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But I Digress…, Episode 13: My Review of ‘Man of Steel’

“But I Digress…”
Hosted by Nathan Marchand

(My apologies for posting this late. YouTube was giving me issues).

It’s a bird! No, it’s a plane! It’s Nate Marchand!

Superman, the world’s most famous superhero, made his grand return to the big screen after a seven-year absence in “Man of Steel.” But is the movie more powerful than a locomotive? Being a “superfan” myself, I review the film–after doing some “superhero-ing” myself.

You can read my text review of the film on my Superhero Examiner page here: http://www.examiner.com/review/it-s-a-bird-it-s-a-plane-it-s-a-good-superman-reboot.

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No Superman because YouTube is stupid

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I was going to post a new episode of my vlog, “But I Digress…,” which is a review of the new Superman film, Man of Steel, but YouTube won’t let me. Or rather, it makes my video bug out and gets muted at the same place every time I uploaded it. I don’t know if it’s because the video’s encoding is corrupted (it plays fine on my laptop) or if YouTube is being a jerk because I used two pieces of Superman music. Those are the only explanations I can think of. If it’s the latter, what’s the problem? I’m using them to promote the new film and do some comedy! Last I heard, that was allowed in copyright law.

Regardless, this isn’t the first time I’ve had issues posting videos on YouTube. I did e-mail their customer support, but I have no idea if that will help.

I’m to the point where I think I may start posting videos elsewhere, even if it means I won’t get as much exposure. Perhaps I’ll find a video plug-in for WordPress. I also hear good things about Vimeo. Or YouTube will fix things. Who knows what where my future videos will find their home?

If I did “move ” I wouldn’t abandon my YouTube channel. I’d use it for previews of my videos, or perhaps for personal videos. Only time will tell.

Until then, please be patient as I figure out how and where to get my new vlog posted.

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But I Digress…, Episode 12: A Review of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

“But I Digress…”
Hosted by Nathan Marchand

I’ve been very busy with several writing and personal projects, so I wasn’t able to film a review for “Star Trek Into Darkness.” However, I managed to get an old friend to do the review for me–none other than Capt. James T. Kirk himself! (Did I mention I’m a HUGE Trekker?)

However, I did see the movie (at midnight) and wrote a review for it on my column for Examiner. You can read it here.

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But I Digress…, Episode 10: Top 5 Movies You’re Not Watching

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“But I Digress…”
Hosted by Nathan Marchand

This video is a week late (I’ll be posting about this issue soon), but now it’s done.

There are lots of good out there, but many of them go unnoticed by audiences. This is my short list of flicks that are underrated or under-watched. Do you agree? What movies are on your list? Let me me know in the comments!

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A Conspiracy of Technology

Wondering where episode 9 of “But I Digress…” is? It is finished. It was supposed to be posted yesterday. Truth be told, I did post it on YouTube, but only for five minutes. Why? There was no sound! So, I took it down.

I haven’t had the time to see if the video file was corrupted when it was encoded or if it’s YouTube’s fault (and by extension Paramount Studios since I used some Star Trek music in it. Some music producers are stringent with YouTube about people posting their music in videos).

That coupled with the horrid luck I’ve been having with getting a working laptop (long story), and I’m starting to wonder if technology is conspiring against me. Maybe Skynet (or whoever the future robot overlords are) knows I’m onto them! (Haha)

Regardless, I’ll do what I can to remedy these situations, God willing.

UPDATE (2-18-13): The video file still has sound. It was YouTube’s fault. I’ll upload it this weekend. Sorry I’ll be skipping a posting date. Think of it as a one-time hiatus. TV shows do it all the time.

Also, my new laptop seems to be behaving now (“seems” being the key word).

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‘But I Digress…’ delayed; now writing about two favorite subjects for Examiner

I’m sad to report, True Believers, that episode nine of “But I Digress…” will be delayed a few days, maybe a week. It’s not that I don’t want to make videos anymore. I just have my hands in several projects right now that require my attention and energies (such as Children of the Wells and Hope’s War). I promise you’ll enjoy all this new stuff. Just bear with me.

My next vlog will be part two of “The Nine Basic Plots.” It will include a humorous recap of the first four discussed in part one.

On a related note, this has made me reconsider how often I post new videos. Balancing writing, a part-time job, a social life, and making videos (and possibly grad school sometime in the future) is a daunting task for anyone. Whatever I decide to do, I’ll be sure to let you know.

In other news, I am happy to report that I have acquired two more titles with the online publication Examiner.com. Before, I wrote only about C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia , but now I also write about Star Trek and superheroes. If you know me, you’ll know all of those are some of my favorite subjects. Please check out my pages and subscribe to them! You see them here: Narnia, Star Trek, Superheroes. (Please bear with me since I have yet to post an article for my superhero page as of the date of this blog).

Great things are in store, True Believers!

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But I Digress…, Episode 8: My Review of ‘The Last Stand’

“But I Digress…”
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(This video is a few days late, but I blame that on unruly technology).

Who would’ve thought a simple movie review could cause me such trouble in the future?

I was going to sit down and review “Ah-nold” Schwarzenegger’s new action flick,  “The Last Stand,” only to be interrupted by the arrival of the T-800 Terminator! He says he’s here to protect me–but from what? Is “The Last Stand” a worthy return for everyone’s favorite Austrian-bodybuilder-turned-action-star-turned-governor-turned-action-star-again?  These and other burning questions will be answered in this week’s episode!

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But I Digress…, Episode 7: The 9 Basic Plots (Part 1)

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“But I Digress…”
Hosted by Nathan Marchand

I hate to break it to you, writers, but your plots can never be original. Your stories can be original, but there are only nine types of plots. What are those plots? I list the first four of them in this video. The other five will be discussed in a future. (Don’t worry, you won’t have to wait more than two episodes).

Be sure to wait through the credits for a surprise!

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