Saturday, July 18, 2015
WC Reads- "LarryBoy and the Emperor of Envy" (Ch. 15-16)
After a break from reading, we decide to read more.
In case you're wanting to know more about the book...
Gaffney, Sean. LarryBoy and the Emperor of Envy. Grand Rapids, MI: Zonderkidz/Big Idea Productions, Inc., 2002. Print.
(And, this is Part 10 of my reading video series on LarryBoy and the Emperor of Envy. That's a lot of videos for a series!)
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After one or two more videos on this book, my next book will be either LarryBoy In Tip Top Cape Shape or LarryBoy in the Awful Ear Wacks Attack.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Editorial: Who Killed Leah? (A.D. The Bible Continues)
Hi, I'm the Whatsoever Critic. I review just about anything.
Since the season finale of A.D. The Bible Continues on Father's Day (2015), many questions have gone unanswered. One of the questions being Who killed Leah?
Now, for those of you that haven't seen the show or this episode in particular, here's a warning: SPOILERS.
So the episode in question is, of course, the finale of Season 1 of A.D. The Bible Continues. There's a scene where Leah goes to answer a door, and we see her facial expression that something is going to happen; however, we don't see what happens to her, until towards the end. where her husband Caiaphas finds her dead on the floor with her throat slit.
Now, this is a mystery, because we don't know who did it. We don't know who killed Leah. However, I would like to propose some theories.
Theory #1: Eva
Eva is one of the rebels that Leah gets into contact with in some of the episodes. And when Eva learns about Leah telling about the Ethiopians secretly helping the rebels, she threatens Leah with a knife to the throat. But Leah makes up a lie saying that Caiaphas doesn't care about the rebels.
Now, the reason why Eva might have killed Leah, because the knife matches the murder, because to slit one's throat, one needs a knife. On the contrary, Eva gets killed during the chaos scene at the Temple where the statue of Caligula is being brought. However, it could've been possible for her to kill Leah between the scene with her holding a knife to Leah and the showdown at the Temple.
Theory #2: Annas and Jonathan
Annas is Leah's father, and Jonathan is her brother. There's a scene where Leah asks them for assistance with her husband Caiaphas after he sends her away in anger, but they don't listen to her. Instead, they tell to return to her husband in repentance. Now, after she leaves, they begin to question her motives and what to do with her. That speaks volumes, because Leah gets killed at the end. Maybe the two men conspired to get rid of her... by having her killed.
And what better reason to do so, because a few episodes before (Episode 6, I believe), Annas and Jonabathan were trying to remove Caiaphas by playing politics, until Pilate saw passed them and chastised them for lying about the High Priest. Maybe the only way to break Caiaphas somehow was to tear at his heart, which is his wife Leah. Then again, the two men seem to support Caiaphas' campaign to stop the Abomination from coming to the Temple. So...
So yeah, those were my two possible theories of who may have been responsible for Leah's death.
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Now, on a sad note, I just found out that on July 3, 2015, there was a report that went out that A.D. The Bible Continues got cancelled from NBC after its first season. Well, that really sucks, because we may never know who killed Leah. Plus, there are other unanswered questions. So what does this say to the viewers? That things are usually left unanswered?
Then again, I can somehow see why this show would be cancelled. Many critics were hard on this show, despite the positive outlook of the audience. However, that shouldn't be an excuse to cancel this show.
Whatsoever Critic
Source: A.D. The Bible Continues
Courtesy: Lightworkers Media
Since the season finale of A.D. The Bible Continues on Father's Day (2015), many questions have gone unanswered. One of the questions being Who killed Leah?
Now, for those of you that haven't seen the show or this episode in particular, here's a warning: SPOILERS.
So the episode in question is, of course, the finale of Season 1 of A.D. The Bible Continues. There's a scene where Leah goes to answer a door, and we see her facial expression that something is going to happen; however, we don't see what happens to her, until towards the end. where her husband Caiaphas finds her dead on the floor with her throat slit.
Now, this is a mystery, because we don't know who did it. We don't know who killed Leah. However, I would like to propose some theories.
Theory #1: Eva
Eva is one of the rebels that Leah gets into contact with in some of the episodes. And when Eva learns about Leah telling about the Ethiopians secretly helping the rebels, she threatens Leah with a knife to the throat. But Leah makes up a lie saying that Caiaphas doesn't care about the rebels.
Now, the reason why Eva might have killed Leah, because the knife matches the murder, because to slit one's throat, one needs a knife. On the contrary, Eva gets killed during the chaos scene at the Temple where the statue of Caligula is being brought. However, it could've been possible for her to kill Leah between the scene with her holding a knife to Leah and the showdown at the Temple.
Theory #2: Annas and Jonathan
Annas is Leah's father, and Jonathan is her brother. There's a scene where Leah asks them for assistance with her husband Caiaphas after he sends her away in anger, but they don't listen to her. Instead, they tell to return to her husband in repentance. Now, after she leaves, they begin to question her motives and what to do with her. That speaks volumes, because Leah gets killed at the end. Maybe the two men conspired to get rid of her... by having her killed.
And what better reason to do so, because a few episodes before (Episode 6, I believe), Annas and Jonabathan were trying to remove Caiaphas by playing politics, until Pilate saw passed them and chastised them for lying about the High Priest. Maybe the only way to break Caiaphas somehow was to tear at his heart, which is his wife Leah. Then again, the two men seem to support Caiaphas' campaign to stop the Abomination from coming to the Temple. So...
So yeah, those were my two possible theories of who may have been responsible for Leah's death.
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Now, on a sad note, I just found out that on July 3, 2015, there was a report that went out that A.D. The Bible Continues got cancelled from NBC after its first season. Well, that really sucks, because we may never know who killed Leah. Plus, there are other unanswered questions. So what does this say to the viewers? That things are usually left unanswered?
Then again, I can somehow see why this show would be cancelled. Many critics were hard on this show, despite the positive outlook of the audience. However, that shouldn't be an excuse to cancel this show.
Whatsoever Critic
Source: A.D. The Bible Continues
Courtesy: Lightworkers Media
Editorial: What Will Be FNaF's Fate?
Hi, I'm the Whatsoever Critic. I review just about anything.
Yes, ever since a few days ago (July 13, 2015), Scott Cawthon gave us the Five Nights at Freddy's 4 trailer, which has been getting a lot of reaction by Youtubers. And now, people are making their own analyses on the trailer itself. Now here are some of the theories that I'm hearing:
1. We might be playing as either the "Victim of '87," or someone else. Either way, we won't be playing as a security guard this time around, like we've been doing for the first three games.
2. Seeing a purple fan, purple robot, and toy phone in the bedroom at one point in the trailer, there's speculation that the Phone Guy, the Purple Guy, and one of the security guards may be the same person. (Possibly, but I'm not too sure about that one.)
3. We don't have a camera system, telling by
the time display,
and the number 50 and 49 at the scene where Plushtrap is sitting back down in a chair.
4. (Going back to #1)
We might be playing as the green-shirt-blue-jeans kid from the minigame "Mangle's Quest." One piece of evidence would be the green shirt that's sticking out of the drawers in the bedroom in one scene. (I'm already starting to believe in that theory, because it makes sense. I was wondering about the significance of that kid running around in "Mangle's Quest."
5. Some people are speculating that this could be the Purple Guy's house, due to the symbolism found in the robot with a badge and the color of that and the other two items: the phone and the fan.
Anyways, those were some of the theories that keep hearing ever since this trailer came out. So, seeing that this is said to be the last game of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, what will happen to it afterwards.
Well, I can't really answer this question, because I keep hearing different sides to this: people say that it's going to be over soon; other people are saying no, it's not over.
Now, if we wind the clocks back to April 2015, word had gone out that there was going to be a movie adaptation of the video game, which is really cool to see happen. About a month later, it turns out that Scott Cawthon, the guy that conceived Five Nights at Freddy's, was going to be involved in the writing. So with that being said, there's so much concern to make the movie not suck, as most movie adaptations go when it comes to video games- people are literally trying to write the screenplay themselves by coming up with possibilities for the plot, ranging from
being in the Purple Guy's POV,
or that of the animatronics themselves.
-Personally, I would like to see the animatronics' perspectives.
Anyway, what would happen after Five Nights at Freddy's 4? And after the supposed movie adaptation? Would this game stand the test of time?
Well, for some people, they just want this franchise to die. But others defend the franchise, saying that it revolutionized the video game realm with its cleverness, uniqueness, and exploring what we people take advantage of every single day: places like Chuck E. Cheese, characters that kids would look up to as friendly, and... the list can go on, but that's just it. In fact, if you do a quick Google search on the franchise, you'll see that there are a lot of fan art, fanfiction, theories, and fan-made mumbo-jumbo. However, the franchise may run the risk of fading away, since it's been nearly a year old already, and some people are calling FNaF fans (and I quote) asshats for having such a fanbase.
If I had learned anything from the Nostalgia Critic in his review on The Lorax, he says that "FAD is one letter away from FADE... they fade away." He said that the movie was likely to fade away, because it was a product of the times, it tapped into the mainstream, and it seemed too modernism to be timeless and tasteless to have a strong message. Here, Five Nights at Freddy's may seem to people as a "fad," because it was creative. original, and it was something really good to come from the indie game developer industry; and it's only a year old, coming to a close with its 4th installment underway.
So, for the million-dollar question: what will be the fate of Five Nights at Freddy's?
I think the fate of this franchise can be determined by fate itself. I can't say "Oh, it'll last forever" or "Nope. Nope. It's dead after Game 4." I'm going to let God decide where this will go.Or perhaps, think of this as the Frozen of video games, where it's popular for over a year, and then it's still memorable... I don't know.
Also, let's not forget: this was what brought people together in social media- from the Let's Plays to the comments made on social networks.
So, whether you love the franchise or not, just go with it. Who is to legislate fandom? Who is to legislate what to like and dislike? Otherwise, legislation stuff like this would be a violation of the First Amendment. Again, just go with the flow, whether FNaF is or isn't for you.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Five Nights at Freddy's franchise
Nostalgia Critic
Courtesy: Scott Cawthon & Channel Awesome
Yes, ever since a few days ago (July 13, 2015), Scott Cawthon gave us the Five Nights at Freddy's 4 trailer, which has been getting a lot of reaction by Youtubers. And now, people are making their own analyses on the trailer itself. Now here are some of the theories that I'm hearing:
1. We might be playing as either the "Victim of '87," or someone else. Either way, we won't be playing as a security guard this time around, like we've been doing for the first three games.
2. Seeing a purple fan, purple robot, and toy phone in the bedroom at one point in the trailer, there's speculation that the Phone Guy, the Purple Guy, and one of the security guards may be the same person. (Possibly, but I'm not too sure about that one.)
3. We don't have a camera system, telling by
the time display,
and the number 50 and 49 at the scene where Plushtrap is sitting back down in a chair.
4. (Going back to #1)
We might be playing as the green-shirt-blue-jeans kid from the minigame "Mangle's Quest." One piece of evidence would be the green shirt that's sticking out of the drawers in the bedroom in one scene. (I'm already starting to believe in that theory, because it makes sense. I was wondering about the significance of that kid running around in "Mangle's Quest."
5. Some people are speculating that this could be the Purple Guy's house, due to the symbolism found in the robot with a badge and the color of that and the other two items: the phone and the fan.
Anyways, those were some of the theories that keep hearing ever since this trailer came out. So, seeing that this is said to be the last game of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, what will happen to it afterwards.
Well, I can't really answer this question, because I keep hearing different sides to this: people say that it's going to be over soon; other people are saying no, it's not over.
Now, if we wind the clocks back to April 2015, word had gone out that there was going to be a movie adaptation of the video game, which is really cool to see happen. About a month later, it turns out that Scott Cawthon, the guy that conceived Five Nights at Freddy's, was going to be involved in the writing. So with that being said, there's so much concern to make the movie not suck, as most movie adaptations go when it comes to video games- people are literally trying to write the screenplay themselves by coming up with possibilities for the plot, ranging from
being in the Purple Guy's POV,
or that of the animatronics themselves.
-Personally, I would like to see the animatronics' perspectives.
Anyway, what would happen after Five Nights at Freddy's 4? And after the supposed movie adaptation? Would this game stand the test of time?
Well, for some people, they just want this franchise to die. But others defend the franchise, saying that it revolutionized the video game realm with its cleverness, uniqueness, and exploring what we people take advantage of every single day: places like Chuck E. Cheese, characters that kids would look up to as friendly, and... the list can go on, but that's just it. In fact, if you do a quick Google search on the franchise, you'll see that there are a lot of fan art, fanfiction, theories, and fan-made mumbo-jumbo. However, the franchise may run the risk of fading away, since it's been nearly a year old already, and some people are calling FNaF fans (and I quote) asshats for having such a fanbase.
If I had learned anything from the Nostalgia Critic in his review on The Lorax, he says that "FAD is one letter away from FADE... they fade away." He said that the movie was likely to fade away, because it was a product of the times, it tapped into the mainstream, and it seemed too modernism to be timeless and tasteless to have a strong message. Here, Five Nights at Freddy's may seem to people as a "fad," because it was creative. original, and it was something really good to come from the indie game developer industry; and it's only a year old, coming to a close with its 4th installment underway.
So, for the million-dollar question: what will be the fate of Five Nights at Freddy's?
I think the fate of this franchise can be determined by fate itself. I can't say "Oh, it'll last forever" or "Nope. Nope. It's dead after Game 4." I'm going to let God decide where this will go.Or perhaps, think of this as the Frozen of video games, where it's popular for over a year, and then it's still memorable... I don't know.
Also, let's not forget: this was what brought people together in social media- from the Let's Plays to the comments made on social networks.
So, whether you love the franchise or not, just go with it. Who is to legislate fandom? Who is to legislate what to like and dislike? Otherwise, legislation stuff like this would be a violation of the First Amendment. Again, just go with the flow, whether FNaF is or isn't for you.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Five Nights at Freddy's franchise
Nostalgia Critic
Courtesy: Scott Cawthon & Channel Awesome
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Editorial: Are There Any LarryBoy Episodes NOT Worth Reviewing?
Hi, I'm the Whatsoever Critic. I review just about anything.
Sorry for being absent for a while.
-Scheduling, as well as working on videos on my Youtube channel (as you can tell since I put some more videos from my channel onto this blog).
Anyway, I've been debating on something, regarding LarryBoy. And that leads to the question posted in the title: are there any episodes NOT worth reviewing?
Well, ever since Veggietales In The House had spewed out alleged LarryBoy episodes in its series, I was eager to watch them all. And I did earlier this summer. At least three new episodes that were LarryBoy-related (or somewhat) were what I came across; and of the three, only one of them seemed like a legit LarryBoy episode. And since I'm into LarryBoy episodes that don't leave out LarryBoy for too long, I've decided to take that one into consideration, instead of the other two.
Now the "legit" LarryBoy episode I'm talking about is the episode called "Junior Jetpack," where Junior Asparagus once again decides to be a superhero.
-And by once again, I mean this wouldn't be the first time Junior gets to be a superhero in a LarryBoy story.
(Refer to The League of Incredible Vegetables)
But don't that get you down, because the episode manages to do us a solid and downgrade Junior, while keeping its focus on LarryBoy.
-As if Big Idea was trying to say: Uh, we still want to make up for the disappointments brought forth in The League of Incredible Vegetables; although we wanted to take one time shot at making Junior a superhero...
Now for the other two episodes in question: "Monster Manners"
and "Jenna Chive Live!"
I say they're NOT legit LarryBoy episodes, because "Monster Manners"
shows LarryBoy no more than 30% of the time, while in "Jenna Chive Live!",
he's only in it 10% of the time...
-...and Motato tries to sing again... and he sucks at songwriting... (SPOILERS)
-And besides, if I were to watch those two episodes again, then I would only fast-forward to the parts where LarryBoy is in it. (That's just how it is for me.)
So... are there an LarryBoy episodes NOT worth reviewing? Well, I can't speak for other reviewers and/bloggers... but in my case, I'm not going to bother with those two episode, but I will take into consideration the episode "Junior Jetpack,"
because it had more LarryBoy in it. I hope you guys understand.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Veggietales In The House
Veggietales
Courtesy: Big Idea/DreamWorks
Sorry for being absent for a while.
-Scheduling, as well as working on videos on my Youtube channel (as you can tell since I put some more videos from my channel onto this blog).
Anyway, I've been debating on something, regarding LarryBoy. And that leads to the question posted in the title: are there any episodes NOT worth reviewing?
Well, ever since Veggietales In The House had spewed out alleged LarryBoy episodes in its series, I was eager to watch them all. And I did earlier this summer. At least three new episodes that were LarryBoy-related (or somewhat) were what I came across; and of the three, only one of them seemed like a legit LarryBoy episode. And since I'm into LarryBoy episodes that don't leave out LarryBoy for too long, I've decided to take that one into consideration, instead of the other two.
Now the "legit" LarryBoy episode I'm talking about is the episode called "Junior Jetpack," where Junior Asparagus once again decides to be a superhero.
-And by once again, I mean this wouldn't be the first time Junior gets to be a superhero in a LarryBoy story.
(Refer to The League of Incredible Vegetables)
But don't that get you down, because the episode manages to do us a solid and downgrade Junior, while keeping its focus on LarryBoy.
-As if Big Idea was trying to say: Uh, we still want to make up for the disappointments brought forth in The League of Incredible Vegetables; although we wanted to take one time shot at making Junior a superhero...
Now for the other two episodes in question: "Monster Manners"
and "Jenna Chive Live!"
I say they're NOT legit LarryBoy episodes, because "Monster Manners"
shows LarryBoy no more than 30% of the time, while in "Jenna Chive Live!",
he's only in it 10% of the time...
-...and Motato tries to sing again... and he sucks at songwriting... (SPOILERS)
-And besides, if I were to watch those two episodes again, then I would only fast-forward to the parts where LarryBoy is in it. (That's just how it is for me.)
So... are there an LarryBoy episodes NOT worth reviewing? Well, I can't speak for other reviewers and/bloggers... but in my case, I'm not going to bother with those two episode, but I will take into consideration the episode "Junior Jetpack,"
because it had more LarryBoy in it. I hope you guys understand.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Veggietales In The House
Veggietales
Courtesy: Big Idea/DreamWorks
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