Monday, May 22, 2006
On a whim, I picked up the first season of Dark Angel. Simply because of the dark future sci-fi setting, I had kind of wanted to see it, but I wasn't about to buy the first season for $50. Well, Wal-Mart helped convince me to pick it up by dropping the price to $17.50. For $20, even if I just watch it once, it's more than worth it.
And that's what I did. I just finished watching the last episode of the season a little while ago. For the most part, I enjoyed it. The music used throughout the show wasn't to my taste, nor were some of the characters (Original Cindy, for instance -- people that speak about themselves in the first person just bug the shit out of me).
Some episodes dropped down to the level of being lame, but I quite enjoyed the last couple of episodes in the season. I'm almost tempted to pick up the second season, but I have this nagging feeling that I'm going to be very disappointed in it. Still, if I find it for a good price, I'll probably pick it up.
Now to really prove I'm a geek... From about halfway through the season, I started thinking about how the premise would work as an RPG. I think with some modifications to the back-story and some of the circumstances (it would have to work as a group story throughout, with everybody playing an X5, for instance), it could be spun into a short campaign.
And that's what I did. I just finished watching the last episode of the season a little while ago. For the most part, I enjoyed it. The music used throughout the show wasn't to my taste, nor were some of the characters (Original Cindy, for instance -- people that speak about themselves in the first person just bug the shit out of me).
Some episodes dropped down to the level of being lame, but I quite enjoyed the last couple of episodes in the season. I'm almost tempted to pick up the second season, but I have this nagging feeling that I'm going to be very disappointed in it. Still, if I find it for a good price, I'll probably pick it up.
Now to really prove I'm a geek... From about halfway through the season, I started thinking about how the premise would work as an RPG. I think with some modifications to the back-story and some of the circumstances (it would have to work as a group story throughout, with everybody playing an X5, for instance), it could be spun into a short campaign.
// posted by Chris @ 3:34 PM 
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