Over three thousand words just to walk through a cave? Surely not. That must have been a very interesting cave. Yesterday’s wordcount increased the story by 3,429 words, with the total now running at 178,318 words. It’s odd how you think of the story in your mind, and the words […]
Monthly archives: February 2012
How to add 2,000 words to a scene in one easy step – – throw a character to the lions. So there I am, struggling with a simple scene of getting a character from ‘A’ to ‘B’. It’s a necessary scene. He needs to get there, and we need to […]
Fancy meeting you in a place like this…
Still on the path, but only another thousand or so words today. The build-up to the final action scene begins. Trying to tie up a couple of loose ends while keeping the pace up is proving a little tricky, but it seems to be working out. Total wordcount actually runs […]
Another 1,013 Words…
In another episode that pushes the boundaries of Superbooy further away from its original “High School” premise, Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk takes a leaf out of the comic books to introduce one of Superman’s colourful enemies. A remarkably accurate piece of casting sees Michael J Pollard as the eponymous mischievous imp […]
1.16 Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk
After a few months away from NaNoWriMo and this novel that seems to be taking ages to finish, I think I’m finally back on the path. I’ve been able to squeeze out a few hundred words by pecking at it over the last several days, but today I’ve finished the […]
Back on the path
After not having much to do in the last few episodes, Stand Up and Get Knocked Down is a showcase for T.J. White, played by Jim Calvert. The fifteenth episode in the first season of Superboy, starring John Haymes Newton as Clark Kent / Superboy and Stacy Haiduk as Lana […]
1.15 Stand Up and Get Knocked Down
From the first season of Superboy, starring John Haymes Newton as Clark Kent / Superboy, Stacy Haiduk as Lana Lang, and Jim Calvert as T.J.White, comes this second episode that began with The Alien Solution and continued with Revenge of the Alien, part 1. The previous episode ended with the alien […]
1.14 Revenge of the Alien, part 2
The first two-part adventure in the first season of Superboy could almost be considered the second part of an ongoing story. Revenge of the Alien is a sequel to The Alien Solution and, as before, lifts the series out of its High School limitations and back into the wider world […]
1.13 Revenge of the Alien, part 1
In the early 1990s, Christopher Lee starred as Sherlock Holmes in two TV mini-series under the umbrella title “Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years”. In these films, Holmes is on the verge of retirement and is noticeably older than the typical Sherlock Holmes that we see. It makes a refreshing […]
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
Utilising elements from Christopher Reeve’s first outing in Superman – The Movie, Kryptonite Kills sees Lex Luthor get his hands on the only thing that can kill Superboy. Scott James Wells is back as more of a “Lex-like” Lex Luthor a step-up from the school bully that he was in The […]
1.12 Kryptonite Kills
The Invisible People is more of a “human” story, closer to the previous Troubled Waters and not at all like The Alien Solution. It features Lana quite prominently, possibly explaining her absence from the previous story, and T.J. is back after being conspicuous by his absence for two episodes. On […]
1.11 The Invisible People
From aliens attacking from outer space, back to Smallville to visit Clark’s home and family, Superboy certainly keeps up the variety. The tenth episode of this first season sees trouble at the Kent farm, as neighbouring farms are being encouraged to sell up to a big business in the episode […]
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