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6 Clackamas Print Wednesday, May 9, 2007 ArtsÆntertainment ------- ----------------------- -—-4- ‘80s classics return on DVD Heatherann Price I The Clackamas Print “Cowabunga!” shouts the TV, along with a child up early on a Saturday. As the morning goes on, more shouts are heard coming from the television, always joined by the child: “By the power of Grey Skull!” “Eye of Thundera, give me sight beyond sight!” There are those, depending on age, who know this scene from having been that child. Others cannot relate. Luckily for both sets of people, ‘80s cartoons are back. Everything from the old Dungeons & Dragons to Rainbow Brite are greeting view ers on DVD. Take a look at Best Buy or Amazon.com; cartoons from every decade will flood the screen. For those who missed this magical time, taking a look at these oldies could clear up a few things. Like, why everyone is so excited to see the new Transformers movie - go find the vintage one and see why your older friends are so hopeful. There are many cartoons one could indulge in watching. She-Ra: Princess of Power or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero or Strawberry Shortcake, Ghostbusters or The Real Ghostbusters, and so many more favorite show or character. Don’t shop, online or at the mall. So, “transform and roll out” to are all waiting to amuse and be surprised by all the options that .emerge. Expect to spend about the store, or your computer, and confuse. Anime was around back $15 for a Dungeons & Dragons give these old toons a try. Now then, too. Check out Voltron', shirt and about $25 for a Legend you know, and knowing is half the younger bunch may find it ofZelda shirt, depending on what the battle. surprisingly famil iar. (It couldn’t have anything to do with the Power Rangers, could it?) How much will these beau ties cost? Rainbow Brite: The Special Collectors Edition will run you $97.50. G.I. Joe Season 1 Part 1 weighs in at $68.99. The origi nal Transformers movie ranges any where from $5.99 to $21.98, depend ing on whether the customer wants the special 20th Anniversary Edition or a used DVD. So, now that the three-week vintage cartoon binge is over, what’s next? Accessorize that new movie collec tion with clothes to match. Internet Photo That’s right From left to right: '80s girls She-Ra, Rainbow Brite and Strawberry - just Google the Shortcake celebrate their recent DVD releases. word “shirt” and a ‘Hyenas’ is no scavenger I less Sheppard II The Clackamas Print ■ Commercial Design ■ Healthcare Design ■ Architecture & Interiors Firms * ■ Facilities Management ■ Hospitality Design ■ Sustainable Design Learn more about Marylhurst's Summer Intensive start for the BFA program^ Accredited by CIDA - The Council for interior Design Accreditation To meet with an advisor, e-mail studentinfo@marylhurst.edu or call 503.699.6268. , ★ US News & World Report BEST colleges 2007 "Number one in the Northwest for small classes" MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY JUST 10 MINUTES SOUTH OF PORTLAND Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accredited 17600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY (HWY. 43) MARYLHURST, OREGON Serving students since 1893. www.marylhurst.edu 800.634.9982 Everyone loves a good politi cal conspiracy, and Brad Geagley’s Year of the Hyenas is just that a startling look into a world rotting with corruption. We begin with die murder of an elderly woman who leaves her house late at night and never returns. The inspector assigned to solve her brutal murder quickly finds himself twisted from all sides by corrupt government officials, suspicious craftsmen and a woman who may or may not be his doom. But most unsettling of all is that the clos er he comes to the truth, the higher the stakes rise. What starts as tlie murder of an old woman becomes a race to stop a deadly coup who threatens the life of the most powerful Adam J. Manley leader in the world. Another subject anyone can appreciate is ancient Egypt, and that is exactly where this book takes place. The year is 1153 B.CE., one thousand years before the reign of Cleopatra VH. The unlikely pro tagonist, a sharp-tongued, miserable man named Semerket, straggles to stop the assassination of Ramses IH, the last of the great pharaohs. This gripping plot could take place in any time period of history and still be believable, but in ancient Egypt, against lhe backdrop of the oldest court records in history, the story takes on a richness that is hard to find in modem settings. In addition, Year of the Hyenas has a certain eerie familiarity behind its political intrigue, driving ambition and leering greed. Year of the Hyenas is Brad Geagley’s first novel, though he has written a number of screenplays for both film and die theatre. He is also a film producer and has worked on many classic films, including The Little Mermaid, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Beauty and the Beast. His most recent work is his second novel, Day of the False King, which takes the reader back to ancient Babylon - lesser known than Egypt, but no less majes tic. The sequel returns to Semerket as he contin ues in his duties as the Clerk of Investigations and Secrets. However, the dark forces of conspiracy, murder and intrigue know no bounds and fol low him even to Babylon, intent on snaring him once Clackamas Print again. Finally, possibly the aspect that gives Year of the Hyenas its edge: The major events are all drawn from actual history. Of course some artis tic license lias been taken, such as combining events that historically did not occur at the same time, but all deviations either play off each other or fill already-existing gaps in history. After all, this is still a work of fiction. In short, Year of the Hyenas drags the reader into a labyrinth of intrigue, and the only way out is to finish the book -... and immediately go in search of Day ofthe False King. by David Stark ‘Drive ’ foolishly run I off the road What the hell is wrong with« Fox, and why do they keep« canceling good shows? I speak not of The ¿owl Gunmen or even Family Gz/I (which was canceled only tol be returned to production al few years later). I am speaking of Drivel a show with a diverse cast! ongoing storyline and under-l lying mysteries that couldl have made it Fox’s answer tol ABC’s Lost or NBC’s HeroesM The show was about al secret, illegal, cross-country I road race. Participants must I solve clues in order to dis] I cover the location of the next I checkpoint along the way. The primary protago-l nist in the show was Alexl Tully pMathan Fillion, Firefly,U Serenity, Slither), who was« coerced into joining the race! when the race managers kidl napped his wife. Since most ofl the contestants were in teams! Tully was joined by Corinna« Wiles (Kristin Lehman, Th Chronicles of Riddick, TAel Sentinel), whose parents wert killed in a prior race. The show feattireiJ ^'Bum- ber of other competitors in the race, from a father-and-daugh- ter team, to two half-brother: getting to know each other, tc hurricane Katrina survivors The characters really drove the story along and are whai made this critic a fast fan. What was perhaps most irk some about Fox’s decision tc cancel Drive was how quickly the decision was made. Th] first episode premiered on April 15; the show was canl celled on April 25. That’s 1(1 days - 10 days in which only! four episodes aired. I’ll refrain from givin opinions about the mental fac ulties of Fox’s executives an simply state that the show" w good and it shouldn’t hav been pulled off the air. I can’t actually say that I’ surprised. Fox has the habit o pulling truly great shows fro the air. Just look at Firefl Arrested Development, Titu Wonderfalls, Tru Callin The Tick, Space: Above an Beyond, Malcolm in th Middle, or even Futuramdi just to name a few? That isn’t to say that Fo doesn’t have any good show House manages to retain ml appreciation, despite its foil mulaic episodes, because of the growth of characters anl relationships. The Swyzsol has managed to stay on the al for 18 years and, for the mol part, has been quite enjoyl able, but I’m afraid that | it should end. Something can tj done for only so long befon all possibilities have bed exhausted. So, please, if you enjoyq Drive, or at least enjoy tq thought of good shows ol Fox, write in and ask them tp bring back the show. iSc I
