Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - January 2014 | Page 25
2013, The Year in Review - p1
As we stand looking ahead to triumphs and trials
awai ng us in this New Year, we would be foolish
not to look back and learn from the good and bad
of the year we leave behind. A lot has happened
ranging from the loss of iconic figures on the world
stage, to the introduc on of the Miley Twerk. If
there's one thing on which most agree (at a me
where few people can seem to agree on anything
these days) it's that 2013, while gone, will not
easily be forgo en.
As we say goodbye to 2013, let's revisit the top 10
news-worthy happenings we leave behind:
10. Bri sh Sci- Fi Series Doctor Who
Turns 50
50 years ago on November 23, the longest running
episodic series in all of television history was being
born and no one knew it – Doctor Who – and the
adventures of this alien “Time Lord,” cavor ng
through all of space and me with his human
companions, has been entertaining audiences
ever since. One of the many noteworthy things
about this anniversary of Dcotor Who, is the final
curtain for the current Doctor, Ma Smith who, on
Christmas Day regenerated to be replaced by Peter
Capaldi.
Usually an anniversary special further established
a Doctor's place in the mythos that is Doctor Who.
However, this me we have Ma (a very popular
actor in the role), hanging up his trademark bow e
and fez, with fans and industry insiders really
wondering why. Well, all conspiracy theories aside
we want to give props to everyone at the Doctor
Who camp, past and present, for 50 years of
amazing story telling.
So why are the happenings of a television series so
monumental as to make a 2013 list of best and
worst? Doctor Who is a pop culture phenomenon
that has spread across the globe with fana cal
devo on in ages from the very old to now, the very
young thanks to the exci ng and youthful portrayal
by our exi ng Doctor, Ma Smith. So much so that
it touches even the role play realms in Second Life,
as reported not too long ago by Roleplay Guide
Magazine (now WorldsOfRoleplay.com).
While a sta c “sim” for role play of this traveling
genre was discovered to not be possible, it was
reported that groups of fans would travel to other
interes ng sims across the grid and among
themselves, portray their favorite characters,
figh ng their most feared enemies and crea ng
even more stories of the epic me traveler's
exploits. Here's to another 50 years!
9. 400 CGI Ar sts picket the Academy
Awards and for very good reasons
Two of the biggest special effects studios declared
bankruptcy in 2013—Digital Domain Media Group
who made the famous live-performing hologram
of deceased Rap Star, Tupac; and Rhythm & Hues,
who won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects this year
for their work on Life of Pi, one of two of their
works up for the same epic award. How could this
be when movies so heavily rely upon CGI to keep
us glued to the screen you ask? Well the answer,
while not complex, is disturbing.
According to one reporter: