--- In [email protected], "salyavin808" wrote:
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> I don't like the insto-get-out clause that magic gives you. Sorry.
It's a pet peeve.
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It's a pet peeve of mine also. The only fantasy that appeals is the dark
stuff - like Lovecraft's nightmares. There are no get-out-of-jail-free
clauses in Lovecraft's world; everyone comes to a sticky end.
Reality has hard edges; sometimes very hard and very sharp. That's what
keeps our senses keen. My fave TV series has been The Borgias with
Jeremy Irons and co. Sean Harris is scarily convincing as the assassin
Micheletto. You get all the colourful costumes and characters of a
fantasy but the story is rooted in historical reality so you get that
extra frisson of excitement.
I see on the website for the series you can buy an authentic replica of
Micheletto's dagger. You could actually do some mischief with that in
the real world; Harry Potter's wand would be a useless piece of crap.
