StarlightGuard's Blog

Igor Lives (Maybe)

(Mon 09/29/2008 07:33am)

Before I delve into the main point of this blog, I want to again thank wiseguy for his comments on what he did and didn't like about "The Life and Times of Igor." The likes greatly outweighed the dislikes.

More thanks to NotAFan, Maelstrom, and anyone else I might be forgetting at this current moment in the Earth's rotation.

Also, I should also mention why my entries have, of late, been off my usual topics. Truth be told, the paranormal IS my topic, I just haven't blathered on about it here. I'm trying to convince Mania (with a certain amount of subtlety) that someone there needs to review books on the paranormal at least once a week, with one highlight during said week in the New Age\Supernatural\Occult field(s.)

I had that idea while playing F-Zero.

I use my somewhat ample video gaming selection these days as a form of meditation and relaxation. It sets my brain free, while XM's channel Audio Visions  resonates in my skull and problems can be resolved. Ideas can be found. Inspiration can come knocking. It's really quite amazing.

So I'm sitting in front of my television, just making turns around corners, and the idea that Mania needs someone to review ghost books literally crept up on me and hit me over the head, in much the same way I knocked Jarrod senseless in our last game of Brockian Ultra Cricket.

Sylvia Browne calls that phenomenon "infused knowledge." Look it up in her book I reviewed in an earlier blog entry called "Phenomenon."

Since I, not only have the insatiable curiosity of the ghostly stuff, and I'm capable of reading, I thought I'd step up to the plate, offer the idea and myself as the ideal candidate. We'll see where it goes.

Back to Igor.

10 minutes ago I arrived home from my 1 mile walk I take everyday. It's another form of meditation. As I pound the gravel and dirt I'm working on the problem of what to do with Igor.

Wiseguy liked the big sequences that require interaction. He enjoyed the Wolfman being part Jack Russell Terrier. He loved Igor being forced to perform as a Chippendales dancer, singing "I'm Too Sexy," and such.

So I'm taking Igor out of the comic book business.
I will, however, consider these possibilities: a new revised version of the original movie, or a 3 hour mini-series.

I haven't decided which it should be, yet. Either way, lots of material will be shuffled around.

Oh, and I should mention the Stargirl project: she's on hold. I'm not throwing the idea away, I like it too much. But I can only focus on 1 creative project at a time. And Igor will need a lot of attention, especially if he becomes a 3 hour mini series.

And, if you enjoy the blogs on ghosts and related topics, don't be afraid to shout it out.