BC of the Month, May 2007: Matt Paprocki - Page 6

Do I make cheap jokes here on Blogcritics? Sure, the subhead is a potential goldmine. However, the reviews should be clean and to the point. If there’s some history to the game or if it’s a sequel, that’s relevant information that many professional writers seem scared to tackle. I don’t understand the reasoning behind this, possibly because many may not even know the history or don’t care to do the research. I can’t think of any reasons beyond that. The audience needs to be educated on things like this, and the journalists have the ability to do just that. It’s a fast moving medium, and many fans have only recently jumped on board. Why not let them know there’s more out there than the latest thing? That’s what I want to do.

Thanks for the opportunity to speak my mind and keep it as long winded as I did!

Q&A: The Fun Stuff

What book/CD/DVD do you have more than one copy of, in case something happens to the original one?

I don’t necessarily own more than one copy of anything because I’m worried about damage (though with three ferrets, I probably should be), but because I’m a sucker for fancy boxes and special features. I think I own Terminator 2 five times on various formats because they each offer something unique. That’s just the beginning of the multiple discs I own, and I won’t even get into the games.

If you had to pick one sense to do without, which of your five senses would it be?

Smell seems kinda/sorta useless in many situations. It would drop my taste too, but I know how bacon tastes. That’s all that matters.

What do you wish they'd do a series about on TV?

A serious, in-depth, and professionally produced video game show. No cheap comedy, no dumbing down to attract other viewers, etc. There’s a reason the industry is under attack from politicians and other figures. TV still presents the hobby like it’s aimed at three-year-olds.

If you could, would you swap sexes for a week?

The number of “joystick” jokes available here is far too easy. I’ll go with no.

What do you think you'd learn if you could swap to the opposite sex?

That they don’t have joysticks… err, yeah. That was unavoidable.

What sports team will you love until the day you die?

Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago Bears (NFL), Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Seattle Mariners (MLB). The latter one sticks out, but keep in mind Nintendo owns them. That should explain a lot.

What's one sign that you're a total nerd?

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