Last week was good stuff. It’s good to be reminded now and then that SuperFogeys has one of the most engaged and smart readerships out there who are always thinking–not just about the latest twists and turns, but about character. I the variety of opinions on the issue of what makes a character likable or interesting was so much fun to see and huge credit to all of you. There is no consensus. Not everyone hates Captain Spectacular, not everyone likes Dr. Rocket. Crud, not everyone wants Jerry dead! You guys have a lot of specific, heartfelt and at times contradictory thoughts about these characters. I think the only thing everyone agreed on is that they want more Sam and they want to see the big guy happy.
What do you think he’s gonna find behind that door?
Kickstarter Update: Team Frog’s Paul Lidberg posted this little update this past week. Basically, things are in progress and coming along. Maybe a little slower than we’d all like, but the SuperFogeys Sourcebook and all the little goodies you guys went in for are coming. See the link for more AND for a peek at the painted sculpts of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket.
For once, this could be Sam’s 1st chance at being the true hero he was meant to become, with aid from the Space Pig of course. š
Is aid from Space Pig ever NOT a good thing?
I’m just thinking up a thousand scenarios on how this could go badly for Sam… Somehow I don’t think it won’t š
And they walk in to find – dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn – an empty room.
Roll perception check to see if they spot the hole closing.
You are half right. Nicely done.
I agree with gnrrg, and also I would dare to add that Sam is going to face an epic and heroic death
Gosh, I hope so. Heroic deaths are the best kind of deaths.
Note to Jerry: if your alter-ego owns the building you don’t need to look like shady character.
They will find the office empty and the good doctor no where in sight.
Or even more unlikely a time traveling Swifty.
I so wanna see our Sam happy and honored as a true hero.
What is it they say about good storytelling? Don’t give the audience what they think they want?
Willys DeVoll:Like many of those who have commented berfoe me, I’d like to thank all of the people involved in organizing the workshop and those who spoke during the various sessions throughout the quarter.I thought that the last session was particularly interesting because it provided an opportunity for a much-needed conceptual look at what exactly the digital humanities are halfway through 2011, and whether or not there is an agreed-upon path forward for the field (and, it seems, there is not). I was also intrigued by how closely some of the concerns raised toward the end of the hour those regarding disciplinary colonialism parallel the rhetoric used in discussions on the value of the arts and humanities on this campus, throughout the country, and in Washington. This is highly speculative, but it might be that the digital humanities can give humanities on the whole a better way of communicating to non-humanists the value of humanists’ fields, in addition to the many other potential benefits of increased use of digital methodologies in the humanities. If that’s so, it’s yet another possible feather in the cap of this emerging field.Anyway, thanks again for a great workshop series, and I hope that there will be more opportunities like this at Stanford in the years to come!