Working forwards and working backwards
Long time readers know by heart my love for Max “Painkiller” Payne is outdone only by that of Detective Frank “One more thing” Columbo. But for those who are checking in from an uncharted part of the world (or galaxy), here’s my piece on Max Payne and here’s my most recent piece (as of this writing) on Columbo. Short version: play Max Payne, it’s great; and watch Columbo, it’s great.
Back to the obscure parts of my childhood
Yeah, this one is a day late, a doubloon short, and in debt to the Charon Syndicate thanks to the Needs of the Army (and my stubborn refusal to replace anything until it physically falls off my body, because I’m El Cheapo), but it’s no big deal. The only problem here is that the topic for this week’s blog hasn’t been well-researched, so forgive me if its connective tissue doesn’t have any industrial reinforcement.
I have come to introduce ye all to an obscure French-Canadian collaborated 3D animated series known only as: Skyland.
I look at this now after 20 years and think of how far CG has evolved from the ’80s to Reboot (1994-2001) to everything going on these days.
Read More »See, there’s, uh, just one thing that doesn’t look right.
Before you, dear reader, is an atypical series with an atypical protagonist played by a rather atypical actor for an atypical runtime.
Columbo!
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