It's so weird to think that I will be graduating in a month. Right now I have mixed emotions on the subject. On one hand, I am really going to miss all the friends I have at WCA. On the other hand, that school is stressing me out. I am definitely not going to miss fundraising, or annoying teachers (although I will probably have my fair share in college). Westpark has become sort of a security blanket for me though. I'm not really sure what else is out there in the world. The last time I used a legitimate textbook was 4 years ago and I kind of miss them.
For my graduation ceremony I was selected as my class salutatorian. So now I've got to write a speech. Right now I've got a few ideas floating around in my head, but I still haven't started writing yet. I can't really write with my family constantly bugging me so someday I'm probably going to have to send them all off to the grocery store. I want my speech to be different, not cliche, and very personal. Really hoping I'll be able to write something decent...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Wolverine and the X-Men Review
Hello there Blogverse. I recently completed viewing the 2009 TV show Wolverine and the X-Men. Now I've decided I need to write a little review. So here it is.
To start here's a rundown of the characters.
Archangel-In the past series' Angel has only been a supporting character, it was great to see him as (almost) a full-fledged X-Man. Loved the storyline between him and his father, and the whole Mr. Sinister stuff.
Beast-Not a lot of screen time, but a great characterization of the real McCoy. Also, it was nice to have every other word that left his mouth not be a Shakesphere quote.
Cyclops-At first he was a little too whiney about Jean's disappearance, but once he got over that he was the good ol Scott Summers we all know and love.Wasn't a huge fan of the trench coat though.
Emma Frost-So SO glad Emma was finally introduced as a full team member.In some ways she is actually more interesting than Jean. I was really surprised when they revealed she was a double agent.
Forge-I'm really glad the producers decided to include him in this series. Haven't really seen a lot of him before except for like 2 episodes of X-Men Evolution. Although his presence was much-enjoyed I thought his mechanical arm could've been a little more powerful.
Iceman-A little goofy, and I would have liked to have seen a little more development. But other than that he was pretty cool (get it).
Jean Grey-Jean was absent for most of the show, and once she was introduced there wasn't really much character there. I wasn't really that impressed with how Phoenix was handled. For me, it seems like it should have been a little more big and exciting.
Nightcrawler-Would have liked to have seen them go a little more in-depth into his past, and a mention of his religious beliefs
Rogue-In the beginning it was a little confusing having her switch back and forth from the Brotherhood and the X-Men, and once she actually remained on the team she was a little under-used. But I thought it was a nice characterization of her. Although there's the matter of her transparent hair...
Shadowcat-Didn't see a whole lot of her, but I guess she as done okay. Definitely a step up from the valley girl from Evolution.
Storm-Didn't like Storm ion this series AT ALL. She was completely under-utilized and I didn't like her circular hair either. Only had one centric episode which was pretty boring.
Wolverine-Even though he was undeniably the star of the show, there weren't a lot of Wolverine-centric episodes. Which, for me, was really nice. Still Wolverine as the team leader felt a little iffy for me at times. Really liked the voice actor though.
Overall, I really liked it. The animation was superb. Voice acting spot-on. The story-arch was amazing and it was great o see all the little pieces of the puzzle fall into place. The whole Days of Future Past thing was pretty cool, although I would've liked to have seen the Professor actually talk to some of the other X-men besides Wolverine. There were a lot of characters that haven't been seen a lot before like the Scarlet Witch, Polaris, and Marrow that were great to see. There was even a flashback which showed the original 5 X-Men. However, my favorite moment in the entire series was the scene in the last episode with Emma Frost (if you've seen the show you'll know what I'm talking about). All I have to say about that is: WOW!
The only real negative about this show is its cancellation after only one season. Especially with the Age of Apocalypse teaser we got at the end. With a second season there probably would have been more character development too. I've never really been too impressed with any of the X-men movies. It seems like television is where America's favorite mutants seem to really shine the brightest. All three shows have been great in their own way; the original remained faithful to the comics in both story and design, the second (Evolution) was great as a serialized series, and the third (Wolverine and the X-Men) had all the positive elements of its predecessors.
Here's a little ranking of the shows:
1. X-Men (original 90's series)
2. Wolverine and the X-men (would be number 1 if it would've lasted longer)
3. X-Men Evolution
4. Pryde of the X-Men (couldn't forget about that now could we...)
To start here's a rundown of the characters.
Archangel-In the past series' Angel has only been a supporting character, it was great to see him as (almost) a full-fledged X-Man. Loved the storyline between him and his father, and the whole Mr. Sinister stuff.
Beast-Not a lot of screen time, but a great characterization of the real McCoy. Also, it was nice to have every other word that left his mouth not be a Shakesphere quote.
Cyclops-At first he was a little too whiney about Jean's disappearance, but once he got over that he was the good ol Scott Summers we all know and love.Wasn't a huge fan of the trench coat though.
Emma Frost-So SO glad Emma was finally introduced as a full team member.In some ways she is actually more interesting than Jean. I was really surprised when they revealed she was a double agent.
Forge-I'm really glad the producers decided to include him in this series. Haven't really seen a lot of him before except for like 2 episodes of X-Men Evolution. Although his presence was much-enjoyed I thought his mechanical arm could've been a little more powerful.
Iceman-A little goofy, and I would have liked to have seen a little more development. But other than that he was pretty cool (get it).
Jean Grey-Jean was absent for most of the show, and once she was introduced there wasn't really much character there. I wasn't really that impressed with how Phoenix was handled. For me, it seems like it should have been a little more big and exciting.
Nightcrawler-Would have liked to have seen them go a little more in-depth into his past, and a mention of his religious beliefs
Rogue-In the beginning it was a little confusing having her switch back and forth from the Brotherhood and the X-Men, and once she actually remained on the team she was a little under-used. But I thought it was a nice characterization of her. Although there's the matter of her transparent hair...
Shadowcat-Didn't see a whole lot of her, but I guess she as done okay. Definitely a step up from the valley girl from Evolution.
Storm-Didn't like Storm ion this series AT ALL. She was completely under-utilized and I didn't like her circular hair either. Only had one centric episode which was pretty boring.
Wolverine-Even though he was undeniably the star of the show, there weren't a lot of Wolverine-centric episodes. Which, for me, was really nice. Still Wolverine as the team leader felt a little iffy for me at times. Really liked the voice actor though.
Overall, I really liked it. The animation was superb. Voice acting spot-on. The story-arch was amazing and it was great o see all the little pieces of the puzzle fall into place. The whole Days of Future Past thing was pretty cool, although I would've liked to have seen the Professor actually talk to some of the other X-men besides Wolverine. There were a lot of characters that haven't been seen a lot before like the Scarlet Witch, Polaris, and Marrow that were great to see. There was even a flashback which showed the original 5 X-Men. However, my favorite moment in the entire series was the scene in the last episode with Emma Frost (if you've seen the show you'll know what I'm talking about). All I have to say about that is: WOW!
The only real negative about this show is its cancellation after only one season. Especially with the Age of Apocalypse teaser we got at the end. With a second season there probably would have been more character development too. I've never really been too impressed with any of the X-men movies. It seems like television is where America's favorite mutants seem to really shine the brightest. All three shows have been great in their own way; the original remained faithful to the comics in both story and design, the second (Evolution) was great as a serialized series, and the third (Wolverine and the X-Men) had all the positive elements of its predecessors.
Here's a little ranking of the shows:
1. X-Men (original 90's series)
2. Wolverine and the X-men (would be number 1 if it would've lasted longer)
3. X-Men Evolution
4. Pryde of the X-Men (couldn't forget about that now could we...)
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