Garhdo Goes Geek

Hello my friends. Welcome back to my blog.  Today I wanted to go back to what I said about finding the best Watch Order for things, by looking more at my prime example, which is Star Wars.  Now as I alluded to in the blog post where I first discussed finding the best Watch Orders for things, Star Wars is the perfect franchise to discuss in this context, as there are several different ways to approach it and the search for a perfect way to watch the films has been a source of much fan debate ever since the completion of the Prequel Trilogy nearly 20 years ago. The two most argued approaches were the chronological or episode order, which involved watching the Prequel Trilogy followed by the Original Trilogy, or the release order, the way most fans experienced them, which involved watching the Original Trilogy followed by the Prequels. Then the Machete Order was introduced and revolutionised the discussion, by suggesting watching Episodes 4, 5, followed by 2 and 3 as a large flas...

Hello my friends. Welcome back. Today I just wanted to share something that I've had under my belt for a while, and is something I am considering doing more with. Basically I have always enjoyed creative writing, and while I know I'm not amazing at it I also don't think I'm that bad. However usually what I tend to do is play with ideas, whether original or derived from an existing work, creating settings and characters, or sometimes even full plots, while not actually sitting and writing the story out.  Some time ago however I actually sat and finished a short story, inspired by some more cyberpunk aesthetics, and reading Neuromancer has me revisiting it, and I remain proud of it, and so I thought I would share it here to be judged. So I hope you all enjoy this story, which I have titled "A Simple Case". A Simple Case B lue lights flash in the alley, casting long but brief shadows in the dripping dank. I watch the investigators as they pick around the carnage,...