in high res. The ps3 always runs out of memory, I cannot even look at gametrailers.com movies with it. Big thumbs down on the ps3 web browser. They should allow for usb memory to expand the ram for web browsing. No in game xmb. Meaning, if i am in a game playing, and a friend tries to chat with me, I will have to quit the game to chat, or read a message. Xbox is way better in this regard. Sony promises in game xbm and chat soon, let’s hope they deliver. Seriously.
Check out the new japanese trailer for home below:
Conclusion: The ps3 to me is still the best console on the market for the money. Blu-ray, and dvd playback are the best. The games are the best. The free online network is great. But the online store sucks for the most part. Linux is a joke on the ps3. The web browser really sucks on the ps3. I like the browser on the wii better. The games are over priced, and do not deliver enough game play for the money this is true on the 360 as well though. I still recommend buying a ps3 as the main gaming console. Don’t expect linux, web browsing and the online store to be good for now. I hope they fix these problems.
Summit Studios is in colorado. But far north from me. I was going to do a photo shoot for lust for blood with these guys, but I got to fat :) . I like how abstract it is, but still has this old fashion feel to it. I think for sure one of the better photography studios in Colorado for sure..
Okay, so I decided to give out a remix, I had no real place to put this left over from lust for blood, i did not want to put it on the new lp, because the new lp is nothing like this stuff. Have fun, and if you want to and like it, please click the donate button to donate something. Starving artist here.
Ok, now for the new lp, well, It is coming real slow. I am stuck on the vocals for faded. Still building my weak voice up, I have not done vocals since lust for blood, and my voice is really out of shape. I have about 4 tracks done, but I am still working on the vocals. and yes, This new lp is a strange thing, there is a lot of acoustic guitar on it. It is very heavily influenced by Neo-Folk. I am also heavily influenced by death in june, madonna, new young pony club, ladytron, and astral projection as well. So this lp is turning out a lot different than I planned. I am playing a lot more guitar, but it is not hurting the vac sound at all. I’m trying to really put out the best vocals I have even done on this new lp. A lot of it is clean. I’m trying to be a better vocalist this time around. I only plan on doing 8 tracks for the new lp in total. I am not doing a super long lp like LFB was. I am not working with todd on this lp after all. I think this will be a solo lp, about the only he helped me on was the phucking phreak remake and one other track. So his involvement on this lp is very minimal.
And yes, I am planning a tour for late summer. I think it will be USA only though. Maybe canada. I will not leave the us until there is a new president and the crappy foreign policy in us politics changes. Well, if I get offered a ton of money, I might consider europe. who knows. Eric never calls me, so it looks like I wont be working with eric. So far it looks like todd and I, maybe one other person, I have my eye on a female bassist from out east, but I wont get hopes up, because shit hardly ever works out, like with eric. oh well.
This is by far my favorite Siouxsie & The Banshee’s LP. From start to finish, it is simply amazing, I never skip a song. Has so much energy. A lot of upbeat songs. This is not a typical goth record at all. These are great strange pop songs that really have weight and do not sound dated at all to me. If this came out today, I would think it was a masterpiece. This LP carries so many great memories for me. I will say it, I prefer this to the Cure’s Disintegration. I love Disintegration so that is really saying something. I know tons of people who will think I am crazy for thinking such a thing. But oh well.
I really miss the bands of the 80s. They all had a really distinct sound, vocal style, and could play and perform very well. Gone are those days. Now all rock music sounds typical, with vocals that sound like your next door neighbor’s voice, nothing unique at all for the most part.
Cities in Dust was a huge club hit back when I first started clubbing. It probably got over played, but I don’t care, I still love all the over played siouxsie songs. I love how epic Cities In Dust sounds, it’s catchy too. Candyman is very upbeat and kind of surreal. Cannons is a neat franticly musical song with very cool arpeggios and acoustic guitar.
I give Siouxsie all the credit for the modern goth look. I think she was the one who really left the biggest mark image wise. 92 is great song too, I love how it talks murder and craziness. What I hate about this lp, it reminds me of my longest relationship that still haunts me to this day.
I really love the quarterdrawing of the dog, this song is so great, so atmospheric and trippy, but my all time favorite Siouxsie song is “PARTYS FALL”, that is why I like this LP the most. I love the break downs and build ups in the song, the cool strange arpeggios, the super catchy chorus, and the mesmerizing lyrics. I am so angered that it was not a HIT, to me it is the ultimate hit.
March 20th, 2008 by Hexfix93
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