Author Archives: Mark
April 22, 2013 LWST: Better Off Ted S01E11 – Father, Can You Hair Me?
I really, really like how the writers take an underlying theme and relate all the different stories to that theme. This time around it’s “Fathers,” whereas in Bioshuffle it was “handling stress.” I’m sure it’s happened in more episodes, but these are the two that stick out to me. What do I like even more […]
Tags: Better Off Ted, LWST
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April 19, 2013 Storytelling
A friend of mine writes poetry and sends it to me now and again for me to respond to. Honestly, I don’t generally understand poetry. I can appreciate imagery and word use, but I don’t get allusions and hidden meanings at all. I would be the worst detective. Often I’ll enjoy the poem, but won’t […]
Tags: BioShock
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April 18, 2013 How I Think Pokémon Works
As I mentioned the other day, I’ve never played a Pokémon game. That isn’t to say I don’t enjoy Pikachu, because, come on, Pikachu is adorable. How did I come to enjoy Pikachu when I haven’t played any Pokémon? Dude, Pikachu was everywhere for a while there. I think I even have a stuffed Pikachu […]
Tags: Pokémon, speculation
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April 17, 2013 Advertising Idea
Frankly, I’m not sure why they haven’t gotten this done already. You’re welcome, ad agencies.
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April 16, 2013 Tuesday 19: Gaming Gaps
GamesRadar posted a list the other day of The 50 most important games of all time. You’ll never see a list like that here simply because I haven’t played all the games ever, so I don’t feel like I could make a list like that with any sort of confidence. I could do a “most […]
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