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  1. Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars" books were favorites of mine when I was in my teens. The are wild, pulpy, adventures set against colorful and imaginative worldbuilding; perfect teen fantasy material. They are also, in retrospect, basically white-savior stories full of sexism, colonialism, and racism that should have been more cringe to me, even back in the early 70s. But neither I, nor American society at large, were wise enough to see it at the time, or at least, to care.
    Disney's 2012 movie "John Carter" scraped off a lot of the objectionable material while retaining the color and fun. It was less brutal and violent than the source material as well, but I didn't object. Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. But it was an epic, legendary, VERY expensive flop.
    Disney didn't get it, and somehow didn't know what to do with it. They chopped the title to the bland and undescriptive "John Carter," failed to promote it, and when they did promote it, did it VERY badly, causing it to play to mostly empty theaters and confused audiences. What could have been the next Star Wars was buried without a headstone.
    Apparently, John Carter may back on screens soon, as an animated series, which I think is great. There will be some kind of preview at San Diego Comicon, but no word where or how this might be aired. I look forward with cautious anticipation.

    #johncarterofmars #johncarter #disney #televisionshow #sciencefiction #fantasy #spaceopera
    comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-13-year-old-sci-fi-box-office-bomb-comeback-john-carter/

  2. Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars" books were favorites of mine when I was in my teens. The are wild, pulpy, adventures set against colorful and imaginative worldbuilding; perfect teen fantasy material. They are also, in retrospect, basically white-savior stories full of sexism, colonialism, and racism that should have been more cringe to me, even back in the early 70s. But neither I, nor American society at large, were wise enough to see it at the time, or at least, to care.
    Disney's 2012 movie "John Carter" scraped off a lot of the objectionable material while retaining the color and fun. It was less brutal and violent than the source material as well, but I didn't object. Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. But it was an epic, legendary, VERY expensive flop.
    Disney didn't get it, and somehow didn't know what to do with it. They chopped the title to the bland and undescriptive "John Carter," failed to promote it, and when they did promote it, did it VERY badly, causing it to play to mostly empty theaters and confused audiences. What could have been the next Star Wars was buried without a headstone.
    Apparently, John Carter may back on screens soon, as an animated series, which I think is great. There will be some kind of preview at San Diego Comicon, but no word where or how this might be aired. I look forward with cautious anticipation.

    #johncarterofmars #johncarter #disney #televisionshow #sciencefiction #fantasy #spaceopera
    comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-13-year-old-sci-fi-box-office-bomb-comeback-john-carter/

  3. Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars" books were favorites of mine when I was in my teens. The are wild, pulpy, adventures set against colorful and imaginative worldbuilding; perfect teen fantasy material. They are also, in retrospect, basically white-savior stories full of sexism, colonialism, and racism that should have been more cringe to me, even back in the early 70s. But neither I, nor American society at large, were wise enough to see it at the time, or at least, to care.
    Disney's 2012 movie "John Carter" scraped off a lot of the objectionable material while retaining the color and fun. It was less brutal and violent than the source material as well, but I didn't object. Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. But it was an epic, legendary, VERY expensive flop.
    Disney didn't get it, and somehow didn't know what to do with it. They chopped the title to the bland and undescriptive "John Carter," failed to promote it, and when they did promote it, did it VERY badly, causing it to play to mostly empty theaters and confused audiences. What could have been the next Star Wars was buried without a headstone.
    Apparently, John Carter may back on screens soon, as an animated series, which I think is great. There will be some kind of preview at San Diego Comicon, but no word where or how this might be aired. I look forward with cautious anticipation.

    #johncarterofmars #johncarter #disney #televisionshow #sciencefiction #fantasy #spaceopera
    comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-13-year-old-sci-fi-box-office-bomb-comeback-john-carter/

  4. Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars" books were favorites of mine when I was in my teens. The are wild, pulpy, adventures set against colorful and imaginative worldbuilding; perfect teen fantasy material. They are also, in retrospect, basically white-savior stories full of sexism, colonialism, and racism that should have been more cringe to me, even back in the early 70s. But neither I, nor American society at large, were wise enough to see it at the time, or at least, to care.
    Disney's 2012 movie "John Carter" scraped off a lot of the objectionable material while retaining the color and fun. It was less brutal and violent than the source material as well, but I didn't object. Overall, I really enjoyed the movie. But it was an epic, legendary, VERY expensive flop.
    Disney didn't get it, and somehow didn't know what to do with it. They chopped the title to the bland and undescriptive "John Carter," failed to promote it, and when they did promote it, did it VERY badly, causing it to play to mostly empty theaters and confused audiences. What could have been the next Star Wars was buried without a headstone.
    Apparently, John Carter may back on screens soon, as an animated series, which I think is great. There will be some kind of preview at San Diego Comicon, but no word where or how this might be aired. I look forward with cautious anticipation.

    #johncarterofmars #johncarter #disney #televisionshow #sciencefiction #fantasy #spaceopera
    comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-13-year-old-sci-fi-box-office-bomb-comeback-john-carter/

  5. #JohnCarterOfMars should arrive tomorrow (along with my new drive). I'm super excited; I have a wealth of new game stuff to read, and it feels so good after being so poor for so long.

    Only problem: I really should have gotten the bifocals when I got my new glasses. Reading physical media has become difficult (but I still prefer it to PDF). Next year I'll probably fix that.

  6. #JohnCarterOfMars should arrive tomorrow (along with my new drive). I'm super excited; I have a wealth of new game stuff to read, and it feels so good after being so poor for so long.

    Only problem: I really should have gotten the bifocals when I got my new glasses. Reading physical media has become difficult (but I still prefer it to PDF). Next year I'll probably fix that.

  7. #JohnCarterOfMars should arrive tomorrow (along with my new drive). I'm super excited; I have a wealth of new game stuff to read, and it feels so good after being so poor for so long.

    Only problem: I really should have gotten the bifocals when I got my new glasses. Reading physical media has become difficult (but I still prefer it to PDF). Next year I'll probably fix that.

  8. #JohnCarterOfMars should arrive tomorrow (along with my new drive). I'm super excited; I have a wealth of new game stuff to read, and it feels so good after being so poor for so long.

    Only problem: I really should have gotten the bifocals when I got my new glasses. Reading physical media has become difficult (but I still prefer it to PDF). Next year I'll probably fix that.

  9. Speaking of classic Sci-fi, the first six John Carter of Mars stories are in the public domain. I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more indie RPGs for it.

    #SciFi #TTRPG #JohnCarter #JohnCarterOfMars

  10. Speaking of classic Sci-fi, the first six John Carter of Mars stories are in the public domain. I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more indie RPGs for it.

    #SciFi #TTRPG #JohnCarter #JohnCarterOfMars

  11. Speaking of classic Sci-fi, the first six John Carter of Mars stories are in the public domain. I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more indie RPGs for it.

    #SciFi #TTRPG #JohnCarter #JohnCarterOfMars

  12. Speaking of classic Sci-fi, the first six John Carter of Mars stories are in the public domain. I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more indie RPGs for it.

    #SciFi #TTRPG #JohnCarter #JohnCarterOfMars

  13. Speaking of classic Sci-fi, the first six John Carter of Mars stories are in the public domain. I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more indie RPGs for it.

    #SciFi #TTRPG #JohnCarter #JohnCarterOfMars

  14. Coming soon to Time Shifters Podcast as we round out our “Well, It Looked Pretty” series, we are going to be discussing, 2012’s “John Carter”.
    What are your thoughts on this sci-fi adventure film?
    #johncarterofmars #JohnCarter #Disney #Podcast
    youtu.be/nlvYKl1fjBI?si=Vwg-3P

  15. Coming soon to Time Shifters Podcast as we round out our “Well, It Looked Pretty” series, we are going to be discussing, 2012’s “John Carter”.
    What are your thoughts on this sci-fi adventure film?
    #johncarterofmars #JohnCarter #Disney #Podcast
    youtu.be/nlvYKl1fjBI?si=Vwg-3P

  16. #RPGaDay2023 Q26:
    Favourite CHARACTER SHEET

    Never really thought about this before. I guess the John Carter of Mars character sheet is pretty nice.

    #JohnCarterOfMars #2d20 #Modiphius

  17. #RPGaDay2023 Q26:
    Favourite CHARACTER SHEET

    Never really thought about this vefore. I guess the John Carter of Mars character sheet is pretty nice.

    #JohnCarterOfMars #2d20 #Modiphius

  18. #RPGaDay2023 Q26:
    Favourite CHARACTER SHEET

    Never really thought about this before. I guess the John Carter of Mars character sheet is pretty nice.

    #JohnCarterOfMars #2d20 #Modiphius

  19. #RPGaDay2023 Q26:
    Favourite CHARACTER SHEET

    Never really thought about this vefore. I guess the John Carter of Mars character sheet is pretty nice.

    #JohnCarterOfMars #2d20 #Modiphius

  20. #RPGaDay2023 Q26:
    Favourite CHARACTER SHEET

    Never really thought about this vefore. I guess the John Carter of Mars character sheet is pretty nice.

    #JohnCarterOfMars #2d20 #Modiphius

  21. Lagging behind a bit as I've been busy this weekend.

    #RPGaDay2023 Q18:
    Favourite game SYSTEM

    Has to be the #Modiphius #2d20 system. It's such a fun/slick system, and I love the minor tweaks they do with each game to match the feel of whatever world they're working in.

    Favourite game using it is hands down #Conan2d20 with honourable mentions to #AchtungCthulhu #FalloutRPG and #JohnCarterOfMars

  22. Lagging behind a bit as I've been busy this weekend.

    #RPGaDay2023 Q18:
    Favourite game SYSTEM

    Has to be the #Modiphius #2d20 system. It's such a fun/slick system, and I love the minor tweaks they do with each game to match the feel of whatever world they're working in.

    Favourite game using it is hands down #Conan2d20 with honourable mentions to #AchtungCthulhu #FalloutRPG and #JohnCarterOfMars

  23. “I understand that you belittle all sentiments of generosity and kindness, but I do not, and I can convince your most doughty warrior that these characteristics are not incompatible with an ability to fight.”

    Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars
    #ClassicLitMonday 📖

    Art 🎨 by Frank Frazetta

    #edgarriceburroughs #johncarterofmars #aprincessofmars #book #books #literature #sciencefiction #scifi #frankfrazetta

  24. “I understand that you belittle all sentiments of generosity and kindness, but I do not, and I can convince your most doughty warrior that these characteristics are not incompatible with an ability to fight.”

    Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars
    #ClassicLitMonday 📖

    Art 🎨 by Frank Frazetta

    #edgarriceburroughs #johncarterofmars #aprincessofmars #book #books #literature #sciencefiction #scifi #frankfrazetta

  25. “I understand that you belittle all sentiments of generosity and kindness, but I do not, and I can convince your most doughty warrior that these characteristics are not incompatible with an ability to fight.”

    Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars
    #ClassicLitMonday 📖

    Art 🎨 by Frank Frazetta

    #edgarriceburroughs #johncarterofmars #aprincessofmars #book #books #literature #sciencefiction #scifi #frankfrazetta

  26. “I understand that you belittle all sentiments of generosity and kindness, but I do not, and I can convince your most doughty warrior that these characteristics are not incompatible with an ability to fight.”

    Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars
    #ClassicLitMonday 📖

    Art 🎨 by Frank Frazetta

    #edgarriceburroughs #johncarterofmars #aprincessofmars #book #books #literature #sciencefiction #scifi #frankfrazetta