Lit Eleven-ThirtyEight and stuff

Oh my god so much too.

 

It's okay, we know you're trying.

 

Got Lanoree Brock's name wrong.

 

Best. Title. Ever.

 

Aha, I see that you have correctly identified my alias . . . as an alias!

Also, if Uli ever posts anything, I require that he do so under the name Dragline.

 

Yeah, you might as well have called yourself Droopy McCool.

 

...though that's actually awesome.

 

I really enjoyed this blog. Eleven thirty eight is a great read. I was hesitant at first because I am not a big fan of your non star wars blog (no offense meant). But eleven thirty eight has some great stuff. I especially liked your not a committee Episode 7 post and your Star Wars politics post. I do think the remnant should be around and I agree with NJO being the series that really feels like a new trilogy.

 

I like your guy's blog. Now I want ten more entries on my desk by Monday.

 

Hav probably wouldn't do this himself, so this is me saying everybody should go read this. Especially if you've been paying attention to the Crucible thread.

 

I already read it, I agree with it, the current direction of the EU, has made me ready for the ST, so we can get back to The fun, and escapism of the Space opera, and the feel of a universe beyond just Jedi, and Sith.

 

...538 is moving to ESPN?

 

Personally I'm waiting for you guys to introduce advanced evaluative metrics to find undervalued authors in the Expanded Universe. This fandom has been long overdue for a Moneyball revolution

Edit:

From what I think I understand, 538 is still its own thing and will continue on. Silver's just diversifying his writing and going back to his sportswriting roots by signing on with ESPN in addition to what he's already doing.

 

We're getting to that, trust me.

In the meantime, there's always this.

 

For me Tim Zahn, Aaron Allston, Kathy Tyers, Mike Stackpole, Lucerno, Stover

 

My patented Havacmetrics system indicates that Greg Bear's unconventional style has led to his production being unfairly overlooked by traditionalists. Meanwhile, editors who go for flashy picks like Drew Karpyshyn are undermining their team in the long term, because the stats just do not match the hype.

 

Oops - I just mentioned Havac's posts in the Crucible thread, since I thought they were both great and timely.

I wanted to leave a comment on your blog, but wordpress wouldn't let me log in.

 

CooperTFN, go fix commenting.

I don't know, just do it.

 

Does this make Troy Denning A-Rod, the consistently disappointing and widely-reviled "superstar" that we just can't seem to get rid of?

 

I had this article in the Tosche Station drafts, and figured it was appropriate to post now. I thought some of you might find it interesting.

The Monolithic Jedi

 

Yeah @CooperTFN, go fix commenting doesen't work for me either.

Like I posted in the Crucible thread I think people are taking the comment he gave as something different then Denning meant with it and that it has to do with the frame LOTF and FOTJ forced on storytelling (which I fully agree was stupid and annoying) and is by no means do to him alone, but as he mentioned working with others.


But yes the Jedi focus has massively pulled down storytelling, as the new LOTF Jedi like the PT Jedi are now only Jedi and raised to be Jedi from birth, whilst Luke and the others actually had a life before going Jedi. Funny enough it is exactly this against which Cade Skywalker rebels so heavily in Legacy, he might be a Skywalker and a Jedi, but he still wants to be a person, yet readers seemed to hate him for it.

 

It's working fine for me--even left a test comment. If it's the login that's not working, it could be a larger WordPress problem?