by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 27, 2015 | Blog
So this is what happens when you’re friends with George R.R. Martin. A few months ago I was home in New Mexico and stopped by the Jean Cocteau theater. George had really urged me to come by because Sibel Kekilli who played Shae in Game of Thrones was in town filming a segment for the French/German show Durch die Nacht or Into the Night. It was a pleasure meeting Sibel, but the next thing I know George has me on camera and he’s urging me to tell tales about filming my pilot STAR...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 21, 2015 | Game/Writing
Back on my analysis of what made Inquisition such a terrific and satisfying game, and also using it as a way present writing tools that are useful to any story teller be it for games, TV and movies or books. In my replay I’ve recruited Blackwell, and this time I’m taking him along a lot more often as well as Vivienne since they both got rather short shrift last time. I found Vivienne to be an unrepentant bitch and Blackwell to be dull until I discovered otherwise to my shock and...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 15, 2015 | Game/Writing
As always the caveat that there will be spoilers as I continue my replay of DA: Inquisition and continue my musings. ************************************************************************************************************* So last night I tied up most of the Hinterlands adventures. Just one more fade rift to close. I had been holding off on shutting down the rogue templars until I had the damn Inquisition banners requisition handled. Last time I didn’t get to finish it and it...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 11, 2015 | Game/Writing
I want to start jotting down my thoughts about Dragon Age: Inquisition, but let me first put up a warning. I can’t really talk about this game without spoilers so if you haven’t finished, or haven’t started the game — maybe don’t read my musings about the game. *********************************************************************************************************** Okay, now that the disclaimer is out of the way…. I really loved this game. I...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Mar 1, 2015 | TV & Movies
As I’m trying to process the news of Leonard Nimoy’s death I found myself reflecting back on original Trek, and what it was about Mr. Spock, our beloved Vulcan science officer, that so touched generation after generation of viewers. For me Star Trek was the first visual evocation of what I had read and dreamed about almost since I learned to read. The stars, other worlds, alien civilizations, space ships. But where Spock was concerned I think it went deeper then that. It did...
