Inheritence Cycle

Ok, here's the deal. Some of you have been reading my blog from before when I did book reviews. Those of you that have will have learned that one of my favorite series of all time is the Inheritance Cycle.

For those of you who are new, here's the scoop: I read roughly 200 pages every day, so I end up doing quite a bit of reading for a fifteen year-old. This means that I have many, many, many favorite books/series (55 at last count). However, one of my early favorites was the Inheritance Cycle. Eragon was the first book to take me more than one day to read, and it has remained in my heart since the third grade when I read it for the first time. To this day I still enjoy reading through this epic saga, and I am actually currently re-reading it.

All of this brings me here: the Inheritance cycle got exactly one movie, Eragon. One. Also, it was terrible. My advice for anyone who's read the book and wants to watch the movie is don't. Still, this one flaky, terrible movie was all the fandom had, so we just accepted it.

Until now. Now, the Inheritance cycle's main fan website, Shurtugal.com, has put forth a petition to 20th Century Fox to give us a reboot. Not only that, but a 
reboot that is true to the books. Plus, we're asking for the whole hog this time. That's right, we're 
not just asking for Eragon to be made into a movie, but Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance as well. 
Because this time Inheritance Cycle fans are going big or going home.

So, why am I telling you all this? Because I need your help. The plan is to submit the petition to Fox 
on this Saturday, but we're still roughly 7,000 signatures away from our goal of 50,000 signatures. 
So, can I ask you all for one big favor? 

If you are a fan of the Inheritance Cycle, please sign.
If you are a fan of fantasy, please sign.
If you are a fan of epic movies, please sign.
If you are a fan of dragons, please sign.
If you are a fan of Elves, magic, Dwarves, or LOTR, please sign.
If you are a fan of good movie adaptations, please sign. 

In other words, if you feel so inclined, please, please, please sign our petition. I promise you that if we 
can get a decent version of the Inheritance Cycle in theaters you will not regret it. 

Also, if you have any friends that you think would enjoy this for any of the reasons listed above 
(or others) please tell them. Spread the word, because we need all the signatures we can get. 

You can sign the petition here.


   

 

General Conference!

You heard me! It's that time of year again, when faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints all flock to the conference center in Salt Lake city (or just turn on the TV at home) in order to hear the messages presented to anyone willing to listen by our General Authorities.

So, what did I make of general conference? Why, I loved every minute of it! From President Eyring's opening talk about fast offerings to Elder Cook's closing remarks about the light of the Lord, I felt the spirit incredibly powerfully. I am so grateful for the guidance of living prophets and apostles on the earth today who can give us such inspired instruction.

I also thought it was very interesting how a few people (4) decided to not sustain the first presidency and the quorum of the twelve during the meeting. I personally find that kind of sad, however it is their choice to make and not mine. I just hope that they really will go talk to their stake presidency so that they can get things straightened out between them and the church.

Other than that incident, conference was great and I'm looking forward to the next two sessions tomorrow.