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May. 17th, 2009 03:50 pmThe new issue of Eye of the Heart is out, with my article on the Book of the Celestial Cow in it; Dionysius 26 and Pomegranate 10.2 are also out, with my articles. Also, there's some new downloads available at the Henadology site for those who might be interested.
I'm going to be writing something on Hekate in the Chaldean Oracles for Neos Alexandria's upcoming devotional anthology, and so if anyone is interested in getting the Chaldean Oracles reading group going again, I'm going to be reading them anyhow.
I'm pleased with the response to the Encyclopedia over at Henadology. I get about ten hits a day to the site, much of which comes from search engine traffic pertaining to various Egyptian deities.
I'm keeping pretty busy, but not so much that I haven't accumulated some new media obsessions. In no particular order:
1) Space: 1999. Can't get enough of this show. Seriously. In the last few months, and especially since Battlestar Galactica ended (not very satisfyingly, I'd say), we've been on quite a sci-fi TV kick. We've watched about as much of Doctor Who as Netflix has available for the Roku that didn't have the loss of audio synch that makes about half of them unwatchable; all the old Battlestar Galactica; and Buck Rogers. Out of it all, Space: 1999 is the one that deserves more recognition. Doctor Who is in a class of its own; I'm a fan, but I also know that fans of this show make a lot of excuses for it. The original Battlestar Galactica is really only useful for understanding where the new show comes from; there would certainly have been fewer surprises for me in the way the new show wrapped up had I been familiar with the Mormon-theology-saturated original. Buck Rogers was an endearing train wreck. It's compared to shows like these Glen Larson "epics" that Space: 1999, which always seemed so lame when I tried to watch it as a kid because I was comparing it to Star Trek, seems to shine despite all its flaws, primarily because it had heart, was mostly character-driven, and was anchored by veteran actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain.
2) Escape to Chimp Eden. Too engrossing for my own good. But what's happened to Orangutan Island, its more light-hearted companion? I need that for balance.
3) The Legend and the Hero. Finally, an adaptation of the Feng Shen Yen I, the classic Ming Dynasty novel about the "Investiture of Gods" (feng shen) at the fall of the Shang Dynasty that so far (I've only watched the first disk) seems to do the work justice.
4) Adam-12. The police drama so bland it's virtually meditative. "One-Adam-12, One-Adam-12 … ".
5) Chaotic: Marillian Invasion. Simply because it seems I have to have something to watch Saturday morning. I was really enjoying Spectacular Spider Man, but it disappeared, supposedly to return on Disney XD, where I probably won't bother watching it. As for other current cartoons, I gave The Brave and the Bold a try, lots of hype on that one, but I'm just not that into Batman. Still, not being a Batman fan, I liked that B&B went for the cheesy 1950's Batman instead of the noirish poser beloved today. Special mention goes to …
6) Clone Wars, for one reason, and one reason only: Ahsoka Tano. I love the way she irritates the Star Wars fans who irritate me, and I love her awful relationship with Anakin, a veritable paradigm of bad pedagogy, by turns aloof and utterly uninterested in her education and inappropriately familiar and emotionally demanding. According to the value-system of the show's creators, of course, Anakin's heroic throughout, but I'd prefer Darth Vader as my mentor.
7) Legend of the Seeker. I read the first novel of the series this is based on and found it exquisitely painful; this is one of those rare instances where the adaptation is utterly superior to the source material. I think this show got off to a slow start, but now it's consistently entertaining, with very much the flavor of Hercules and Xena in their prime. When its season wraps up, I may miss it so much that I read the second novel in the series, risking my sanity.
8) Life After People, on the History Channel. Only the best show EVER.
I'm going to be writing something on Hekate in the Chaldean Oracles for Neos Alexandria's upcoming devotional anthology, and so if anyone is interested in getting the Chaldean Oracles reading group going again, I'm going to be reading them anyhow.
I'm pleased with the response to the Encyclopedia over at Henadology. I get about ten hits a day to the site, much of which comes from search engine traffic pertaining to various Egyptian deities.
I'm keeping pretty busy, but not so much that I haven't accumulated some new media obsessions. In no particular order:
1) Space: 1999. Can't get enough of this show. Seriously. In the last few months, and especially since Battlestar Galactica ended (not very satisfyingly, I'd say), we've been on quite a sci-fi TV kick. We've watched about as much of Doctor Who as Netflix has available for the Roku that didn't have the loss of audio synch that makes about half of them unwatchable; all the old Battlestar Galactica; and Buck Rogers. Out of it all, Space: 1999 is the one that deserves more recognition. Doctor Who is in a class of its own; I'm a fan, but I also know that fans of this show make a lot of excuses for it. The original Battlestar Galactica is really only useful for understanding where the new show comes from; there would certainly have been fewer surprises for me in the way the new show wrapped up had I been familiar with the Mormon-theology-saturated original. Buck Rogers was an endearing train wreck. It's compared to shows like these Glen Larson "epics" that Space: 1999, which always seemed so lame when I tried to watch it as a kid because I was comparing it to Star Trek, seems to shine despite all its flaws, primarily because it had heart, was mostly character-driven, and was anchored by veteran actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain.
2) Escape to Chimp Eden. Too engrossing for my own good. But what's happened to Orangutan Island, its more light-hearted companion? I need that for balance.
3) The Legend and the Hero. Finally, an adaptation of the Feng Shen Yen I, the classic Ming Dynasty novel about the "Investiture of Gods" (feng shen) at the fall of the Shang Dynasty that so far (I've only watched the first disk) seems to do the work justice.
4) Adam-12. The police drama so bland it's virtually meditative. "One-Adam-12, One-Adam-12 … ".
5) Chaotic: Marillian Invasion. Simply because it seems I have to have something to watch Saturday morning. I was really enjoying Spectacular Spider Man, but it disappeared, supposedly to return on Disney XD, where I probably won't bother watching it. As for other current cartoons, I gave The Brave and the Bold a try, lots of hype on that one, but I'm just not that into Batman. Still, not being a Batman fan, I liked that B&B went for the cheesy 1950's Batman instead of the noirish poser beloved today. Special mention goes to …
6) Clone Wars, for one reason, and one reason only: Ahsoka Tano. I love the way she irritates the Star Wars fans who irritate me, and I love her awful relationship with Anakin, a veritable paradigm of bad pedagogy, by turns aloof and utterly uninterested in her education and inappropriately familiar and emotionally demanding. According to the value-system of the show's creators, of course, Anakin's heroic throughout, but I'd prefer Darth Vader as my mentor.
7) Legend of the Seeker. I read the first novel of the series this is based on and found it exquisitely painful; this is one of those rare instances where the adaptation is utterly superior to the source material. I think this show got off to a slow start, but now it's consistently entertaining, with very much the flavor of Hercules and Xena in their prime. When its season wraps up, I may miss it so much that I read the second novel in the series, risking my sanity.
8) Life After People, on the History Channel. Only the best show EVER.
