Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

http://youtu.be/egG7fiE89IU <--- Na Na Na

http://youtu.be/hTgnDLWeeaM <--- SING

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi8kCzCB1NYSG7UEIDpr0UD9AwjHtbGeU <--- Playlist for Danger Days

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is a concept album by my favorite band, My Chemical Romance. It is set in the year 2019,'in post-apocalyptic California, where a company called Better a Living a Industries controls everyone. A group of four legendary outlaws called the Fabulous Killjoys, along with their cohorts Dr. Death Defying and Show Pony, run around the Zones wreaking havoc and causing mayhem. A division of BLI called the S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W unit is after them. They're running for their lives. But will they make it? Watch the links above to find out. 

KILLJOYS:

Party Poison: Party Poison is the famed leader of the legendary Fabulous Killjoys. He has red hair and a yellow laser gun. Party keeps the others in line, and does his best to keep them safe. Well, as good as he can, considering the fact that they fight for their lives on a daily basis. He, along with the other outlaws, wants to bring back creativity to the citizens of Battery City and the surrounding Zones. 

Fun Ghoul: Fun Ghoul is the most rebellious rebel you'll ever meet. Best friend and second-in-command of Party Poison, he would kill every Draculoid that BLI could offer. Decked out in black, green, and yellow, he carries a matching laser gun, and often uses Kobra's when the Killjoys are being chased by BLI. 

Kobra Kid: Party Poison's kid brother. Both being originally from the destroyed Zone 6, neither has a home or a family, except for the other rebels and Dr. Death Defying's place. With hair slicked back and clad in red, Kobra Kid is known for his ruthlessness and quick efficiency. 

Jet Star: Jet Star is the peacemaker of the group. He has long brown hair, and often wears aviators from before the crisis that brought BLI into power. His suit is black, and his laser gun is blue. 

ETC.:

Dr. Death Defying: Dr. Death Defying is a companion of the Killjoys. He runs an illegal pirate radio station that plays the Killjoys songs, and often airs the traffic report. He's got long, stringy hair, and sometimes wears sunglasses. 

Show Pony: Companion and assistant of Dr. Death Defying, Show Pony roller-skates around and helps the Killjoys get ready for the day/week/whatever. He wears white leggings and a motorcycle helmet. 

The Girl: A curly-haired child that the Killjoys are trying to protect from BLI for unknown reasons. She is the main reason that they're doing what they're doing. She embodies creativity and youthful innocence. 

And most important of all: 

Incarceron

          Incarceron. A novel by Catherine Fisher set in a dystopian future, and told from two different perspectives. The tag line of the novel is, "INCARCERON. A prison like no other. It gives life. It deals death. It watches all." In the book, a teenage boy named Finn is trapped inside of Incarceron, a vast, living prison that controls the people within it so well, most don't actually believe in Outside. They have only the Legends of Sapphique, the only man ever fabled to have escaped Incarceron. Outside, there is a teenage girl names Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron. Only the Warden knows what goes on inside the prison. And Outside, everything has been reverted to the Middle Ages. Years ago, a king decided that technology was a menace, and shut everything down. They now live in a Dark Age, with royals, peasants, beheadings, and much, much worse. Claudia is destined to marry the heir to the throne. There is only one problem. She doesn't love Caspar, who is a whiny, obnoxious shell of a boy, ultimately controlled by his mother, the Queen. When Finn and Claudia make contact through the most unlikely circumstances, they band together to help one another. Both to escape a different kind of prison. Can they free themselves-and each other-before it's too late?

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

http://youtu.be/GHlwRsl2uFk <---- Watch the trailer!

City of Bones is the first installment in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. It is preluded by it's first companion series, The Infernal Devices. City of Bones follows the story of a fifteen-year-old girl named Clary Fray, who lives in an old brownstone in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. She's quite a normal girl. Until, one day when she and her friend Simon Lewis are in Pandemonium, an all-ages club that Clary and he frequent. Something quite horrifying happens: Clary sees three teenagers murder a blue-haired boy. Then, the blue-haired boy disappears. Shaken, Clary returns home. The next day, one of the teenagers, a handsome blonde boy named Jace, visits Clary again. At this time, her mother calls her and tells her not to come home. The call ends abruptly. Her mother has been kidnapped. Clary returns home, and promptly attacked by a Ravener demon. They eat humans, and look similar to the lizard mutts in Mockingjay. Clary discovers she is a member of the Shadow World, and more specifically, a nephilim. They are the descendants of humans and angels, guardians of the mortal world. They kill demons and rogue Downworlders, which include fey, werewolves, vampires, warlocks, etc. Clary must go on a quest with these Shadowhunters to save her mother. And more specifically, the world. 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show! (Characters.)

Truly, there aren't many characters in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I will detail all of them except for the Transylvanians, and some other minor characters. 

The first two are the major focus of the story. Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, recently engaged and on their way to see the man who was responsible for their meeting. They are stranded in the middle of the night, and forced to approach a castle a few miles from where the car broke down. Inside, they find a strange cast of characters. The story centers around them and their night at the Frankenstein Place. Both Brad and Janet are very wary, curious, and very frustrated. In more ways than one...

These two are part of the strange cast of characters I mentioned earlier. Brad and Janet meet the look on entry of the Frankenstein Place, and are soon introduced to the whimsical and musical ways of the manor. Very mysterious, sending individual. Magenta is loud, and seems rather upset at times. Both of them love to do the Time Warp. Oh, and they are siblings. 

Columbia isn't truly an important character, but she adds a lot to the story. Later, you meet Eddie, whom she fell in love with. That's why everyone calls her a groupie. She also loves Frank, and tap dances very well.

Ah, the show stealing Dr. Frank N. Furter. He truly is the human embodiment of a mad genius. He created Rocky horror, and brought to life. However, Dr. Frank N. Furter is very special. He's a transvestite. In fact, he's a sweet transvestite, from transsexual Transylvania. His character is interesting, and often angry at times.

This is Rocky. He was a creation created by Dr. Frank. His character isn't very well adapted to the world yet. He can't speak very well, but he can sing. Also he's very muscly, and very confused. 

This is Eddie, an ex-delivery boy. He and Frank have a very...intense and violent scene somewhere near the middle of the movie. Eddie is very loud and energetic. He also really enjoys playing the saxophone and riding his motorbike.

This is Dr. Everett Scott. There's not much to his character except that he is Eddie's uncle, German, and affiliated with the Nazi party, as well as the FBI. He will stop at nothing to take Dr. Frank and his whole operation down. And Dr. Scott knows a very big secret that Dr. Frank has been hiding...

Lastly, we have the criminologist. He is the storyteller, and that man has no neck. That's pretty much all there is to him. 

So, there you go. All of the important characters of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I absolutely adore this movie, and I would recommend it to anybody who can stomach the intensity.

Interstellar: Science Fiction of the Century

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxOhd4qlnA <---- Trailer for Interstellar. Watch this first!

     Interstellar is the story of a world overcome by dust storms. With the aid of one man, an ex-astronaut, a corporation launches another mission into space. This time, it's to look for a new planet for humans to live in. The ex-turned-astronaut-again guy's daughter, Murphy, begins working with the organization that launched her dad into space. She remains working on it for the rest of her life. At the end of the movie, she is reunited with her dad. Overall, just go see the movie. I, personally, love space. The final frontier. Seriously. Space is the coolest thing. And deep seas. But I'm getting off topic. Anyways, GO SEE THIS MOVIE. Heartwarming father/daughter, space, hurt/comfort, space, death, SPACE.

Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver trilogy.

http://youtu.be/ApB_kgtJGI0 <------ WATCH THIS VIDEO FIRST!!!

http://maggiestiefvater.com/the-shiver-trilogy/shiver/ <----- Read through this bit of Maggie's website, as well. 

So, Shiver. It's one of the best books I've ever read. The actual storyline was romantic and tragic, just as I like it. The pictures above are the main characters, Grace Brisbane and Sam Roth. 

     Sam is sweet and dreamy. He reads poetry and plays guitar. Oh, and he's a werewolf. (Not a Twilight werewolf, that can't control themselves. But, like, one that can save the girl he loves from the other wolves.) Basically the best boyfriend ever. 

     Grace is intelligent and practical. And she really wants a red coffee pot. Grace enjoys reading nonfiction books and mystery novels. She'll save Sam no matter what. 

     I don't want to reveal anything of the story, so I'll stop myself here. But, I have one thing to say. 

READ IT. 

Percy Jackson

     Finally! A blog post about Percy Jackson. More specifically, the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. In this installment, I'll be telling you about the characters and their camps. 

     First off, their are two camps. One Roman. One Greek. All filled with children or legacies of the Greek/Roman gods. They each value different things, just like Greece and Rome in the ancient times. 

     The Roman camp, Camp Jupiter, is also known as the Twelfth Legion Fulminata. It means "Twelfth Legion, armed with lightning." They are strict, militaristic Romans who hold tightly to the values of old Rome, while they, themselves, live in New Rome. They are permitted to retire to the city after twelve years of service to the legion. 

     The other camp is Camp Half-Blood. This is the Greek camp. It's a much more laid back, relaxed place. Though, they still do lots of fighting. Including capture the flag and chariot racing! 

     So, we'll go by order of appearance in the pictures above. The first is Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. He's headstrong and usually doesn't think before he acts. That's where Annabeth comes in, but we'll get to her later. He has a sword made of a Celestial Bronze called Anaklusmos. (Greek for Riptide.) Celestial Bronze is a special kind of metal that can only kill monsters. It was designed by Haphaestus, one of the twelve Olympians. The Romans use Imperial Gold, also from Haphaestus. Annabeth calls Percy "Seaweed Brain."

     The second pictured is Leo, and adorable guy who hides the pain of losing his mother with jokes and humor. His best friend is Jason and he's from the Greek camp. One of my favorite characters. I like that he's friends with everyone, and uses humor as a defense mechanism. 

     The second picture is Jason grace, a Roman with a strong sense of duty and loyalty. He's brothers one of the characters we encounter in the original Percy Jackson series, and a son of Zeus. He's intelligent and brave, and almost always at odds with Percy. But, in the end, they're bros. 

     The fourth picture is my favorite character of all time, Nico di Angelo. He was born in the 1940s, but, in a strange twist of fate, was placed in a building that stopped his growth. He reentered the main time period in the first series of Percy Jackson books. He's troubled, dark, and always sad. Oh, and gay. Had a huge crush on Percy, but has since gotten over it. He's a Greek and a son of Hades. His brooding manner doesn't really get him any friends or allies, but he survives well on his own. His weapon of choice is a sword made of Stygian iron, from the River Styx. 

     The fifth photograph is of Nico's sister, Hazel Levesque. She's a Roman, but kind and caring. She's dating Frank Zhang, who we will talk about in the next one. Hazel, two, is a child from another era. She adjusted well when she was brought back to life by Nico and placed in Camp Jupiter to join the Twelfth Legion. She carries a golden cavalry sword. 

     In the sixth photograph, we meet Annabeth Chase. A bold, daring, incredibly intelligent young woman, that keeps Percy Jackson in line and basically carries the whole quest on her shoulders. So, pretty much the weight of the world. She's a child of Athena, and rightly so. Her brilliance constantly saves the lives of the other seven. For her weapon, she is at her wits and a dagger made of celestial bronze. 

     Piper McLean is probably my least favorite character in the whole of the Percy Jackson series. She's a child of Aphrodite, and kind of useless. Her charmspeak doesn't come into play very often, and she's almost always the damsel in distress. Not a very strong character, and not a very good backstory. She's Jason's girlfriend, and I think they go well together. But they are still my least favorite characters. 

     Last, but certainly not least is Frank Zhang. He's cute, cuddly, and a child of Ares. Those things don't really go together, but Frank is a super sweet teddy bear who loves Hazel very much. He would do anything to defend her, as well as the rest of the seven. Pretty much everyone on the quest likes him, and he likes all of them as well. 

     Overall, Percy Jackson is a great series and I would recommend it to anybody that has eyes. I love Greek mythology, the characters are amazing, the plot has so many twists and turns that keep you right at the edge of your seat, and it's just a great series overall.