I've started watching 'Victoria' recently. It's pretty good; very well acted, very well designed, so decent writing. It definitely gets overly melodramatic at times, not to mention on the nose, sometimes overdoes the sneering jerkiness of the 'bad' characters (I would be very surprised to find that the real King Leopold would actually talk down … Continue reading A Writing Thought from ‘Victoria’
Television
A Quick Word on the Beauty of ‘Phineas and Ferb’
I’m rewatching Phineas and Ferb again at the moment and just finished the episode Magic Carpet Ride. During the song sequence, it suddenly occurred to me that this really is a microcosm of just what makes this show so special. It’s that it manages to be both absurdist and sincere at the same time. It … Continue reading A Quick Word on the Beauty of ‘Phineas and Ferb’
Thoughts on ‘Gravity Falls’
Gravity Falls is one of those shows that I’d heard raved about from several different quarters as being a very smart, very funny, and very mature kids’ show with a lot of dark, creative imagery. So, when I had some extra time (read: was procrastinating again) I watched through it. My reactions were surprisingly pretty … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Gravity Falls’
New Years Specials
There aren't as many good New Year specials as there are Christmas specials, for obvious reasons: New Year just doesn't have the same depth or meaning as Christmas. Still, there've been a few, and two of them particularly come to mind. The first is Happy New Year from Phineas and Ferb: the first episode of the fourth … Continue reading New Years Specials
My Little Pony Touches on the True Meaning of Christmas (Yes, THAT True Meaning)
I’m repeatedly amused at the thought that, this time last year, I’d barely given a thought to My Little Pony, and now it’s one of my all-time favorite animated shows and keeps compelling me to write about it. Among the many pleasures it's brought is that I now have another favorite Christmas special to watch. MLP … Continue reading My Little Pony Touches on the True Meaning of Christmas (Yes, THAT True Meaning)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
One of my personal holiday traditions is to open the season with a viewing of The Star Wars Holiday Special, courtesy of Rifftrax (I’m not insane enough to watch it ‘pure’. People have died that way). In case you haven’t heard of it, the year after the first Star Wars became a sleeper hit, someone … Continue reading The Star Wars Holiday Special
Various and Sundry Cartoon Thoughts
Most of my viewing habits lately have been directed towards cartoons. Maybe it's because I find the rest of the entertainment world increasingly hostile, or just because I enjoy the medium, but in any case I've been watching a lot of animated shows lately. Stories, I find, are like relationships: made up of thousands of … Continue reading Various and Sundry Cartoon Thoughts
Season 7 In Revue
So, Season Seven of My Little Pony is officially over, leaving us to wait until spring for Season Eight...while enjoying a series of Equestria Girls shorts on YouTube! More Equestria Girl stuff the better. On the whole, it was a good one; the writing's as strong as ever and the show doesn't display many signs of … Continue reading Season 7 In Revue
Noblesnake Reviews: My Little Pony
Brief Thoughts on Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom is one of those shows that I'd heard a lot of people praising, so recently I watched through it. The story is of a kid who gets ghost-like powers and uses them to fight ghost monsters, while trying to maintain his normal life. So, very similar to Spider-Man. That's fine; I have no problem … Continue reading Brief Thoughts on Danny Phantom
Serpent's Den 