{"id":345,"date":"2007-12-20T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-20T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wizardwalk.com\/newblather\/?p=345"},"modified":"2007-12-20T10:21:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-20T14:21:00","slug":"winter-break-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wizardwalk.com\/newblather\/?p=345","title":{"rendered":"Winter break begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The semester is finally over and I’m free for a month! There’s lots I’d like to do, but only a little I’ll actually do… because that’s the way life is.<\/p>\n

I got the complete series of Firefly<\/a><\/em> for my birthday and I watched the first episode last night… it was great! Even better than the film Serenity<\/em>, which is based on the series. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the series over the next month. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the special effects were. I was expecting to have to settle with cheap corny effects that sometimes prevail on TV sci-fi shows, but I didn’t have to. Awesome. Yay. Blah blah.<\/p>\n

According to Wikipedia, the creator of Firefly<\/em>, Joss Whedon, is producing another show called Dollhouse<\/a><\/em> for FOX. Wikipedia says that the premise for the show is:<\/p>\n

In Dollhouse, Dushku plays a young woman named Echo, one of a group of men and women who can be neurally imprinted with “personality packages,” encompassing things such as memory, muscle memory, skills, and language. Sheltered in a secret futuristic dormitory\/laboratory named the “Dollhouse,” these individuals are imprinted with customized personas for performing any of a wide variety of assignments, which can be romantic, adventurous, outlandish, illegal, etc. After completing an assignment, they are mind-wiped into a child-like state with no memories. The series follows Echo as she begins to develop a persistent memory and self-awareness across imprints and wipes. Beyond Dushku’s character, the show will also revolve around the people who run the mysterious “dollhouse” and two other “dolls,” a man and woman who are friendly with Echo. Then there’s the federal agent who has heard a rumor about the dolls, and is trying to investigate their existence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Personally, I think that sounds pretty awesome! Of course, it’s the treatment of the idea that really matters, it could easily be destroyed, but the idea itself is inspiring. So… I look forward to this show, if and when it ever happens.<\/p>\n

Sweeney Todd<\/em> comes out tomorrow, hopefully I’ll get to it on Friday or Saturday pulling along any family members I can. Been looking forward to the movie since I learned about its being made back in March. Woohoo!<\/p>\n

I still don’t have all my Christmas shopping done, hopefully will by tonight, though I sort of fear the stores may not have exactly what I want…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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