A to Z Challenge – Galaxy Quest and Get the Funk Out, Plus Ninja News and Awesome Challenge Themes

My theme for the A to Z Challenge is Favorite Movies, Bloggers, and Music! I’ll name a favorite movie that corresponds with the letter, and then select a character from the film. I will then name a favorite blogger who reminds me of that character, and then dedicate a song to him. (Also corresponding with the alphabet.) I’ll wrap it all up with trivia and/or fun facts about the movie, the blogger, or the music!

In addition, two lucky commenters this month will receive a review copy of CassaStorm! One comment per day and each is worth one entry except – the first and one hundredth comments on each day will receive ten entries!

Galaxy Quest

The perfect sendoff of Star Trek and Trek conventions. It’s hilarious and filled with so many great lines. (Oh! That’s not right!) It has an outstanding cast and Sigourney Weaver is super smoking hot as a blond – and just wait until her uniform is ripped!

Alexander Dane is the serious character actor, caught forever in his Galaxy Quest role. He’s trying to rise about the rag-tag company he keeps and get at least some credit for his efforts. When it comes down to it though, he’s devoted to those around him.

Who is Alexander? (Besides me?)

Fran the Angry Lurker!

(Ray, stop laughing.)

He’s serious about the figures he paints and the games he plays. He’s constantly badgered and hindered by the other “Rejects.” But they are his people and he’d do anything for them. (Smile optional.) Fran is just as polished and cool as he thinks!

Fran is a tabletop gamer and painter who enjoys movies and lives in the UK.

To you I dedicate Get the Funk Out by Extreme. (Title links to YouTube video.)

“You’re all invited to the party, You know you didn’t have to come, No rotten apple is gonna spoil my fun, If you don’t like what you see here, Get the funk out…”

Trivia and Facts:

Get the Funk Out was from Extreme’s Pornograffitti. Name the number one hit from that album. (And believe me, most of you have heard it!)

F’s trivia answers – LG lives in Colorado and “Force Ten” by Rush first appeared on Hold Your Fire.

Ninja News

Cheers to everyone in the Challenge who was out commenting this weekend!! You didn't post and run - you were out in force. Awesome!

Thanks everyone for your encouraging words on Saturday after reading what goes into my Challenge posts! The hours were worth it.

Nigel Mitchell’s Book 2 of his TOONS series, In the Zone, is available now. Congratulations, Nigel!

JukePop publishes serialized novelettes, novellas, and novels one chapter at a time, and readers vote to keep the episodes coming. Milo James Fowler had the first episode of his future noir novelette The BackTracker accepted. Congratulations, Milo! You can read and vote for it HERE

When is it all right to blog your book? Anne R. Allen talks about why you shouldn’t blog your fiction but blogging a memoir is good. She also talks about the costs of the author who has a non-fiction book published by the big five and a slew of other great stuff.

And BIG thanks to Yvonne for her Guitar Man poem!!!

Some Awesome Challenge Themes

So many are blogging a theme for the Challenge, and some of those are amazing. Here are a few outstanding ones:

Michael Di Gesu is posting his amazing introductions to books.

Christine Rains is posting another awesome paranormal story in snippets.

Heather Gardner is posting Stormy the Weather Gnome’s bucket list.

Mary at Play Off the Page is posting about Millie and Willie the sock puppets – and their exchanges are funny!

Michelle at Writer-in-Transit is posting words and inviting us to make up the definition – a prize is involved!

More cool themes to come!

Fan of the awesome Galaxy Quest? Following the classy Angry Lurker? (No really, Ray, stop laughing!) Remember Extreme? Know the trivia answer? Still having fun with the Challenge? And what cool themes have you seen?