A hypothetical five questions, because I'm bored...
1. Why do you like Sports Night and Babylon 5 so much? Well, Sports Night just has the great mix of drama and a high level of comedy that just ... works for me. I actually didn't see the pilot episode first, but
The Apology. It was a powerful, compelling half hour of programming unlike any thing else I had ever seen, so I made a point to tune in the next Tuesday at 9:30.
As for Babylon 5, I backed into the show. I had seen the 2 hour pilot movie (
The Gathering)when it first aired, but was too busy to get involved regularly with the show when it first started a year later. My parents and several friends had though. I finally sat and watched
War Without End, Part 1, and again, I thought it was an interesting show, since I did remember seeing
Babylon Squared.
With both shows, continuity mattered. Also, neither of the shows talked down to the viewer, and actually respected the viewer. In the days where the normal shows were
Ally McBeal, and
Dharma & Greg, it was nice to see something that more targetted to an audience that didn't need to be told when something was funny or interesting.
2. So what's the deal with you and comic books recently?After Babylon 5 ended, and
Crusade was dead before it started,
jms moved into the realm of comics with
Rising Stars. I was curious enough to find a comic shop near me and buy these, once a month. When he started
Midnight Nation, I was there. Because my local shop decided to focus solely on hobbies, I moved to
The Comic Bookie, who is a great guy. At one point, when in to pick up my minor pull list, I saw the cover to
Identity Crisis #7, with the costumes of many very popular DC characters hanging on hooks. Well, I wanted to see what that was all about, so I bought the series. This was happening just as
Infinite Crisis was starting, so it was a good time to jump in ... with some research. And from there, with help, I've also gotten familiar with some of the
Marvel multiverse, specifically with
Spidey and
Squadron(s) Supreme. Why? Because the business of comics, like the business of professional wrestling, is interesting to me. And the stories take a little bit of digging and build upon each other. Remember what I said about continuity? ...
3. I can understand that. But Billy Joel? Are you really that pathetic?Hey now. Musically, one of my earliest memories is
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me off the
Glass Houses album. I had no idea what the Miracle Mile was, or why you'd cruise it, but it had something to do with white wall tires, whatever they were. I was young. Leave me alone. =) Anyway, I heard another song that I liked... and another ... and then I got the cassette of
An Innocent Man and wore it out, mainly to
Christie Lee. And, as one of my friends has said, when I get into something, I get obessive. (See above and other various posts.)
4. Let's shift away from popular media and go towards the Internet. How long have you been online?I was online before online meant the Internet. Way back in 1990/1991, I bought my own computer - a clone 386SX/16! My father had a 2400 baud modem for reasons I don't know, and I was able to use it. I BOUGHT my
Prodigy starter kit (yes, you had to buy them in those days) at the
Target in Highland and dialed in. I was a member of the LA News group, and eventually the
Borg Club where I met
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jelly_doughnut. At some point around 1993/4, Fraudigy increased their rates, and ye ol' Borg Club attempted to move to
GEnie and failed miserably. But by then, I had discovered the Internet (CVADS021@csupomona.edu), alt.tv.game-shows and the rest, as they say, is history.
5. Serious question then -- Dick York or Dick Sargent?Pass.
