Dungeons & Dragons (TV Series 1983–1985)
Title: The Eye of the Behoder
Summary: Led by a cowardly knight named Sir John, the children must seek and destroy an evil monster known as The Beholder to find a gateway back to their own world.
Initial Thoughts:
Oooh, exciting! The Beholder is a classic DnD monster. For those not in the know, it’s basically a massive eyeball and chompy mouth with snakey tentacles coming off it. Here’s a classic image:
Kang.
Pretty much a hulked-out Mike Wazowski.
I’m sure that the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon series will show this stellar enemy in a rightfully respectful light.
…
I HATE THIS SERIES.
[Dove: I love this series. And even I want to kick the writers quite often.]
Sweet Valley Twins #50: Jessica and the Secret Star
Sweet Valley Twins #50: Jessica and the Secret Star, by Francine Pascal
Title: Jessica and the Secret Star
Tagline: What’s the new girl hiding? [Raven: A cock?] [Dove: That she’s been there all along and the Wakefield twins are just really fucking unobservant?]
Summary: Maria Slater has been an actress since she was three years old, but now that she’s twelve she can’t find any work. So Maria hopes to forget her past and start life again at Sweet Valley Middle School, where she can play the role she has always wanted: the typical sixth-grader.
But for Maria, being typical becomes harder and harder, especially when Jessica Wakefield discovers Maria’s secret past Everyone wants to be friends with a movie star, but will anyone want to be friends with plain old Maria?
Initial Thoughts:
HOLY FUCK JESSICA’S HAND IS FUCKING HUGE.
Also, there’s a black girl in Sweet Valley. Unexpected. I can’t see this ending well.
READ AT SWEET VALLEY.ONLINE