December 2010
Interview: 'Reasoning With Vampires' Creator Discusses 'Twilight' Abuse →
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Read this shit, guys. I <3 Dana dearly and her blog is the stuff of legend. And she’s sharp about exactly why that series is so unbearably awful.
November 2010
1. Hi Mark! (There actually is a point to this long question, I promise. I rambled, sorry!)
2. You've made my day many many times with the different posts that you've made- whether they were part of a Mark Reads... series or not.
3. I like lists too. xD My roommates and friends make fun of me because I make them all the time, and then I'm just like, "Mark likes them too, so ha!" And then skip away in all my loser glory.
4. Sorry for adding to what I'm sure is a message list a jillion questions long, plus everything else that you have to deal with.
5. I know that a couple of people have different chapters of your different projects linked around because I was searching for them. I also know that it's made people's days/weeks/months so completely that I believe that it should be spread around as much as it can (I'm not kissing ass there, it's true). So I was just wondering if (if I linked to the original post and said that it was you) I could create a Mark Reads Twilight and Mark Reads Harry Potter Tumblrs? With all the reblogging and everything, I'm sure that it would reach even more people.
6. I did this on SodaHead (with your permission of course), a while ago, a people LOVED it.
1) Hello!!!
2) And I sincerely thank you for the compliment. :)
3) LISTS RULE ALL THINGS.
4) This is probably the best message I have received EVER.
5) Hmmm. This is a predicament. I love the idea and it would get spread to more people, but I am no longer working for Buzznet anymore and would prefer not to give them anymore pageviews now that I have my own site. Plus, it’s difficult to inform people that I’ve moved as it is.
I’m not opposed to the idea. Email me more about what you’d like to do: markreadsandwatches [at] gmail [dot] com.
6) Whatever you did I CANNOT SEE IT :( :( :(
I didn't know you had a Tumblr. Omg. Your 'Mark Reads' are quite possibly the greatest things in the world (next to HP). Just saying(:
Well, thank you. And yes, the actual HP books are better than my blog! That’s just science. Or math. or something.
MIND. BLOWN.
Expectations:
Reality:
INCEPTION
—excuse me, for i have just died.
This posts wins significantly harder than many posts that have ever been posted.
I can’t. I just can’t.
have you watched Vampires Suck? or is there going to be a Mark Watches 'Vampire Suck'? I haven't seen it but I may rent it eventually sooner if you do that lol
I honestly don’t think I could watch that. So no. But…people have asked for liveblogs/reviews of New Moon/Eclipse. I might do those for Mark Watches if people are interested. And I already regret typing that.
'Mark Reads' Has Moved!
Update yr browsers and RSS feeds and Google Readers and the like, my friends. The time has come to reveal my big secret (that like thousands of people already know).
From here on out, all reviews of literature and TV/Movie series will exist on these two sites.
On Monday, November 22, I begin The Hunger Games trilogy on Mark Reads, as well as begin my Harry Potter re-read.
On Monday, November 29, I begin to watch Firefly on Mark Watches.
Please TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS and try to spread the word. I’ll make a final post on Buzznet tomorrow about it, but I’d appreciate everything you guys can do to help notify people that I’m moving.
I’ve also made a new Twitter account solely for my Mark Reads/Watches stuff. Follow me! @MarkDoesStuff
Thank you all. Seriously.
Last night, while reading Mark Reads Harry Potter
I read the post where Fred happens.
Not enough sadfaces.
Just for the record, this was the point that I was so destroyed that I got convinced to finish the book in one go because if I tried to mourn this, I would only get sadder.
omg fred :(
The Inheritance Cycle is, in my opinion, glorified fanfiction. It's very entertaining, but there are a number of cringe-worthy scenes that make me want to shoot something. It's a mash-up of Lord of the Rings and Star Wars - the similarities are glaringly obvious. Despite all that, I'd say it's worth your time, and I would very, very much enjoy reading a Mark Reads the Inheritance Cycle blog.
It’s funny that people have recommended me this and not one person did so to say that it’s absolutely fantastic. I’ll put it into my brain for consumption later. :)
MARK. I read on MRHP that you're going to be in Orlando in a week. I live in Lakeland, which is like 45 minutes away. also I have a pass to Universal. maybe I can bump into you? maybe? huh? yeah??
YES. PLEASE. I’m serious.
Hey Mark. Do you ever plan on reading the Inheritance Cycle?
I don’t know what that is. Tell me more!
So, I saw on Buzznet that you're going to do The Hunger Games on Firefly and Serenity and I announced this on my Tumblr and now one of my friends is totally excited and wants to know when and where.
Do you have ballpark info on this? (PS: I had tons of fun during the liveblog Sunday. HBP is definitely not my fave movie, but y'all made it palatable.)
I’ll be able to tell you guys a definitive date for both soon.
mark. markmarkmark. i've been lurking since the end of twatlight and i sincerely adore you. I'M SO STOKED for whatever you have planned for later i sincerely cannot even express it. i'm so glad you decided to read harry. i lovelovelove you.
Thank you. And I mean that. <3
NaNoWriMo WOAAAAAAAAAAH
First day and I'm already behind.
Me too. Outline is done, some is written, but not my daily goal. Boo.
Mark, I would really like to see your serious hashed-out thoughts on Snape. I know you went back and forth and back and forth on him and now you've had some days to process and I'm really curious where your feelings came to rest on him as a whole. Does he redeem himself at all by the end, in your eyes?
I don’t know if I’m prepared to answer this. Give me until after the re-read and I bet I could come up with something substantive. I actually am still not sure how I feel.
Basically, I'm going to miss your MRHP reviews. It's nostalgic really. I'm going to miss refreshing the page at odd moments when I can't figure out how to continue my paper, I'm going to miss spamming your comments with GIFs (sorry for that by the way), and I'm really going to miss you being so clueless to the epicness of this series, holding my breath till you get to THAT ONE PART! You've been the constant in my life recently. I've come to college and everything has changed so much but I could always look forward to your reviews. It's quite sad really because everyone told you that YOU ARE NOT PREPARED for the awesomeness to explode through the pages but we were also not prepared for you to be done so soon :( (*trollface* you see wat I did ther?) Aha, ok. I will end this now :) Thanks again. X Meg
OMG MEG we are not even close to being done. Stay tuned. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. :)
"Mark Watches Doctor Who"???????????? You do realize that if you started with the first doctor that you would be reviewing well into your middle age.
Which doctor are you starting with?? :D
I haven’t figured this out yet, but I think I should do some (as much as I can) before the new Doctors.
um hi... I read MRHP every day of my life and I think you're a really great person. And reading your reviews is like I'm reading the books for the first time, which is obviously really great... so I guess what I'm trying to say is can we be friends?
Yes, absolutely.
Mark, oh Mark, delay on Super Secret Announcement is killllling me. <3 Meghancakes
ugh I KNOW. Seriously, I have had to keep my mouth shut for so long and it PHYSICALLY HURTS. Just a few more days and I will hopefully be able to share things with the world.
