Announcement

The Fandom Garden's going to be quiet for a few weeks. My internet access is really sketchy. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up the current series again in early September.

13 Things You Should Watch (But Probably Haven't) Part 1

I was going to do this in one post. Then I remembered how wordy I am and how much I don't like it when bloggers go on and on in their posts. So I decided that if I'm going to do lists of any description, I need to break them up. So, for the next few weeks, you lucky people get to hear me ramble at length about obscure and underrated TV and movies!

I have a terrible time ranking things if I have to make more than three choices. So, I'm going to list these alphabetically. It's not so much a ranking as just a list with a little description. Not all of them are genre-related, but most are.

These movies and shows are not without flaws. They're simply not well known; underrated; unfairly maligned; or ignored in favor of inferior works that are similar in theme; etc. Do they qualify as masterpieces or "the best ever" in their categories? Not necessarily. Watch them anyway.

13 Things You Should Watch (But Probably Haven't) Part 2

This is going to be a short post. I had a migraine this week, and my plan to cover more of these entries was derailed. Still, these are interesting movies and I recommend that readers take a look. More next week.

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Index Post: The Five Faces of Robin Hood

This week I ended my first blog series, entitled The Five Faces of Robin Hood. It's been both a challenge and a fun experience for me. I'd like to thank everyone who read and commented on the series while I was writing it.

Below is a list of links to all the posts for easier navigation.

Week 1: Intro | Week 2: Nate Ford| Week 3: Alec Hardison| Week 4: Parker|Week 5: Sophie Devereaux| Week 6: Tara Cole|Week 7: Eliot Spencer

The Five Faces of Robin Hood: Eliot Spencer

Eliot Spencer is larger than life. He's a tank of a guy who can get on a boat full of gun wielding thugs, count them up while he's being escorted around and then count them all down again while beating the crap out of them to save his teammates. He can also cook, sing, play baseball, charm the ladies, and outrun mobs of screaming fangirls--uphill!--all while delivering witty one-liners and engaging in witty repartee with Alec Hardison.

He is a blast to watch. The writer in me experiences "character envy" just about any time Eliot does something. He's the kind of character who can say more with a facial expression or a raised eyebrow than most people say in their dissertations. Yet at the same time, I can't think of an instance when he didn't speak his mind if it was necessary. Although he doesn't like to show it, he also has a remarkable capacity for compassion. In short, Eliot is really, really awesome. He's the most overtly Robinesque of our six Robin Hoods: the former soldier turned outlaw turned vigilante who rushes in to save the day and sends the Sheriff's men running for their lives. Okay. Maybe he's a little more of Little John than Robin when you consider that he's also huge and prefers to use his fists where Robin preferred a bow. Either way, he's still the one who most closely fits the analogy that this series has been making. So, today Eliot is Robin. But is he relatable? Can he be someone's personal Robin Hood the way that Hardison and Tara are mine?