Hey, it's Cal here with some crackling updates and interesting news!!

Firstly, along with my ongoing Awesome things in video gaming, I will be starting to start a new "series" that also appeals to my great yet undiscussed love of cinema: Great movies of our time. Basically, it's a long list of all movies worth watching that have ever reached a screen of some kind. Expect it to arrive soon.

Secondly, I really want to point to you people the Icelandic TV series' labeled Vaktirnar, which is a series of series (exactly as it sounds), and are called: Næturvaktin, Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin. I'm definitely not a fan of Icelandic cinema and TV, since it almost always sucks. HOWEVER, these three series, especially the last one, are made with such immaculate skill and care, that I think it's a crime to not point them out to you. These are not only the best thing to come out of Icelandic media, but they (especially the last one) are one of the best TV series I've ever seen. Incredible acting, perfect script, wonderful minimalistic setting and brilliant pacing and humor is pretty much unmatched. The first, Næturvaktin, is a comedy series much like the office, about the life of three men working at a gas station in downtown Reykjavik. These are a communist boss with fivedegrees from a college in Sweden, an immature, hopeless guy that knows nothing of the world, and a failed college student with incredible nervous tendencies. The other two series continue their story after turbulent events. Dagvaktin is a little more of a drama, though it is still funny at times. The third and last is brilliance and perfection in cinematic approaches in media. It focuses more on comedy and interesting narratives. I don't condone pirating, so I have a hard time finding a legit way for anyone out of Iceland to watch it. However, I hope you will exhaust all possibilities to see these episodes, and if you manage to find the episodes with English subtitles, then you are very fortunate indeed. Good luck.

However, I also want to bear the good news that Reveille Productions, of The Office fame, is working on putting forth a US remake of Næturvaktin, and probably the later episodes after that. I think that is a good indication of the pure genius of the episodes, when an Icelandic TV show manages to capture the attention of Reveille.

-Pure genius!

Read more here!

Finally, I leave you with two awesome vids with some unexpected special guests:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ZFA4me4iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ-xsBZ_Nqo&feature=channel

Enjoy!

-Calvinsora

Homework and gaming don't mix. They just...don't. Anyway, there comes the reason for my delay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjazC45Qkww

Thanks to gdw for the suggestion. I expect I would've put this up at some point, but this version is truly cla$$ic. I won't go into detail about how good the game is when compared to the other cla$$ic CVs, but I haven't really played it, so I can't judge. It's probably good when you look past the impossible-to-realize ways to progress in the game. Kneel down near a wall for 10 seconds holding a special item? Weird.

-Let's whip it! (ugh)

Bloody Tears can only be summed up as an exemplary song of the Castlevania series' amazing music. It gears you up for the adventure to come, filling you with determination and hope, while forboding a difficult and dangerous journey ahead. This is really a prime example of how to make music in gaming. A catchy tune, some nice twists and intricacies in the tune and the great use of multi-layered melodies to propel the song to a new level. Truly beautiful.

-You will see this text...often

The song also fits great with the name of the song, Bloody Tears. If you have that name in mind, the song reaches an even greater level of depth and meaning. It is a precursor to both the melody and the adventure itself. No matter what you say about Simon's Quest, it is undeniable that it does the music just right.

Once more, suggestions are welcome. I won't do suggestions immediately after they are recommended, but I WILL, at some point, put it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2cK8mOG4Q8

Continuing my Halloween theme, here comes another creepy theme. I find this song eerily disquieting and equally creepy. It somehow fits the atmosphere perfectly, and is oddly calm at times, despite the general terror you experience throughout the series as a whole.

-Mmmm, hygienic.

From the beautiful shamisen (that is what the string instrument is called, I've heard) strums to the eloquent and flowing melody, this theme sets the sad, lonely mood that is a part of the Silent Hill experience. The inclusion of the electric guitar jumpstarts the theme, and then you are again treated to a more calm shamisen "solo". There is also a slight sob put in there to remind you that all is not well, not even in the melody. All this brilliantly put together and turning it into a surprisingly atmospheric, scary and beautiful tune that sticks with you, whether you want it to or not.

Now, all I have to do is actually play the Silent Hill games...