on we go

[aria]

Today my hair is doing hilarious flippy things! Hair, you are not Chloe Sullivan.

Apparently there really is going to be a remake of the Highlander movie? Google tells me that they have the writers from Iron Man signed on and everything, although most of the news links are from 2009, so who knows. Look, it is absurd to reboot your franchise when the whole premise is "there can be only one", or at least it is if you want another final showdown with the Kurgan. I think they should just make a movie about Methos, but I understand that Really Old Guy Who Is Seriously Awesome But We're Not Quite Sure Where He's From is a less catchy film title.

Anyway, I'm more occupied with staring in fascination at the much more up-to-date reports that Zack Snyder will direct the next Superman. And Chris Nolan will produce! Seriously, every time I remember these facts, I sit very still in a state of dazed paralysis, trying to wrap my mind around the sheer cracked insanity that could result.

In other news, I thought I would try my 50,000 November word count by just adding up all the various things I'm writing, but then ... I started writing an actual goddamn non-fanfic novel. I understand that one should be writing roughly 1667 a day in order to hit the minimum complete word count by the thirtieth, which means that tonight I should be at 15000. Alas, I only started three days ago, and am at 7495 words. That means I am 15% done! And ... halfway to the current word count I should have. Whatever! I have great tabs open; I keep staring happily at the googlemaps street view of Scottish towns, I have two google books of Sir Walter Scott laying around, and I am drowning in ballads. GOOD TIMES.

Comments

[nextian]

WHAT

YES

FANTASTIC

I am so delighted! IS IT A CARTER HALL REBOOT? Am I going to be drowning in delight again in the future? OMG, Aria. I have been waiting SO LONG for you to write this story again as a grown up. &heartseyes;

[juniperphoenix]

I think they should just make a movie about Methos, but I understand that Really Old Guy Who Is Seriously Awesome But We're Not Quite Sure Where He's From is a less catchy film title.

Hee! I read a fic once in which Methos claimed his name meant something like "Scrawny Big-Nosed Boy We Found Under a Rock on the First Night of the New Moon." A bit catchier, perhaps, but still not a movie title.

[sophia-sol.livejournal.com]

Make a movie about Methos: that is exactly what they should do, before Peter Wingfield gets too old to look the part.

I am curious just why they think it's a good idea to remake Highlander, though.....

[skipthedemon]

I heard a theory recently that the reason there are so many remakes these days is that we are so info and media flooded and there are so many choices in consumption, that the only nearly sure fire way to catch a large audience's attention is to use a name they already know.

There may be something to that.

[luzula]

If your writing involves folk ballads, I am totally in favor of it! \ballads/