Seconding (or tenthing, or something) the Ponds, and additionaly, since Fry is his own grandfather, shouldn't Futurama be included twice?
So awesome. No wonder her son turned into a genius. OK, that doesn't make any sense, but it's no less true.
Thirded.
Well said, I, too, were pretty much numb after finishing Assassin's Quest - and immediately ordered the entire Liveship- and Tawny Man-trilogies... Though Soldier's Son was the most exhausting read... I've never read anything so depressing!
I find The Farseer Chronicles kind of sold short in this writeup, it sounds a bit silly and boring, which is pretty much the opposite of what I experienced. I'm in no way someone who talks to puppies, and it is probably my favourite contemporary fantasy series (along with GoT, The Gentleman Bastards Cycle, and the First Law trilogy). Hobb writes excrutiatingly well and describes Fitz' thoughts, emotions, reactions and personality so vividly you'd think he's real. Hobb paints a realistic picture, and her world is perfectly balanced between worldbuilding and that mist-shrouded mystery geography you got from Robert E. Howard. The world is small and huge at the same time.
I suspect the follow-up series The Tawny Man Chronicles is an easier read, but Assassin kicked me in the guts when I first read it. In many ways it's the antithesis of cheesy fantasy a la Forgotten Realms.
I suspect the follow-up series The Tawny Man Chronicles is an easier read, but Assassin kicked me in the guts when I first read it. In many ways it's the antithesis of cheesy fantasy a la Forgotten Realms.
Also, Abercrombie's latest The Heroes, is his masterpiece. What a novel!!!
Two-thirds through The Name of the Wind now, and even though I tend to prefer my literature with flawed characers and not nigh-omnipotent ones (forget Drizzt, Elminster is the wankiest fantasy character ever created), Rothfuss writes so well that it's easily forgiven.
Yeah, I was a bit disappointed at the failed opportunity to have us a nice take on the Kitsune-myth. Amy was pretty much only a cannibal with monster hands who dies if she doesn't eat brain matter. But also the leviathans; SN has pretty much stopped caring about having proper monsters. I suppose it's always been that way; apart from the dragons (which we never got to see but nonetheless worked amazingly well) it's pretty much only ordinary folks who happen to like eating other folks, who may or may not be able to shapeshift into, well, ordinary folks. When they first name-dropped Leviathan, I was hoping for something budget-bustingly cool like the giant monsters in B.P.R.D., but I always expected ruggedy-looking guys in western shirts or cute little (scary) girls. Dr Sexy is the closest thing to a break from form.
That said, it's SN, so I'm pretty much gonna forgive anything. Apart from potentially killing Bobby or Cas.
That said, it's SN, so I'm pretty much gonna forgive anything. Apart from potentially killing Bobby or Cas.
That was my first thought as well. Followed by, "fuck it, this is cool".
Edit: Ugh, forget it, misread your post. Apologies.
You know they will.
I think you'll find yourself in a very small minority if you come on io9 claiming that Doctor Who is a kids' show. It is certainly a family show, but that's not the same.
You do this well, Annalee; your recapping is what turned me as well, and I was very prejudiced against it before your recaps shanged my mind. Went through the entire show in a few weeks, must have been around season 5.
Dean was in regular Hell, but Sam was locked inside a cage with Michael and Lucifer, who were tearing Sam's soul to shreds all while fighting each other. I don't think they're trying to belittle Dean's stint as Alesteir's apprentice, as much as trying to show that what Sam experienced was a hell of a lot worse, excuse the pun.
Yay! You go!
Backing up Alasdair here. I'm also one of the ones who inexplicably fell in love with old Doctor Who after accidentally discovering it. Bot Mrs. B. Quick, who grew up with Sylvester McCoy's Doctor in England, laughed out loud at how perfectly they captured it.
I'm going to have to go ahead and heart you for that. Well said!
Oh, yes of course, I don't see how I could forget him!
Bruce Campbell and Gary Oldman are crying in their beds now.
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! Greatest use of a pop song ever? Right there!! But I think it doesn't count on account of being an animated show - they had their own list.
Pratchett and Abercrombie FTW. Abercrombie's latest, The Heroes, is a masterpiece. I can't really say anything about why I think so without spoiling anything...
