And Now It Gets Interesting

Big honkin' blizzard hitting the East Coast. Up to two feet expected in DC. Already 5" of snow in the mountains of western North Carolina. Lots of freezing rain out there.

Thither go I.

Why? Obligation. Honor. It's a very nice, very fun little con. And, I'm being paid.

I spoke with Lindsay of the con this morning, and so far the con isn't cancelled. My initial plan stands: If I can freakin' get there, it's no trouble getting to the con from the hotel, and I can hunker down until everything clears out.

It would be great to see some of you there, but don't risk your life, mmkay?

What's your weekend looking like?

THE LAST AIRBENDER Super Bowl Spot

I really, really don't know. There has been much made of how the background characters are mostly Asian, but the leads have been cast as non-Asian. There's the fact that I don't think M. Night has the chops (no pun intended) for a half-martial-arts action film. There's the fact that, in the first teaser, the Hero's Big Move was blowing out candles.

To me, the real clincher is how very dark the film seems. Not merely the photography; the tone has Heath Ledger running through my head, yelling Why so serious?

Avatar: The Last Airbender is a fantastic series, very serious when it has to be and very grim when it needs to be... but it's also filled with hope and humor and lots of bright, powerful emotion. And everything I've seen about this screams that it doesn't get that.

Thoughts?

Yes, I Have Seen It

Still can't quite believe that someone thought this was a good idea for a political ad.